![]() ![]() I'm a sucker for a good bag, I'm gonna have to check out some of the other brands you guys have mentioned. Invest in a good bag, it will last you a lifetime. I can't vouch for how it would hold up to abuse, I only use it around town and overnight trips here and there. If I want a little more low key, non-tactical looking bag, I have a Swiss Gear pack I use. The Hoodlum offers dual zippered side pockets and main compartment access from both sides while keeping a customizable back panel that works with our Nomad. I have borrowed some Kelty civilian rucks for backpacking trips up in WY and CO, and they were great as well. ![]() Some of those bags were unit hand me downs that had been abused for several years. I, along with other members of my unit, have used all these overseas in rough austere conditions and they all stood up great. I have also used Kelty, Mystery Ranch, larger Camelback packs, and USGI rucks (large ALICE, large MOLLE, medium MOLLE, and assault pack). If I need a more substantial pack, I go with an Eberleestock Halftrack. Short trips I'm carrying a smaller Camelback HAWG or if I need more room a Blackhawk 3-day pack. ![]() I've got a wide range of bags for different purposes. But, lots of people swear by kifaru, and I not going to say they are wrong. No problems with durability, and he’s the one that turned me on to kuiu. ![]() That lucky fucker has taken record book big game on every continent except Antarctica. I’ve got a friend that has hunted (hunts actually, present tense)- literally- all over the world. But, where light is right and lighter is righter- in a bomb free environment- I’ll take the lighter gear. I really like what I see from kifaru, and when i scratch together some additional cash I’m going to spring on one of their jackets. That’s the price of all that bomb proof material they use.Īs to modularity, I can carry a 6000 cu in kuiu ultra and a 1800 cu in ultra (they fit on the same frame and suspension) with less weight penalty than an equivalent volume kifaru gear bag (revolution). I’m sure the kifaru bags are great, but they are heavy. Kifaru Grab-It II in Ranger Green w/ Lash Kit -40 Will sell all together for 600 Would be willing to trade for a Stone Glacier Xcurve Frame with Medium Belt and an Evo 3300 pack. My point is only that hunting- even hard hunting- is not hard on gear, or it doesn’t need to be. At the end, im not sure my boots were scuffed. I lost 15 lbs, eating 5000 calories per day. We hiked in excess of 50 miles from 9300 to 11000 feet asl. But, what are you doing with it? I spent a week in the mountains of the weminuche wilderness of southern Colorado on a hike in elk hunt. Durability is great, no one wants their gear to wear out. Then thing is, I’ve never encountered a bomb on a hunting trip. the “doobie” I bought for an elk trip is awesome. The 15 pounds isn't that heavy so having that weight back that far isn't an issue and better than stowing it inbetween the pack frame and the pack which would push the rest of my gear back further away from my back which is where the majority of my pack weight is making this a less attractive option.I’m sure kifaru gear is bomb proof. Still the best way to stow it I have found is with the packraft rolled up tight and positioned vertical on the back of the pack. Just got back from a 4 day packrafting trip last night in which I had the PR-49 strapped to my Kifaru EMR 2. In fact strapping two PR-49s and 2 sets of paddles along with enough gear for a weeks worth of stuff is still managable with this pack. Of those packs listed far and away the EMR 2 does the best job IMO in organizing gear and being able to strap the packraft to the back of the pack. I have used packs from Arcteryx (Bora 95), Mystery Ranch (NICE 6500), and Kifaru (Highcamp 7K obviously 7000 cu in, Duplex Timberline 1 which is 7200 cu in, and EMR 2 which is 8400 cu in). Now add packrafting to the mix and you need space for paddles, pump, repair kit, and finally a packraft. Add hunting gear (spotting scope, tripod, knife, gamebags, binoculars, rifle, ammo, and more) will take up even more space. Like Larry I have used a number of high volume packs as just getting enough gear for normal backpacking for 7-10 days usually takes up 3500-4000 cubic inches. ![]()
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