The ALICE pack has an external metal frame, a large internal compartment, and a few pouches on the outside. It generally comes in set sizes of medium or large. But, Rangers were issued a special ...

If your backpack's external frame died years ago or if you found a cheap ALICE pack on Craigslist without a frame, you can easily make one with around $3 worth of PVC piping and fittings.

He said the new backpack variations provide modularity to support various mission requirements not supported by the Army's legacy All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE ...