sndmn11
WKR
I am new here, but have enjoyed reading the information that you folks have shared for a while.
I am wondering if anybody in the Denver/Littleton/West Maetro area has a Stone Glacier X Curve frame and would be willing to let me try it on? I would be a medium belt if I can be picky.
I currently have a Kifaru Siwash that I have owned for probably 10 years or more. When I purchased it I hunted a decent amount, but haven't for the past handful of years. I will be returning to the mountains this fall, and have seen that Kifaru and Stone Glaceier (among others) have solved my biggest complaint with what I currently have: When packing out meat, my Siwash only leaves me the option of putting the meat in the cargo chair and leaving what I had in the pack, or putting my meat in the bag and moving what was in there to the cargo chair. In the past I had opted for the former so I don't drop any items, and while it worked, it was off balance and needed a lot of cordage to secure properly. The concept of a load between the bag and frame seems to be what I am wanting.
Kifaru is a few blocks from my work, and the Reckoning and Woodsman have my interest.
With all the information I have read about Stone Glacier, it would be nice to be able to see how the frame fits me. The Avail pack has caught my eye being that it can be converted from a frame pack to an internal frame pack, to just a shoulder strap version. I fly fish religiously, and having a frameless pack I can throw a puffy/rain coat, snacks, and an extra spool in a dry bag for when I am in Cheesman or far from the car would be great and help me justify the cost of a new pack. It would also be nice for extra layers and food at the many Rockies and Broncos game I go to. I wish Stone Glacier offered a pack that can convert the same that were a little larger, or that the option was available from Kifaru.
So, if anyone would be willing to let me buy them lunch and try on their X Curve, please let me know. Also, if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price for me to sell my Siwash would be if I decide to replace it, I would be appreciative.
I am wondering if anybody in the Denver/Littleton/West Maetro area has a Stone Glacier X Curve frame and would be willing to let me try it on? I would be a medium belt if I can be picky.
I currently have a Kifaru Siwash that I have owned for probably 10 years or more. When I purchased it I hunted a decent amount, but haven't for the past handful of years. I will be returning to the mountains this fall, and have seen that Kifaru and Stone Glaceier (among others) have solved my biggest complaint with what I currently have: When packing out meat, my Siwash only leaves me the option of putting the meat in the cargo chair and leaving what I had in the pack, or putting my meat in the bag and moving what was in there to the cargo chair. In the past I had opted for the former so I don't drop any items, and while it worked, it was off balance and needed a lot of cordage to secure properly. The concept of a load between the bag and frame seems to be what I am wanting.
Kifaru is a few blocks from my work, and the Reckoning and Woodsman have my interest.
With all the information I have read about Stone Glacier, it would be nice to be able to see how the frame fits me. The Avail pack has caught my eye being that it can be converted from a frame pack to an internal frame pack, to just a shoulder strap version. I fly fish religiously, and having a frameless pack I can throw a puffy/rain coat, snacks, and an extra spool in a dry bag for when I am in Cheesman or far from the car would be great and help me justify the cost of a new pack. It would also be nice for extra layers and food at the many Rockies and Broncos game I go to. I wish Stone Glacier offered a pack that can convert the same that were a little larger, or that the option was available from Kifaru.
So, if anyone would be willing to let me buy them lunch and try on their X Curve, please let me know. Also, if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price for me to sell my Siwash would be if I decide to replace it, I would be appreciative.