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Point noted. I won't get any rucks issued and as the civvie Kelty pack is starting to disintegrate, I'm looking for a military-issue ruck. I get a good deal for $40 on a slightly-used MOLLE ruck and frame, whereas I'd spend $70 and up for an ALICE. As much as possible, I'd like to save $$$ for extra boots.
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FF, FWIW, there are a lot of civilian packs/rucks out there that will last years longer than a Kelty but are considerably more comfortable than either an ALICE or a MOLLE. Keep in mind that much of the conversation here is constrained by the idea that there are limits based on the unit/school or the operating environment. For a civvie trip you don't have those limits. I would highly recommend something made by Gregory, Osprey, or Arc'teryx both for comfort and durability over the Kelty or ALICE/MOLLE options. I think you would be much happier.
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For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary period, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which is likely to be the more ominous for the [terrorists] -- an American decision that this is sport, or that it is business.
-D. W. Brogan, The American Character
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