venkman71 wrote:No. That's the point. The thing is like a Sherman tank. It's not the heaviest pack I've ever worn but it definitely reminds me of some of the old scratch builds from back in the day. The resin is thick, the parts are weighty. I'd say it's a good 15-20 lbs. I'll have to drop my next one onto a scale.
Well, that's reassuring. Thanks, venkman71. Any update on when your assembly video will come out? I have to live vicariously through this thread until I receive mine.
I've never worn a proper proton pack- just one I scrapped together for Halloween 13 years ago now. It was fit to an alice frame which I still own. I've found that the frame itself is probably a real LC-1 frame and the straps are repro LC -2. I'm hoping to find LC-1 style straps/waist belt sometime to go with it as I want to lean more towards GB1, despite the fact the Anovos pack itself is closer to GB2. My uniform is going to be a GB1 style as well.
I don't remember it being any trouble to wear at all, even for hours. Honestly, the alice frame seems to be very comfortable. My understanding is an alice frame can be loaded up to 70 lbs! If the pack is even half of that I'd think it'd be pretty comfortable actually, assuming you don't have back problems. But they were made for much harder activity than a GB fan would put it through.