Thread: Modern Packs

Originally Posted by 199p

Note mine too is the 3600 but i have the idea of getting a 5000 at some point. I can do 3 days with some room to add more but the pack gets quite wide and its a bit of a pain in the creeks.

Meat shelf is designed for meat on the bone, when i used mine i ended up using 2 sticks in the dry bag to help keep it vertical but normally just carry it in my pack as normal.
I am thinking there must be a better way to use the meat shelf with boned out meat.

I bought the Crib. I think this would help with smaller or less supported loads. https://exomtngear.com/collections/k...rib-load-panel

Originally Posted by kiwijames

I bought the Crib. I think this would help with smaller or less supported loads. https://exomtngear.com/collections/k...rib-load-panel

Bro that looks the go forsure

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My Kuiu Pro LT 7000 pack in Fiordland. Love this pack, so comfortable to have on your back all day and really enjoy the layout and options I have with pockets etc. My mates Pro 7800 bag is even better again, it just comes with slightly more weight.

Originally Posted by stagstalker

My Kuiu Pro LT 7000 pack in Fiordland. Love this pack, so comfortable to have on your back all day and really enjoy the layout and options I have with pockets etc. My mates Pro 7800 bag is even better again, it just comes with slightly more weight.

Super photo.

Yeah ashtrays in the seat armrests and white covers on the seat backs for the brillcream.

This is the load harness/crib on the Initial Ascent. It has a sleeve pouch on the outside for a bit storage. With the bag off and the lid on and with the crib it makes an excellent day pack ready for load carrying. It's one of the reasons I went for the IA.

https://initialascent.com/products/t...r-load-carrier



NB: I robbed that camo rifle carrier off another pack.

Unless your pack is literally a dry bag with straps welded on the outside, water/blood will bleed through the stitching or zips with saturation. I don't use an external pack cover. Instead I use a larger pack dry bag. Exo (as I'm sure other major brands do) do a Dry Bag pack liner accessory. Use this 99% of the time. Don't use compression sacks, just stuff lighter gear (quilt, puffer, clothing) then heavier gear in - fills all the crevices, and quicker, more efficient. The 99% rule has changed to 100% of the time after my roar trip after spending 36 hours in heavy rain and winds in the Kaimanawa tops and the Argali tent bottom soaked through (exceeded its hydrostatic limit). The exped pads kept the dog and I above the wet inside, and everything got put in the pack that I wanted dry). Walking out, wet gear can be packed in side pockets or below the inner dry bag in the main pack. Job done.

I've got a K3200 (which is with the top lid 3600 cubic inches = 58 litres). It's a push to get everything in there for a 7 day trip, but possible (I'm not hunting Fiordland!). I can see the temptation to get larger bags, but I know I'll just fill it up with more luxuries and clothing that I don't use. Great thing about a meat shelf, if you are pushed for space walking in, can synch off the food back to the frame for the walk in.