Bad gear break down!

[Duckslayer89]

2015 Kifaru hunting frame: worked flawlessly and amazingly comfortable, wore every dAy for 7 day elk hunt and 4 day deer hunt. EXCEPT stiching came apart where the belt is sewn around the frame sheet on the right side. Still carries everything perfect but shouldn't have happened. Other side is still good and intact.

Lathrop and sons synergy footbeds: been great and no blisters probably over 120+ miles on them this year until the top fabric part came off the gel portion causing slipping and annoying folding of fabric over gel. Not ok for 50 dollar insoles.

Trophy taker drop away rest: probably the most disappointing situation. My brothers bow with one of the trophy taker drop away prong rests broke 3 days before the end of the hunt. Sitting there in a meadow and looked down at his bow and the arm/prong that lifts the arrow up had completely sheered off at the base and his bow/hunt was over 6 miles into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Really pissed me off. He wasn't mad at all but I was disappointed for him. This was his week off too hunt. We buy the best too make sure it lasts and is reliable.

Emailed lathrop and sons. They want pics of the damage but say they will send a new pair out as soon as they can. Trophy taker hasn't emailed back yet. I'm not emailing Kifaru until the season is over because I know it will probably take 2 months to fix. I might just take it too a boot/shoe repair shop and have them sew it back up. Disappointing considering my dads 20 year old jansport backpack hasn't had any issues and has 20x the miles on it.

[jackelope]

Id encourage you to get hold of Aron and see what he can do for you re: the Kifaru pack.


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[Duckslayer89]

Id encourage you to get hold of Aron and see what he can do for you re: the Kifaru pack.


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Ya I don't want to complain about it but it's only 2 weeks old. Maybe design flaw but they say they have tested it for 3 years. Only took 2 weeks to rip with me and I took care of it.

[Tim in Wa.]

Excellent thread,most guys won't complain about faulty gear just because they spent so much

[brocka]

I'd be willing to bet that the pack isn't a design flaw. Most likely QA on the sewing is to blame.

These threads are great but I sure hope you follow up with how the company fixed the problems for ya!

[Dr. Death]

PM me, I can help you with your Trophy Taker issue. 

[ctwiggs1]

Sometimes manufacturing defects just happen.  It sucks but in the end if humans are involved mistakes can happen.

[Duckslayer89]

UPDATE: LATHROP AND SONS: Sent a new pair of footbeds as soon as I emailed them pictures of the faulty footbed. They were seriously fantastic even after the little seperation, no blisters or hotspots. New pair arrived today!

TROPHY TAKER: says they are going to warrantee the rest out, I emailed them pictures yesterday. Waiting on the email saying they sent a new rest...

KIFARU: Still haven't even notified them. To much of the season still to be without my pack. Wondering if I might just stick with my idea of having boot repair shop resew and inform KIFARU and let them know what happened. Idk I really don't want to send the pack back its like 30 bucks in shipping and takes 4 weeks to return maybe more for a repair?? Boot repair shops really know how to sew too! Especially the one in Bonney Lake by Safeway I had him fix a super nice oiled canvas browning gun case for my grandpas old model 1895 original 30-40 Krag. He did amazing job hand stiched everything.

[Booyah13]

Had to take my Trophy Taker Smackdown Pro rest apart once and re-tighten everything 3 times this season. Luckily I packed allen wrenches. Frustrating buying the best only to have it fail like cheap trash.

[bracer40]

Sorry to hear about equip. Failures. I've always been real happy with my Trophy rest as have by buddies.

[Stein]

It won't be pretty, but if you fix it with this it will stayed fixed for a very long time.

http://www.amazon.com/Speedy-Stitcher-1125-Sewing-Awl/dp/B000HGIJQ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443537439&sr=8-1&keywords=sewing+awl

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

My spotHogg release failed this year and when I switched to my old wrist release it hit three feet left.......  120$ release and it fails first season...  Tried to take it apart to free up the hinge but I dropped most of the hardware in the grass trying to fix it. 

[Duckslayer89]

Had to take my Trophy Taker Smackdown Pro rest apart once and re-tighten everything 3 times this season. Luckily I packed allen wrenches. Frustrating buying the best only to have it fail like cheap trash.

My XTREME FC has been great but now you have me worried...

[RadSav]

My spotHogg release failed this year and when I switched to my old wrist release it hit three feet left.......  120$ release and it fails first season...  Tried to take it apart to free up the hinge but I dropped most of the hardware in the grass trying to fix it.

Change release and hit 3 feet left?  Where you shooting at 150 yards?   I change releases all the time.  Never more than a few inches different at 40 yards.  3 feet - That's Crazy!

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Ones a thumb release and ones a wrist release.