What Are They For ?

[markiver54]

Got this back pack a while back with my NRA renewal. ( I renew each year instead of paying the huge amount for a life time membership. )
Anyway, I guess this is supposed to be some sort of tactical backpack, ( which I don't need ), but my question is; what is the intended purpose of the straps on the front?
Maybe I'm missing something obvious, or just plain un-informed.
Can anyone enlighten me?

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[JEBar]

you can hang most everything but a porta potty on those rifles .... my guess would be straps could hold flashlights, lasers, cup holders and a host of other attachments

[RanchRoper]

Not to mention your bedroll.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I'm supposed to being getting one of those Tumbler Cups, but it ain't showed up yet.

Four months late now.

[markiver54]

I'm supposed to being getting one of those Tumbler Cups, but it ain't showed up yet.

Four months late now.

Yeah...Ya never know when their stuff is gonna come. I usually forget all about the item and then one day, there it is.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I'm supposed to being getting one of those Tumbler Cups, but it ain't showed up yet.

Four months late now.

Yeah...Ya never know when their stuff is gonna come. I usually forget all about the item and then one day, there it is.

Well, you'll never guess what showed up in my mailbox today, lol.

Maybe the NRA heard me and made a special delivery??

[BigAl52]

Wayne LaPierre needs to make a mansion payment so your prizes might be late. Probably needs some new clothes to.

[GunnyGene]

you can hang most everything but a porta potty on those rifles .... my guess would be straps could hold flashlights, lasers, cup holders and a host of other attachments

Some types of magazine pouches, military canteens, and other gear, have this kind of arrangement for attaching to webbing:

[daytime dave]

Mark, you now need to invest in items that can be hung on those straps. They are handy if you have a use for them.

[markiver54]

Mark, you now need to invest in items that can be hung on those straps. They are handy if you have a use for them.

Yeh, I've since come to learn what they're for, ( things ). probably will never need the dang things.

[BrokenolMarine]

If I remember correctly, they are called Molle (Molly) straps.

MOLLE is an acronym for Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment. It is used to define the current generation of load-bearing equipment and backpacks ... (per Wiki)

I would have loved to have had Molly gear. When I was in, WE had 782 Gear, way heavier. The 782 was the old form we signed when we were issued our gear. There was a list of Combat turnout gear for each designated unit or assignment. As a door gunner, MY List would be drastically different than a standard ground pounder, who would get gear I wouldn't need, just as a Tanker would get gear the Ground Marine wouldn't need.

Funny thing is, WE signed for BASIC combat gear, then a LOAD of extra Flight related gear.
All Marines signed for BASIC combat gear. Then the gear for your MOS. We signed LOTS of forms...