Where's Bruce?
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Okay, just did my first hike with the DT1 pack and here's my first impressions.
Overall layout, designed for multiday backpacking w/o a doubt. Put 4 pockets on it for quick access to certain items. Wanna get to my RF, Smoke-in-a-bottle, camera, and other esstentials quickly. I loaded the pack with all my multiday basics including a ridiculous first aid kit that'll handle everything short of a lobotomy. It all fit fine without effort. Filled it to just under the snow collar, the Longhunter lid packed with MH and such.
Got some pit rub which may be my fault. This pack is far more adjustable than any of my others and it may be something easily remedied with some simple adjustments. I may shoot a video of it on my back to illustrate this and maybe somebody at kifaru or here can tell me what do do.
The pack is sloshy on my back, moreso than my Sitka Gear 45 bivy. This may be because it is a much bigger pack but I think it has more to do with the way it's rigged or perhaps the 26" composite stays. I can't say but it slides around more on my back than I'd expect.
Can't say I felt it handled the load any better or worse than any other pack I've used but again, this could simply be part of the learning curve. The pack seemed neither heavy or light empty and since "felt weight" means more than actual weight...that's a draw.
Well dinner's ready...gotta go.
Overall layout, designed for multiday backpacking w/o a doubt. Put 4 pockets on it for quick access to certain items. Wanna get to my RF, Smoke-in-a-bottle, camera, and other esstentials quickly. I loaded the pack with all my multiday basics including a ridiculous first aid kit that'll handle everything short of a lobotomy. It all fit fine without effort. Filled it to just under the snow collar, the Longhunter lid packed with MH and such.
Got some pit rub which may be my fault. This pack is far more adjustable than any of my others and it may be something easily remedied with some simple adjustments. I may shoot a video of it on my back to illustrate this and maybe somebody at kifaru or here can tell me what do do.
The pack is sloshy on my back, moreso than my Sitka Gear 45 bivy. This may be because it is a much bigger pack but I think it has more to do with the way it's rigged or perhaps the 26" composite stays. I can't say but it slides around more on my back than I'd expect.
Can't say I felt it handled the load any better or worse than any other pack I've used but again, this could simply be part of the learning curve. The pack seemed neither heavy or light empty and since "felt weight" means more than actual weight...that's a draw.
Well dinner's ready...gotta go.