As far as I can see, the only down fall of the molle II is the frame (shown below). The thing is made of plastic. When I was in the field a few weeks ago, I saw 3 frames brake, all due to the same problem. The soldiers were attaching heavy assault packs to the frame. You do this by running 2 straps from your assault pack through the spaces at the very top of the frame and clip them back to your assault pack. It seems the soldiers with the broken frames ran both of their straps through the center space of the frame. That puts a lot more stress on the frame then if you ran each strap through the left and right spaces of the frame. I initially ran both my strap through the center space until I saw one frame snap.
The molle II system is quite confusing. It took me 2 weeks to get my pack put together. I hope I explained this problem so you all can understand.
