MOLLE 4000 Rucksack (Test Item)

To create the MOLLE 4000, Landry combined the short MOLLE frame adopted by the Marine Corps but originally developed for Army paratroopers and created a new 4000 cu in bag for it. He also envisioned a new, removable single point release. This was the critical piece. Until now, you either rigged your pack with the Harness, Single Point Release, which is a separate item, prone to loss after a jump or you carried a pack with sewn-in air items. The latter option results in increased cost per pack and you are stuck lugging around the extra weigh whether you are jumping or not. Additionally, such specialty packs aren’t appropriate for issue to other forces due to that additional cost and weight. Instead, Landry has come up with a hybrid solution which quickly attaches and detaches from the pack. This saves both rigging time and weight, once he gets on the ground, for the paratrooper.

 

Extended Reference: Natick Designs New Rucksack For Paratroopers

 

Stock Number Reference:

MOLLE 4000 Pack System

MCN: 8465-01-F90-2235

Contract Number Date: 2015-02-17

 

Harness, Single Point Release (HSPR) for MOLLE 4000 (MCN: 1670-01-F90-2233/2234)
Rucksack bottom compartment is designed for the HSPR.

USMC Pack System Main Pack Frame is Downeast 1606-AC Frame (left) and MOLLE 4000 Rucksack Frame is 1606-MC (right).

Item provided by G.I.’s friend.