Quote Originally Posted by sinister View Post
That polymer chunkle the shoulder straps are sewn to and the track system itself are absolute shit and the designer should be shot and hung twice.

I had originally written "If he's already dead his body should be exhumed and desecrated for the money the US Government paid and got cheated." Maybe the designer wasn't part of the corporate business part. So maybe his descendants should just be shamed and made to feel bad.

What was a better-than-decent piece of equipment for mountain and cold weather warfare was doomed when Specialty Plastics won the bid and substituted Lowe Military's ladder adjustment design.

It can be fixed / salvaged if you have patience and an industrial sewing machine.

The original Lowe:




Saracen:



If you don't, Lowe Alpine (Military) made the Saracen in olive, DPM, Irish, and Swedish camo.
I wondered about the suspension after owning a Lowe Alpine military pack(the belt doubled as a rappel seat) and a commercial pack that had the same adjustment. I recall seeing a commercial version of the CFP 90(2 short and 1 long side pockets) in typical mid 1990's super bright backpacking colors, but didn't flip it around to check out the adjustment set up.