I saw a post with some info on Mystery Ranch in Bozeman, and for what's its worth, I have found the military pack they make (
http://www.mysteryranch.com/catalog/...products_id=28) to be top notch. I've only carried it in civilian law enforcement missions, though, so I can't speak to its military usefulness.
In the Corps, we had a few Royal Marine bergens lying around and I found them pretty sturdy, but the Mystery Ranch pack I have is truly awesome. So far, its been down on the SW border, humping radios, sensors, gear, etc. (60 lbs that felt like 40) and all over the Wyoming mountains on backcountry patrol. The only danger is over packing it, and the coyote brown/OD green color has worked well in temperate forests and the high desert.
Expensive as a Kifaru, though - but made in the USA, right in my hometown.
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