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Retread · 04-22-2009, 13:03

It's been a while since I have been genuinely excited about a piece of kit. The T.R.A.S.H. Bag is one of the best ideas I have seen in years.

I have a Gregory UM-21 that is basically a more complex, (and PITA) version of the concept. What it does NOT have is the handy "Farmer John" flap on the back. No more pulling half the crap out of your pack under time constraints to get a piece of mission-essential equipment that worked its way to the bottom.

Furthermore, the UM-21 frame cannot be replaced in the field, and the T.R.A.S.H. Bag uses ALICE frames already available and plentiful in theater. All you have to do is convince your unit to let you use one.

As far as the ALIPAD...I don't know how I've gone this long without one.

Thanks for the heads-up Custom. I will be looking into this.

(Edited for spelling.)

04-22-2009, 13:03	#2
Retread Asset Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: WA, DC Posts: 42	It's been a while since I have been genuinely excited about a piece of kit. The T.R.A.S.H. Bag is one of the best ideas I have seen in years. I have a Gregory UM-21 that is basically a more complex, (and PITA) version of the concept. What it does NOT have is the handy "Farmer John" flap on the back. No more pulling half the crap out of your pack under time constraints to get a piece of mission-essential equipment that worked its way to the bottom. Furthermore, the UM-21 frame cannot be replaced in the field, and the T.R.A.S.H. Bag uses ALICE frames already available and plentiful in theater. All you have to do is convince your unit to let you use one. As far as the ALIPAD...I don't know how I've gone this long without one. Thanks for the heads-up Custom. I will be looking into this. (Edited for spelling.) __________________ "They should be caught, drawn & quartered, decapitated, and their ugly f%#kin' heads put on pikes in front of the White House." -Maj. Bill F. Weaver, USMC, 12 Sept. 2001 Last edited by Retread; 04-22-2009 at 18:51.
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