MR or Kuiu

[hawken]

Well it's time for a new pack
I was all geared up to buy an MR Kodiak but now I'm leaning toward the
Kuiu Icon 6000.

What are your thoughts?

[troutseeker]

Tough to say, the MR has proven itself. Kuiu is pretty new... Looks good but I would personally wait until real life reviews come out and not just the sellers propaganda?

[snareman1234]

I have heard the mr nice frame with 6500/7500 is a little better than kodiak

[Devilbear]

Tough to say, the MR has proven itself. Kuiu is pretty new... Looks good but I would personally wait until real life reviews come out and not just the sellers propaganda?

I agree, the MR packs, while heavy and costly, are a result of roughly 40 years of pack design and manufacture by one of the two best pack designers to ever build quality gear; these are Dana Gleason and Dan McHale. You cannot buy a better production pack than the MR line and the customer service is peerless.

The Kuiu looks good, is light and very trim, but, it takes some hard longterm use to really know just how good it really is.

[spear]

I think Kuiui is going to be good but MR is proven good. MR has more options as well, I would do with THe Kodiak or a 6500 on the NICE frame

[huntcoop]

Can MR gear only be purchased online?

[TSW]

Can MR gear only be purchased online?

Nope, you can head down to Bozeman, Montana and hit their store.

[huntcoop]

Nope, you can head down to Bozeman, Montana and hit their store.

unfortunately that's not an option.

[MattB]

Dont order a MR kodiak...been there and its the most uncomfortable internal frame ive ever put on my back. Packed 120lbs for 6 hours this year and my back got a blister on it. The internal frame of the pack just has way too much flex! Id try the MR Nice frame 7500 and wait till some others try out the KUIU pack.

[bigwhiteys]

Dont order a MR kodiak...been there and its the most uncomfortable internal frame ive ever put on my back. Packed 120lbs for 6 hours this year and my back got a blister on it.

A blister on the back doesn't sound fun!

I am not so sure about diving into the KUIU packs just yet either, I think they are very innovative but I wouldn't want to be pioneering a new pack, tent or boots in conditions that could be very miserable if the gear sucked.

Carl