I have the nitecore version, i forget the model offhand. Been very happy. Cheaper, tough as nails, red light, spot and flood. Been rock solid for me. I have had it for about two years and use it on all my backpacking and hunting trips as well as daily for work.
In your situation i would use the standard pump. The arctic pump is for well, the arctic , when sustained temps are below freezing. The only difference is the oring and seal materials. In extreme cold the original pump could leak because the orings wouldn’t spring back to shape. One way to help...
If you do have an issue an easy solution is putting the canister in a cup and fill halfway eith cold or warm water. Jet boil comes with a cup right? Problem solved. Worked great with a windburner. Keeps the canister at least 33F if the water is liquid
SOLD
Have a lightly used Muskeg 7000 for sale, $275 shipped to lower 48. Will quote the difference for elsewhere. Excellent condition, no damage.
The Kutthroat has taken over my xpac pack role.
I absolutely love the Kutthroat. Hands down my favorite straight backpacking pack ever, bar none. Only minor gripe is i wish they added a tab loop or two on the sides to run a optional compression strap across the bag for holding snow shoes more securely. I have several videos up on youtube of...
Yep, load it up and see for yourself. The big deciding factors will likely be what you are using as a sleeping bag, and shelter. Sleeping bag can easily eat a crap ton of pack space if it’s synthetic.
Looks like you have the hipbelt a bit low, however the xray does ride low. It’s designed as an assault pack to carry basically the essentials and ammo. The hip belt should be just below your belly button And more or less centered on or slightly above your illiac crest
One of the best items i ever purchased was the S2S 20L collapsible bucket. Makes those water carries a one time trip for the most part. Hang it up at camp and have plenty of water to use. You can easily carry 15L or so in it without spilling while walking. If you were to fill it full to 20L you...
I posted these on Kifaru Insiders, but figured i would put them here as well for any interested. Will do an actual review after i get some time with both packs, but here are some first look videos.
This is a link to 3 Kutthroat videos
This is a link to the Minikeg video