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2024 Gear thread

Mopar1169 said:
Ouch 500 for a frame!! Think I will keep my k3. I would buy a k4 before that.
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I’m not so hung up on price. They’ll go on sale.

I’m mostly concerned about how well it moves with the user. It looks a bit rigid, torsionally. But, it’ll surely resist buckling better than the K4, not that it’s an issue for me.

I do like the Kifaru ventilation better.

K4 comes with horizontal lashing, and I think it’s included in the weight, which is nice. But the ARK puts Kifaru in the mix with the popular UL frames.

For me, the old Kifaru belt has been lights out. K4 is nice, but so far I get some slip.

I’m reserving judgement, I think it competes.
 
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gcr0003 said:
And what’s the KUIU pro frame and suspension come in at?
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Funny, I never put that one on a scale. My brother has it and I could. But I think the Seek frame is the lightest.

There are other CF Frames that don’t get talked about much. Initial Assent, AKEK, some others.
 
Plebe said:
Funny, I never put that one on a scale. My brother has it and I could. But I think the Seek frame is the lightest.

There are other CF Frames that don’t get talked about much. Initial Assent, AKEK, some others.
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Kuiu site says 11 oz and 14.28 oz but I’ve never weighed mine.
 
GeoFish said:
I used the LWCG long single steps last season.
I have 4 of the 17" LWCG single step sticks. They weigh 7lbs 4oz ready to hunt.
I ordered 4 of the Novix 2 step, single step sticks. A set of 4 weigh 6lbs 2oz on my scale with daisy chains.
Yes I know I have become a gear addict.
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Yeah didn’t need my help then lol.
Sir, what you need is a more frequent schedule of visits to the support thread.
And I say that as a friend.
 
bowhuntr09 said:
The weight savings is in your wallet, its 20% lighter
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It’s only 10% lighter on the wallet than a DL, so you’re actually getting more return on weight savings.

But, compared to other vendors’ models…
 
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