Alice packs: Medium vs. Large

[SnakeOilWilly]

Let's have a disscussion/debate about alice packs. Which do you perfer, medium or large alice pack? I think I'm gonna go with a large but I'd like to hear you guys' opinoins.

 

[Kim Chee]

Let forth the Alice pack hate!

The mediums are pretty small for their name, but do the job if you don't have too much gear.
The large packs mostly went to infantry units and most were well used. It isn't nearly as common to find a large in nice shape as it is a medium. Aside from size, I think they are pretty much identical.

Quiz: why don't you hear very much (or anything) about small alice packs?

 

[SnakeOilWilly]

Small alice packs are to small. 20 liters is what I heard but I think that's a little low. If you want to talk about small alice packs be my guest.

 

[CelticWanderer]

I recently got a MOLLE pack and i fuckin love it. It's pretty fuckin bit an' bulky but the weight sits all on my hips. When I had my large alice pack it was cumbersome as fuck.

 

[wombatt]

I love ALICE packs but I have never needed the large. depends on what yer doing with this pack but i find the large to be bulky and uncomfortable, also when you are given that much space you want to fill it and then you start hoarding and it weighs you down. I would suggest that you attatch molle straps and hip belt just because after a while the alice stuff can get pretty uncomfortable and fuck up yer back. another reason i prefer the medium is that all the external pockets have that back space for sliding things into while on the large that is only the two side pockets.

 

[SnakeOilWilly]

I thought the large had three big pockets and three small ones where as the medium just has the three big pockets...

anyway, how easy is it to attach a sleeping bag and pad to the frame with a large? It must be easier with a medium right?

 

[wombatt]

if you are attatching your sleep stuff directly to the frame there isnt actually that big a difference. on the large there are also those three magasene pouches (great for teeth stuff and flashlights) but there is webbing there on the medium for you to attatch pouches (this is not on the large)

 

[Jersey cat]

Amazons got em for 35 with new straps (opposed to the OD straps) and w/o the frame. You may have to play the whole return exchange game though as some of them are very worn out.

 

[intoxnito]

ive never had an alice pack&ive been living outta a backpack since i was 14.i recently got a molle pack,tho its obviously more comfy,i really just think its to big&keep catching myself loading shit i dont need.havent put it to the test yet but im concerned its just gonna be a burden i dont wanna deal with...if i could stand the smell of myself,id rather wander with just a change of clothes&a toothbrush,but i figure if i get crazy looks from ppl now theyd definatly be looking crazy then.