thinhorn_AK
"DADDY"
This isnt a thread about bashing or worshipping any company, just something that I've been thinking about for a few days that has been bothering me a bit and Im looking for other peoples opinions.
Over the years, I had lots of packs some "hunting" packs, others were for climbing or mountaineering but all fell short of what I was ultimatly looking for, I must have gone through a dozen packs in as many years. Finally Last summer, I decided to invest in a real pack and I ended up with a Kifaru Fulcrum. The Fulcrum is more or less everything I could want in a pack. It packs down small, its huge when you expand it, it hauls weight like nobodies business and its very comfortable.
This past season, I hauled out 2 moose with it (one mine and one was my buddies) as well as carried it on a sheep hunt (we were unsuccessful). The pack worked great and had all the features I want but last night I decide to weigh the pack, the Fulcrum pack with a 28" tactical frame, 4 medium pockets and a water bottle holder is damn near 10lbs.
10lbs.
Lately we have been planning on some serious sheep and goat trips for next year and weight is an issue. I see that Stone Glacier packs are like 4lbs +/-. Basically, I could drop 5lbs right there. This isnt like my Kimber Montana rifle where I could have spent another 500-600 dollars and saved 5 oz with a mountain ascent, this is 5 lbs.
Has anybody dropped to a lighter pack like this and had regrets? has anybody changed from a stone glacer to a Kifaru and been happy with the switch??? does anybody own both and just use them for different things???
I love this kifaru pack but the ~5lb weight difference is sort of hard to swallow.
thoughts? opinions?
thanks!!!
Over the years, I had lots of packs some "hunting" packs, others were for climbing or mountaineering but all fell short of what I was ultimatly looking for, I must have gone through a dozen packs in as many years. Finally Last summer, I decided to invest in a real pack and I ended up with a Kifaru Fulcrum. The Fulcrum is more or less everything I could want in a pack. It packs down small, its huge when you expand it, it hauls weight like nobodies business and its very comfortable.
This past season, I hauled out 2 moose with it (one mine and one was my buddies) as well as carried it on a sheep hunt (we were unsuccessful). The pack worked great and had all the features I want but last night I decide to weigh the pack, the Fulcrum pack with a 28" tactical frame, 4 medium pockets and a water bottle holder is damn near 10lbs.
10lbs.
Lately we have been planning on some serious sheep and goat trips for next year and weight is an issue. I see that Stone Glacier packs are like 4lbs +/-. Basically, I could drop 5lbs right there. This isnt like my Kimber Montana rifle where I could have spent another 500-600 dollars and saved 5 oz with a mountain ascent, this is 5 lbs.
Has anybody dropped to a lighter pack like this and had regrets? has anybody changed from a stone glacer to a Kifaru and been happy with the switch??? does anybody own both and just use them for different things???
I love this kifaru pack but the ~5lb weight difference is sort of hard to swallow.
thoughts? opinions?
thanks!!!