Re: Possibility of Future KU packs and accessories?
I'd throw out taking a hard look at the Muskeg with the new ultralight frame. Sewing packs out of rhino skin was always time consuming, and for the loads that the attachment of the suspension put on it, they're prone to failure.
The biggest Muskeg bag with the Duplex Light is just north of 5 lbs, and that's for a 7,000 cubic inch pack. That XPAC fabric is WAY tougher than that 2-layer rhino skin, and has the 500D on the bottom and hypalon where the frame attaches...
I'm not an ultralight guy, when I try to shave weight, it's by leaving frivolous junk in the truck. Were I to do a week plus trip and wanted to have room for hauling meat out, this Muskeg seems to be a WAY better design for it, built on the evolution Kifaru has had in understanding freakishly large load carriage AND not falling apart from abuse from back country brush busting...
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