WARHORSE Posted November 6, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 6, 2009 I picked this pack up last year at a hamfest (radio flemarket) of all places. It is made of nylon like the lightweight ruck, but looks like the tropical ruck. Only markings is the US. This is my first time to post a topic and pictures. Hope the turn out OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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craig_pickrall Posted November 7, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 7, 2009 http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...mp;#entry140181 Follow the link for more info on the pack. It is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiGilio Posted November 7, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 7, 2009 In my opinion its a copy of a US tropical ruck, not military issue. The hardware is different than on US tropical rucks and has a cheap appearance and other things like the shoulder straps are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary25 Posted November 7, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 7, 2009 It looks like medium ALICE pack but with frame from tropical rucksack. And I agree with DiGilio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 7, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 7, 2009 Look at the straps, I think it's just a repro, and a bad one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kphfun Posted November 7, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 7, 2009 Hmm, 3 that don't think Craig is correct.. :think: I am still betting on Mr. Pickrall :thumbsup: , sorry guy's.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kphfun Posted November 7, 2009 Share #9 Posted November 7, 2009 It seems to be canvass and not nylon on the body.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted November 7, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 7, 2009 It seems to be canvass and not nylon on the body.. If that pinkish color is correct, I am betting it is worn nylon. For some odd reason the nylon used to bleach out to that wierd red shade. Canvass on the other hand faded to a grey or a white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kphfun Posted November 7, 2009 Share #11 Posted November 7, 2009 If that pinkish color is correct, I am betting it is worn nylon. For some odd reason the nylon used to bleach out to that wierd red shade. Canvass on the other hand faded to a grey or a white. You are right on that. Plus, he states it's nylon! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted November 7, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 7, 2009 I'm sorry if my statement mislead people. I didn't mean his pack was real but rather that the design was a real one. I see flaws in his pack and posted the link to what I know is a real one so he could compare it. The shoulder straps and buckles come into question on his plus it is missing the two vertical pads beside the X frame. There may be other things too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constabulary Posted November 8, 2009 Share #13 Posted November 8, 2009 Funny - I never have seen a repro of a Tropical Rucksack. Can you find some labels or markings? Probably a 80´s or 90´s repro from a US Cavalry catalogue or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamoDeafie Posted November 8, 2009 Share #14 Posted November 8, 2009 hang on i just noticed the adjusters on the straps are sewn onto the wrong bar of the adjusters....I seem to agree with most posters that it is indeed a repro pack......not very well done with the strapworks IMO......especially those adjusters, as i did the SAME thing to my customized webbing......whereas the contractors, wouldve used the same metal hardware as the rucksacks or shoulder straps, looped the webbing onto the correct bars of the adjusters, and generally do a better quality job than this appears to be.......however, it is an interesting piece of gear, makes for a good placeholder, or perhaps someone found the original ruck frame and decided to make their own version of the pack with materials they had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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