collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: Kifaru DT3  (Read 8620 times)

Offline kentrek

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2012
  • Posts: 3513
  • Location: west coast
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #15 on: April 02, 2014, 12:22:54 PM »
Quote from: kentrek link=issues opic=150648.msg1999121#msg1999121 date=1396410976
Shoulda bought an ultra an saved your money for a better bike  ;)  :chuckle:

Hope it ends up heavy this fall  :tup:
Lol yeah a bike is on the lower part of my priority list. A good pack I feel is essential to the outdoors, lots of valuable equipment, id hate to have a pack fail while so many miles out.

Packs are pretty over built, but its a confidence thing which i understand.....but trust me...going from a cheap bike to a built one is a game changer...

Offline Smossy

  • Illiterate Woodsman
  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 6671
  • Location: Spanaway, Wa
  • Slow down and enjoy the moment.
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2014, 12:28:20 PM »
Quote from: kentrek link=issues opic=150648.msg1999121#msg1999121 date=1396410976
Shoulda bought an ultra an saved your money for a better bike  ;)  :chuckle:

Hope it ends up heavy this fall  :tup:
Lol yeah a bike is on the lower part of my priority list. A good pack I feel is essential to the outdoors, lots of valuable equipment, id hate to have a pack fail while so many miles out.

Packs are pretty over built, but its a confidence thing which i understand.....but trust me...going from a cheap bike to a built one is a game changer...
Yeah the ones were getting right now are just gonna be to get us started, see what we like, if we even like it. Then im sure well go overboard and spend entirely to much money on some good ones "like we do for everything" lol. Id like to do some much deeper hunting then id normally be able to do from foot. Getting 10+ miles back wouldnt really be unreasonable anymore.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

Offline kentrek

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2012
  • Posts: 3513
  • Location: west coast
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2014, 12:45:59 PM »
Prolly a good idea, I still cant get over how expensive packs are...after retiring mine an being fresh on the market i decided to go with a "cheap" pack an puting the rest of my money towards a bear hunt in alaska...seemd like a no brainer to me  :chuckle:

Offline Smossy

  • Illiterate Woodsman
  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 6671
  • Location: Spanaway, Wa
  • Slow down and enjoy the moment.
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2014, 07:13:11 PM »
This bad boy just came in the mail today, Super stoked. Now just gotta get my frame so I can actually use it :chuckle:
Debating what kind of stays and what frame length to get now.

Don't know why, like Ill ever fill it - but the DT3 seems kinda small :dunno:
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

Offline Smossy

  • Illiterate Woodsman
  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 6671
  • Location: Spanaway, Wa
  • Slow down and enjoy the moment.
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2014, 07:14:07 PM »
:chuckle: I feel like her first pictures should have blood in them.  I lucked out and one of my buddies pulled a spring bear tag so it salvaged my spring!  I am crawling up the walls to chase some big game!  I was doing my Nevada apps the other night and it flipped my switch! Bring on fall!!!
B what size stays' f/length did u get?
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

Offline Karl Blanchard

  • Trade Count: (+24)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Aug 2008
  • Posts: 10657
  • Location: Selah, WA
  • Jonathan_S hunting apparel prostaff
  • Groups: Sitka Gear Fan Boy for LIFE
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2014, 08:42:38 PM »
:chuckle: I feel like her first pictures should have blood in them.  I lucked out and one of my buddies pulled a spring bear tag so it salvaged my spring!  I am crawling up the walls to chase some big game!  I was doing my Nevada apps the other night and it flipped my switch! Bring on fall!!!
B what size stays' f/length did u get?
I went with the 24" aluminum stays.  PLENTY of lift for me @5'8" and the little bit of weight you save by going with the composite stays was really insignificant for me, especially with the price difference.  The ability to slightly tweek aluminum stays is a nice option as well, incase they don't quite fit your back profile.
It is foolish and wrong to mourn these men.  Rather, we should thank god that such men lived.  -General George S. Patton

Aaron's Profile:  http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=2875
Aaron's Posts:  http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=2875
Aaron's Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/aaron.blanchard.94

Offline Smossy

  • Illiterate Woodsman
  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 6671
  • Location: Spanaway, Wa
  • Slow down and enjoy the moment.
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2014, 09:36:58 PM »
:chuckle: I feel like her first pictures should have blood in them.  I lucked out and one of my buddies pulled a spring bear tag so it salvaged my spring!  I am crawling up the walls to chase some big game!  I was doing my Nevada apps the other night and it flipped my switch! Bring on fall!!!
B what size stays' f/length did u get?
I went with the 24" aluminum stays.  PLENTY of lift for me @5'8" and the little bit of weight you save by going with the composite stays was really insignificant for me, especially with the price difference.  The ability to slightly tweek aluminum stays is a nice option as well, incase they don't quite fit your back profile.
That's all exactly what I was thinking, Im 5'7 I figured the 24 would be plenty and I wanted to be able to tweek the stays. Thanks for the second opinion.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

Offline 7mag.

  • Blacktail Hunter
  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2008
  • Posts: 2968
  • Location: Buckley
  • YAR member
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2014, 10:08:34 PM »
:chuckle: I feel like her first pictures should have blood in them.  I lucked out and one of my buddies pulled a spring bear tag so it salvaged my spring!  I am crawling up the walls to chase some big game!  I was doing my Nevada apps the other night and it flipped my switch! Bring on fall!!!
B what size stays' f/length did u get?
I went with the 24" aluminum stays.  PLENTY of lift for me @5'8" and the little bit of weight you save by going with the composite stays was really insignificant for me, especially with the price difference.  The ability to slightly tweek aluminum stays is a nice option as well, incase they don't quite fit your back profile.
That's all exactly what I was thinking, Im 5'7 I figured the 24 would be plenty and I wanted to be able to tweek the stays. Thanks for the second opinion.

I got the 26" aluminum stays, but I'm 6'1". The 24's should work great for you.
Semper Fi. USMC

Offline fillthefreezer

  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Aug 2011
  • Posts: 1481
  • Location: tacoma
  • @adventure_sd
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #23 on: April 30, 2014, 11:38:16 AM »
get 26s. not really any downside. resale is better too.

Offline Smossy

  • Illiterate Woodsman
  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 6671
  • Location: Spanaway, Wa
  • Slow down and enjoy the moment.
Re: Kifaru DT3
« Reply #24 on: April 30, 2014, 12:49:36 PM »
get 26s. not really any downside. resale is better too.
Makes sense.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

me and my son headed east for our 2nd turkey season by shorthair15
[Yesterday at 10:52:59 PM]


How to edit title by Rainier10
[Yesterday at 10:33:22 PM]


Discretion !!! by Kingofthemountain83
[Yesterday at 10:23:25 PM]


Attention Sportsmen and Women: Presence needed at April WDFW Commission meeting by Humptulips
[Yesterday at 09:26:29 PM]


E tags by X-Force
[Yesterday at 08:12:35 PM]


2026 turkey season! by brewzer13
[Yesterday at 07:03:21 PM]


WA wolf population increases 17%. by Kingofthemountain83
[Yesterday at 05:41:12 PM]


Wildlife Obsession Duvall WA Taxidermy Closing its doors by time2hunt
[Yesterday at 05:28:33 PM]


Mushroom ID Thread by pianoman9701
[Yesterday at 04:02:06 PM]


You Bear Slayers by Kingofthemountain83
[Yesterday at 03:10:33 PM]


WA 2nd Bear Tag. Is it still a thing? by Kingofthemountain83
[Yesterday at 03:01:45 PM]


6.5 PRC advice by bearhunter99
[Yesterday at 02:32:41 PM]


Blacktail Trophy Tactics Hunting Event: Free for Veterans/Active Duty by silverdalesauer
[Yesterday at 09:42:17 AM]


Looking for Your Help - Donate Used or New Gear by silverdalesauer
[Yesterday at 09:24:31 AM]


Old account recovery by Kingofthemountain83
[Yesterday at 09:08:24 AM]


Hoof rot by HikerHunter
[Yesterday at 08:23:42 AM]


Best Turkey Recipes by erronulvin
[Yesterday at 07:49:22 AM]


Any fans of the 35 Rem, 358 Win, 35 Whelen, 9.3x62, or 45-70? by The Big Game Hunter
[Yesterday at 06:00:15 AM]


Bear ID certification by Scruffy
[April 19, 2026, 11:37:29 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2026, SimplePortal