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What Makes a Backpack Tactical?

SimonRL said:
My wife says I have a bit of a bag fetish and she’s not wrong. I have one of each type mentioned in the article. For one reason or another they all kind of suck in their own way. Typically Vertx, 5.11 and the type are over-engineered and are heavy before you are even out of the store and have put anything in them. End of the day, for me, a regular old backpack works best. A An Osprey I picked up in Australia and has been lugged tens of thousands of miles around the world is far and away the best bag I have for all uses.
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I wouldn't say I have a bag fetish, but I do have multiple bags of different sizes for different applications. I have a couple large ( I say large but they're pretty standard size for back packs) bags. One for the range and one for emergency bug out which really serves as an overflow since I have no designs on bugging out anywhere. Then I have a few smaller bags. The 5.11 Rush which is a "Get home" bag and goes with me in the vehicle. A few I bought off Amazon that are first aid kit/survival type bags and stay in various vehicles. Even a "Tactical" fanny pack that can carry all my EDC stuff on road trips or family/holiday outings when I don't feel the need to have a pistol in my pants. The one I use almost every day though is another cheap Amazon pack that is designed to be primarily a cooler. The big compartment is plastic lined and carries my ice pack and my lunch/snacks for work. It has multiple other pockets for cigarettes, work related minutae like keys to various makes of back hoes, skid loaders and other heavy equipment, vacation schedules, contract agreement book, more cigarettes, spare lighters, the Masada S, spare mag, multi-tool, etc..
 
I believe the definition of “tactical” today is something that’s brown or black and costs twice as much as the “non tactical” model. I saw an ad the other day for “tactical socks”🙄
 
The Night Rider said:
When I read it I thought he was actually hunting for WMAs. Not knowing what a WMA was made it a little confusing
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In some States , the equivalents are known as PHL ( Public Hunting Lands ) .

A WMA is managed with priority on Game Habitat and Management .

As opposed to State Forrests , which are more or less equally juggling between Timber , Recreation , and Wildlife .
 
Johnwick said:
A backpack gets called “tactical” when it’s built for function, not just looks — things like MOLLE webbing for add-ons, hydration compatibility, tough materials and zippers, good pocket layout, and comfort features (sternum strap, hip belt, frame sheet).

This 45L assault pack checks a lot of those boxes with durable fabric, padded straps, clamshell opening, and plenty of room. It’s a solid everyday or travel option with the tactical feel, though it’s not a full mil-spec ruck you’d want for heavy long-distance loads.
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Nice advertisement for a first post
 
My first "tactical " pack was named ALICE, and aside from a few "three day" packs I've acquired in the last ten years, ALICE hasn't ever let me down.....
Though I have to say, I've been slowly coming to appreciate this new MOLLE stuff.
 
USMC6094 said:
My first "tactical " pack was named ALICE, and aside from a few "three day" packs I've acquired in the last ten years, ALICE hasn't ever let me down.....
Though I have to say, I've been slowly coming to appreciate this new MOLLE stuff.
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I think I would have liked the ALICE pack better except every unit I was in specified exactly what I had to have in it and exactly where it went. And it wasn't allowed to have anything in it but exactly what they specified.
 
The Night Rider said:
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I think I would have liked the ALICE pack better except every unit I was in specified exactly what I had to have in it and exactly where it went. And it wasn't allowed to have anything in it but exactly what they specified.
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That's what's called UNIFORMITY........

The SPECOPs types aren't restricted like US regular uniformed types.......

Get over it...
 
USMC6094 said:
My first "tactical " pack was named ALICE, and aside from a few "three day" packs I've acquired in the last ten years, ALICE hasn't ever let me down.....
Though I have to say, I've been slowly coming to appreciate this new MOLLE stuff.
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I'm currently shopping for an aluminum Molle rack for the back of the passenger seat in my car. Similar to this.

 
Johnwick said:
A backpack gets called “tactical” when it’s built for function, not just looks — things like MOLLE webbing for add-ons, hydration compatibility, tough materials and zippers, good pocket layout, and comfort features (sternum strap, hip belt, frame sheet).

This 45L assault pack checks a lot of those boxes with durable fabric, padded straps, clamshell opening, and plenty of room. It’s a solid everyday or travel option with the tactical feel, though it’s not a full mil-spec ruck you’d want for heavy long-distance loads.
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At $39.99 that's Walmart-type tactical.
 
Bassbob said:
I'm currently shopping for an aluminum Molle rack for the back of the passenger seat in my car. Similar to this.

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You might need a few more keepers for your grenades, 2 seems skimpy ;)
 
Sld1959 said:
You might need a few more keepers for your grenades, 2 seems skimpy ;)
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Well, primarily it would hold all the type of things people keep in their car. Trauma kit, tools, extra mags, extra pistols, 10.5" AR, spare reading glasses. You know, normal every day stuff. it is exceedingly difficult to see in the windows of my car thanks to the probably illegal tinted glass. And ain't no one going to ever be in the back seat anyway.
 
Bassbob said:
Well, primarily it would hold all the type of things people keep in their car. Trauma kit, tools, extra mags, extra pistols, 10.5" AR, spare reading glasses. You know, normal every day stuff. it is exceedingly difficult to see in the windows of my car thanks to the probably illegal tinted glass. And ain't no one going to ever be in the back seat anyway.
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I like the looks and utility, will look further once mother no longer needs rides.
 
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