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Hypothetical question.
What if the US Military never adopted MOLLE, but instead kept ALICE/LBV systems? We see something similar in concept with this design for an USMC modular LBV;
And we see an armor vest with the same idea, but its soft armor
Here is an idea I drew out.. its basically a modern Plate Carrier with armored or padded cummerbund, but instead of MOLLE and fields of velcro and side release buckles, it has ALICE webbing, LBV style lacing adjustment, LC strap hardware, LC gray QR buckles, and simple 2" strap adjustments for shoulder straps.. I may revise padding to go up and over shoulders similar to the Y or H harness system... we shall see. 4-mag front panel with ALICE pouch closures, and ALICE keepers back. May do 2 rows of webbing on the back of the mag panel if I have to get it to stay flatter to the plate bag..
Using these materials.. minus the 1 23/32 buckles and straps, as I now have 2.25" new buckles of same style and the 2.25" Ranger Green webbing for the cummerbund and ALICE design. Also not shown in pictures, my bag of black Fixlock 194 cord locks, same as used on the LBVs... and the 2-piece eyelets in black. Will have to acquire 3/4" friction buckles or ladder locks for the back panel to attach old school green ALICE era 3-day training buttpacks, as the ones I have, have the 3/4"ish D rings versus the woodland camo versions' 1" hardware and D rings.
It will likely be my first complete project to do in the new place when I get the family all settled in, so probably a Christmas or Thanksgiving project for myself.
What if the US Military never adopted MOLLE, but instead kept ALICE/LBV systems? We see something similar in concept with this design for an USMC modular LBV;
Marine Modular Load Bearing Vest – Gear Illustration
www.gear-illustration.com
And we see an armor vest with the same idea, but its soft armor
Here is an idea I drew out.. its basically a modern Plate Carrier with armored or padded cummerbund, but instead of MOLLE and fields of velcro and side release buckles, it has ALICE webbing, LBV style lacing adjustment, LC strap hardware, LC gray QR buckles, and simple 2" strap adjustments for shoulder straps.. I may revise padding to go up and over shoulders similar to the Y or H harness system... we shall see. 4-mag front panel with ALICE pouch closures, and ALICE keepers back. May do 2 rows of webbing on the back of the mag panel if I have to get it to stay flatter to the plate bag..
Using these materials.. minus the 1 23/32 buckles and straps, as I now have 2.25" new buckles of same style and the 2.25" Ranger Green webbing for the cummerbund and ALICE design. Also not shown in pictures, my bag of black Fixlock 194 cord locks, same as used on the LBVs... and the 2-piece eyelets in black. Will have to acquire 3/4" friction buckles or ladder locks for the back panel to attach old school green ALICE era 3-day training buttpacks, as the ones I have, have the 3/4"ish D rings versus the woodland camo versions' 1" hardware and D rings.
It will likely be my first complete project to do in the new place when I get the family all settled in, so probably a Christmas or Thanksgiving project for myself.