In my opinion the frame setup with the bag to carry meat (like mine) is rather old school. The new logic says that you can carry all of your random personal stuff in your bag still while putting your meat sack between your personal bag and a frame. The new system (Kifaru Stryker / Frame, PopUp 28 etc) works pretty well because, we hunters, are carrying more ‘essentials’. When lots of us started, we had no rangefinders, charging cables, backup batteries, GoPro etc. Now we do and as much as it’s cool, it complicates the hunt.
Remember the days of one layer plus a coat, Porro prisms, blue tarps, decent leaky boots, tents with no stoves,
a polyester orange beenie, a pocket full of ammo and a foggy scope? I do but those days are thankfully behind us. I mean we still killed stuff but now we somehow need to be comfortable. New packs allow for that and I’m cool with it.
Go Kifaru & don’t look back. Call Aaron & ask specific questions about your specific needs. You’ll be happy you did.
Cheers
