Exo Mountain K4?

[Highlands Hunter]

Sounds great. Thanks so much for the help!

I’m 5’8” with a longer torso and I tried both the 23.5” and 25”. I stayed with the 25” and am glad I did.

 

[Mark at EXO]

Just a quick heads-up... the RS20 code has been turned off, but the site-wide sale is live.

Thanks for making the Rokslide pre-sale a success!

 

[Justin Crossley]

Just a quick heads-up... the RS20 code has been turned off, but the site-wide sale is live.

Thanks for making the Rokslide pre-sale a success!

Thanks, Mark!

 

[roosiebull]

I’m 5’8” and have both the 23.5” and 25” frame. If I could only have one I’d get the 25” for the long trips and heavy loads. That being said, I actually use the 23.5” more often such as on short trips and day hunts.

I’m 6’ long legs, not very long torso, and I have the 25” and head clearance seems as good as the 24” kifaru, of course that changes regardless with a full bag and lid, but the frame itself has really good head clearance for 25”

I’m going to get the longer stays to use after archery elk season, because I think I will appreciate them for rifle blacktail when I’m not in the brush as much and am covering more miles on logging roads, and pack outs that are generally 4-7 miles with a whole deer and my gear

 

[Elk Wallow]

I’m very similar except shorter torso and use a 23.5” which works, but what Mark is saying about the 7200 makes a lot of sense. I’ve actually been thinking of testing the 25 in the off season.

The 26” SG is excessive on me, so I steered towards shorter. I can get plenty of lift with my harness. K4 rides high on the body though too.

@MT_Wyatt
How does the k4 compare to Stone glacier with heavy loads? I’ve need to get a new pack and it will probably be one of those. My Kuiu icon pro about killed me with 100 pound loads last year.

 

[MT_Wyatt]

@MT_Wyatt
How does the k4 compare to Stone glacier with heavy loads? I’ve need to get a new pack and it will probably be one of those. My Kuiu icon pro about killed me with 100 pound loads last year.

It’s simply really, really good - I used SG packs for a long time and was not easily swayed to try one. But once I did, it didn’t take long to keep the K4. One of my worries was losing the ability to hold loads up high but that’s really a non-issue, the dedicated frame straps help secure meat bags and distribute weight across the frame.

The other things that stand out are the hip belt shape, width and material, which one combined with the lumbar ride very well and do not migrate down your hips under heavy weight. It also doesn’t give me pressure points on the front of my hips which happened sometimes with the SG. The frame rides very close to my back like it did with the SG, but it’s much more comfortable. I would also say the harness part of the frame is padded a bit better than the SG, and over longer periods, I just get sore less under weight.

I just spent most of Friday packing a Bull out with a friend, 2nd animal with k4. We shuttled, and I loaded and unloaded aboit a dozen times over the course of the day. It’s a really easy frame to pack meat with.

One caveat. I’m not a large guy, so I keep loads fairly reasonable. Not big on the 110+ loads.