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Anyone else using the Kuiu divide 1500? I see someone in here used it for pretty close to what I’m looking for
 
I am a Kifaru fan and a user of their packs for my western hunts. Been using them for years.

They are just too noisy in the tree stand for my liking. The fabric is tough but not quiet on crisp/still mornings and days.
 
Bowtie747 said:
Does a platform fit inside the “divide” pocket? Something like the edp platform
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On the sides of the divide pocket there is some very thin elastic mesh that for the sides of the pocket. It didn’t quite have enough stretch to fit my edp in it and be able to pull it out smoothly like I had hoped. It will go in but the elastic doesn’t let you pull it out quick and quiet. I ended up taking scissors and cutting out that elastic mesh. That made it to where the smaller outside pocket on the outside of the divide pocket was able to fold out further and it worked great. It makes the pack like a mini frame pack and the “divide” part like a platform sized meat shelf. It’s a sweet little pack. I’m transitioning back to a stand and not sure I’ll use it much now so if you’re interested shoot a pm maybe we can work out something. If nothing else I can get you some pics if you want them


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Love my womens (short torso length) mystery ranch popup 28. My Skeletors and Predator sit between the pack and the frame strapped in tight. Pack my saddle inside til I get to the tree. All my other stuff goes in pockets or inside. Rides really well on my hips.
 
dbeeler said:
Why are so many people strapping their sticks to their pack instead of just carrying them in their hand? That means you have to take your pack off when you get to the tree and unhook them before you can start climbing. Am I missing something?
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Carried in my hand for 2 seasons. Not this year. 8 pounds carried in one hand for a mile or more wears out the hand. I was constantly moving them from one hand to the other, shifting my bow back and forth. They got caught on bushes etc as I walked. MUCH easier strapped on the pack. Made my center of gravity better also on uneven terain.But to each their own.
 
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With my early season platow pack i can remove sticks and platform without removing pack. I cannot think of any reason i would want to have a handful of sticks
 
dbeeler said:
Why are so many people strapping their sticks to their pack instead of just carrying them in their hand? That means you have to take your pack off when you get to the tree and unhook them before you can start climbing. Am I missing something?
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I don't understand why you would carry anything in your hands that's not your main weapon. I almost always have at minimum one hand on a weapon and one hand free, at minimum. I prefer my right hand to always be free so that I can reach for my sidearm and/or knife in a split second. Sure you can drop your sticks and draw your weapon, but why make it a two step process when I can make it one. And second reason, I can shoot at a buck standing 7 yds in front of me without having to move to set down my sticks and make noise. I have shot at 2 bucks so far walking to/from my stand. Had I been carrying something on my right hand, that would've never happened. Sometimes you cannot afford to make anymore noise or movement like dropping sticks or setting down sticks to nock an arrow and shoot because the buck is too close or they're staring you down.
 
chi0082 said:
I don't understand why you would carry anything in your hands that's not your main weapon. I almost always have at minimum one hand on a weapon and one hand free, at minimum. I prefer my right hand to always be free so that I can reach for my sidearm and/or knife in a split second. Sure you can drop your sticks and draw your weapon, but why make it a two step process when I can make it one. And second reason, I can shoot at a buck standing 7 yds in front of me without having to move to set down my sticks and make noise. I have shot at 2 bucks so far walking to/from my stand. Had I been carrying something on my right hand, that would've never happened. Sometimes you cannot afford to make anymore noise or movement like dropping sticks or setting down sticks to nock an arrow and shoot because the buck is too close or they're staring you down.
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Same here, got my buck last year while walking. He came out ten yards in front of me during some high winds. I stopped, shouldered my gun, leaned against a tree for support and waited for the shot. Took all of 5 seconds. There was no time for all that extra motion
 
Empostarr said:
Same here, got my buck last year while walking. He came out ten yards in front of me during some high winds. I stopped, shouldered my gun, leaned against a tree for support and waited for the shot. Took all of 5 seconds. There was no time for all that extra motion
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i always walk in with my release on and bow in hand because of this

i used to sometimes walk with an arrow nocked, but i don't do this anymore because the chance of having a slip on these slippery hills and falling on an arrow is above zero.....archery equivalent of walking around all day holding a razor sharp knife

hunter on youtube sliced an artery that way and almost died...i will nock an arrow if i see a deer that i'm stalking or if still hunting very slowly on level ground....but the arrow goes back in the quiver if i have to negotiate anything where a slip is somewhat possible
 
dbeeler said:
Why are so many people strapping their sticks to their pack instead of just carrying them in their hand? That means you have to take your pack off when you get to the tree and unhook them before you can start climbing. Am I missing something?
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I strap my stick/sticks to the bottom of my pack. I can reach around and release my sticks without removing the pack.
 

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raisins said:
i always walk in with my release on and bow in hand because of this

i used to sometimes walk with an arrow nocked, but i don't do this anymore because the chance of having a slip on these slippery hills and falling on an arrow is above zero.....archery equivalent of walking around all day holding a razor sharp knife

hunter on youtube sliced an artery that way and almost died...i will nock an arrow if i see a deer that i'm stalking or if still hunting very slowly on level ground....but the arrow goes back in the quiver if i have to negotiate anything where a slip is somewhat possible
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I am the exact same way. That arrow was made by me to unwaveringly slice through any flesh with little force. Can be a real sobering thought when walking around in the woods with your broadhead sticking out there
 
chi0082 said:
I don't understand why you would carry anything in your hands that's not your main weapon. I almost always have at minimum one hand on a weapon and one hand free, at minimum. I prefer my right hand to always be free so that I can reach for my sidearm and/or knife in a split second. Sure you can drop your sticks and draw your weapon, but why make it a two step process when I can make it one. And second reason, I can shoot at a buck standing 7 yds in front of me without having to move to set down my sticks and make noise. I have shot at 2 bucks so far walking to/from my stand. Had I been carrying something on my right hand, that would've never happened. Sometimes you cannot afford to make anymore noise or movement like dropping sticks or setting down sticks to nock an arrow and shoot because the buck is too close or they're staring you down.
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I don't find myself needing to draw a sidearm very often in the deer woods lol. But I've shot a deer while carrying sticks and bow on the way to the tree. I just put the sticks between my legs. It's no different than carrying a bugle tube around the mountains.

And I don't know how yall put on jackets and bibs at the bottom of the tree and then climb I would have a heat stroke before I got settled! Lol I usually don't put my big clothes on until I've been in the tree for 20 minutes or so.
 
dbeeler said:
I don't find myself needing to draw a sidearm very often in the deer woods lol. But I've shot a deer while carrying sticks and bow on the way to the tree. I just put the sticks between my legs. It's no different than carrying a bugle tube around the mountains.

And I don't know how yall put on jackets and bibs at the bottom of the tree and then climb I would have a heat stroke before I got settled! Lol I usually don't put my big clothes on until I've been in the tree for 20 minutes or so.
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You do you man. It's apparent you've never been in a situation where seconds count. Stay safe out there with umm....both your hands full I guess lol.
 
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