>>1774084I do the same with an old Alice pack. I carry unfashionable /out/ stuff like a gas lantern and poncho liner and I can still get a whole deer worth of meat loaded up if I don't want to drag it.
Incidentally, that Coleman lantern is the best thing I've used to follow a blood trail in the dark. I still carry a Surefire to help.
I still have and use my assault packs, and I made a point to keep my MOLLE medium ruck because I liked living out of it for a few days at a time in Afghanistan.
I don't have strong opinions on gear and I don't make claims about what's best, but I know this gear and it's served me well so far. I do buy high speed commercial stuff sometimes but I don't go out of my way to keep up with the product knowledge because that's gay and I'd rather spend time hunting or scouting anyway.
