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Sourcing Alice frames and straps - Local or overseas?

Posted: June 1st, 2010, 6:13 am
by Centuri
Hi all, question re: ALICE frames:

for those who have them - whats the best place to find them? I've found some local suppliers - (army surplus stores: Platatac, Mitchells) but these are often frames only for $80-100 AUD. It seems the cheaper option is to import them from the US.

any advice?

Re: Sourcing Alice frames and straps - Local or overseas?

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 12:02 am
by ode2kenobi
From memory I picked up one for about $10 with $20 shipping on ebay, every surplus store I checked with in Sydney were way to expensive

Happy hunting

Re: Sourcing Alice frames and straps - Local or overseas?

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 1:27 am
by ganthorion
I got mine from Uncle Sam's Army Navy Surplus, and although it said 'no straps' it came with them *shrugs*.

Either way, it was way cheaper then buying it over here, especially as I got my belts, boots and flightsuit at the same time (the boots were WAY cheaper then over here).

Re: Sourcing Alice frames and straps - Local or overseas?

Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 3:12 am
by Centuri
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thanks for the suggestions.

Spotted this auction - looks like the right frame - and the seller has offered a deal on several shipped together.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ALICE-LC-1-Large-F ... 2c54c54606

Re: Sourcing Alice frames and straps - Local or overseas?

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 2:08 am
by OzSpook
I picked mine up from our local "Aussie Disposals"
But I think I lucked out...$70 for the whole thing..frame, straps, bag, etc

Re: Sourcing Alice frames and straps - Local or overseas?

Posted: June 9th, 2010, 2:41 am
by RickH
OzSpook wrote:I picked mine up from our local "Aussie Disposals"
But I think I lucked out...$70 for the whole thing..frame, straps, bag, etc
Ditto. I wish I could remember what I did with the backpack, though, the damn thing went MIA after I took the ALICE frame off it.

They're harder to find at Disposals now, because you've probably noticed that Disposal stores these days don't stock much ex-military stuff. They only seem to stock civilian camping gear, or cheap military knock-offs.

To answer the burning question, yeah it probably will be marginally cheaper to buy one from the US. Even with the declining Aussie Dollar.

Re: Sourcing Alice frames and straps - Local or overseas?

Posted: June 10th, 2010, 5:35 am
by Nassik
Unfortunately, since moving to Australia I've found that I can find a lot of things cheaper in the U.S. even when adding shipping to the cost.

Re: Sourcing Alice frames and straps - Local or overseas?

Posted: June 10th, 2010, 6:55 am
by Gareee
http://www.armynavydeals.com/ just had alice frames with full straps n pads for $35 shipped. Not sure if they ship over there, but ya might save a few bucks there.