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Posted: 9/28/2015 12:22:37 AM EDT
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I've put together a devilcat pack. im testing it now via rucking to work 6 miles once a week (one way with 35lb load) to determine comfort and usabitlity compared to my existing setup.
original setup: large Alice pack, Alice frame, TT super straps and TT super belt. camelbak hydration bladder stuffed into radio pouch outcome: used this for one week and the middle support on the GI Alice frame rubbed a hole in my skin. I said f that and got a TT frame. second setup: same as above except swapped out GI frame with TT frame. outcome: used for 3 months of rucking to work- more comfort, more confidence in strength of frame. third setup (devilcat setup): TT frame, TT straps, TT belt and filbe USMC ruck. added length of 1/2 pipe insulation to top tube of TT frame since filbe has zero padding in frame locket. with hydration bladder carrier on left side as worn. using source bladder in carrier. outcome: 1 ruck to work done so far with this setup. i like having room for sleep system and ability to have hydration bladder outside of pack for ease of use and it seems to draw water better. spine slightly sore. will reserve judgment after a few more months. conclusion to date:excited about this new setup. the filbe ruck has the features i was looking to have TT do to my Alice ruck but for less money. just thought I'd share with you guys. UPDATE: 10/15/2015 the pipe insulation doesn't stay in place. it rolls to the split in the insulation and that happens to be right on my back. not comfortable-in fact it wears a hole in my skin after my 6 mile morning ruck... i'll be adapting the FILBE straps to my TT alice frame soon and continue with the updates. |
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Interesting. It's always cool to see a further development of the DevilCat ruck.
If you want to read the original article, here it is: DevilCat article I've also made a few modifications since then. |
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Interesting. It's always cool to see a further development of the DevilCat ruck. If you want to read the original article, here it is: DevilCat article I've also made a few modifications since then. Thanks 53GR! i'm really liking the FILBE pack over my large alice pack. what other mods have you done? my pipe insulation isn't working out and i'll be adapting FILBE straps to my TT alice frame. |
| To eliminate rubbing from the cross bar of the original ALICE frame, I cut a sleeping pad down then folded it so that it sat in perfectly in the frame and kept a barrier between my back and the bar. Worked like a charm to include when I used it during the 4 Day Marches at Nijmegan |
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To eliminate rubbing from the cross bar of the original ALICE frame, I cut a sleeping pad down then folded it so that it sat in perfectly in the frame and kept a barrier between my back and the bar. Worked like a charm to include when I used it during the 4 Day Marches at Nijmegan The same trick I was taught by my cousin and his buddies many moons ago. Works great. |
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The same trick I was taught by my cousin and his buddies many moons ago. Works great. Quoted:
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To eliminate rubbing from the cross bar of the original ALICE frame, I cut a sleeping pad down then folded it so that it sat in perfectly in the frame and kept a barrier between my back and the bar. Worked like a charm to include when I used it during the 4 Day Marches at Nijmegan The same trick I was taught by my cousin and his buddies many moons ago. Works great. I first learned in '97 after trying some other options and it was the best trick out there. An added bonus is that you can pull the pad out and use it to sleep on (only pads your upper body) or as a pad to sit on (life's little comforts at times) |
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I first learned in '97 after trying some other options and it was the best trick out there. An added bonus is that you can pull the pad out and use it to sleep on (only pads your upper body) or as a pad to sit on (life's little comforts at times) Quoted:
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To eliminate rubbing from the cross bar of the original ALICE frame, I cut a sleeping pad down then folded it so that it sat in perfectly in the frame and kept a barrier between my back and the bar. Worked like a charm to include when I used it during the 4 Day Marches at Nijmegan The same trick I was taught by my cousin and his buddies many moons ago. Works great. I first learned in '97 after trying some other options and it was the best trick out there. An added bonus is that you can pull the pad out and use it to sleep on (only pads your upper body) or as a pad to sit on (life's little comforts at times) Multi-purpose is best purpose. |
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