CFP-90

In the 1990’s when the military upgraded their Individual Integrated Fighting system which has a tactical load-carrying vest with the Combat Field pack M-1990 more widely known as the CFP-90.

During Vietnam the load carrying vest was intended for the United States Navy Seals in order to be able to carry equipment more easily. The idea behind the tactical load-carry vest was to help the infantryman carry his equipment in a more distributed manner over his body thus giving the soldier more comfort and easier mobility.

In 1988 the United State Military had the M-1988 or LBV88 Tactical Load Bearing Vest created and was dispersed among all infantrymen for greater equipment carrying as well as mobility; however the LBV88 Tactical Load Bearing Vest had ventilations issues that needed to be changed. The CFP-90 tactical load carrying vest of the mid 1990’s was to correct the ventilation and continue to give soldiers a means to carry equipment evenly disturbed over their bodies as well as comfort.

The CFP-90 was officially renamed the Enhanced Tactical Load Carrying Vest or the Enhanced Tactical Load Bearing Vest or ETLBV however, the United State Military did not change the stock numbers from the previous generation of Tactical Load Bearing Vests but phased the old ones out as the new ones became available.

The CFP-90 Field Backpack is constructed of an 8 ounce water repellent woodland camouflage nylon fabric that weighs 8 pound when empty.

The CF-90 contains a main compartment for equipment and a sleeping bag compartment that can be opened up into the main compartment when a sleeping bag is not being utilized, thus creating one large equipment compartment. On the exterior the CFP-90 is equipped with 2 small cargo pockets and a channeled pocket to help carry and organize smaller equipment.

The CPF-90 military backpack also contains accessory positions consisting of webbing and loops on the exterior and throughout the pack to secure even more equipment while having easy accessibility. All content inside and out of the CF-90 is tightly secured through the utilization of compression straps that hold all equipment tightly in place thus having minimal movement while the soldier is in motion.