Backpack Month: Kifaru Extended Mission Ruck (EMRII) review by Sam Millard

• Feb 18, 2015

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Rokslide's own Long Range Editor, Sam Millard, recently put the EMRII through the paces and is here to tell us all about it.

http://www.rokslide.com/2012-01-09-05-09-42/backpacks/322-kifaru-s-extended-mission-ruck-ii-emr-ii

 

• Feb 18, 2015

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Hauling meat are you putting it between the wings or in main bag?

 

• Feb 18, 2015

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I hauled them all inside the main bag.

 

• Feb 20, 2015

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Excellent review and description of how you used the pack.

 

• Feb 21, 2015

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Thanks for the great review sam.

 

• Feb 22, 2015

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Informative.
Thank you.

 

• Feb 22, 2015

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fastphin said:

Hauling meat are you putting it between the wings or in main bag?

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I do the same as Sam and haul it in the main bag. I just put it in a dry sack to help keep blood off the pack as best I can. I also use a Grab-It II inside the bag to suspend the meat load up higher. Works pretty well.

Nice review Sam!

 

• Feb 22, 2015

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I haul the animals outside the bag!! Just found it quicker and easier.

 

• Mar 6, 2015

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luke moffat said:

I haul the animals outside the bag!! Just found it quicker and easier.

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Luke, can you explain how you carry the meat on the outside of the main bag? I have been wondering how to do this.

 

• Mar 6, 2015

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wetzel said:

Luke, can you explain how you carry the meat on the outside of the main bag? I have been wondering how to do this.

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Not 100% how Luke does it but I leave the center bag empty except for a sleeping bag, puffy ect all the way at the bottom. Meat goes on the outside of center bag with the wings compressing it. Any other gear goes into the wings and lid.

 

• Mar 17, 2015

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weaver said:

Not 100% how Luke does it but I leave the center bag empty except for a sleeping bag, puffy ect all the way at the bottom. Meat goes on the outside of center bag with the wings compressing it. Any other gear goes into the wings and lid.

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Do you not support the meat with anything on the bottom to keep it from slipping down? I imagine a Kifaru gen 2 meat bag could hang from the common loops and still ride outside the bag.

 

• Mar 17, 2015

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U could use grab it from bottom.

 

• Mar 18, 2015

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I did use a grabit a few times but I don't think its necessary anymore. With a few things in the bottom of the bag I can create a shelf that the meat sits on. With the wings compressing it I haven't had any slipping problems.