Hey bros, need some help with something I'm trying to research. Including a pic of my actual ruck because I don't like fags on the board who post stock images and nothing actually original.
I've used an Alice frame for a long time and I think it's time for an upgrade.

The biggest issue I see with it (besides how dated it is) is that by the very nature of how it functions, it throws your center of gravity backwards probably 6 inches and I'm absolutely tired of it. If we're already limited in the amount of things we should be carrying to avoid injury, this just makes it more difficult and unwieldy. I've found surprisingly very few people talking about this issue regarding the frame on various boards and forums.

I don't want to switch to plastic frames (like the 1606AC/MC) because they snap and will eventually break, part of the reason why I like my frame is because of how much it can be abused and it won't give out on me, so I am looking for something aluminum or atleast as durable.

Do you guys know of any external frames I can lash my various packs to which are compatible with my hip belt/shoulder straps that won't throw off my center of gravity and that won't break the bank? I like having the fact that all of my packs are compatible or can be made compatible with my old fame.
I don't want to be spending 120+ dollars on something and especially have it not work. Would appreciate some help on this one.