tk1976 Posted June 16, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 16, 2021 Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone knows when Alice packs began to be issued? I know they can be found with dates as early as 1974, although they don’t really seem to appear in any pictures I’ve seen of soldiers stationed in Germany during the mid to late 70s. Only Alice gear seems to be pretty prevalent around that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhscott Posted June 18, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 18, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted June 18, 2021 Share #3 Posted June 18, 2021 I was in the 82nd ABN when we received Medium ALICE packs in 1975 or 76. I was issued a Large ALICE in 5th SFGA in 1978, which they probably had earlier than that date. At that time, they did not have the nice padded waist band, but a crappy nylon one with a spring inside that sawed into your back when you walked. Still have the medium. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk1976 Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, SKIPH said: I was in the 82nd ABN when we received Medium ALICE packs in 1975 or 76. I was issued a Large ALICE in 5th SFGA in 1978, which they probably had earlier than that date. At that time, they did not have the nice padded waist band, but a crappy nylon one with a spring inside that sawed into your back when you walked. Still have the medium. SKIP Thank you Rhscott and SKIPH. Wow incredible that you kept it all these year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted June 19, 2021 Share #5 Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 11:27 AM, SKIPH said: I was in the 82nd ABN when we received Medium ALICE packs in 1975 or 76. I was issued a Large ALICE in 5th SFGA in 1978, which they probably had earlier than that date. At that time, they did not have the nice padded waist band, but a crappy nylon one with a spring inside that sawed into your back when you walked. Still have the medium. SKIP Those old waist pads and straps had like a turnbuckle in them didnt they? I think they had like 3 variants of ALICE wait belt, that early style, later better padded version with the LC-1 type plastic buckles and then a later version similar but had the LC-2 black Fastex buckles. The FM covering field gear always showed the old style it seemed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted June 19, 2021 Share #6 Posted June 19, 2021 mohawkALSE- The ALICE did have a turnbuckle, this one stripped out due to weight I guess, and I field repaired it with 550 cord. I think you should be able to see the bolts in the pictures. Keep in mind this was a repair I made 45 years ago. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 20, 2021 Share #7 Posted June 20, 2021 On a related note, I have a hard time finding an early waist pad with the turn buckle nut still attached... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn Posted June 21, 2021 Share #8 Posted June 21, 2021 i sold a large alice awhile back with frame, it was clearly marked 74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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