TAD Gear Fast Pack PS (Patrol Size) v1 in Foliage Green with 6 pouches For Sale

Rare first Gen 1 TAD Gear Fast Pack in Foliage Green. Included is 6 TAD Gear pouches also in Foliage Green as seen on the bag. Also included is the removable waist belt (not pictured). In great condition and hard to find. Description from Military Morons: - The best way I can describe the F.A.S.T. Pack P.S. (Patrol Size) from Triple Aught Design (TAD Gear) is that it\'s like their previous F.A.S.T. Alpha packs, but re-engineered and given a healthy dose of steroids. Shown here is the 10th Anniversary Package, which includes the P.S. pack, padded waist belt, TAD Gear cable gear keeper and special embroidered patch. The P.S. is 1000 cu.in. larger than the Alpha model, shown below for size comparison (ignore the colours in the two photos below - the combination of artificial lights and natural light screwed up the white balance of the camera. The photos at the bottom of the review where I\'m wearing the pack are an accurate representation of the colours). You can see that the P.S. is larger in all three dimensions than the Alpha. The P.S. pack is a limited run of 100 pieces in each colour (Black, Crye MultiCam or Foliage Green)Overall design and features - The F.A.S.T. Pack P.S. (Patrol Size) is a 2800 cu.in. 3-day sized pack. MIL-SPEC materials are used throughout, including 1000D DuPont Cordura nylon with stain protector, high tensile strength composite nylon thread and nylon webbing, YKK nylon coil zippers and ITW Nexus Ghillietex hardware. Overall dimensions (stuffed, approx) are 21\" in height, 15\" in width and 9\" deep at the bottom. The P.S. is slightly wedge shaped, narrowing to about 11\" wide and 6\" deep at the top. It weighs just shy of 5 lbs empty.Body - The P.S. is a front/panel opening pack with a two-way YKK coil zipper running over the top and halfway down each side. On the front of the pack near the top is a large 12\" x 3\" loop velcro patch. Right below that are two rows X 8 columns of PALS webbing. The top row is TAD\'s two inch base (TIB) webbing under the 1\" webbing for non-MOLLE accessories that use 2\" webbing for an attach point. The front of the Transporter Tail has 5 rows X 6 columns of PALS, with the 2nd and 4th rows having the two inch base webbing underneath. The PALS fields on the sides are divided into upper and lower areas, and separated by the side pocket zipper. The top PALS area has three rows of PALS webbing. The top row has 3 columns and the bottom rows have 4 columns. The middle row has two inch base webbing underneath it. The lower PALS field (on the outside of the side pocket) has 3 rows X 6 columns of PALS, with the middle row having the two inch base webbing. There are 3 rows X 7 columns of PALS on the bottom of the pack for attaching additional MOLLE items.On the top of the P.S. is an internally reinforced drag/carry handle. The four side compression straps either connect to each other across the front of the pack, or to the transporter tail, when it is up. They have dual-adjust SR buckles and the straps can be adjusted on both male and female ends. There are two additional compression straps on the bottom of the pack, both for lashing other gear or to compress the bottom of the pack. At the top of the pack are two compression straps that are attached to the shoulder straps. Snugging them up pulls the top front of the pack towards the back. The bottom of the pack has two grommets for drainage. All adjustable pack straps have velcro \'Neat Wings\' to keep the straps rolled up and tidy. Very nice and convenient to have those.Shoulder straps - At 4\", the P.S. has the widest shoulder straps out of any pack I\'ve seen. Do they need to be that wide I wondered? At first, I felt that they were too wide and could rub the sides of my neck. Upon asking Patrick Ma of TAD about it, he explained that the pack is meant to be worn lower on the back (with the hip belt properly placed on the hips), so the neck isn\'t as close to the attach points of the shoulder straps. Worn that way, there was adequate clearance on both sides. Another reason for the wider straps is that this is not a suspension pack, and a greater percentage of the weight of the pack is borne by the shoulders. Alpine Pack Grade closed-cell foam padding is used inside the shoulder pads and also on the back of the pack. 1\" webbing on top of 2\" webbing is sewn vertically to the shoulder pads, for attachment of small accessory pockets. The shoulder pads also have elastic hydration tube guides and D-rings. The 3/4\" wide sternum strap is removable and is elastic backed. The shoulder straps are quick-releasable via the ITW Ghillietex SR buckles. The shoulder pads and back are fully lined with heavy duty Drilex. Drilex is much more abrasion resistant than Coolmax and will not wear nor pill as quickly.Waist Belt - The contoured Waist/hip belt is removable and has two rows of PALS webbing around it. It can be used as a stand-alone pistol/load bearing belt. It\'s padded and fully lined with Drilex. Elastic loops on the 2\" webbing strap help secure the loose ends. The belt is tightened by pulling the 2\" webbing forward.Transporter Tail - The Transporter Tail on the P.S. is of the F.A.S.T. Pack Alpha Gen II design. It\'s purpose is for quick stowage of a jacket or for bulky/long items that may not fit inside the pack. It has a pocket, or \"Rifle Stock Slot\" incorporated into it, where a rifle stock can be placed when the Tail is deployed. See the Gen 2 review for an illustration for how this works. Although using the Tail to carry a longer rifle puts the barrel lower, you can\'t set the pack down upright nor easily access the contents of the main compartment when a rifle is strapped to the back.Outside Pockets - Though not immediately obvious at first glance, the P.S. has six external zippered pockets.Top Admin Pocket - This is a large zippered pocket approximately 11\" wide x 12\" tall. The zipper is right above the loop velcro field at the top front of the pack. Inside the pocket is an organizer with 4 pen slots, and 4 slot pockets for various small items like an iPod, multi tool, flashlight, phone etc.Large Snack Pocket - This is located behind the Transporter Tail and measures 12\" x 10\". I\'m able to fit four M4 30-round USGI magazines inside it, side by side.Dual Side Accessory Pockets - On each side of the pack, with its opening a little more than halfway down, is a zippered accessory pocket. Each pocket measures about 9\" wide x 9\" tall and fits USGI 1-qt canteens (with the top sticking out). A medic shear retainer slot pocket is inside the right side pocket, and can be used for other small items. I discovered that these side pockets fit the butt stock of an M4 carbine perfectly. With a rifle carried this way, the side compression straps keep it secured, and the pack can be set down upright on its bottom. The rifle rides higher of course, but isn\'t in the way and the c.g. is closer to your back. The weight of the rifle is offset to the side, but can be compensated for if need be.Dual Flashlight Caves - The P.S. has zippered flashlight caves instead of the velcro-closed pockets on the F.A.S.T. Alpha packs. The flashlight caves are behind the Dual Side Accessory pockets, and are the same size, only bottom opening.