As a relative newbie to the site, I've been going through a lot of backpack threads trying to figure out how to get started, what to buy, and where to get it. There are over 5 pages of threads with a ton of great material. The problem is that I've been surfing for about an hour and a half on just backpacks and I am still at square one.
I know that Seth, Mike and a lot of other guys have just about nailed every uber-accurate part of each of the different packs. I though it would be cool, if possible, to create a specific thread that troopers could go to get the info they need for that specific pack design.
I guess that there should be a specific thread for each pack from ANH that has been identified and named. It would be ice if each of the threads started with some photos so that troopers could pick out the one they want to build and then continue with a list of parts needed and where they can be obtained. Photos of the raw parts would also be cool. The remainder of the thread could include the tutorial on how to fabricate the parts and ideas on how to assemble the packs.
I know that there are many variations and options available, so maybe a better way to do it would be to isolate specific parts of the packs that seem to carry over through the different variations and create "master" threads on those parts... i.e. mortar tubes, exhaust ports, radio face plates, BS frames, PVC frames, boxes.
Anybody have any suggestions?