The Lowe Alpine Systems Vector 1 Pack
Chuck Taylor wrote a lot of great stories for gin magazines in the 70s and 80s. One of my favorites was published in SWAT magazine in 1984 regarding the Lowe Alpine Systems Vector 1 pack which combined a large main pack with an internal frame and a combination waist belt / rappelling harness which could be separated quickly from the pack to create a relatively lightweight pack solution.
The Lowe brothers, Greg and Mike, were members of Reserve Special Forces and used their experience to build packs.
The LOCO, Vector 1, and LCS-84 were all procured by SOF units via local purchase and the LCS-84 design ultimately became the Field Pack, Large Internal Frame of the Individual Integrated Fighting System issued in the early 90s.
This link shows the full catalog from the mid-80s.
Scans by Andy’s Gas Works on Instagram and are intended solely for historical preservation.
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