1/35 Alice packs?

Yes, as an armor crewman, our tank's packing list included the A and B duffle bags (each with a prescribed load out), an Alice pack (I think ours were small), a CVC bag, and a tanker's roll (the sleeping bag with sleeping mat stuffed in the water proof bag).

All of this was on the tank times four for each crewman.

The Large Ruck was standard issue in Light, Airborne, and Air Assault units. They were not issued in Mech or Armored units. Those usually have vehicles to haul the duffel bags. With the frame attached, it can carry pretty much your body weight in existence and mission gear. The large ruck is quite secure on the frame, and the straps aren't going anywhere. On the combat jumps into Grenada and Panama by the Rangers using these rucks, 100 lbs -150 lbs loads, mostly ammo and other munitions, was standard. If you're a radioman, it's less ammo, but the radio and spare batteries plus radio accessories make up for that load. It's a great piece of gear, and is more durable than the newer CFP-90 or MOLLE packs that have come along since the ALICE era. The internal and external frames on the newer packs tend to break, especially on landing impact during parachute operations. 
Ive had my own large ruck for almost 40 years now, although it's hasn't had much use since I retired from the Guard in '07, aside from a few backpacking trips.

stikpusher

 

 

Mikeym_us

The Mediums are designed to go on the frame as well CapnMac82. I own 2 Medium packs and I had to put the shoulder straps on mine when not installed on the frame. And putting it on the frame was really fun(Sarcasm).

 

 

Yes, but the Large ruck has no top attachment point for straps without a frame... you can rig up something, but not to carry heavy loads

 

I think that is one of the reasons you don't see them as often and a major drawback as when attaching a medium to the frame the buckles on top serve to completely secure the top of the bag to the frame. If the large pack is missing those you are relying on only the D-Rings on the bottom to secure the pack to the frame. Really sounds like you really can't carry a heavy load with the large packs even with the frame.

Mikeym_us

The Mediums are designed to go on the frame as well CapnMac82. I own 2 Medium packs and I had to put the shoulder straps on mine when not installed on the frame. And putting it on the frame was really fun(Sarcasm).

Yes, but the Large ruck has no top attachment point for straps without a frame... you can rig up something, but not to carry heavy loads

CapnMac82

As a note, those are Large packs which have to be set on the Alice Pack Frame.

Medium packs can have shoulder straps installed directly, that was not an option with the Large Pack.
The Medium pack can be fitted to the frame, as well.

(That's the second pattern waist belt on the pack frame.)

 

The Mediums are designed to go on the frame as well CapnMac82. I own 2 Medium packs and I had to put the shoulder straps on mine when not installed on the frame. And putting it on the frame was really fun(Sarcasm).

Always useful info

As a note, those are Large packs which have to be set on the Alice Pack Frame.

Medium packs can have shoulder straps installed directly, that was not an option with the Large Pack.
The Medium pack can be fitted to the frame, as well.

(That's the second pattern waist belt on the pack frame.)

Sorry for such a late replay and necroing such an old thread, but for anyone who happens on this discussion, Value Gear Details.  10 bucks USD will get you a pack of 18 Alice Packs in resin.  

http://valuegeardetails.com/index.html

Tanks a lot!

The large rucks are olive green, the medium rucks will be either olive green, more common, or woodland camo occasionally.

Hey gang,

    I'm building an M1A2 1/35 Tamiya tank which has Alice packs but the instructions doesn't say what color it needs for painitng. I've been googling actual packs online and they seem to be either black or olive green. What do guys think?

Phil_H, that would indeed work perfectly.  But Model Maniac 96 has helped me out of my quandry.  Thanks again everyone!

Brian

Hi Brian,

Not sure if these are what you're after:

http://www.www-legend.co.kr/bin/bbs/img_viewer.htm?img_src=/data/bbs/con_YAhk9y.jpg

By Legend,  P/N# LF1115 (what you see in the pic x2 in the box) http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=LF1115

Oh this is the set I was talking about

http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=TAM35266

Thanks Mikeym.  I had a feeling I would not find them seperate anywheres.  Guess I will just suck it up and pick the Tamiya kit up.

Brian

There are actually 3 Tamiya Modern Accessory sets. The first set contains the old ground effect simulator for the old 105 mm equipped M1 and M60 tanks and contains around 2 Alice Packs Set 2 is the more modern set and contains the IR IFF CIP panels and has 8 seperate Alice Packs and 4 paired packs. Set 3 which came out last year is the rerelease of set 1 with a added ICM US Infantry figure set. DML released a Desert Storm figure set back around 91-92 which also contain Alice Packs. I don't know of any other source of Injection molded Alice Packs.