Amazing that a 5 year old youtube video would have EXACTLY what I needed. Thanks a lot for putting this up.

@collectornick4270

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Excellent. A day late and a dollar short though. I got an LBV 88 about 2 months ago and figured this out for myself. Makes a totally better vest if you attach the butt pack like this. Still a great instruction, thanks Nick.

@collectornick4270

7 жыл бұрын

Haha yep not a problem, did you find the link in my description? that site talks about other cool ALICE/ IIFS components

You should still use Alice clips and not rely on the belt keepers.. also on the lv2 you have two more outer positions you can attach to spread it out full width and help even more with sagging.. at the very least use the outer two sections with alice to reinforce this.. Also as a tip to anyon setting up a full packed belt.. you can also use the webbing on the sides of the lb2 style to attach to the webbing of other pouches for supper when you don’t have the belt space to spread out and use the full width of the pack. Like canteen picked for example that have the webbing on the sides.. attach the two together to added support.. if you ever load the pack down to the full capacity you’ll appreciate having 4 attachment points vs 2 You did good on the upper harness attachment though even running it back the third time so it can’t pull out..

@collectornick4270

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Never thought that I would be looking for something like this but here I am. You can find a guide for anything on youtuve, it’s true!

@collectornick4270

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

Brings back memories of the old kit.....nice videos!

@collectornick4270

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Well here I am with every one else just picked up the same gear an was looking how to go about attaching the pack Great video

@collectornick4270

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Just what I was looking for. Great job. Thanks.

@collectornick4270

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful!

Hi buddy! Cool video, I recently bought the same vest myself and racked my brains for a long time about how to attach this butt pack. I looked - and the problem was solved in 2 seconds!)))

@collectornick4270

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love this pack primarily for the Fast Ex buckles. In my opinion it's put together better than the m 1967; the straps work better and it attaches to my H harness just fine. Good to go!

@collectornick4270

6 жыл бұрын

James Titley yeah I've always loved the classic OD ALICE butt packs myself but these ones are truly better in every way, their bigger, stronger and water proofed

Just attached this pack to a USGI FLC (2nd Gen easy to adjust model) using molle / Alice adapter plates and Alice clips. I ran the top straps of the pack through the rear adjustment buckles of the LBV. I then “trapped” those straps under the rear adjustment straps of the LBV. This is not a regulation setup by any means. I flanked the butt pack with two molle style nalgene trail bottle carriers. I stuffed a woodbie into the newest molle training pack (like it was made for it) and used the bottom straps to attach that. One frag grenade pouch on the belt barely contains a baklava. I attached three more frag grenade pouches to the front which I was really struggling to find civilian uses for, until I wasn’t. One for a Vortex Laser Range Finder. One for two cans of Copenhagen, and a third for a couple of headlamps. This is meant for a “day tripper / hunting setup, where a medium Alice pack just means you’re carrying too much stuff. The wide straps of the LBV distribute the weight perfectly. The upper straps on the training pack are tighter than you might expect, and the pack does not flop around which I found annoying as all hell until I adjusted it properly.

@collectornick4270

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

Finally got my 3 day field pack. Unissued , like new dated 1993. Can't wait to add it to my lbv88e. Get rid of the rothco enhanced GI buttpack that just doesn't work well on the lbv88.

Can't wait for my lbv88 to come in.

Thanks from SPAIN

dude you are a TREASURE. wasn't sure how to go about doin this

@collectornick4270

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video.

Thanks for the video, it was a great help!!!

@collectornick4270

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful.

Simple and clear. Thank you.

@collectornick4270

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Real cool site. Thanks dude.

@collectornick4270

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the video!

I learn something new everyday.

@collectornick4270

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

Just found this and appreciate it. Ty

@collectornick4270

4 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thanks for the history on the pack. I don’t have a LBV but want to attach the field pack to a pistol belt and use the Alice Y harness since that is what I have available. Any recommendations on the attachment process would be greatly appreciated. I am worried about the plastic d rings. Was wondering if I should make some parachord loops to attach to the d rings and then hook the harness to the loops of parachord.

@collectornick4270

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

to be honest if the D-ring is missing you can put a small piece of paracord thru its holder, we did that all the time if the plastic D broke and couldn't take the time to get a new vest from the supply sgt.

@collectornick4270

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@CounseledRope97

Ай бұрын

Or just a carabiner will do.

Hey man thanks for this video! I have had the field training (butt) pack for awhile, and just acquired an LBV88 vest...I have stared at those darn plastic D rings and wondered how in the h*** to use them to attach the buttpack, all the while picturing the M-56/M-67 setup so I couldn't quite figure it out till now, so again, thanks for explaining this! Do you like this setup better or the LBE suspenders and pistol belt with buttpack ala "Nam" era type setup?

@collectornick4270

5 жыл бұрын

docback63 thanks, yeah I prefer older nam era gear

Great video. I want to suspend a smaller pack to the back of my Alice Harness above my buttpack, but I'm going to have to swap out my old issue "Y" harness for the "H" to do it properly. That's going to be in the car, as my "get home" or short term (3-4 day) "E" kit...

@collectornick4270

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

Good job. Thank you.

@collectornick4270

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very helpfull video thank you

@collectornick4270

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Thanks man lol still relevant.

@collectornick4270

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it!

The SpecOps SOB works as well. I used 550 for the tie up. A short strap with a tri glide would look better. How about rigging it higher?

@collectornick4270

29 күн бұрын

Yeah that wouldn't be a bad idea. I always thought it hung a little low on the LBV

I picked up one of these butt packs thinking it was for regular LC2 Y-suspenders. It works but its floppy and lose fitting.

@collectornick4270

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

Cool Brother!! Were you in 7th ID (Light) before in the Army? It was only the 7th ID I only saw wear this gear besides a few battalions at 25th ID (Light). I used ALICE gear all the time until Iraq which was MOLLE.

@collectornick4270

5 жыл бұрын

I have never served in the military, glad you liked the video.

@reddevilparatrooper

5 жыл бұрын

@@collectornick4270= I only used this once during Noble Eagle in 2002. It felt kind of strange wearing it and the one I got was shitty because it fell apart from threading out. I plan in the future of getting a set for memento sake. I usually saw this back in the Army with Light Infantry units like the 7th ID and few units of the 25th ID. I had one guy who came from the 10th Mountain said they used this. I used to be a Paratrooper. Airborne units always used the ALICE LBEs because we could always strap them through the T-10 and MC-1Bravo or Charlie series parachute harnesses. I would think that the magazines would be inside bandoliers inside the ruck sacks or inside the jump cases M1950s. Full magazines in the LBV88s pouches fully chuted up without body armor would really mess my ribs up during a landing. On the ALICE LBE in my experience banged on my hips on landing but not bad. Anyway the Army got rid of them because soldiers didn't like them and stuck with the ALICE LBE especially like me in Infantry and being Airborne in my early days it caused heat casualties and discomfort and harder to jump with. That is my opinion.

@collectornick4270

5 жыл бұрын

@@reddevilparatrooper yeah it was a cool concept but I thought they were pretty cumbersome in my opinion too.

@reddevilparatrooper

5 жыл бұрын

@@collectornick4270 The Army totally dumped the concept in the mid 1990s. They tried the CFP 90 Pack to go along with it after Desert Storm. My buddies from the 82nd and 10th Mountain used the LBV88 and the CFP90 pack. They told me it was only good for civilian back packing but not great for infantry operations. Both the LBV88 and CFP90 looked great as it looks. Otherwise it was useless as an infantry pack. Airborne and Light Infantry units found out because it had to many useless pouches for Joes to figure out and had an unbalanced load which fucked up Joe's back. The Army Airborne's single point release point system was only configured to the large ALICE pack, it was not designed for the FP90. The Army found out that the ALICE was more in stock and useful and even gave it out to other armies around the world. ALICE was still around for combat in the early days of Afghanistan 2002 and in 2003 for Iraq. My unit in 2006 still had a few ALICE large ruck sacks to be used in combat to carry more 7.62mm for our M240s and extra 5.56mm drums for our SAWs. ALICE is still strong gear. LBV88 and CFP90 was a late 80s and early 90s concept to go into the 21st century. Their influence was strong to create MOLLE gear in the late 90s into the RACK gear especially just for the Ranger Regiment but expanded to more testing after it's initial use in Afghanistan and Iraq by regular infantry units in combat. RACK is much more rare now because they never produced more of it after the Army adopted the MOLLE FLC system for general issue.

My LBV has the exact connectors for connecting the vest to the belt but has no D rings just two male 3 point connectors hanging off the back panel. Just need to figure out what size female end to buy.

@collectornick4270

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

What are the width measurement for the straps from the LBV across the top of the buttpack? Asking because I intend to integrate it with an European molle vest.

@collectornick4270

Жыл бұрын

I think they are 1 inch

I guess that is one way to do it. It was designed to use ALICE clips to attach the buttpack, not the straps on the LBV. The way that he attached the top straps are as good as anything that you could do.

@collectornick4270

4 жыл бұрын

None of my references have ever mentioned using alice clips.

@floydvaughn836

2 жыл бұрын

The gear in the video was designed to be used together. Older buttpacks aren't designed for LBV 88. I'm currently using a hybrid system. An LC 2 belt, Ranger modified, 2 × MOLLE canteen pouches, a Spec Ops butt pack, 2 × LC 2 ammo pouches, and a Condor H harness. I use 2 LC 2 clips on the front suspenders and simply thread the rear straps through D rings on the pack. Ranger mod for belt is stripping all metal except for the keepers and using 550 cord to adjust. 2 more clips go in pack pockets for using without the butt pack. I've tried all MOLLE, LBV 88, etc. They're all too hot and I like ALICE gear as a solo system. Wear it low, and loose for ventilation here in South Mississippi.

god video...

People need to watch this video before doing their LBV88 videos lol. I've seen WAYYYYY too many videos now of people using the wrong buttpack, or have the correct buttpack attached using Alice clips.

@collectornick4270

3 жыл бұрын

True lol

NO Alice clips? hurry,granny will be home soon.

@collectornick4270

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

I know the video is older but have a question for you

@collectornick4270

3 жыл бұрын

What's up?

@johnreed6856

3 жыл бұрын

@@collectornick4270 lol didn’t know you’d be that fast! Off the wall question, where did you get your watch band you had in this video?

@collectornick4270

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnreed6856 The watch itself was a $10.00 walmart watch but this is the exact one I bought www.ebay.com/itm/381876176597

@johnreed6856

3 жыл бұрын

@@collectornick4270 how has the leather band held up?

@collectornick4270

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnreed6856 it's held up great, the only reason I don't wear it anymore is because my previous jobs and current job require a more conservative/ plane style watch.