I posted a new Hoodlum and duplex lite Frame package a week ago and got zero PMs or responses in the thread, and the hoodlum is definitely a well proven product. I have no issue with it, I just have another duplex lite with a 44 mag and Stryker xl I’m good with. I have no issue hanging onto it because I like having the versatility, but I think timing is more the issue rather than interest or a failed product.
it's 100% a timing thing.... kifaru stuff flies off of the classifieds all year on either side of fall hunting season, but by now, people have what they need knowing they have to or they won't have it period.
i didn't know how i would like the duplex lite, kifaru has a similar following as mathews (though not near as feminine) and that made me nervous.... i know they make good stuff (both companies) i own a good amount of kifaru stuff and liked it all.
i was trying to find a used frame, or pack system in case i didn't like it, i would be able to get my money back and buy something else, but i couldn't find anything, i saw several that sold right away, they just go fast in the classifieds almost all year.
i ended up buying new, got a frame and reckoning, and after wearing it a little i was actually impressed, for me, they live up to the hype they get, and got a stryker xl shortly after.... i see why they don't last, i expect my setup to last a few years without any issues.... i still have an EXO i like a lot and wouldn't sell, and planned on using it archery hunting and the kifaru for backpacking in and rifle hunting, but after about a week of elk hunting i switched to the kifaru with the stryker xl, and it's just a better setup in the brush, streamlined and doesn't get hung up as bad.
he needs to hold onto his setup until after fall hunting seasons, and it will probably sell pretty quick, or use it until spring and sell it quick then.
i don't see kifaru selling anything that could be considered a fail, the new stuff they bring out is a refined version of something else that is developed through feedback of people out there using stuff how it's designed to be used, and they seem to do really well in that regard..... everything i have of theirs has super well thought out features.... practical and tough