Many of us are fans of Kifaru ( www.kifaru.net) because they make one hell of a pack. That being said, I looked at their site. Considering that the packs are made of cordura, as opposed to the common light-weight material used in non-mil type packs, the weight appears to be comperable to that of a Kifaru. The 3,800 c.i. M3 is 8 lbs and the Kifaru ZXR, what I use, at the same capacity is 6.8 lbs. Gregory Mountain Products made a military pack that was an amazing 16+lbs.
I imagine that you are looking at this as a hiking/hunting pack. I am not so sure that these rucks would make good "universal" rucks for military use. The first problem I see is no top load access capability. This immediately chases away any commo guy who needs top access to his radio. The other drawback I see is the Backscabbard. Cool, it works for your standard bolt action rifle. This is what gives their company competitive advantage. What it is not desgned for, as stated on the website, is AR style rfles and as the Army has just adopted the SR-25 as its new sniper rifle, that presents a problem.
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