Kifaru KU series

[dotman]

So who else will be using a ku pack this year?

 

[Backpack Hunter]

I will be using both the KU5200, and the KU3700 this year.

 

[Becca]

I posted this over in the women's forum, so apologize for the rerun if you've seen it already. I ran a KU5200 all of last year and loved it. Approx 7 lbs lighter than the MR 6500 I was using previously. Carried weights up to 70lbs well, and cinched down small to use as a daypack when it wasn't full. I am a believer
Loaded up with all of camp on a 10 day sheep/caribou hunt in the Alaska Range

Heading in for archery spring bear with bikes and BOB trailers

 

[BMB]

i'm seriously thinking about it. hard to argue the weight savings.

 

[Tim in Wa.]

I'll be using my 5200 for a second year
Tim

 

[dotman]

Great pics Becca!

 

[ohhiitznik]

I wish I could get over the material used for the pack. Awesome amount of weight savings! I might give one a try out in a couple years after the shine comes off my timberline

 

[Aron Snyder]

It's tougher than you think and the bottom is 500D Cordura, so keep that in mind.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Yea, it really is a tough material. Not something I would use for a sled on a rock slide, but plenty tough for backpacking, hunting, and load hauling.

 

[justin davis]

Yea the KU packs are amazing. I can't get over how light they really are and how comfortable they carry weight. The material is tough like others have mentioned. i have used mine on a few hunts where I beat the piss out of it and it has held up well

 

[cmeier117]

Have you guys ever had a problem with the noise of the material while on a stalk for bow hunting? I ask because yesterday I showed my father in-law the KU belt pouch I had mounted on it and he said, "You are going to take that off for hunting right? It is way too noisy to have on there." Just curious what you guys that have used the KU packs have discovered.

 

[justin davis]

Have you guys ever had a problem with the noise of the material while on a stalk for bow hunting? I ask because yesterday I showed my father in-law the KU belt pouch I had mounted on it and he said, "You are going to take that off for hunting right? It is way too noisy to have on there." Just curious what you guys that have used the KU packs have discovered.

Negative! My KU pack is actually pretty quiet in my opinion

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Nope, never had a problem with the noise.

 

[cmeier117]

That is what I told him. I mean it is a louder material than his Badlands 2800 or a pack like that. But you walking through the woods is louder than the pack I would think.

 

[Solitude]

I will be running the KU3700 again this year. I like the option of outfitting the pack with the number of pockets/organization I require for each trip. Putting two long pockets inside for organization and the locking them on outside when I have a load or on a longer trip is has proven usefull. It's amazing how comfortable this pack is given it's weight....or lack there of.

 

[phil]

Like solitude I am using a 3700ku with long pockets. Used it on a 7 day backpack/tipi ti stove deer hunt. It made an excellent day pack when I got there. phil

 

[Becca]

I will be running the KU3700 again this year. I like the option of outfitting the pack with the number of pockets/organization I require for each trip. Putting two long pockets inside for organization and the locking them on outside when I have a load or on a longer trip is has proven usefull. It's amazing how comfortable this pack is given it's weight....or lack there of.

+1 here with my KU5200. I keep all my rainwear (jacket, pants, gloves and overmitts) in one long pocket, and then misc gear (headlamp, wipes, food for each day, etc.)in the other. If my pack is full the pockets ride along on the outside, but if I am day tripping it away from camp, they can go inside and then just cinch the pack down small. Worked great for me last season....

 

[bearguide]

sounds like a great pack i really want one

 

[JSonn]

Becca-

What did you think of the KU material? Was it plenty durable? Also was it good in the rain? It looks like a really sweet set up.

 

[Evan Williams]

ARON you're a beast!!! That KU 5200 looks amazing. Be great for those LONG extended hunts.