it's nothing at all like Mystery Ranch's NICE no-load lifter design, which, in my estimation is a non-starter.
I wouldn't take a NICE pack for free... other than to sell it on ebay, so for me that's not much of a comparison.
The heart and sole of a pack is it's suspension... not sure how you can compare it with Kifaru's, which have a real, adjustable suspension with lumbar pad, not a wrap-around hipbelt design (which Kuiu lifted from Arcteryx, and which SUCKS on their packs too).
The wrap-around hipbelt design was abandoned in the early 80's by most makers because they just don't work all that well. That's why the young makers returning to that design amuse me to no end.
The Kifaru is light years ahead of this pack, Kuiu, or MR.
