1. tried out the drinking tube system with the dromlite....awesome, I will never hunt without one again. easy to hydrate without fumbling with water bottles on the hillside.
2. go lite shangra la 5. 8 of 10. fabric is too light by the zipper and needs to be reinforced. I got a Foot long tear right at the zipper, the tent was taut but not overly so that the fabric should rip so easily. Thank god for duct tape. Loved the size and weight of the tent otherwise. it is a must to tie guy outs and extra stakes...thanks Luke for that tip.
3. DT1 9 of 10. I must say with heavy loads my old MR waist belt was more comfortable...the DT1 bruised my hips. The small tabs on the lid were also not sewn on very well at all. To hold my bow down I ran a 3/4" strap through the loops on my lid. Both of them are now almost ripped off, I will be sending the lid back to Kifaru. For some reason my shoulder straps are not sewn at the bottom to prevent accidentally pulling the strap out of the slider when loosening the pack...maybe mine just snuck past the QC process?
4. Sitka core crew. 5 of 10.... Smelled like butt after 1 day...otherwise dried quickly just too smelly for an extended hunt.
5. First lite llanos top. 9 of 10. Rocked...only got a 9 since I somehow got a small hole on my wrist day 1.
6. Slik Sprint Pro tripod. 8 of 10. The stock ball head was kinda crappy, and the quick release plate was too small for my liking..little too unstable. Worked well glassing some caribou while standing...but due to being lightweight with any amount of wind at full extension it's hard to get a stable image.
7. S&W 329 PD 44mag. 10 of 10. At around 2lbs loaded it was very nice to have as bear defense since I dont have any explosive tipped arrows in my quiver.
8. Ex officio boxers 9 of 10. little funkier than my merino, but not bad and easy to wash in the creek.
9. Sitka bino harness. 8 of 10. side pouches could use a zipper or some sort of retention system. My wind powder fell out and got lost day 1. Would also be nice if there were lanyards that attach to the bino hooks on both sides so you can just release binos for a quick shot instead of having them dangle and bounce around on the single elastic cord. An integrated range finder case would be nice too.
2. go lite shangra la 5. 8 of 10. fabric is too light by the zipper and needs to be reinforced. I got a Foot long tear right at the zipper, the tent was taut but not overly so that the fabric should rip so easily. Thank god for duct tape. Loved the size and weight of the tent otherwise. it is a must to tie guy outs and extra stakes...thanks Luke for that tip.
3. DT1 9 of 10. I must say with heavy loads my old MR waist belt was more comfortable...the DT1 bruised my hips. The small tabs on the lid were also not sewn on very well at all. To hold my bow down I ran a 3/4" strap through the loops on my lid. Both of them are now almost ripped off, I will be sending the lid back to Kifaru. For some reason my shoulder straps are not sewn at the bottom to prevent accidentally pulling the strap out of the slider when loosening the pack...maybe mine just snuck past the QC process?
4. Sitka core crew. 5 of 10.... Smelled like butt after 1 day...otherwise dried quickly just too smelly for an extended hunt.
5. First lite llanos top. 9 of 10. Rocked...only got a 9 since I somehow got a small hole on my wrist day 1.
6. Slik Sprint Pro tripod. 8 of 10. The stock ball head was kinda crappy, and the quick release plate was too small for my liking..little too unstable. Worked well glassing some caribou while standing...but due to being lightweight with any amount of wind at full extension it's hard to get a stable image.
7. S&W 329 PD 44mag. 10 of 10. At around 2lbs loaded it was very nice to have as bear defense since I dont have any explosive tipped arrows in my quiver.
8. Ex officio boxers 9 of 10. little funkier than my merino, but not bad and easy to wash in the creek.
9. Sitka bino harness. 8 of 10. side pouches could use a zipper or some sort of retention system. My wind powder fell out and got lost day 1. Would also be nice if there were lanyards that attach to the bino hooks on both sides so you can just release binos for a quick shot instead of having them dangle and bounce around on the single elastic cord. An integrated range finder case would be nice too.
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