I tried that as well, all of the 2021 Pika prototypes didn’t have lid straps on the frames, but for quite a few reasons it just didn’t work into final K4’s.
I’m definitely with you in that I rarely run a lid anymore but 95% of guys do so having the connection just be simple and rock solid made...
Yeah I would have loved to keep the lid attachment with buckles there like we did on K3 but it just wasn’t an option with the K4 design. Inherently there is a lot more slop / play in a buckle vs ladder lock connection and my priority for this decision was making sure the lid snugged tight to...
Yes you would want them for sure. They don't exist yet though, I am waiting on the quick attach buckles to show up from YKK and then we'll get them made pretty quickly. Its probably a couple months out though.
In the mean time if you need something asap we do have the K3 straps still and...
If you are just doing less than 1/2" you can just take if off the top of the stay. If you're doing more I would do equal parts top and bottom. So if you wanted to reduce 1", do 1/2" top and bottom.
I have just been C-clamping the stay to the edge of a table and using a grinder with a 4.5"...
I have flown a lot with the packs and have not once been asked in the last 10 years to check the size of it. I always just have it 1/2 full and wear it onto the airplane.
If they did stop you and said it was too tall with your 26.5" stays you could simply just pull the stays out real quick...
I started out running the Nalgene holster on the right side as I'm right handed and that just made sense. But that was during bow season. Once I started packing a rifle I switched it to the left side and it just always stays there now.
Appreciate it guys! We are all cranking away in the warehouse today getting packs shipped as fast as we can. By the end of the week we should have all of the Rokslide pre-orders out the door.
The shape is definitely different but overall if follows a very similar path. It's a little bit of an apples to oranges comparison though. The two frames interact very different in the frame panel and with the body. We put a lot of effort into the K4 shape to really dial in how we wanted the...
Thanks for all the orders guys. The vast majority of the orders from this morning will ship out later this week or next week.
We put a large buffer in there for when the website officially launches tomorrow. We can only get so many packs out the door per day and can definitely see it taking...
We don’t have very many pre-orders left to ship, I was hoping to get them all out by Friday but we were maybe 75 short or so. It will definitely ship early next week for you.
They go all the way to the bottom. Those are loops sewn for the Crib to attach to. They are sewn on there prior to the frame pockets being stitched on.
If you want to run in between 23.5 and 25" it can be done it would just be a custom order. We would sell you a Short upper and then 25" frame stays.
There wouldn't be any extra charge for that, the order would just have to be done over the phone.
We should have 90+% of the preorders shipped by this coming Friday. Order number plays a role in who’s ships first but then it’s just dependent on what we have available to ship in regards to what’s in the warehouse and ready to go.
Nearly all preorders wil be out the door before we launch...