Does anybody have any experience with Kifaru equipment?

I am looking for a new alround/daypack/bob and they have some interesting packs. I know they are quite expensive<img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> but it seems that there are almost no negetive reviews about their kit out there.

Especially the Maurader looks nice, offering a lot of opportunity for customization. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Regards,

Bob.

I am waiting on an order to arrive from them. They have a wonderfull reputation and I've never seen or heard anything negative. There is a garge sale area on theyr'e Forum , you might save some money there.

Dave

Look here: http://lightfighter.net/groupee/forums

It seems it is preffered equipment for everyone on that forum especially medics. I only heard good things about the brand. Heard it is also very addictive <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Never went with it myself.

Some of their packs remind me a lot of my camelbak motherlode, only costing twice as much. I think they are a little on the overpriced side of things.

Superb gear & excellent customer service, but pricing is in the stratosphere... or higher. Search specifically in the 3rd Line forum at LightFighter for lots of info & pics.

I have been looking at their stuff...I have only heard good things from those that acutally have it. The naysayers have only read about their stuff and condemn it as too expensive.

Expensive is an understatement. But that is the price you pay for quality and "Made in USA".

The cost of living is higher in Colorado than Vietnam.

Hi all,
Long time Lurker, just out from behind the wall panel!

A little background is in order. I'm in the Army still and spent my first 6 years as a Sapper (light combat engineer) and now I do smarter work in bomb disposal <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> So over the last 18 years, I have put a lot of weight into a lot of different rucks and humped a lot of miles. My feet still hurt.

I carried a Kifaru MMR and Marauder in Afghanistan last year. Those rucks got ditched out of helo's and trucks into some of the roughest terrain I have ever seen, and they came out swinging.
I believe you need to ask yourself a serious question. What good is a warranty from Blackhawk or Kelty after TSHTF? Or in some god-forsaken backwater hole 200k's from the nearest civilization (that is probably hostile anyway)?
If you want to save a couple of bucks now and hurt a lot later, be my guest. But as for me, I'm glad that I waited another two paydays and bought these. They are truly the most comfortable rucks I've ever worn and I believe now, cannot be damaged with anything but explosives or mommy spit (this is the only known substance known to man to remove anything from anywhere, and can dissolve titanium and plutonium).
It may cost you a little more now, but it's worth it. Unless you intend on packing your camping gear into it and letting it sit in a closet for the next decade. If so, then by all means, buy a cheaper ruck, you probably wont ever need it....you hope!
If you do decide to go with them, spend the extra money and get the extra features like the fitted waist belt and shoulder straps, the extra grommets, and expansion hoods, if they come in handy once, they are worth it.

Your choice dude,
Mike

Now that's a product review. Thanks for stepping forward, and thanks for being in harm's way.

Welcome aboard! Always good to have an explosives man around. You never know when you need one, but when you do, you REALLY need one!

Well, I suppose that's the final nail in the coffin. Kifaru just got a line in the budget. It's going to have to be a small line for now, since I can't seem to break or fill my BFM, but it's a line nonetheless. Thanks for the feedback and welcome aboard.