My Kifaru T1 went on a diet

[Brock A]

Well after too much whiskey in my coffee (just kidding) on Sunday morning I finally got the nerve up to cut some stuff off my pack and long hunter lid. I started with the lid. I was able to trim quite a bit off this.

Started at 14 3/8oz. I cut everything off of this. Its now just a lid and pocket.


Here is the carnage. 6 5/8oz worth


Next was the bag. I removed the sleeping bag divider, snow collar & all the interior plastic hardware. I also cut off the paracord zipper pulls and replaced them with orange Dyneema cord so I can see them easier. I removed about 8oz from the T1

The Havalon made quick work of my cuts


Here is everything I cut off or took out.


Final weight of Duplex frame, T1 pack, Long Hunter lid and a small and medium pocket: 7lb 6oz
Final weight of stuff removed from bag and lid: 15oz

 

[fillthefreezer]

time to cut on that duplex...

 

[Brock A]

time to cut on that duplex...

Na, I will probably leave the frame alone.

 

[mAv]

Nice, haven't quite gotten the nerve to do it myself, stil lwanting to make sure I don't take anything that I'll regret later. Huge gains though- definitely a motivator!

 

[Manosteel]

After a full season of hunting I had a pretty god idea of how I will be using my pack from now on so I gave my Bikin frame and Timberline 1 bag (BT1) the weight cut last month. Got it down to 5lbs 5oz. Watched Aron's video and took a big breath before the havalon came out to do its thing.

 

[weaver]

Nice work! I just got done with my longhunter lid.

Bikini frame
Older hacked up long hunter bag (5200 cu in)
Long hunter lid
Grabit
2 small belt pouches
= 5lb 6oz

 

[Aron Snyder]

I've got my Duplex Frame/EMRII/Longhunter lid combo down to 6lbs 2 oz's

Pretty good, especially when you figure I'm at 9,400+ CI at that weight.

 

[Matt W.]

I've got my Duplex Frame/EMRII/Longhunter lid combo down to 6lbs 2 oz's

Pretty good, especially when you figure I'm at 9,400+ CI at that weight.

Impressive. What did you cut off?

 

[SHTF]

Brock now you an ship me all your scrap material so i can make something with it =-)

 

[CtP]

I've got my Duplex Frame/EMRII/Longhunter lid combo down to 6lbs 2 oz's

Pretty good, especially when you figure I'm at 9,400+ CI at that weight.

Impressive. What did you cut off?

I'd like to know as well. I planned on hacking the lid, but very curious what you did to the pack and frame.

 

[justin davis]

Brock- do you need someone to talk to? You can vent to me. Cutting can be a serious thing lol.

 

[Brock A]

Brock now you an ship me all your scrap material so i can make something with it =-)

You seriously could! haha. I kept all the hardware though.

Brock- do you need someone to talk to? You can vent to me. Cutting can be a serious thing lol.

Lol, once I started I just couldn't stop. I was looking for anything to hack!

 

[Ryan R]

I trimmed 12 oz of my MR 7500, so now I'm down to 9 lbs 11 oz . Haven't taken out the sleeping bag divider or any of the straps inside the bag yet.

 

[fillthefreezer]

thats funny S justin!

c'mon, those deltas are too long, and some of the extra tabs etc!

 

[Brock A]

I trimmed 12 oz of my MR 7500, so now I'm down to 9 lbs 11 oz . Haven't taken out the sleeping bag divider or any of the straps inside the bag yet.

Get rid of that extra shit man!

 

[JimCraig]

Nicely done sir! I recently put my lowly USMC ILBE pack on a similar diet and lost 2.4 lbs. Went from around low 10 lbs. to upper 7 lbs. Well worth it, and good practice for down the road when I can afford a Kifaru.

 

[jlsteel]

I've got my Duplex Frame/EMRII/Longhunter lid combo down to 6lbs 2 oz's

Pretty good, especially when you figure I'm at 9,400+ CI at that weight.

Wow! Please do tell!

 

[Aron Snyder]

Cut all things off I'm pointing at in photos. I tied on compression straps with Kelty triptease and cut off the G Hooks.

Cut all unnecessary items off Longhunter lid.

 

[Aron Snyder]

 

[littlebuf]

i feel like m the only one who hasnt cut up my kifaru. i may break down and cut out the sleeping bag divider ive never used