Pouch Attachment Ladder System
The Pouch Attachment Ladder System or PALS is a grid of
PALS consists of webbing sewn onto the load-bearing equipment and corresponding webbing and straps on the attachment. The straps are interwoven between the webbing on each of two pieces and finally snapped into place, making for a very secure fit which can be detached with moderate effort. New types are laser cut out of single piece fabric rather than webbing straps sewn onto fabric. This is common on many new tactical items from backpacks to chest rigs. The spacing is the same standard so new lasercut ladders are 100% backwards compatible with older pouches made for webbing strap construction rigs.
Specifications
The PALS grid consists of horizontal rows of 25 mm (1 in) Commercial Item Descriptions (CID) A-A-55301A (replacing Mil-W-43668[4]) Type III nylon webbing (most commercial vendors use Type IIIa), spaced 25 mm apart, and reattached to the backing at 38 mm (1.5 in) intervals.[5] Although the specification is for the stitchings to be spaced 38 mm (1.5 in) apart, stitching in the range 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in) is considered acceptable in practice.[citation needed]
Newer styles come in various laser cut fabric, most commonly 1000D cordura nylon (some vendors use 500D - 600D). The benefits often quoted for laser cut single piece style is significant weight saving especially on plate carriers/rigs and items with large amount of ladder area as well as less bulk. Another consideration is fabrics can be made in new popular patterns without need to source webbing in compatible shades including viewing conditions under night vision devices. Many of these specialist patterns are also available in
Gallery
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A man in 1975 modelling an early ERDL-patterned prototype of the PASGT vest, with two PALS webbing strips on the front.
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PALS grid on the United Kingdom's Osprey body armor
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Pouches attached tohydration bladder.
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PALS grid on a
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PALS grid on the MOLLE pack
References
- ^ ISBN 9781610600828. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ^ "Molle Care And Use Manual" (PDF). campingsurvivalgearreviews.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ^ MALICE Clip Archived 2007-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MIL-W-43668 C NOTICE-1 WEBBING TEXTILE TEXTURED OR NYLON
- ^ "diytactical.com - Webbing & Tape". diytactical.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.