Kifaru Urban Zippy

[will ferrell]

Anyone know why Kifaru discontinued their Urban Zippy? I went to purchase one and they were gone. I know the Xray is supposed to be the comp but its pretty different in many ways. I know the Zippy side pockets were supposedly prone to fallouts if you were not careful, but I think I like it better. Also if anyone has one for sale in forest green or coyote let me know.

 

[G-Rock-Shok]

I’m no authority on the matter, but from what I gather, Kifaru tends to discontinue items that aren’t strong enough sellers. Being that the Urban Zippy isn’t a hunting pack, I suspect it falls under the category. They’ve discontinued many items that many still strongly desire. Not just bags themselves, but even various attachable pockets or awesome patterns like Typhon and Highlander. It’s beyond me why even some colors are discontinued if the bags themselves are made to order (but sewn in batches). I know some say just keeping the extra fabric around is too costly. But again, that explanation doesn’t really compute for me. There must be other reasons.
You are correct that the Urban Zippy and X-Ray are quite different packs. I have both of them. I actually never thought them to be comparable; other than they are both not big bags. I love my Zippy for my EDC around the town, amusement parks, etc. I love the external integrated side water bottle pockets and 500D material to keep things light as possible. If you carry a lot of loose/small items, they can definitely fall out the sides of the Zippy if you’re not careful opening. Easily solved with pullouts. (I recommend the ultralights). But I do love those side internal mesh pockets....so handy!
However, if your bag is going to see some abuse and/or you want to carry more/heavier gear, you might want to go with the 1000D X-ray. You can’t go wrong with it; quality is awesome. It is 500ci more though, so just more bag to haul around. If you’re going to utilize that space, great! But I prefer to stay as small as possible and limit my gear to everyday carry.

 

[will ferrell]

I’m no authority on the matter, but from what I gather, Kifaru tends to discontinue items that aren’t strong enough sellers. Being that the Urban Zippy isn’t a hunting pack, I suspect it falls under the category. They’ve discontinued many items that many still strongly desire. Not just bags themselves, but even various attachable pockets or awesome patterns like Typhon and Highlander. It’s beyond me why even some colors are discontinued if the bags themselves are made to order (but sewn in batches). I know some say just keeping the extra fabric around is too costly. But again, that explanation doesn’t really compute for me. There must be other reasons.
You are correct that the Urban Zippy and X-Ray are quite different packs. I have both of them. I actually never thought them to be comparable; other than they are both not big bags. I love my Zippy for my EDC around the town, amusement parks, etc. I love the external integrated side water bottle pockets and 500D material to keep things light as possible. If you carry a lot of loose/small items, they can definitely fall out the sides of the Zippy if you’re not careful opening. Easily solved with pullouts. (I recommend the ultralights). But I do love those side internal mesh pockets....so handy!
However, if your bag is going to see some abuse and/or you want to carry more/heavier gear, you might want to go with the 1000D X-ray. You can’t go wrong with it; quality is awesome. It is 500ci more though, so just more bag to haul around. If you’re going to utilize that space, great! But I prefer to stay as small as possible and limit my gear to everyday carry.

Helpful. Thank you

 

[G-Rock-Shok]

I don’t know if you have any interest in a Multicam Urban Zippy, but one was just listed on eBay. Only issue with it, is that the previous owner removed the compression straps. They are removable, so no damage was done. But I think it will be nearly impossible to find replacements (if you wanted) as the straps connect with three bar sliders, instead of most compression straps being attached via k-clips.

 

[will ferrell]

I don’t know if you have any interest in a Multicam Urban Zippy, but one was just listed on eBay. Only issue with it, is that the previous owner removed the compression straps. They are removable, so no damage was done. But I think it will be nearly impossible to find replacements (if you wanted) as the straps connect with three bar sliders, instead of most compression straps being attached via k-clips.

Thank you very much. I will check it out

 

[G-Rock-Shok]

Thank you very much. I will check it out

Anytime. It’s an auction, but the Make Offer button is active. So you might be able to snap it up at a good deal if it tickles your fancy.


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[Bender]

Will, if you grab that MC UZ hit us up and we can get you some new straps. G-Rock nailed it. The sales didn't support keeping that pack active. When you gotta juggle storage space, sewers and material allocation, some things don't make the cut.