Advice needed, Seek Outside old secondhand Kenai 5400 or New Unaweep 4800 beeging the better choice?

[Villreinjeger]

Hope some of you that has experience from these packs would chime in.

Had decided on a new Unaweep 4800 2.0, as it is lightweight and has an upgraded hip-belt.

Then a Kenai 5400 shoes up second-hand. It is quite expensive to get them shipped to Norway, as we add a 25% sales tax plus customs fee... so would like to make the better choice first rather than later.

The old one has the older model hip-belt My main question is, is the new one better?
I have heard of slippage, i e tries to slide down? Different textile towards the body on the new one?
Is slippage related to weight?
Which of them would comfortably carry the most weight?

The old one has a zipper and load shelf. I was thinking of ordering with a zipper on the new one. Are the load shelf solutions different on the two models?
Can they both shed the package and just be used with the shelf and frame?

The new one is obviously lighter, which is a big plus. It is big enough for my use. New is new...

 

[HGH90]

Hi,

Fellow reindeer hunter from Norway here. I had the Unaweep 6,300 for a season and I had terrible issues with hip belt slippage. Also, the pack is very flimsy (read: does not have a lot of structure to it) when it is not full, making it less than ideal for day hunts from camp. I also broke a lot of gate keepers/buckles.

Finally decided to switch to the Exo K4 and have never looked back.

 

[Villreinjeger]

Hi,

Fellow reindeer hunter from Norway here. I had the Unaweep 6,300 for a season and I had terrible issues with hip belt slippage. Also, the pack is very flimsy (read: does not have a lot of structure to it) when it is not full, making it less than ideal for day hunts from camp. I also broke a lot of gate keepers/buckles.

Finally decided to switch to the Exo K4 and have never looked back.

Was this the older one? Not the recent 2.0? I believe it has been addressed somewhat there?
I´m doing some back-pack-hunts on NZ, and with baggage allowance and long hard yards, I´m looking to shave as many grams I can of the pack. It will be 22-23kg all up for 10 days. That should be within its limitations? Also thought of getting the 4800cuin version. The smaller the bag, the less you carry ;-)

Have a sturdier Kifaru pack for the reindeer. But - I have quit carrying all in one go, I go two turns with the meat, no exceptions! My knees will thank me in older days...