Dan-o
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- Mar 31, 2013
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Hi Everyone,
I'm new to the forum and found my way here while doing some research on hunting packs on ArcheryTalk. I'm currently hunting with a Badlands Sacrifice but am looking to upgrade. I think I've settled on the Kifaru Timberline 1. It's probably bigger than I need 99% of the time, but the added weight of the 1 over the 2 or 3 doesn't scare me from getting the bigger one and just compressing it down, and having the extra space hopefully will come in handy some day when I'm packing out a 350" bull
A few facts:
- I'm a 39 year old flatlander from Ohio who has traveled out West to hunt Elk on guided hunts the last two years in a row (Colorado and Montana) and will be returning to Montana on a fully guided hunt this year again.
- I plan on hunting Elk out West somewhere every year until I die. After this year I will have three years of fully guided hunts under my belt. I may start doing a few DIY hunts where a bigger pack will be needed. I'm obsessed with hunting the West. I love it, and I can't wait to get back out there.
- Most of my hunts would be classified as Day hunts. However, I've spiked out for 3 days at a time on one hunt, but was packed in on horses to do so, but hiked out.
- I do backpack around the East as well as a way to get in shape for Elk season, so I'll use the pack here and there for that as well.
My questions:
- The one complaint I have with my Sacrifice is the noise. It's comfortable enough (although I've never packed out an Elk with it on....) and is lightweight, but the material is somewhat noisy, and as a bowhunter, it bothers me. Is the Timberline series of packs noisy like this or is it "quiet" cloth?
- Which lid option would you recommend? Standard, Long Hunter, or XTL? I couldn't find a good compare/contrast on the models
- Which stay option would you recommend? Ultralight composit flat black was my first instinct. Any reason to not go with this one?
- I do strap my bow on my pack. Do I need any additional accessories for that? or will my bottom cam be protected?
- Any other accessories I might need?
- How adjustable are the belts. I'm a 36" waist normally, but at my September Hunting weight I'm more like a 33"
- Finally, is there another pack you would recommend in or out of the Kifaru line?
Thanks in advance for any replies. I'd like to buy this one pack right and be done with worrying about this piece of my gear!
Dan
I'm new to the forum and found my way here while doing some research on hunting packs on ArcheryTalk. I'm currently hunting with a Badlands Sacrifice but am looking to upgrade. I think I've settled on the Kifaru Timberline 1. It's probably bigger than I need 99% of the time, but the added weight of the 1 over the 2 or 3 doesn't scare me from getting the bigger one and just compressing it down, and having the extra space hopefully will come in handy some day when I'm packing out a 350" bull
A few facts:
- I'm a 39 year old flatlander from Ohio who has traveled out West to hunt Elk on guided hunts the last two years in a row (Colorado and Montana) and will be returning to Montana on a fully guided hunt this year again.
- I plan on hunting Elk out West somewhere every year until I die. After this year I will have three years of fully guided hunts under my belt. I may start doing a few DIY hunts where a bigger pack will be needed. I'm obsessed with hunting the West. I love it, and I can't wait to get back out there.
- Most of my hunts would be classified as Day hunts. However, I've spiked out for 3 days at a time on one hunt, but was packed in on horses to do so, but hiked out.
- I do backpack around the East as well as a way to get in shape for Elk season, so I'll use the pack here and there for that as well.
My questions:
- The one complaint I have with my Sacrifice is the noise. It's comfortable enough (although I've never packed out an Elk with it on....) and is lightweight, but the material is somewhat noisy, and as a bowhunter, it bothers me. Is the Timberline series of packs noisy like this or is it "quiet" cloth?
- Which lid option would you recommend? Standard, Long Hunter, or XTL? I couldn't find a good compare/contrast on the models
- Which stay option would you recommend? Ultralight composit flat black was my first instinct. Any reason to not go with this one?
- I do strap my bow on my pack. Do I need any additional accessories for that? or will my bottom cam be protected?
- Any other accessories I might need?
- How adjustable are the belts. I'm a 36" waist normally, but at my September Hunting weight I'm more like a 33"
- Finally, is there another pack you would recommend in or out of the Kifaru line?
Thanks in advance for any replies. I'd like to buy this one pack right and be done with worrying about this piece of my gear!
Dan