Rokslide.com writer and extremely successful eastern and western hunter Tony Trietch talks with us about why he chooses Kifaru backpacks while hunting. We talk about Tony's experience with different companies, which Kifaru bags he's used, differences in older vs newer frames and what he's going to hunt with this year.

You can find Tony's 2018 review of the Cavern pack here -> https://www.rokslide.com/kifaru-cavern-review/

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What system Tony's running this year - 1:00

Why we like larger bags - 4:20

Our take on meat shelves - 6:30

Previous packs used - 8:20

Kifaru bags used and thoughts - 11:20

Tony's typical pack weight - 19:40

Typical packout weight with meat - 27:45

Hunter Duplex vs Duplex Lite frames - 35:10