Backpacks!!!!!!!

[WAYNO]

Interesting timing. I just bought this today. I wont know if it's decent or not until I receive it.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Interesting timing. I just bought this today. I wont know if it's decent or not until I receive it.

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It should be decent for what it is. When you get it, if it has tags on it,.let us know where it was made. Some Eagle stuff I've seen in surplus shops are starting to have not made in USA tags...

 

[titsonritz]

I looked it up. Also was recently at Sportsmans Warehouse where MR packs are now sold. MR packs there all had "Made in Vietnam" tags, Eberlestock, looked it up and turns out yup, most of their stuff is now VN made, started 10 years ago. Blackhawk Industries /Blackhawk Products Group moved production from Chesapeake VA to Korea 20 years ago, then to Vietnam 10 or so years ago. Eagle Industries started having stuff made in Peru I think. By the by, in the 70s-1980s or so,( before the Berry Amendment I think?) It was possible to get USGI stuff that wasn't made in any of the 50 States, but was "made in the US" by way of either Puerto Rico or Guam.

It is my understanding MR military packs are still made in the USA to be Berry Compliant but the fire, outdoor and hunting packs are not.

 

[WAYNO]

It should be decent for what it is. When you get it, if it has tags on it,.let us know where it was made. Some Eagle stuff I've seen in surplus shops are starting to have not made in USA tags...

This from the spec's page.



I will still verify with the actual tags. Wouldn't be the first time a product was made elsewhere from what the spec's page said.

 

[Val1884]

My hunting pack is almost on its 15th season...Alice packs tend to not die unless your filling em with rocks or lead.

 

[CamoDeafie]

This from the spec's page.


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I will still verify with the actual tags. Wouldn't be the first time a product was made elsewhere from what the spec's page said.

Like I said, some not all. Eagle Industries' own page doesn't say. https://eagleindustries.com/all-purpose-pack/

On the other hand, their home page says "our gear is 100% made in America"... I'll have to look at what I saw again. Could be actually "Puerto Rico" and thus "American" or I saw actual counterfeit/knockoffs

 

[titsonritz]

My hunting pack is almost on its 15th season...Alice packs tend to not die unless your filling em with rocks or lead.

My dad gave me his ALICE pack back in the '80s, I gave it to my nephew about 20 years ago, he told me awhile back he still has it and uses it all the time.

 

[Defense Minister]

Any of the military style packs made by Kelty should last you a lifetime. Kelty is the BEST value in backpacks, bar-none. You can spend more, but you'd be hard pressed to get better quality, even at three times the price! I have looked at all the big names like Tactical Tailor, Arc Teryx, Mystery Ranch, Eberlesrock, etc. and I can guarantee that you don't need to spend $450-700 to get a good backpack!

This particular one doesn't have Molle, even though it's in the title, but it is an exceptional deal on an exceptional pack that seems to meet your criteria of being used as a daypack, but still large enough for a GHB. It bears the Eagle Industries name, but it is made by Kelty. There are other Kelty models out there that do have Molle if that's a deal-breaker, and you can regularly find lightly-used ones on eBay.

Eagle Industries Invader 50L Assault Molle 500D Backpack - Deals

Eagle Industries Invader 50L Assault Molle 500D Backpack at Target Sports USA. Enjoy great deals on BlackHawk Bags for sale online!

www.targetsportsusa.com

Another good Kelty is the MAP 3500. I believe it's been discontinued, but can be found on eBay as mentioned above. But, the "3500" is a model number, not the pack's capacity. It's somewhat smaller than the Invader linked above, and probably closer to 40L. Here's a link to some of the newer models which replaced the MAP 3500:

Kelty | Kelty Backpacks | MAP 3500 | Outdoor Gear

Kelty backpacks and outdoor gear are known for being most dependable and highest performing products in industry. Kelty and Amron teamed to create Kelty MAP 3500 Assault Pack to ensure military personnel have reliable and functional backpack that suits their every need.

www.amronintl.com

If Molle is a deal-breaker for you, check out the 5.11 Tactical RUSH series.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Any of the military style packs made by Kelty should last you a lifetime. Kelty is the BEST value in backpacks, bar-none. You can spend more, but you'd be hard pressed to get better quality, even at three times the price!

Diy is both the best value and the worst return on investment at the same time I mean sure, you can make your own to your own exact specifications and all that but that's all your own time and money that you're very unlikely to get back.

 

[FourTeeFive]

Made in the USA in Washington State, and used by a lot of military folks.

Products - Bags, Packs & Rucks - Page 1 - Tactical Tailor

tacticaltailor.com

 

[CamoDeafie]

Made in the USA in Washington State, and used by a lot of military folks.

Products - Bags, Packs & Rucks - Page 1 - Tactical Tailor

tacticaltailor.com

And still very spendy for what are essentially modified ALICE packs. I' d sooner spend the same money on a Mystery Ranch NICE ruck, if I could find them locally.

But.. if you have the ALICE ruck already; they are great people to have mods done

 

[FourTeeFive]

And still very spendy for what are essentially modified ALICE packs. I' d sooner spend the same money on a Mystery Ranch NICE ruck, if I could find them locally.

I've heard really good things about Mystery Ranch. Might be my next pack purchase.

MYSTERY RANCH Backpacks | Built for the Mission

www.mysteryranch.com

 

[CamoDeafie]

I've heard really good things about Mystery Ranch. Might be my next pack purchase.

MYSTERY RANCH Backpacks | Built for the Mission

www.mysteryranch.com

I had the opportunity to work on a modified RATs pack from Mystery Ranch, and their Futura yoke system is actually pretty dang comfortable. I've also handled a good backpack from the previous company Dana Designs, it was a great pack design, very comfortable too, but it's age meant the polyurethane waterproofing was getting tacky and worn out. So it didn't make sense for me to acquire it at that time. Not at the price of $150 at Play It Again Sports.

 

[FourTeeFive]

it's age meant the polyurethane waterproofing was getting tacky and worn out.

Is there any cure for that? I've got a very nice Waller bag that was hardly used, but its got the tacky interior.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Is there any cure for that? I've got a very nice Waller bag that was hardly used, but its got the tacky interior.

To my knowledge, short of completely removing it somehow, no cure. Edit. It's the bane of just about every nylon pack made after the 1980s... for some reason, the older 1960s 1970s packs' DWR treatments didn't go as bad as the later ones did, but they weren't really waterproof and you had to get dry bags/sacks for stuff you didn't want wet, or invest in rain covers for your packs other than using garbage bags

 

[ATCclears]

Thank you for the mention of Mystery Ranch. I am considering their District 18 backpack.

District 18 | MYSTERY RANCH Backpacks

The brainchild-blend of our fan-favorite packs – the DISTRICT 18 – hits home with easy access, detailed organization, a laptop sleeve, and bottle pockets.

www.mysteryranch.com

 

[Dr Prepper]

Thank you for the mention of Mystery Ranch. I am considering their District 18 backpack.

District 18 | MYSTERY RANCH Backpacks

The brainchild-blend of our fan-favorite packs – the DISTRICT 18 – hits home with easy access, detailed organization, a laptop sleeve, and bottle pockets.

www.mysteryranch.com

I do love and am looking for a more casual looking sleeper bag. I mean the "tacticool" features are nice yeah, but I prioritize incognito above the obvious operator look every time.
It would be nice if someone setup a bag specifically to fit both of these roles. I'd say just a solid color MR trizip would fit the bill if everyone didn't know what they look like at this point and what their role is.

 

[tourproto]

I am a big fan of either Mystery Ranch or Triple Aught Design (TAD). I have packs from both companies and they have held up well. I have hunting packs, gun range packs and EDC packs.

 

[tourproto]

I do love and am looking for a more casual looking sleeper bag. I mean the "tacticool" features are nice yeah, but I prioritize incognito above the obvious operator look every time.
It would be nice if someone setup a bag specifically to fit both of these roles. I'd say just a solid color MR trizip would fit the bill if everyone didn't know what they look like at this point and what their role is.

The Urban Assault 18/21/24 would work well. Tri-zip packs in solid colors. No molle, very understated. My one big complaint with them is that they do not "stand up" when you put the bag on the ground. The bottom is slanted, so the bag always tips over.

 

[Unicykle]

Backpacks or like anything else guns cars motorcycles the further you get into it the more niche everything becomes. What do you want to do with it? Day hike, through hike, backpack camp, tactical, do you want to be able to buck out 120 pounds of meat. Any of the newer military surplus packs are hard to beat for the money. Mystery ranch seems to have an offering to fit just about everybody I've had fantastic luck with their packs and my crew cab seems to do just about everything you ask of it. My buddies die hard Kafaru Packs He has a ton of them I've run them a few times and they are As light as a pack can be made and still be dragged behind the truck durable But they are expensive. Seek outside and hill people also makes some super high quality gear.