CFP-90 F.C.I Repairing the Alpine pack with DAD SURVIVAL. Subscriber Requested Video.

[@artp1735]

Fixing the pack is great but spending time with Pops is priceless. Great job, wonderful machine shop, job done well.

[@scottysurvival]

I agree. It was a fun time with dad, and I learn a lot from him. Thanks for watching 🤗

[@artp1735]

@@scottysurvival The amount of knowledge you can learn from Dad survival is better then any college could teach, the older Generations are full of wisdom, just as their parents were. We Americans are slowly losing this hands on wisdom, learning from doing, maybe making mistakes but then finding better ways of doing stuff by doing it..Just as you have learned from doing, going out in the woods, making mistakes but also learning, thank you Scotty, this video says a lot more then some would think..

[@scottysurvival]

@@artp1735 I completely agree art p. Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated 🤗

[@OKBushcraft]

@@artp1735 great comment. 👍 I agree.

[@torsten4757]

Thank´s for sharing the repair! Regards from Germany!

[@scottysurvival]

Absolutely. Sorry it's taken so long. Hope you enjoyed it.🤗💯

[@torsten4757]

@@scottysurvival Yea, it´s helpful to see several takes on it. Appreciate it!

[@ppspsd]

Your dad is a SKILLED CRAFTSMAN!!! AWESOME JOB DAD!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@scottysurvival]

Yes he is. Thank you. I learned a lot, and glad you enjoyed the video🤗

[@Bergmann.Alaska]

CFP is one of the few rucks that is easy to repair due to its opening at the top and bottom. I used to use one. The suspension is garbage and ruins an otherwise good rucksack, so I simply sewed on my own suspension with my household sewing machine and appropriate thread and never had an issue. My only issue after that is at the time I could fit inside the ruck so i ended up switching to something more stature appropriate..

[@scottysurvival]

O yes I agree on the suspension for sure. This one turned out solid. It's one of the most comfortable packs I have wore other than the MOLLE ll ruck. I have the patrol pack that goes with this pack, but it's super uncomfortable. Thanks for watching 😎👍💯

[@olpepaw4747]

1st comment!! I've got a Cfp-90 and been waiting to see this! I'm trying to make mine work without making permanent changes...work in progress 😁

[@scottysurvival]

Awesome 👍. Thank you for the comment, I hope everything works out for you. There are endless possibilities on how to fix these packs depending on where yours broke at.

[@olpepaw4747]

@@scottysurvival mine hasn't broken (yet) but I'm trying to attach the bag to an ALICE pack without permanent changes...

[@scottysurvival]

@@olpepaw4747 that sounds neat. That would be one ultimate hybrid.

[@MichaelR58]

Great job , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

[@scottysurvival]

Thank you. My pleasure. God Bless🤗

[@OKBushcraft]

Great repair. Your dad is great.

[@scottysurvival]

Thanks brother. I can learn a lot from him🤗🤗💯

[@raf321]

I made a different repair. I made a 3/16" thick aluminum "duckfoot" to replace the original item. 3 x 2" wide slots milled in each of the upper, slanted edges; 6 milled slots total. I attached (sewed) 2 inch wide webbing extensions to original shoulder straps., which were removed from the original "Duckfoot". The shoulder straps can be adjusted via the slots, as well as the "duckfoot" using the original plastic track. Some combination of your repair and my approach might be ideal. Good on you for thinking outside the box! FWIW, I have also seen a person sew on multiple 1" wide webbing straps + buckles to the sides of the CFP-90, and mount it to a MOLLE 2 frame, using the MOLLE 2 shoulder straps and waistbelt.

[@scottysurvival]

Nice. That cfp-90 to MOLLE frame would be neat to see. Thanks for watching and commenting 😎💯

[@chefprepjustindieh]

Thank you

[@scottysurvival]

Absolutely

[@darkcorsair247]

what an amazing shop Scotty. it is great to see you and your dad taking this project together you are a lucky man! thanks for showing us how it was done

[@scottysurvival]

Thanks 👍. It was a lot of fun. All credit goes to dad survival. Thanks for watching 🤗

[@jeffrichards5106]

Hey Scotty, your Dad did an awesome job! You're fortunate to have a father that knows what he's doing and has a great machine shop. Hope that the CFP holds up well. Look forward to the overnighter. Thanks for the video. God bless.

[@scottysurvival]

Thanks Jeff. He is really good at this kind of stuff. I need to learn all that I can from him💯. I will eventually do a overnight with it. Thanks for watching 🤗

[@jimmykowalski7605]

What a great shop,! a lot of work and patience . lol.. I'm wondering how that broke ? I must of missed it. great video thanks for taking us along,

[@scottysurvival]

Thanks. It's dad survival s playground...lol...It basically melted off over the summer when it was in my car. It was very hot out ..ugh .ugh🥵

[@odgreenoutdoors20]

Cool man, good fix , that should last a long time

[@scottysurvival]

I hope. Next video be me testing it out🤗

[@tommyseabee2176]

Great fix! Unfortunately the entire Seabee Community had these without the “fix”. It was a nightmare to say the least. Not to mention the attachable square assault pack that came with them had very small shoulder straps and was difficult to use with body armor. Most of us purchased other options or used the previous gen ALICE packs. Since the ILBE was in “MARPAT”, we couldn’t use it. The CFP90 was a stopgap solution until the FILBE came out.

[@scottysurvival]

I bet. That had to be a pain. I have 2 of the cfp-90 assault packs and they are small. I noticed wearing one with cold weather coat on it was very tight to get on and off. More like a pain. I would say the MOLLE ll Ruck is very good I have one and very comfortable. I think the assault and patrol packs for those are better and bigger. The ILBE is nice as well. Thanks for watching

[@davestuddert4392]

I own a couple of CFP-90's & it appears that they have a problem with the plastic fixtures where the straps attach to the pack & slide up & down on the torso adjustment "rail" The fixtures deteriorate with age, go brittle & literally disintegrate. In my opinion the concept & comfort of the pack isn't too bad (with the exception of the incompatibility issue with body armor) If the major design flaw (the plastic adjustment system) had been addressed it may have found a niche in operational use. Anyone else found a solution to this problem?

[@scottysurvival]

@@davestuddert4392 did you watch the video on how we fixed it?. The way we did worked really well

[@davestuddert4392]

@@scottysurvival Yes, Scotty I did. I agree it was a great fix. Unfortunately, I don't have the tools to do the great job you & your Dad did. Every time I watch your videos I think to myself "Hah! I've got that piece of kit too!" CFP-90's, Ecotats, Alpenflage jackets, Polish Lavvu's etc. Great minds think alike eh?😃 Keep up the good work

[@scottysurvival]

​@@davestuddert4392 I understand. I am very appreciative for my father and his knowledge. Hopefully one day you will be able to fix yours. Their are so many options out their. Possibly a speedy stitcher to start with. I've used mine on canvas and it works great for hand sewing

[@willisblevins4190]

Good show I do have this pack I hope it does break thank you

[@scottysurvival]

Thank you. It was a fun video to make for you guy's. I hope yours doesn't break, but I hate to say it a lot of these eventually break..ugh..ugh..but hopefully not. Thank you for watching 🤗

[@jhtsurvival]

Nice

[@scottysurvival]

Thank you👍💯

[@USN308]

Scotty, a while back I got some information from you about the poles (3) for my Sierra Designs Solo Assault Tent Shelter, but I can't find it now; is it possible you might be able to find the info you gave me? I think the reason I can't find it is because we were "chatting" in the sidebar.

[@scottysurvival]

I think I remember I measured them and gave you the measurements. I'm pretty sure that was on one of my videos you had asked in, but I don't remember??

[@USN308]

@@scottysurvival UPDATE ON THE POLES: I found the info you so kindly provided, and was able to get a new set made, same great company, Easton, which made the originals. This is a rare tent, (Sierra Designs Solo Assault Shelter/Tent) mine is the US made version manufactured for US Special Forces (mainly USN SEALs) and I'm kinda attached to it, best tent I've ever had & I've owned a few. So I THANK YOU, YOU CAME THROUGH FOR ME LIKE A BOSS!

[@scottysurvival]

@@USN308 thanks for the update, and I was happy to help you🤗.

[@4512dude]

I’m late to the party on this! 😅 Did your Dad make more of the metal plates? I bet he could sell them as a repair kit to other CFP90 owners. Seems like an untapped market. 👍🏼

[@scottysurvival]

@@4512dude ahh your giving me some ideas now .🤔. He didn't make anymore but would be good to have more. It turned out really good though. Thanks for watching 👍💯😎

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

The CFP90 is a neat design hampered by poor materials from what I have seen.

[@scottysurvival]

Ya their is so much life left in this old pack, but the yoke system just wasn't very well design and the type of material used wasn't good