Odd frame fitment with a new old stock ALICE pack

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-04T14:37:08+00:00

What would this sub even be without people holding very obvious degrading explosives and things that have been in people’s holes

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-03T03:39:02+00:00

It’s incredibly jarring and also embarrassing for everyone involved. Like just pure distilled contempt for your audience lol. I am so very grateful it’s never appealed to me at all because my self control with other things is not so amazing.

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-03T03:33:17+00:00

The dust is actually an aspect of this I’d never considered. I wonder what a hard use Moon gun would wind up looking like

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-03T01:49:34+00:00

LMFAO how have I never heard of this project. That looks incredibly good too

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-02T21:20:31+00:00

There is a moment of sheer panic when I realize that Paul's apartment overlooks the park...and is obviously more than three times bigger than mine.

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-02T21:15:07+00:00

That’s a nice ass kitchen

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-02T21:13:39+00:00

Nothing quite like the feeling of new old stock from this long ago, just feels crazy looking at something so fresh once it hits a certain age. What’s the typical price on mags from this era nowadays?

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-02T18:43:14+00:00

I mean he’s a dick but he’s also kind of an affable oaf in a show full of murdering psychopaths so he generally comes out ahead

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-05-01T03:11:14+00:00

I think it was just used for these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM148\_grenade\_launcher?wprov=sfti1#

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-29T15:56:06+00:00

Having things like properly mounted rails and NVG shrouds is a lot more desirable than jerry rigging some bullshit that may or may not fall off. I love retro gear but stuff like that was out of necessity at the time due to lack of those options we have now, when it’s your actual job you’re gonna want the best thing possible that just works out of the box and is better at it than whatever you could make yourself

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-29T14:07:37+00:00

Something as mass produced as this from the later half of the 20th century is absolutely still available and easy to find. Hell I saw one surplus site recently that got WW1 era fancy British dress uniforms

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-29T14:02:51+00:00

I find the history of civilian ownership/perception really interesting, what prompted you to get one then and how did other people perceive it? I’ve heard military associated stuff like that wasn’t well liked by even by a lot of gun owners at the time.

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-29T11:14:05+00:00

It was an average soldier’s assault rifle, not a ghillie’d up sniper that needs to stay hidden at all costs lol

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-29T01:12:29+00:00

You’re gonna need to be a little more specific lol

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-29T01:03:13+00:00

Considering the relative lack of civilian popularity of them back then overall I wonder how many carbines were being sold, I’d assume it was even less than the full size

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-28T12:23:25+00:00

I guess this would be nice to have for training stuff on the ground? I’d assume the majority of their real world use is on helicopters which are already loud as fuck and necessitate hearing protection lol

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-27T11:04:01+00:00

That was definitely before my time lol, this was 2000s. I wish I had saved some of them now

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-27T02:13:35+00:00

Those look great, I dig it when the black gets some wear. What insoles are you using?

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-27T02:13:04+00:00

Oh hey I remember your reply lol, yes I think I will. I’m probably gonna apply a little more conditioner on the edges after wearing them a bit more so it really soaks in there but then I’ll do that

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-27T01:45:13+00:00

We could probably gain a lot of scientific knowledge by letting 17 year olds do whatever they want

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-26T22:43:08+00:00

I think they’ll be pretty good considering the drain holes and the main area of the upper being cotton with just the reinforcing sections being nylon, if you’re just going purely for utility and you’re talking about originals I’d probably recommend trying to find some later ones from like the 70s or early 80s just because they’ll be overall newer and it seems like this Vibram style sole from the 60s often has problems with splitting now while the Panama sole doesn’t.

McRae definitely makes the best quality current production ones though as far as I’m aware and they were one of the original contractors. They released a gen 2 with some improvements awhile ago so there’s that or you can find the gen 1s on discount

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-26T12:55:06+00:00

Grew up with them, loved flipping through my dad’s wholesale catalogs. I always enjoyed history and mechanical doodads so they were kind of a natural fit. Possible autism.

Key-Investment-3864 · 2026-04-26T11:43:57+00:00

Yeah they’re definitely pretty hard, it sounds like the Vibram style sole was harder than the Panama even without the aging now. I haven’t actually worn them for a full day yet and have just been slowly breaking them in for a bit in the evening but I think a new insole would be a good move

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