Medium ALICE Pack Military Rucksack with Frame - OD Green

The ALICE pack works great. Put 60 pounds and it held up well. It’s a good product.

Using the new army rucks with that garbage plastic does not compare to how it use to be. You can throw 70 pounds in this thing and it will feel light.

Great construction and assembly

I received this ruck a few days ago and I am honestly very impressed by how much I can carry. I pretty much have fit 3 weeks of sustainment inside of it. It feels like a sturdy pack for sure and has limited up and down movement when trotting. There are a few downsides: the strap positioning and kidney belt. First off in regards to the straps, the shoulder straps are put together in a way you have no way to tighten them unless you completely put the ruck down as you have to pull up on them instead of down. They also can come loose easily if you’re taking off the ruck and it’s resting on one shoulder for a second. Secondly, the kidney belt is very lacking. It’s not really a full kidney belt but more like a small lumbar support. Not the most uncomfortable thing but also not the most comfortable. Other than that, my only gripe is that the 3 large sustainment pouches do not have pass throughs. The pack itself seems like it’s pretty durable, but the tightening straps are definitely going to be the first thing that goes out on you. They don’t feel the strongest. They don’t feel like cordura but I could be wrong.

Overall great pack. However, if I had to point out a focal point for better improvements in the future, the top shoulder straps have a problem with slipping and working themselves out while under a load. Quick fix for this for me was just tying a knot in the strap to prevent it from slipping.