Bushcraft Pack? - Modern Day Alice Pack - Recon Ruck Ultra Tactical Backpack
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
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Today we are taking a look at the Spec Ops Recon Ruck Ultra Tactical Backpack before we hit the trail with it.
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Constructed from 1000 denier Cordura Nylon fabric.
Quick release buckles.
High tensile Nylon web used throughout.
Accessory gear loops on bottom.
Will accept standard issue LC-II ALICE pack frame.
Removable 2" waist belt
Overall Dimensions: 17.5" high, 14" wide x 6.5" thick. Main Compartment: 17.5" high x 14" wide x 6.5" thick @ 1,592.5 cubic inches.
Additional Pockets - 3 ea.: 11" high x 6" wide x 3.5" thick @ 231 cubic inches.
Total Capacity: 2,285.5 cubic inches.
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Chest strap, fast tech buckles, velcro, 1000D I'm loving this pack a great upgrade from the old A.L.I.C.E. pack, thanks for sharing.
+zaldumbide13 You are welcome brother. Take care of yourself. - Luke
Nice pack, looks basically like a updated version of a medium ALICE pack.
GOOD LORD !
I can't thank you enough for the work you do, the videos you make and the products to show.
iamthetarget52 Thank you very much my friend.
- Luke
@ 6:00 I never knew that little space existed and I had my Alice medium for almost a year now. Thanks m8.
This pack seems nearly identical to the Austrian Army rucksack aka the Austrian ALICE pack that I own and love. If you like this pack I recommend it. Very similar with some improvements and it is military spec gear. The Austrian pack does not have MOLLE webbing but it is compatible with Austrian, US ALICE, and Canadian pattern 82 pistol belts which you can attack all kinds of additional pouches and accessories. Once you have it all together the pistol belt functions as the waist belt of the pack and I even have ones of those Austrian combat packs you reviewed attached below the main pack. It makes for a very versatile load bearing system.
Wow,reinvent something from 40 years ago,velcro on a bergan that gets frozen solid when cold.Get a surplus one for quarter of price.
For that price Id almost rather a molle II medium ruck. 250 USD is high dollar.
As far as the internal frame sheet regardless of the Alice external frame I would suggest that the usgi 3 day assault pack internal plastic insert might be a PERFECT fit for the medium spec ups recon.
I carried one of these around for a few years. This is a nice pack. It has more features than the old style I used..I might make you an offer on this one...
Sounds like a plan brother. - Luke
Just got this pack earlier today from my local surplus store for $50. Good to know I made a good choice.
Love this ruck. Owned one for years. Thank you for your review!
Hope you get the shelf too when you get the frame. It sure comes in handy!
Indeed a very solid pack. Purchase one of these in OD years back and seems like it never going to give up. Recently had purchase a coyote color and both of them are just great.
Like with the old ALICE pack...wear combat suspenders with 2 canteens and a medical kit in the middle so the pack rests on them at the back.
Best part of the vid: 0:34 *reaches for belt strap. doesn't find one.*
My thoughts as well!
Bradford Taylor Haha That's what you get when looking into the viewfinder of the camera. Haha
- Luke
@@TheOutdoorGearReview 4 sides of Spec Ops Coyote Brown/Tan Recon Ruck Ultra Tactical Backpack I highly recommend going with 4-6 Coyote Brown/Tan MOLLE Pouches minimum taking 2 MOLLE/PALS webbing right-left total, 6 MOLLE/PALS total up-down & on the Main Compartment/Pocket Flap I highly recommend going with 2 Coyote Brown/Tan MOLLE Pouches minimum taking 8 MOLLE/PALS webbing total right-left, 3 MOLLE/PALS webbing up-down total!
Mechanical.
Pretty nice looking but I like the original I have better. Like that orig has the lid pocket. The other one that you mention is the outside pocket separation. Also wish it had a better hip belt/ kidney pad.
I also like that the alice packs dont use velcro on the outer pockets. Nothing worse than trying to be quiet had having to rip velcro open to get something.
This bag is freaking awesome!!! Its expensive, but its worth the price if you use it regularly, its DURABLE AS HELL and comfy with a frame. DO NOT waste your money on extra shoulder straps for the frame, you can use the ones already on it just fine.
Thats nice and all but those plastic fastners will break over time, especially in the cold.. I carry a maxpedition mongo for a lunch box for the last 7 yrs, Ive had to replace the male side buckle twice already.. thats about 8 open/closes 6 to 7 days a week.. I know not max, but plastic is plastic.. I will stick with the alice.
Good looking backpack for sure. But good hip belt is important. Maybe this backpack is better with alice frame.
I personally prefer my Army issued ALICE PACK WITH FRAME !
As I do! But mine has a lot of miles on it so I am thinking about stuffing it with unopened gear still in the wrap for crunch time. I wore out a lot of packs but never an Alice, med or large. I was going to try an Israeli combat Ruck, but will put this one to the test. As I am 65 going on 35 I try and get 3 days out of every week. I will post My next 72 hour out in the bush. I will cut this new "Alice Type Pack" ZERO slack and will see if it can hold up to heavy use.
Are you making a joke with the premise being Alice pack owners are fanatical about their Alice packs or are you actually serious and felt the need to make such a pointless comment? I'm sure you can think of ways the Alice is better in your opinion but to be able to use this pack without mods with both the Alice and molle 2 frame AND as a frameless assault pack beats out any advantage an Alice would have imho. Just admit something is a better piece of equipment than your beloved Alice pack for once for Pete's sake.
Love to see what you pack in your bags one day matey, great review and the bag looks great
Awesome video as always brother!! I can only say one thing and that is...... you could get at least four if not more Alice packs with frame for what that cost. You could even get a few of the molle 2 converted ones for that. That is all!!
Yes and frame included! Just have to make the mods and thats all.
Good video Spec Op's is great. looking forward to your frame mods and load out for an outing.
Seems way too pricy. The Helikon-Tex Matilda Pack would be a more cost friendly selection
looks like an updated alice pack. good video. i will have to squirrel away some cash to get one. nothing is perfect but that one is the best i have seen.
spec-ops makes great quality gear!Even their wallets are awesome!!!Great video!
Approx 35 Litre pack size for us Metric guys.
At that size and obvious "stuff me, I can take it" design (1000 denier!), I'm a bit surprised it doesn't have an integral waist load belt.
That said, I've been looking for a medium size rucksack to replace my aging 35l daypack. Pity I won't find this in Canada, esp. for $100.
Thanks Luke!
Great video man,Its 3:14am but i dont care still watching your vids
Carlos sosa Thank you Carlos! I'm more than likely up at that hour too!
Us night owls have to stick together or we get into trouble on our own. Haha
- Luke
True that man TheOutdoorGearReview
It's definitely intriguing. It's basically just an updated medium Alice.
I would really like to see the updates to this pack you are planning on doing to this pack. I'm interested to the mods you talked about. Thanks for sharing
Check out Jayjays beast bergen an ultra modern version of the alice pack and thee best updated modern version of any alice pack.
great looking pack, and review.......looking forward to you adding the frame
Why I knew about this legendary design so late!!!!
200 dollars for a copy of a pack that can be bought off of Craigslist for 40$. This is NOT bushcraft it IS bourgeoisie.
Why doesn't the military ever go with packs that have internal frames with aluminum stays? A piece of foam isn't worth shit for what those cost.
+TOGR Hey, Luke. I happened upon an ALICE type ruck, thrift store special, and went ahead and got it, but I haven't seen it online so I was hoping you could tell me what I have, as someone ( presumably whoever owned it before me ) removed the labels inside, you can see where there were labels. It's canvas, tan-ish green ( or green-ish tan ), about 15" wide and 20 or so high. It has the familiar 3 outer pockets, not as big as the ruck in this video, the whole thing is pretty small, doesn't hold much, and it seems to be intended as an assault pack, patrol ruck, 24 hour sustainment pack, you get the idea. It has no attachment points for ALICE or MOLLE gear, the lid doesn't open, pockets aren't sleeves, doesn't have a "sock/chimney" collar for the main compartment, no internal radio pocket or anything. I would chalk it up to be some kind of ALICE inspired book bag, but it's pretty heavy duty, strong canvas, Fastex buckles, drawstring main compartment ( which is actually pretty generous considering the size of the ruck ), it's pretty featureless but feels sturdier than a novelty book bag. I happen upon military gear at this store from time to time ( got a nice bivy in a compression sack, plus some more goodies the same day ) Any idea on what I have? Any insight you can provide would be appreciated, thanks
Man, that thing would last a lifetime!
Nice pack, but I think I'll stick with the original Alice.
***** Sounds like a plan to me.
ATB
- Luke
Spec ops makes bullet proof gear, I have their wallet, and the THE pack. You might want to check out the organizer pockets out. Their gear is not cheap but it will last us civilians a lifetime and then some. Very cool Luke . I now have the wants, I was wondering about a frame,you or someone else did a review on a newer style Alice based frame with more comfort.would be a good match. I know mystery ranch makes one I cannot afford.:( good job my friend
Nice pack and a great review Luke as always
Nice review. Excited for the frame
I was following along pretty well until 4: 22 when you had a visitor, and that was it. I couldn't focus on what buckles you were talking about :-)
Wow, “Ultra Tactical”, it must be so much better than just plain tactical 😂
Hi Luke, I watch a lot of your videos. This one is great. Do you know if that pack was ever upgraded to have the slot for a hatchet behind the outer pouches? Also does the top flap have the map compartment in it? Thank you, Cliff
Always love the vids. Keep it up.
Big fan. -Ed
Ed Rodriguez Thank you Ed! Be good brother.
- Luke
With all your experience in back packs, what is the largest pack you have ever tried out or heard of ?
great review. I have a spec ops brand sheath for my knife, and its bombproof, so im sure this pack would be the same... looking forward to see how you like using it in the future.
Good job Luke.
I have always stayed the heck away from military packs, too heavy for most uses.
The one I am using instead of my Issued Assault Pack is the SOC 3 Day with the back staves.
I left a review on their site about that pack. Unfortunately mine was stolen. Will have to post a picture of my stepson sitting inside the pack while on my back.
AttackPlan I saw that picture brother; where were you when it was stolen?
Take care my friend.
- Luke
like it (what you showed) so I will have to look for one for myself
Hey Luke, Jim here... Do you ever get a chance to leave state and go to different locations... Kentucky here, ever thought about Red River Gorge...
Nice pack! however the best part of this type of pack is the frame,which sadly is missing,I still like it though,especially if it "will" accept the frame, keep up the great video's!!!...
well i must admit i think i think ill get the matilda insted. thanks for the video.
I have a 1950s original Alice Pack with the exterior metal frame and I love it. I'd like to make some additional padding for the shoulder straps though. They dig in to your body a bit and that's not good for a long hike.
+mobiltec upgrade to MOLLE II shoulder straps and kidney pad. For great upgrade put alice on a plastic usgi molle frame.
Luke.... did you ever make a video adapting a pack frame to this newer version?? Where do I look?? Nice review... nice job. Ax
Nice video. Keep them coming. You wouldn't know the weight of the pack empty? I went on their site and they have all of the dimensions but no weight. I am hypothesizing that the weight might be around 7-8ish lbs empty just like the old Alice Packs.
I'am interested in all new iterations of that good ole ALICE pack. I'am in the midst of upgrading my Medium ALICE, oddly enough with a frame sheet frame hybrid. Still working on the details.
I see your recon ruck and raise you a hellcat falice pack
this video is old but I love that intro
You can get one on their site now for $44.50.
Thank God the price came down before the apocalypse happened.
Link?
@@Phoenix_OP the link is in the description but they dont have them anymore.
Great vid Luke, as always! For the bottom of the pack, is there anyway to extend the straps via a mod to accommodate a sleeping back, trap, hammock etc??? Thanks man.
I use the seperatoin alot for shovel and tomahawk
Would be cool if it had STRLLS we benning keepers to utilize for airborne ops.
Tactical velcro. Awesome 😂😂😂
Is it possible to cut the stitching on the outer pockets so you do have the pass through like on the Alice pack?
they ever fix that problem with the outside pockets so an ax will fit?
Something I'm curious about: Is there an actual difference between things you call "Backpack" and "Rucksack"? (English is not my native english, as you may notice :D)
I use the Alice pack for my climbing gear only, as a backpack it's not comfortable, I feel like a snail carrying it...
Hey Luke, any chance on DIYing a PVC frame for this pack and making a video?
why? just get the alice frame.
I want one. Thanks for video. Will it fit on LK35 frame?
Best part of the video 0:36, reaches for waist strap but doesn't find one
Nice, hey Luke - what brand are those shoes you wearing?
ernvst Those are Golite shoes. Since the company went out of business, I don't know where to find them out. Possibly eBay. I believe that these are the gecko shoes.
- Luke
Can I get one honest answer, if you have to choose between two backpacks which backpack would you choose Savotta jääkäri M vs Spec ops recon ulta for a bushcraft backpack thanks for the answer:)
How tall is Luke? It does look quite big on him...
Just curious and please someone give a real answer. Why should I go with this pack over a surplus Alice medium. With the medium Alice I can get a pack and frame for fifty bucks. This without frame is 165. Is it really that much better? Looks like they just copied the Alice and slapped a brand label on it. Am I wrong?
Here's one of my questions for this pack: with MilSurp Medium Alice packs coming in around $40-$50 depending on where you look, are there standout features to this that would make you recommend it over a good condition Alice pack? It's kind of unfair to compare milsurp to brand new because of the price disparity, but it does seem like SpecOps is actively trying to make that comparison.
dustysquito Aftermarket packs like this and Blackhawk are much better quality than the standard issue. If you are carrying super heavy loads (ammo, water, optics, radios, and batteries), the standard issue will fell. I know from experience.
+Diddley dadburn I carried a medium and large Alice for 12 years in the Infantry. They served me well with no failures. Never saw one fail in the company. Maybe the the frame but not the pack. With the large we somtimes carried close to 120 lbs. They held. Can't say much for the new molle gear. I wpuld try this pack as well as some others when money permits.
Raymond Hollingsworth After reading my original statement, I may have been a little overzealous in stating the pack "will" fail. I should have stated it "can" fail. I've experienced two failures. Granted, one was while at JOTC (Jungle Operations Training Center) Panama, where everything rots off of you in a couple of weeks. The other was on a Long Range Patrol in Iraq (1st Gulf War) with 100+ lbs of gear. Needless to say this did not make my teammates very happy having to help carry my "load out". Mil Issue is very good quality, but if you compare material and workmanship to a top of the line back such as Blackhawk. There is really no comparison. Thanks for the reply.
I'll agree with that. Looks like we have chewed som of the same dirt in the past. The Green Hell may be reborn in Hawaii or so I hear. I still use Alice and have looked at the aftermarket but don't have the money for anything now. What do you use now?
+dustysquito you can get NOS Alice pack and frames then add MOLLE Straps and kidney pad for less than $50. And Milsurp lasts way longer.
Price luck?
I want one................... wonder if you can get them in aus
The straps don’t appear to let you attach a sleeping bag up top?
Is it confirmed that it will accommodate a 1606 frame?
Able to use the LK35 frame instead?
Devil Dog Medium ALICE Varient:
- Recon Pack (Coyote)
- 1606AC/MC Frame
- FILBE waist belt
- FILBE shoulder straps
- FILBE Assault pouch
- ILBE RECON sustainment pouches
- Glow belt centered and laced though lid and pouch straps over triple pockets around the pack body
would it accept a molle plastic frame?
I have an Sandpiper of California Pack Mule rack. Do you think it could mate up with that?
+carbonsnail. Lee Marvin is an American Icon. Not to mention the club.... The Sons of Lee Marvin. This guys are all bad ass contributors to American culture.
Is it waterproof?
What kinda shoes are those ?
I would love to see how you hook a 1606 into this. That's something still pretty unclear to me: How can you take a seemingly arbitrary frame and somehow attach it to an arbitrary pack? Seems like they would have to be designed to go with each other.
Tracy Reed They have some pictures on their website with the frame in there. It seems like the backpack was designed with that Alice frame in mind.
Tracy Reed I will do a video on that for you as it can be a bit of a guessing game at first. Trust me, I know.
- Luke
Did the 1606 video ever happen? I ended up buying this pack. Had it nearly three years now. I love it. I bought a pack rabbit frame for it which is great.
37 liters
I'm sorry but all they did was copy a med. alice and add a few mods. I'm sorry but fail.
Alice pack with frame should be about $35-40 or less....
Prefer the good old ALICE pack with Molle II frame, shoulder pads and kidney pad. Never like civilian knockoffs, no where near as durable.
should have bought new issue straps then.
Link to buy the pack is 404.
Estonians have produced waterproof Combatsack. They also share a video of a quite impressive tests including water crossing, operations with armoured fighting vehicles and hiding from infrared imaging.
facebook.com/combatsack
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