I’m making my own Proton pack but cannot get hold of a Alice pack, any ideas on what else i could use or build. Also on the Proton Wand there are these little switches that turn it on, what have you guys used for these?
I’d be grateful for any other help on the little metal fittings and switches on the pack or any pointers for a first time builder. I’ve checked Norms built it pages but would still appreciate your help on this.
I should mention i’m in the Uk, and not a great deal of money to spend.
some folks have made their own frames out of pvc pipes and elbows, 3/4" i suspect. garee is right though, real alice frames are pretty cheap if you look around some. just google it, you’ll find lots more than if you just use ebay.
I’m not sure if you’re planing on putting lights in your wand, but if you are make sure these are compatible with your setup… otherwise just use them as non functioning switches as I have, until I get a light kit.
Sorry guys… but He’s in the UK. You cant get a cheap ALICE frame here anymore. They used to be available for £10 but the company closed down. Now the cheapest you can probably get on for is £40. If making from scratc this will probably be the most expensive part of the pack. Even shipping one of the ones that are $18 on ebay is about £50 for shipping.
If you’re confident you can make a good one thats strong then I say go for it. Its what I did with my first one. Made from PVC pipe and 3/4 elbows.
Good luck…
Lawrence
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This is also something I was looking into when I was on a budget. But I haven’t ever used one
Fair point… but £52 for postage is too much to pay IMO.
Cheapest postage I’ve seen to here from the US is about £25 and then you still got to add the price of the frame (and the ones who offer the cheap postage aren’t the cheapest of frames on ebay)
Yeah, you can get the pistol belts here, but nowhere sells the flightsuits either. Which is why I purchased mine from you :lol:
Yeah… there are lots. But its all British issue gear. ALICE frames are US issue.
I’m sure a ghosthead here could snag what ya need, and ship it for actual shipping costs. Might be better to find someone in a big city so they can pick it up for you without any additional shipping costs.
I might be able to get a complete alice frame and strap set here for $30, but that’s a bit high comparted with other prices I saw when I picked mine up.
That was on the first page of a Google search, I’m not going to say it’s easy to source over there but they are available just need to dig in…
Several years ago I really wanted a East German officers trench coat gray on gray… It took me almost a year to source one, talk about a pain in the butt, but persistence did pay off as I actually found a US based military surplus store that had imported a bunch of them back when East Germany collapsed and had tucked remaining stock away in deep storage… I ended up getting it for $30 and it was in ‘new’ condition…
Yeah.. as I said in my first post. They are available here at most online army stores. But not at any kind of price most could afford. With shipping the cheapest I have found has worked out to be £40 (which is about $60-$70) I think this is ridiculous considering you can buy one for $9 in the USA.
And actually it depends on what you are getting for your money.. some alice frames come with complete packs.. and the packs are VERY durable and worth probably every penny.
We plan on picking up two more frames and packs, so we can use them for camping and hiking trips.. they are much better then anything you’l find off the shelf in most stores, and FAR more durable I’m sure!
