the squeaking I have experienced has been with about 20 pounds and while walking, My hips rotating as the belt pivots causes a squeak , Ive read if you put dry graphite on the pivot point it will stop.
having a bit of a boot fetish I have tried everything under the sun. I currently own a pair of
kenetrek moubntain extreme uninsulated,
2 pairs of cabelas 8" Silent Stalk Sneakers,
salomon speedcross 3's,
Salomon quest 4d's,
invo8 roclite 390 gtx,
La Sportiva crossover gtx
Oboz windriver II...
I have the Icon pro 5200 and yes it does squeak while hunting with minimal weight. Once I had it full of meat ( a whole Mule deer boned out) the noise was gone, but my hunt was over so moot point. As far as how it handled the weight I would adequate but not perfect. In the process of mounting...
Well Im going to go for it, I love the KUIU bags, the 5200 is perfect for whole deer boned out along with my gear. Not very fond of the frame, and I have been reading great things about the Kifaru frame. Kifaru's bags and PRICE I'm not fond of. will post pics once the frame gets here and its...
Just used the quest 4d for the first time on a Idaho backcountry hunt, packed out my whole deer, boned out plus head and they actually were very supportive as I had 3 plus miles of steep downhill. I normally wear a pair of Kenetrek mountain extremes and these held their own, very impressed, very...