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I and a few other dudes in HS in the 90s used Alice packs when all the cool kids had Jansport or some expensive stuff. We had legit 'Nam era stuff and didnt care what others thought.
Nowadays the molle gear really IS useful. I use 5.11 24/72hr backpacks but I am sure the stuff you got is equally as nice. For my combat bugout bag they really hold up to dirt, being kicked around and getting jet fuel spilled on them. I can shove anything into them or tie anything onto them in a hurry. The zippers won't give out and its waterproof.
I like my OD bags because they stand out against all the Army doodz with ACU so nobody walks off with it. (I am a C-130 pilot and army doodz steal our stuff). Same goes for school campuses I suppose.
For a stateside airport or school bag it would do great too. I use the molle loops to put pens in, attach smiley face patches to (just cut a strip of loop side velcro and slip it into the molle for the hook sided patch to grab onto).
You can also use a carabiner to hold key or anything else and hook it right onto molle.
I now look at ANY pack without molle the way people with Iphones look at a corded home telephone. I suppose if you want to get odd looks throw some glowsticks in the loops along side some extra long ZipTies.
I think the only way somebody is a poser is if they have anything that says VET or veteran of..... on something. Otherwise I see it like wearing a Lakers jersey or having a Yankees hat on. Some people like sports, some people like blowing stuff up and getting paid for it and each need to root for their team.
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