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<blockquote data-quote="dank" data-source="post: 138028" data-attributes="member: 2945">Yes, the Kifaru will simply be better at carrying the load than your current Tenzing (or any pack in the Tenzing/Eberle/Badlands/Alps level). I've almost never come across a Kifaru review where the user complains about the fit/finish/operation of a Kifaru pack and their resale values back up their utility. I'm not a huge fan of the Kuiu line of packs... decent enough clothes but their foray into other products has been haphazard IMO. To me, the weight of the pack is almost negligible. I typically pack in, then drop most of my camp stuff and hunt with a &quot;light pack&quot; and in the pack out the weight of the animal is the biggest issue. If the difference of 1-2# in pack weight has significant impact on comfort, it's totally worth it. I'm also not a huge fan of packs over about 5,000 ci. I find carrying more volume than that gets to be heavier than I can comfortably carry most of of the time and an overweight pack is a good way to injure yourself on steep, uneven terrain. Granted, I'm already using fairly compact, quality gear so I don't have any real &quot;space hog&quot; items in my pack any more. Between tents, sleeping bags, stoves, and other gear there's not much that doesn't compress down to about the size of a nalgene bottle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dank, post: 138028, member: 2945"] Yes, the Kifaru will simply be better at carrying the load than your current Tenzing (or any pack in the Tenzing/Eberle/Badlands/Alps level). I've almost never come across a Kifaru review where the user complains about the fit/finish/operation of a Kifaru pack and their resale values back up their utility. I'm not a huge fan of the Kuiu line of packs... decent enough clothes but their foray into other products has been haphazard IMO. To me, the weight of the pack is almost negligible. I typically pack in, then drop most of my camp stuff and hunt with a "light pack" and in the pack out the weight of the animal is the biggest issue. If the difference of 1-2# in pack weight has significant impact on comfort, it's totally worth it. I'm also not a huge fan of packs over about 5,000 ci. I find carrying more volume than that gets to be heavier than I can comfortably carry most of of the time and an overweight pack is a good way to injure yourself on steep, uneven terrain. Granted, I'm already using fairly compact, quality gear so I don't have any real "space hog" items in my pack any more. Between tents, sleeping bags, stoves, and other gear there's not much that doesn't compress down to about the size of a nalgene bottle. [/QUOTE]

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