I’m in the same boat, would love to hear what you’ve come up with. After spending the last two weeks researching I feel like I haven’t gotten anywhere. As soon as I think I’ve got it all figured out I read 3 or 4 bad reviews about the outfitter I liked. Hopefully by the end of the month we’ll...
I’ve had a Kuiu, Kifaru and Exo in the past. Last year I upgraded my K3 to the new K4 5000 and absolutely love it. I did a 8 day sheep hunt with it this past season and had no issues. I think I was able to fit 11 days of food with all my gear in the 5000. I feel like anything bigger than that...
Check out the Tarptent Cloudburst 3, took it to AK last year on a sheep hunt and it did great for 2 people, We had a few days of bad wind and rain and no issues. You can look up the specs on it but I think its around 3 1/2LBS in the 4 season configuration.
I would love to hear how your trip goes, I'm in the process of planning one for 2026 right now. Just trying to keep my options open at this point and see what the Feds are going to say at the end of January.