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Rick Marchand said:
After I got home from my last trip.... I decided to piece together another ruck. I used a custom made 64 pattern lightweight jungle frame with a Canadian 82 pattern ruck bag. The Canadian bag is shorter but wider than the ALICE allowing my sleepgear to ride completely on the frame. I riged a better hip belt for increased comfort.

here's the custom frame
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all rigged up...
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Comparrison of the ALICE vs Canadian/64 and roughly where the frame sits on both...
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That's a *really* nice looking frame Rick -looks to be huge improvement over the ALICE frame. Spendy?

Of particular interest is the place on the frame where the hip pad rests - it looks like it encircles the Illac crest instead of 'resting'/pushing against the user's lower back/sacrum (the specific reason why the ALICE pack-frame induces pressure points/hot-spots - FAIL).
 
Here's a peek at the yolk and hip belt webbing....

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lots of room to strap a sack to the frame...
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Not pointing to anyone in particular, but I am always surprised to see how few show or list toilet paper in their loadout. I consider it to be a multipurpose essential, even for a day hike. I haven't seen the military issue stuff in quite some time, but several brandings of coreless tp are on the market. It is available from most online and brick-n-mortar stores, even from Wal-mart occasionally with their Ozark Trails branding. Coghlans makes it too and also Colemans. It generally comes in three-packs.

Of course you can make your own by winding regular tp around a pencil chucked into a battery drill, but it is easier to just buy it already wound. And several of the brands include a plastic clampack dispenser that keeps their roll dry and clean.
 
Codger_64 said:
Not pointing to anyone in particular, but I am always surprised to see how few show or list toilet paper in their loadout. I consider it to be a multipurpose essential, even for a day hike. I haven't seen the military issue stuff in quite some time, but several brandings of coreless tp are on the market. It is available from most online and brick-n-mortar stores, even from Wal-mart occasionally with their Ozark Trails branding. Coghlans makes it too and also Colemans. It generally comes in three-packs.

Of course you can make your own by winding regular tp around a pencil chucked into a battery drill, but it is easier to just buy it already wound. And several of the brands include a plastic clampack dispenser that keeps their roll dry and clean.
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+1.... I use antibacterial wipes.(as listed) They are biodegradable and have other uses. (cleaning cuts, sanitizing hands before or after food/game prep and wiping out the dirty bits in lieu of a lakebath.)
 
Codger_64 said:
Not pointing to anyone in particular, but I am always surprised to see how few show or list toilet paper in their loadout. I consider it to be a multipurpose essential, even for a day hike. I haven't seen the military issue stuff in quite some time, but several brandings of coreless tp are on the market. It is available from most online and brick-n-mortar stores, even from Wal-mart occasionally with their Ozark Trails branding. Coghlans makes it too and also Colemans. It generally comes in three-packs.

Of course you can make your own by winding regular tp around a pencil chucked into a battery drill, but it is easier to just buy it already wound. And several of the brands include a plastic clampack dispenser that keeps their roll dry and clean.
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I cut the cardboard with long scissors and pull it out, then I use my food saver and it compresses to nothing and completely waterproof. I have these stashed in most of my packs and kits. I bring the little packs of wipes as well, too hard to soap your hands up in the cold.

Rick your big belt knife reminds me of nothing more than an old school japanese tanto I love it!
Without the american chisel tip they are underrated for general use. I have a CS outdoorsman that has the same profile and the upswept continuous curve is really growing on me in use.
 
Brad "the butcher";10408963 said:
Rick your big belt knife reminds me of nothing more than an old school japanese tanto I love it!
Without the american chisel tip they are underrated for general use. I have a CS outdoorsman that has the same profile and the upswept continuous curve is really growing on me in use.
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Thanks, the Outdoorsman was among my inspirations for this knife and the model just prior to it.

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