Kifaru Stryker and Frame

[Razorbak66]

This is what I came up for buckles last night it’s far from perfect but will get me by. Still wish the whole strap body was stiffer I like my cabelas transporter straps better wonder if I can marry the 2 together

 

[4090Sharps]

A quick update as I prepare to take a few days off for a hunt. I made a low profile bag to mount to the cargo panel to carry my kill kit, and a bag inspired by the Kifaru Claymore to mounted to the front of the Stryker bag, which currently contains my saddle and ropes.

This foliage green fabric is a little lighter than the last batch. The joys of eBay fabric!

 

[HugeBull]

You guys are amazing! I too was inspired by Lean Machine, but I have too many unfinished projects now to start another one. However, I would love to request a post-season update. What would you do different? Like how would you stiffen the strap body?

Personally, I have been fantasizing about a frame pack for platforms, stands, meat, etc. with 2 bottle holsters and a small pack for kill kit, calls, food, etc. on a shove-it pocket. This would be everything I need for early season. After temps drop a bit, I feel like most of what I carry in a pack is just stuff that I wear in stand, high bulk but low weight. I have been thinking that the way to carry this stuff is in a super light weight bag, like for a sleeping bag or a backpacker's dity bag, which could also make for a good bag in the tree for my rappel rope and other stuff that I want handy.

Personally, I have about decided that the easy part of saddle hunting is climbing a tree, but the hardest part is managing all the stuff ya gotta have to climb safely and hunt all day.

Hugh

 

[4090Sharps]

You guys are amazing! I too was inspired by Lean Machine, but I have too many unfinished projects now to start another one. However, I would love to request a post-season update. What would you do different? Like how would you stiffen the strap body?

Personally, I have been fantasizing about a frame pack for platforms, stands, meat, etc. with 2 bottle holsters and a small pack for kill kit, calls, food, etc. on a shove-it pocket. This would be everything I need for early season. After temps drop a bit, I feel like most of what I carry in a pack is just stuff that I wear in stand, high bulk but low weight. I have been thinking that the way to carry this stuff is in a super light weight bag, like for a sleeping bag or a backpacker's dity bag, which could also make for a good bag in the tree for my rappel rope and other stuff that I want handy.

Personally, I have about decided that the easy part of saddle hunting is climbing a tree, but the hardest part is managing all the stuff ya gotta have to climb safely and hunt all day.

Hugh

Thank you for the kind words, Hugh!

I was in a bit of a time crunch when I made this pack. If I were to do it over again, I would:

• Add side pockets for random stuff or a water bottle
• Add PALS webbing to the outside of the back of the pack to use a MOLLE stick to hold the bag tight to the frame
• Add a sleeve to the inside of the back of the pack to slide in a frame sheet when desired. I might like it enough to leave it there full time

Beyond that, I'm not sure I would change anything else. Larger bag? Maybe.... I like the organization that current setup provides me with additional add on pouches, and the slim body keeps me from over packing.

I ended up using my "Claymore" pouch as a quick release fanny pack/shoulder bag on this last hunt to carry up the tree with me instead of a pack and dump pouch. It worked beautifully. A spare 1" strap and buckle set served as the sling/waistbelt, and doubled as an additional strap to keep the Claymore from flopping when secured to the bag in transport mode.

 

[gcr0003]

A quick update as I prepare to take a few days off for a hunt. I made a low profile bag to mount to the cargo panel to carry my kill kit, and a bag inspired by the Kifaru Claymore to mounted to the front of the Stryker bag, which currently contains my saddle and ropes.

This foliage green fabric is a little lighter than the last batch. The joys of eBay fabric!

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What are the dimensions on this bag? Is this made with a single ply of cordura? How do you know what size zippers to use? Any tips to go about making a pattern for this build?

 

[4090Sharps]

What are the dimensions on this bag?

I roughly followed the dimensions Kifaru lists on their site.

Is this made with a single ply of cordura?

Yep

How do you know what size zippers to use?

I make pretty much everything with a #8 or a #10 zipper. Since this isn't a good application for a beefy #10, it gets a #8.

Any tips to go about making a pattern for this build?

Use the 1" webbing and MOLLE seen in the product images to gauge relative sizes. If you do this and think about each panel as its own separate piece, it's a very simple build.

 

[gcr0003]

I roughly followed the dimensions Kifaru lists on their site.


Yep


I make pretty much everything with a #8 or a #10 zipper. Since this isn't a good application for a beefy #10, it gets a #8.


Use the 1" webbing and MOLLE seen in the product images to gauge relative sizes. If you do this and think about each panel as its own separate piece, it's a very simple build.

Thanks! I’d like to start making pack accessories this off season. This seemed like a simple enough pouch to start with.