K4 5000 Break in Period

[jlc1993]

Just curious, but can anyone tell me: what is the break-in period for this pack like? I expect to receive mine within the week, at which point, I'll have a little over a month till I'll be using it in CO. My training plan with this pack will match the one with my previous pack. 3-5 mile rucks with 50LB sandbags loaded, as well as some lighter, longer hikes. To preface, this isn't the only training I'm doing, but as far as pack break-in; it is.

Any suggestions for the pack or advice would be welcomed.

Thanks

 

[Mykolaivka887]

I've never heard of "breaking in a pack". That's a new one on me.

 

[11boo]

Just watch their vid, set it up as recommended and tweak it from there.

 

[Mykolaivka887]

Just watch their vid, set it up as recommended and tweak it from there.

I'll pass.

 

[11boo]

Well bless your heart.

 

[grfox92]

Break in your boots, wear your pack.

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[Mykolaivka887]

Break in your boots, wear your pack.

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That's kind of what I thought. But, maybe there's some new-fangled trendy way of hunt prep nowadays.

 

[grfox92]

That's kind of what I thought. But, maybe there's some new-fangled trendy way of hunt prep nowadays.

Depends what you're "running" in your "kit". There's lots of new ways to do things it seems.

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[Mykolaivka887]

Depends what you're "running" in your "kit". There's lots of new ways to do things it seems.

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Yeah, things have definitely changed in the past 70 years.

 

[11boo]

Waterproof bags. The packs, They are only water repellent.
You are going to want bags anyway. Just dumping everything in is a cluster F.

 

[V2Pnutrition]

Just curious, but can anyone tell me: what is the break-in period for this pack like? I expect to receive mine within the week, at which point, I'll have a little over a month till I'll be using it in CO. My training plan with this pack will match the one with my previous pack. 3-5 mile rucks with 50LB sandbags loaded, as well as some lighter, longer hikes. To preface, this isn't the only training I'm doing, but as far as pack break-in; it is.

Any suggestions for the pack or advice would be welcomed.

Thanks

You’ll be more than fine with that time frame. There isn’t so much a “break in period” in the sense of it being unusable for a hunt out of the box (like a new pair of boots, for example).

It just more and more comfortable the more you hike with it. The foam shapes more to you and the fit somehow gets more and more tailored with each hike.