ALICE Field Gear Dump // 782 Gear Load Out

[@claychandler3468]

😂 Wow playing G.I. Joe at his age 😅 Pathetic😢

[@STOKERMATIC]

Flask filled, thanks!!

[@gashgoblin44]

All the old obese people in the US. Who sit on their ass and do jack shit but work, over eat, sleep and piss the years away doing nothing, and your gonna pick on the guy who is still being active and enjoying life. I think everyone knows who the pathetic one is here.

[@mulvey0731]

When the power goes out and you drink dirty water within days, you’ll wish you were G.I. Joe. 😢

[@crazywisdom2]

Your Mom called. Dinner's ready.

[@jakobroynon-fisher9535]

Imagine not being an effective part of the militia... You are even more pathetic for not being functional as a member of the militia, which is a civic duty.

[@dankennedy9423]

My best days are long gone and this new direction of the world can really weigh heavy on my soul,but I like to remind myself that at one time a can of beanie weenies,crackers candy and a can of peaches,and the world was right.

[@soldierstrong8614]

@@relectric69 Same here brother, it's good sanity maintenance this day an times we're in.

[@895austin]

I glad to see this video. I'm former Marine Infantryman from 97' to 01'. We were issued the ALICE gear with the LBV. The ALICE gear was and is just as good any anything out there now. I've been trying to get the guys in my area to understand this. They are slowly coming around. You don't need to Gucci-flage gear to get the work done.

[@terrysmith4831]

I was Army '86 - '91. We used ALICE II gear. We were issued the Y suspenders, belt, two 30rnd mag pouches, one canteen and one cup. I had my own rig with H suspenders when we were in the field. I kept the issued stuff for inspection. My rig had 4 mag pouches, a butt pack, 2 canteens, cups and pouchs. I still have it and my medium ALICE pack, set up and ready to go. HOOAH !!!

[@davidmoorea1961]

Dang Brother, you’re my AGE (give or take I’d wager: I’m 62 and was Army 89-95) and from my angle, it only gets more ‘uphill’ from here. I do admit that added experience is a powerful positive!! HOOAH!🇺🇸 #2A 🇺🇸

[@tytly-ro7vt]

Hey how are you doing sir, currently active and I am looking into running something similar as apposed to a chest rig, my main concern is how it fits with a ruck. Do you have any experience with moving long distance with a belt set up and a ruck that you could speak to?

[@terrysmith4831]

I'm 63 😎

[@terrysmith4831]

The ALICE pistol belt and suspenders are designed to work in concert exactly as Stoker is wearing. You can't go wrong with ALICE gear, it's simple and easy to use and upgrade with Fastex strap clips and a MOLLE II hip belt.

[@timmccarver4121]

Still using most of gear from the early 80's, old school wins every time for me.

[@895austin]

We always lined our ALICE packs with a few 30 gallon black trash bags. Because we would use them as flotation devices.

[@mervmartin2112]

For sizing of the pack, a standard ALICE pack will haul 40 pounds of tomatoes and 6 pounds of onions and peppers. They make great farmer"s market shopping bags, especially when you've a 15 mile bus ride home. (The salsa was great!) I love the contents of your pack. I might add 90%(go higher but not lower) rubbing alcohol. Sterilizes feet before putting on foot powder. Especially if you've managed to get blisters. Plus it's a fire accelerant.

[@STOKERMATIC]

46 lbs of salsa! Now we’re talking!!

[@robertanderson1272]

Been rocking Alice since 1977,Cuz thats what we had then. still have it still use it.

[@MDR-hn2yz]

Marines 2002-08. We used ALICE in the beginning of my time and then switched to the ILBE. Guys were not impressed and. I remember seeing straps blowing out and all kinds of stuff. ALICE was a good woman.

[@mertmcguire]

We old, I started out with Alice gear too. Keep on keeping on. Being a grunt never seems to go away.

[@themodernminuteman2557]

Simple, efficient, and setup for the mission at hand! Great run down Stoker!

[@joeb1776]

Oldschool yet still viable field supplies....love it!

[@ppspsd]

Awesome video, brother!! Not a dang gum thing wrong with Alice. She might be getting up there in her years, but she still puts out!! Oorah

[@STOKERMATIC]

Truth!!

[@mulvey0731]

Alice/782 gear. A rose by any other name is still a rose. Good gear breakdown. 😎

[@vermontvermont9292]

I only use Alice. I have several sets, one set is 100% unissued. I still think Alice is good gear to this day. It's light, inexpensive, functional, and works.

[@jayneubauer3401]

USMC 83-89, 03. We were issued ALICE gear, and as someone mentioned previously, most of my guys went to Saigon Sam's and bought field gear, saving the crap we were issued for inspections (gotta be pretty when we turn it in and all that). We went with H harnesses instead of the Y harness due to the buckle right in the middle of your spine, which a few guys fixed by using 550 cord in place of the buckles. To this day I still have all the stuff I bought, including a large ruck! Still run it in the field when I can ( a few times a year - getting old is not nice (62 currently)).

[@nikogolagat7315]

Thank you for showing the gear. Remind me of those days.

[@Bluedevil82nd]

If you have the 2 qt canteen strap, connect it to the cover, run it the buttons on the outer pockets, through the handle on the e tool while it's in the cover, weave it behind the center of the frame support and connect bact to cover. Keeps it tight.

[@billcamus8766]

All my buddies have $1k+ high speed hunting packs. At 54 yrs old I'm still rocking a medium ALICE pack. Last year, my load of elk meat weighed over 100#. I carry extra shoulder straps, so I can carry the ruck sack on my chest if needed.

[@roberthamm9304]

Here’s something to keep all pouches in place on your pistol belt. Use zip ties to secure pouches from moving around or worse, falling off.

[@Jagged_Animal]

I just invested in my first load out Got a lot of great deals on all the deuce gear, Alice packs, usgi sleeping bag, and more, All in all, I have almost everything I need for a heavy time. I’ve been stoked on learning about the gear, survival, and military tactics. Liked and subscribed, thanks for tips on a well organized loadout

[@mgunz45]

I was in the Marine Corps. from 94-01. I was issued Alice gear. It worked and was bomb proof. I still have my medium pack and frame. Love retro gear.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Semper Fi!

[@CollaborativeDataAccounts]

Good Job. I've got my own Deuce Gear loadout with ALICE modifications (mainly as a daypack).

[@craigrobertson6082]

Sometimes there is no need to mess with gear that is ageless. All functional and well thought out.

[@grumpybuzzard7131]

I bought several Y harnesses, web belts and older style Alice and even Vietnam era magazine pouches- for hand-outs, if needed. My load out gear is very similar to yours. Thanks for the information on what you carried and why.

[@stocksj]

Great review, I still have all my Army ALICE gear from when I retired back in 99. Rock it!

[@garyfoster738]

I retired army in 94 and I still use that stuff today on my daily and or weekly hikes. If it ain't broke you don't need to fix it. I noticed you're using the Tactical Tailor frame I changed also because it was a little bit better frame and longer. It just seems to make that Medium Alice ride better. As usual keep it up I love watching the videos.

[@mudinmyeye2881]

Man I a costume at window and the cat knows him😅

[@tomcreekdevil5967]

Great video! Absolutely NOTHING wrong with an ALICE Pack! I still have my dad's old ALICE Pack and I love it. It's great for backpacking, hiking, camping, and if I jumped out of airplanes that too!

[@OregonMike]

Love that line..... she's just looking for a good time.

[@LandseerNorth]

Good one Stoke. Even though I weigh the same (135#) as I did when I was in (77-97), those small regular trousers just don't fit anymore...

[@gunsofmasseffect4321]

I've been buying M81 woodland gear, have been very successful, in finding great deals, I've almost completed several systems, great video.

[@elric68]

ALICE was my first LBE waaay back in 95, and a mix of M56/ALICE before that in Civil Air Patrol… tried and true!!!

[@ContraIsBased]

will highly suggest to keep that goretex bivy inside a container or something similar,its completely exposed and might get damaged

[@josephdixon1827]

I was issued and still use the medium ALICE and 782 gear. Again like yourself Stokermatic, a mixture of MOLLE stuff. It works well together.

[@Z7d3nR4]

Still a big believer in Alice and the "y" LBE. 100 mph tape on all the hangers and loose end. 3 sets of socks, under shorts, t-shirt. One to wear, one to wash/dry out, one for emergency; all in zip lock bags. I have older "high-tech" gear, but it's not for tac use.

[@jimmyfields5831]

I love my large Alice pack I need a 782 pack

[@rachelenglish8130]

I LOVE YOUR DOG!!!!!!!!!! SO NICE!!!!!! thank u for the information

[@louiemorris9598]

Your job is not to be the cool kid, it is to be prepared. I love H- harness. They let your body breathe and work great with packs.

[@STOKERMATIC]

☝️☝️

[@brnrecluse2946]

Highly diggable setup, man! Stay Stoked!

[@albertborgman859]

The old air mattress did allow for water crossings. It did not show an obvious profile. The foam pad could be seen far away.. my guess would be a self inflating pad of the largest size.

[@brentgilbert4208]

Stayin’ stoked. My biggest issue is being almost 70. Having to refigure my “mission capabilities.”

[@STOKERMATIC]

At a young almost 47, I feel ya.

[@ironteacup2569]

my kit I ran last field op was 100% on sale surplus gear. After 4 years I am doing some upgrades but it took a while for "new kit" to be perchased

[@GruntProof]

Good stuff dude. How many ounces though? 😅

[@STOKERMATIC]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@timscarborough7575]

Not many videos mention field striping the MRE.

[@secretsquirrel9313]

Blackie Thomas good channel. He's has a series called sneaky series. Alot of good stuff.

[@arctodussimus6198]

I carried my 782 gear for decades after I got out. Even now it’s hard to find more reliable gear for hard use. Semper Fi

[@larrynorotsky8815]

Corpsman 90-99. I forgot how little we actually carried. Texas State Guard 06-23. Medical Service Corps. Our packing lists were ridiculous. We hardly humpped anywhere. In OCS not counting medical gear I had the least amount of stuff than anyone. Only thing missing from your kit was 90° light and Leatherman. Bought my first Leatherman in 92 for about $39. As a young HN that was killing me. Now the top of the line Leatherman run close to $200. Man those were the days.

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Good load-out Bill, reminds me of our patrol load-outs

[@marclucier2533]

Great content as usual. 100mph tape is one’s best friend

[@AntiFederalist58]

We had the coolest toys back in the day.

[@camoman132]

You should connect your hooks to the mag pouches itself it'll help hold up the weight better.

[@mr.dinder9287]

Alice gear is awesome stuff. I’ve recently purchased nixie works LFR and holy cow it’s a Cadillac

[@vermontvermont9292]

As for the ar-15. I use a RRA AR-15 A2. Nothing crazy, standard A2 everything. Yes I'm using a Burris rt-6 optic. Other than that a standard nylon m-16 sling. I have the m7 bayonet with scabbard on my webbing. I'd like to eventually get the OKC m9 bayonet though. So I can put my mint colt m7 back in the display case.

[@redred333]

loll "before cellphone" is a good one

[@Santiago308]

"BC" 😂😂😂! Good stuff bro, diggin the kit but that boom stick needs some paint. Keep'em coming stay safe 🇺🇸 🇺🇲

[@STOKERMATIC]

She is painted. Just the lighting with how I filmed it.

[@alanrice39]

I love all my ALICE gear, I don’t care that much bout the new stuff, I’m old school anyway, I use my stuff too! I go back even further, I like using the old school web canteen belt, it’s very pliable, the nylon is somewhat stiff unless it’s very used.

[@JohnRodriguez-si9si]

1SG Bill Stoker ( USMC and US Army ( Ret. ) ) : This Gear Dump Video is an excellent companion to the LRRP Short , " Come Hell or High Water" , with an awesome possum feature of wearing MultiCam Boonie Cover and Woodland M81 BDU Cammies and Black Speedlace Combat Boots. I Myself also love what You Yourself did with the admixtures of 782Gear/ TA-50 ALICE and modern day MultiCam Canteen Pouches, where Old School meets New Breed. Semper Fidelis and This We'll Defend, Top Kick! 🇺🇸🇺🇲🎖️🪖💣💥🔥🇺🇸🇺🇲

[@kevintanner5307]

That be awesome if you would have a list hard to keep up on the video and what best radio you used to when you're out in the field thank you for your videos very educating safe and God bless

[@corleyoutdoors2887]

Nothing like the old school!👍

[@brentwentfishing]

Great gear run down Top!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks!

[@Jupiterxice]

Stoker you made me keep my tactical gear at hand

[@phoenixrising4073]

Great video again sir. I see you are a fan of the Ibuprofen. I too, am getting old. Cheers 🍻 😄

[@STOKERMATIC]

800s are candy.

[@TheGruntPerspective]

Absolute psyco move with the no hip belt, I respect it haha

[@STOKERMATIC]

I do like to live dangerously. 😂🤣

[@randybrown140]

Alice since 1982, ARMY taught me how to use it. I'm still comfortable with it. Not impressed with later generation gear. 👍💪. In ALICE up to 6 canteens and 8 more 30rd mag's.

[@PhoenixBlaze1776]

I mixed ALICE and smersh, it works way better together than it i thought it would

[@ericl7917]

I still have all of my old Alice gear. The only problem now is that my pistol belt has gotten rather snug 😢

[@STOKERMATIC]

Ha! If feel ya!

[@tomcatt998]

Yup,,keep it long nuff & it WILL shrink

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

Get an extender.

[@Jurgen-bv5ry]

I missing the alice lc2 gear and the Gold Schools woodland bdu😢

[@GModBMXer]

This was incredible

[@majorhykroutdoors1986]

Great rundown Stokermatic. Just remember, 1SG, woodland with woodland. No mixing uniform styles (hahaha-just kidding). Keep up the good work. :)

[@dennisseverns4014]

I still have a lot of that old gear, I got out in 94

[@jaredlavoie635]

The big thing about Alice to me is it fits pretty much any caliber of American rifle mags. AR15, ar10, M1a no problem

[@Harrydog88able]

ALICE rig with chicom chest rig is a very good, cheap, basic non armored loadout

[@davidwright5580]

Another awesome video!! I want to change my bucolic on my Alice pack but I can't suck

[@exsanguinenation]

I do find that the MOLLE II canteen/GP pouches are a superior option to exercise over the ALICE canteen pouches. I'm playing with a setup that is ALICE ammo pouch-MOLLE canteen-MOLLE canteen-buttpack (repeated both sides, obviously sharing the single buttpack in the rear). That way, the ammo pouches are ammo, the canteen pouches flanking the buttpack are water, and the middle canteen/GP pouches can be anything from IFAK, to more ammo, more water, NVD (with padded insert), or anything else you can fit in them, which is a fair amount!

[@ratchetman]

Great video and I like the the tape on the buckles.The Hell or Highwater videovwas friging awesome. With gear it is better to have than have not. Glad I found your channel. Subbed after the Hell or Highwater video. Thank you for your time!!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on!

[@jory6781]

I thought that everything was awesome spot on the only thing I would personally change is get rid of the plastic canteen bottles and go with Stainless steel or titanium that way I can boil it in the bottle and not have to pour it in a cup.

[@dankennedy9423]

The plastic was useful in the bush did not clang like stainless,and fire was a no go,but that was so long ago.

[@donwest600]

The canteen cup and stove nest with the canteen making a compact low noise kit.

[@STOKERMATIC]

I run both.

[@jory6781]

I have just personally always had bad luck with the plastic ones just because of the seal breaking.

[@resolute123]

Do you ever use the Alice's waist belt along with LBE on a ruck march? I dont think I or anyone else did too but that as back in basic in 2002.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Not the issued one. It’s a tourniquet! 😂

[@Kq4hcuDan]

I still love a.l.i.c.e. gear in 2024 and beyond

[@socaljarhead7670]

LC-1 H-harnesses are getting pretty hard to find. The LBV sucked and Marines were ditching them for y and h harnesses left and right when it became clear that the h-harness was superior.

[@kennethherrick8436]

Is that an MBITR radio?

[@craiglawrence001]

Absolutely amazing!

[@Williamsarrow]

Good job

[@karlhaber1904]

I've been looking around for an ALICE pack this for less than a hundred bucks , seems they're harder to get these days, they are worth their weight in gold.

[@paulzimmerman3895]

Kick Ass my man! Really enjoyed both of those videos. Keep up the excellent work. Only thing I saw was maybe camo the hands a bit more and camo the black rifle. Would you consider doing a vid on the boogie hat? Reece set up, etc.?

[@corporaterobotslave400]

Pretty much the same gear I trained with in the 80's during the cold war. Ooh rah.

[@sharkk2770]

Great video stoker!

[@liamalepta8003]

I use a LBE that very militaryissue I had in 1990 . Having two canteens, one metal and one plastic OD green. I also have two metal canteen cups that go inside the case. I have the shoulder straps exactly inspection ready. We duct taped the clips in army for silence also. I use mine for recreational camping, hiking backpacking . Its just a good tool for outdoor activities. I also have a alice pack, which ive had these since my days. I have a bunch of the newer gear. My Ar15 io have outfitted like the M16A2. My ideas of, for fun and functioality to theme my tactical gear of that of the 1990s, and besides the body aurmor of todays soldiers, i think this LBE and gear is a better choice as the militaryt has used it for over 50 years. Many of todays military have issues with the gear they uniform

[@loyaljones8814]

Advil, take motrin and drink water you'll be good to go. Nostalgia aside, i still use my lbe and my alice pack. Great job trying to let people know you can get great gear at a reasonable price. Although Alice gear has definitely gone up over the years.

[@adamedwards2261]

Awesome stuff brother 👊🏻🇺🇸

[@billyjoejimbob1669]

Awesome, clear, concise. What about the urban wilderness next?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Have done some, need to do more.

[@billyjoejimbob1669]

@@STOKERMATIC would be fully appreciated. I for one have to play in both worlds.

[@billyjoejimbob1669]

Ps tips and tricks too if possible.

[@rtek777]

After hundreds and hundreds spent on modern gear, my kit setups have tended to revert more towards the ALICE style of setups. Most my pouches aren't cheap stuff with Direct Action Gear, Blue Force Gear, Spiritus Systems mixed with mil surplus gear etc, but the layouts and things I put into my kits go more towards sustainment in the field rather than just the slick minimalist stuff everyone's been running this past decade. Slick stuff is cool for range fun but reality is, if there's a CW2.0 or incursion by a foreign force, us civilians aren't going to be getting supply drops or friendly convoys for resupply. Depending on where we are, we might be days or weeks out having to scavenge for what we can to keep going.

[@ColdCoorsBanquet]

So would you not wear a kidney pad on the pack while wearing the duce gear?

[@jamesvatter5729]

Using that easy on easy off camo paint? Say it ain't so! Gotta have those steel tubes from hell! LOL Good stuff with this video.

[@STOKERMATIC]

😂🤣

[@georgenetz6802]

always great videos thank you

[@crazy4milsurps]

What is the manufacturer and model of your ifak pouch on your belt left side? I have been looking for one just like that. Thanks

[@STOKERMATIC]

no tag, surplus store

[@crazy4milsurps]

@@STOKERMATIC awe damn, thanks.

[@MichaelR58]

Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

[@guadalupeskitchen3734]

High energy dude

[@mixmix1487]

Good to go.

[@teufeldritch]

Minus the weapon & ammo how much does that weigh?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Don’t have a scale to be precise. But less than 35

[@teufeldritch]

@@STOKERMATIC cool, ty