This guy makes some excellent hand made repro stuff and fantasy pieces. A fantaasy piece being something made from real era material and looks like it could very well have been something made at the time but wasn’t. Anyway, his special talent is in repro boonies and CISO packs. The CISO pack is an ultra rare item. This is the sterile ruck made by the Counter Insurgency Support Office and was the primary ruck used by SOG teams.
The fella has been shadow banned on FB by the algorithms for some reason. Probably because it’s military stuff, and he is having a lot of trouble selling his excellent repro even though it is hand made and sold at a very reasonable price.
He has an ebay store where he puts up items as well as his FB store. Please go give it a look and a follow.
C.I.S.O. Indigenous Rucksack. Final Version.
Originally made on Okinawa by C.I.S.O. (Counter Insurgency Support Office) under the direction of Ben Baker. These packs emulate the NVA (PAVN) rucks made in China, though improved by Ben and his magicians at CISO.
Vintage Original “Canvak” treated cotton canvas fabric. This is a ten ounce fabric that is treated and becomes a hefty 16oz. The treatment makes the fabric water resistant. Though the original packs were untreated canvas, these were the more popular second version.
Drawstring is an original “canvak” treated cotton lace in Olive Drab 7.
100% Cotton, 3/4″ original webbing.
Attachment points executed with 3/4″ Slide lock buckles.
Webbing ends have been dipped to prevent fraying. This is done with an epoxy instead of the old school tar that would’ve been used by riggers in SOG and other places in the SF Community.
Scattered Shots 