Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Its those loops on the outside of backpacks and gear carrying cases where you can tie things down onto the backpack.
Its a type of those loops, specifically.
Most of my back packs have leather lash tabs, we called them lash tabs, not an acronym.
Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Yeah, thats what i call em. Buddy from work was military for years and called the things on his bag PALS. Then described the difference...i zoned out. They are horizontal instead of vertical, maybe?
My military experience was Navy, not a lot of backpacks used on board ships. I suspect the acronym PALS is more recent than my experience anyway.
The photo gives you an idea of the age of my backpacks. I think I bought my Kelty Tour Pack in the 70s? Photo is only three years old. Pack still works great, but I wish it got more usage than it actually gets.
Back to the original question, I can't imagine why anyone would want to lash each of their items onto a board instead of put it all in a bag, or a bag with several pockets? And I can't imagine an easier way to loose stuff than to have lots of items lashed onto a vertical board with lash points. When things fall off they might not make enough noise to alert you to their loss.