Kifaru Pack questions/preferences?

[Camo]

Hayden, last time I saw you, you would have fit inside a T2 with half a spike camp in it! Hunted and fished a few times with your dad awhile back. He stayed with me one year when he shot a buck down on the river around Packwood during late rifle, and we ran almost identical boats for a few years.

Getting back to the pack, these are great with one caveat. In my opinion, even though these packs compress down really well for day hunts, you are not going to sneak through the blacktail jungle still hunting with it. If your hiking down closed roads or sitting over clearcuts it would be fine. The pack is just big and loud enough to not be conducive for this(even when its blowing 40mph and raining). This is in no way a strike against Kifaru, it was not designed for this application.

[xXLojackXx]

ting back to the pack, these are great with one caveat. In my opinion, even though these packs compress down really well for day hunts, you are not going to sneak through the blacktail jungle still hunting with it. If your hiking down closed roads or sitting over clearcuts it would be fine. The pack is just big and loud enough to not be conducive for this(even when its blowing 40mph and raining). This is in no way a strike against Kifaru, it was not designed for this application.

This is news to me.....Do you own a kifaru? I probably wouldnt take an EMRII and stuff nit to the gills and try to sneak through anything, but in day pack mode its as quiet as any pack available. I guarantee you'll make more noise than the pack "snagging" on stuff will

[Camo]

Lojack-
I prefaced my comment with "in my opinion", obviously yours is different. If you went back a couple posts you would see that I do and have owned a Kifaru for a couple years now. I have no experience with the EMR but believe it is the same Cordura type material which makes the T2 equally bullet proof. I have owned a number of packs in the past, none of which were built to the same high standards as the Kifaru, however, were quieter rubbing up against tree trunks, and branches scratching down the length of the bag. Additionally "I" found that with the high stays on this pack it became more difficult to clear low hanging objects without snagging on them. This is probably a personal issue in that prior to the Kifaru, I could find no manufacturer that built a pack to actually fit my height, short of full external frames. So previous packs sat much lower on my back. Again, this is my personal opinion, yours may vary.

[xXLojackXx]

Sorry, I missed the "IMO". Say what you'd like 

[moocher97]

Ah you must have good taste Camo  Yes ive heard of you before in my dads Packwood buck story. That's kinda why Im getting a pack to! is for elk hunting down there in my dads/rusty's honeyhole  I bet you know the spot (maybe). Anyway Sounds like I have most of the information I need. er well do you guys have a preference on bag size and how long x amount of cubic inches will get you x amount of time on the mountain in supplies. Im liking the highcamp with a guide lid which totals out at 5800 or do  you think I can get away with maybe a mountain rambler at 4000 with a guide lid. I plan on doing 2-5 day elk hunts and backpacking trips maybe more if the opportunity comes up.

[buglebuster]

All the kifaru bags compress down small enough for daypack. I'd rather have extra Ci then not enough when the time comes. Think about it like this, sure you can fit your whole gear list for a 5 day hunt in a 4000ci pack but if you get an animal down, can you pack that gear AND the meat out? I'd rather have extra and not need it.

[_TONY_]

All the kifaru bags compress down small enough for daypack. I'd rather have extra Ci then not enough when the time comes. Think about it like this, sure you can fit your whole gear list for a 5 day hunt in a 4000ci pack but if you get an animal down, can you pack that gear AND the meat out? I'd rather have extra and not need it.

 

[JPhelps]

Last year I used the DT1 bag and this year I will be using the AMR. I like a bag with a larger main storage area for packing meat.

The Mountain Warrior and AMR are the newest extended trip bags and the new mountain rambler is smaller but has a built in gun carrier

[Chesapeake]

Ah you must have good taste Camo  Yes ive heard of you before in my dads Packwood buck story. That's kinda why Im getting a pack to! is for elk hunting down there in my dads/rusty's honeyhole  I bet you know the spot (maybe). Anyway Sounds like I have most of the information I need. er well do you guys have a preference on bag size and how long x amount of cubic inches will get you x amount of time on the mountain in supplies. Im liking the highcamp with a guide lid which totals out at 5800 or do  you think I can get away with maybe a mountain rambler at 4000 with a guide lid. I plan on doing 2-5 day elk hunts and backpacking trips maybe more if the opportunity comes up.

I know you asked about Kifaru, but have you given Stone Glacier a look? I run the Solo to do what you describe. Its certainly not quiet fabric, but it compresses very small as a daypack so is easy to keep quiet. I believe it runs a touch lighter than anything mentioned in this thread. With its expandable meat shelf its real easy to go in light and come out heavy. Or you can stuff sack stuff on the shelf an go in heavy and come out even heavier if you like.

Kifaru makes great stuff though, so no wrongs to be had with what your considering. Just offering another option.

[dreamingbig]

I have a Kifaru duplex, nomad, guide lid and the new cargo panel.  I also have a high camp 7k bag in foliage that I would part with.


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[moocher97]

Well it seems like I don't need a 7000 ci bag but when I go backpacking I don't think ill be more than 5-6 away from the truck and when I shoot something hopefully I get one of kifaru's meat bags put the back strap, tenderloins and all other meat (besides the quarters and the head) put that inside the actual pack take it back to the truck. take bag off and attatch the extended meat shelf and start shuttling the quarters. er well that's what I in vision anyway does that sound reasonable? how do you guys pack your meat out using this system?

I have a Kifaru duplex, nomad, guide lid and the new cargo panel.  I also have a high camp 7k bag in foliage that I would part with.


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I don't know if I want a 7000 ci bag I think a smaller bag would suit me better. I get pretty extreme on my stalks (by that I mean getting hit in the face by fir branches and slipping on rocks and knocking my sight off- true story) Anyway Thanks for the offer though! I'm going to have to sell some wood first which is kinda hard with school and baseball because I get home at 6 usually every day. There are some really sweet packs and deals on rokslide though I think that's where im going to get a pack.

[dreamingbig]

If you don't need much space then I would get a Kifaru duplex frame, a cargo panel, a guide lid and a couple of pockets (large, medium and long pocket).


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