Aron Snyder leaving Kifaru

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Yeah it doesnt seem to hold much. Great day pack Im sure. Or couple day trip.

They must be doing something right though, I would say currently 50% of the clients show up with exo, 20% SG and a mix of the rest.

Never heard anything bad about them. Just going off having to pack more of the clients shit than with some other brand of packs. Part of the job so it’s all good!

I have an older K2 3500, just packed out my Colorado moose a few weeks ago. I’ve packed out 4 elk, a bunch of mule deer and antelope, a bunch of whitetails, and a moose! I have carried tree stands, blinds, heavy camp gear for the family and kids and used it on many many backpacking trips.

Personally, I would not want a 7000ci pack. I realized a long time ago that the more space you have, the more weight you typically end up with.

I like Kifaru packs, but I just like the way the exo fit me a little better. Some day it might die, but it’s been bomb proof for me for years. Only thing I’ve ran into is busted buckles, which I just replaced with some sea to summits.

I’ve been around these forums for a long time. I remember Aaron posted a bunch on Bowsite back in the day, he was always offering advice to people. He was a regular dude, living in an apartment and didn’t have a lot, but he had a ton of passion for archery and hunting. It’s been pretty cool to see him rise to the top. I wish him all the best.


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opportunity to collab on hunting jorts with elkshape was too good to pass up apparently

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jk Aron's a good dude and always went out of his way to help others. wish him the best of luck.

I had to go to their website to confirm that this is actually a thing. Sure enough. I had to go look at the women's swimwear section for a reset. Much better.
 
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I suspect Aron was pushed out probably by the other shareholders like Chad/bj

It’s no longer a boutique company. If bender leaves I think they will be screwed.

Ultimately we will know the tone of things if you see him ditch his kifaru pack in coming social media postings.
Watching rokslide for a post with a bunch of cheap kifaru
 
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When I started guiding I would say over half the clients showed up with Kifaru packs. This year was the first year zero of the clients packs were Kifaru. Speaking to other guides it seems they noticed the same as I. I don’t know what Exo is doing but most the clients show up with those packs now. Which is unfortunate because I don’t know if it’s just the models I’ve seen but sure don’t seem as good as a kifaru. Hope to see Kifaru make a comeback.
Exo still cares about customer service.
 

SirChooCH

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I see Kifarucast is halting pro
Looks like kifarucast is done. Maybe they are just trimming things to just focus on the
product. Hopefully they find a way to keep it USA or sell it to someone committed to that like Origin or Marsupial.


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And at the same time, Born Primitive Outdoor posted Aron is starting a podcast for them coming soon! And outdoor classes like he was doing already...?
 

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I see Kifarucast is halting pro

And at the same time, Born Primitive Outdoor posted Aron is starting a podcast for them coming soon! And outdoor classes like he was doing already...?
not surprised. They'd be nuts not to give him a podcast. Aron was a prolific podcaster. I think he was over 500 episodes. That is a ton of work to hit those numbers as a single-host podcast (for the mostpart).
 
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