Springtail MPAC/MOLLE Storage Mount

[uphill]

The Springtail MPAC with MOLLE gear arrived today (11/2) while I was getting my rig ready for the Kokopelli Trail run this weekend. So I set everything else I was doing aside and mounted it.

I should have photos for each phase of the mount up, but it was quite easy. You DO need a dremmel or some sand paper to smooth out mold ridges so that a couple of the washers seat correctly. Otherwise from box opening to complete mount took me about 1.5 hours.

MPAC mounted and MOLLE gear strapped in.

Hide-away bag in that little space where the subwoofer would go if I had one.

A few more items added. (Gerber shovel and extra MOLLE pouches)

The weight limit is 40 lbs and even with the extra pouches, I'm not close to that weight. Most of what I have there is my medical supplies (overflow), trail head deflators, chemlights, flash light and batteries, binoculars, etc.

Springtail Website​

 

[Corey]

Looks great.
Mine will arrive on Monday.

I do not have a Dremmel though.
I saw last week that Wayne (KD7) mounted his rack a little different than the instructions showed.

 

[hammer1]

how do the pouches mount to the M-PAC rack? I like the pouch designs, but the $$$ for the rack seems kinda high.

edit: I read the FAQ's on the web site. I like it.....But I think i will have to rig my own rack....I'm poor

 

[uphill]

how do the pouches mount to the M-PAC rack? I like the pouch designs, but the $$$ for the rack seems kinda high.

edit: I read the FAQ's on the web site. I like it.....But I think i will have to rig my own rack....I'm poor

They use the Military MOLLE system to mount to the rack - straps run vertically from the back, through pre-cut spaces in the metal and snap at the bottom.

If they were selling 10,000 of them, the price would be high, but when you consider the size of the market they're appealing to, it's an economy of scale thing - IMO.

Anyway, I like it and recommend it. You could make something similar if you had the tools to do it with and the inclination to do it. My problem is that fabricating it from scratch (it must be LIGHT to mount to the plastic on the rear door and strong to hold the weight) is almost an impossibility for me.