Kifaru Nomad User Reviews

[Wrench77]

Dominators are nice but I'm going back to elastic loops.

What kind of elastic loops?

 

[colonel00]

Check out Milspec monkey - just ordered 10 of them for $7 + $2 shipping.

Also they have the G-hooks with the "wave" in stock again too.

Ack, out of foliage

 

[jquarnberg]

Mystery ranch web keepers are $5 for 10. I liked those fine on my MR pack.

 

[colonel00]

Ah, just velcro strips.

You could also check these out. I got a pack several years ago and use them all over the house for cable management on computers and A/V stuff or in the garage. $7 for 100.

http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-Reusable-Self-Gripping-Inches-91140/dp/B001E1Y5O6
http://www.costco.com/newurl.product.11521824.html
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/velcro..._LS&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-rPY7XLmmXgmwXAoCJQ1YBg

 

[squeekieslayer]

A wise Rokslider (Bitterroot bulls) once told me to "let 'em dangle." I have ever since and feel that i am way cooler looking this way... which we all know is very important.

JOe

 

[colonel00]

A wise Rokslider (Bitterroot bulls) once told me to "let 'em dangle." I have ever since and feel that i am way cooler looking this way... which we all know is very important.

JOe

Are you sure he was talking about straps?

 

[squeekieslayer]

Are you sure he was talking about straps?

come to think of it... i dont recall if he specified. I'd need a much larger "dominator" to keep that tidy though

haha

Joe

 

[bbrown]

Not going there...

I never worried about the excess straps but this weekend I went on a hike with my BT2 and the wind was really whipping. One in a million shot but the excess strap from the lid strap smacked me in the eye - hurt like hell and I think it scratched something because its still bothering me a bit today.
Funny part was it happened so quick that it actually pissed me off but who was I going to get mad at?

 

[jquarnberg]

I dont know if its like this with all kifaru bags.. but the black teflon sleeve that slides over the top of the frame has a cut out which I assume is meant to be a handle so you can grab the top frame piece. Well the hole is made for like miniature hands would cutting it bigger with a razor blade cause any potential problems? Will that stuff fray or fall apart if I mess with it? Anyone ever done this?

 

[jquarnberg]

This is the handle cut out im talking about...

 

[wapitibob]

What kind of elastic loops?

eberlestock

 

[squeekieslayer]

Not going there...

I never worried about the excess straps but this weekend I went on a hike with my BT2 and the wind was really whipping. One in a million shot but the excess strap from the lid strap smacked me in the eye - hurt like hell and I think it scratched something because its still bothering me a bit today.
Funny part was it happened so quick that it actually pissed me off but who was I going to get mad at?

Now I have to give the eye nerd speech... as an eye doctor I have to advise you get that checked if it is still hurting you after 4 days.

Joe

 

[Aron Snyder]

That's not a handle cut out, it's a water hose port.

Just grab the bottom, just below that hole for a handle. That's what I do anyway.

This is the handle cut out im talking about...

 

[bbrown]

Now I have to give the eye nerd speech... as an eye doctor I have to advise you get that checked if it is still hurting you after 4 days.

Joe

Ha - fair enough and I wouldn't say it's really hurting just feels like I got poked in the eye. If it's still bugging me after tomorrow I will get it checked. Thanks

 

[MattB]

Folks who hike in heavy wind will learn to ignore the "let it dangle" advice pretty quickly. Tackling the great outdoors can be hard enough without being beat to piss by your own pack straps. ;-)

I bought some of those MR velcro strips and they work pretty well thus far.

 

[orionthehunter1]

are the web dominators that big of a deal or do guys just not like excess strap hanging out?

 

[orionthehunter1]

also for the guys that have gotten theirs have you seen a need for any extra straps or buckles?

 

[7mag.]

are the web dominators that big of a deal or do guys just not like excess strap hanging out?

I use them on my current pack. I hate straps hanging all over the place.

 

[Wrench77]

I don't feel like any extra straps or buckles are needed with my experiences with it so far. As far as the dominators, I like them but you could always just tie the loose straps together.

 

[wapitibob]

The nomad has 3 cross lash straps and 2 vertical on the center frame panel. You also have loops running the inside edges at the wing junctions as well as the loops running down the frame rails outside the wings. A lash kit wouldn't be a bad idea and if you use the genII it has lash straps also.