Cool video, like to see how u packed that. I can get about 4-5 days out of my pro 1850 & im always amazed at how much I can truly pack in that bag. I can only imagine how nice & roomy that bag is. Nailed it with a book! Last time out stuck for a day in tent & wish I had a book to read. Glad to know I'm not the only one who pees in a cup to avoid getting out of the tent.
Can't get enough of the product videos, love seeing load outs and the different products used, it would be cool to see more videos like this of different load outs for the different seasons and hunts. Keep up the great work!
Great video really enjoy seeing how someone else packs. Amazing gear I use kuiu clothing, gators, rain gear dry bags etc all works amazing. I bring a few zip locks they come in handy. The book is a must I was hunting the chugach and got stuck in my tent for 60 hours would have been tough without it.
I'm inspired by guys like Jason (RIP) and love the whole philosophy behind Kuiu and the dedication they have to their products and customers. That said, all the items listed in this video total about $10,000. Is there a way you could make a video for guys on a little tighter budget? lol
youre not going to find the ultralight and top quality gear for cheaper. Most of the camping stuff has alternatives at say walmart, def not going to be as light and durable. That said, I've beat up a tent from walmart for 5 years with no issues!
- Agree with jgil, items you can save money on are the reallly expensive spotting scope, you can find a quality cheaper tent and sleeping bag.. but they will still be expensive! Sorry, but a mountain hunt is not cheap. I bet i can do that trip for a few $1,000 less though of whats in that bag.
Trekking poles?? This was so helpful to me. I have the 5200 and it packed up very neatly. Also have the GOAL solar charger to keep my cell charged for photos and videos. Then OS11 will make me a nice movie!!! I have never used KUIU before. But I bought you a new car on this trip!
The stove and fuel would normally go towards the bottom of the pack, on one side or the other of the sleeping bag and pad. In this video, we left it wherever our brains were.
I know this is a KUIU vid, but he packed a Manfrotto tripod, and I would like to say: I got a Manfrotto fluid head video tripod, and it pans suuuuppper smmooooth. And holds my scope still without tweaking any settings. I highly, highly recommmend. I used my 20-60 spotting scope from GoSky (not fancy) and that tripod and I could see the rings of Saturn. And the moons of Jupiter. Super smooth and steady.
Yes, we have a couple of Manfrotto heads that work really well, especially the 700RC2 fluid head. For the weight, it's incredibly smooth-panning--it's the lightest fluid-head we know of.
If you're looking for a good lower-cost carbon tripod, check out the brand Sirui, which is sold on B&H Photo & Video. We have one we use in the video department here, and it's great, weighs a little over 2 lbs.
@@kuiuultralight Awesome, thanks! By the way my fluid head is Manfrotto MHXPRO-2W and weighs 670 grams with the panning handle attached, but that's removable.
Any chance you guys want to keep the Icon 7200 loaded down like this in the Dixon store. I was in last month and would have loved to have been able to feel what it's like fully loaded. Thanks Kuiu!
Next time you come in, ask Tiffany or Cody to load up a pack for you. We won't load it with product, but we have sand weights that we keep in the showroom for exactly this purpose--I think they have up to 100 pounds that they can load in.
Great Vid. Besides your small bag of personal hygiene what are you packing for toiletries? Few questions as to is there others in your party that are caring anything else for the group ie (cook stove was answered in prior question), water filtration systems, saw, shovel any rope or cord? How are you staying hydrated? Stock piling boiled or filtered water in other bladders or filter as you need it?
Great questions. In order: dehydrated wet wipes get carried as well. Water filtration is a gravity-fed filtration system broken up between the group; no saw or shovel; sometimes one or both of us will wear a paracord bracelet, but that's about it for rope or cord. We'll filter water and store in a couple of bladders, preferably at spike camp if we can leave it.
Did Jason forego a shell and bring yukon jacket as shell and raingear? Love watching even Jasons older videos. RIP. What an amazing entrepreneur and athlete.
That's the exact use case the Yukon was designed for--if you know you're going to be rained on most of the time, you wear the Yukon and don't bring a soft shell or outer layer pants. The fabric is durable enough to take pretty much all the punishment you can dish out. We all miss Jason, too.
Hope to see how the sheep hunt goes. How is the new verde 2.0 pattern working out? What made you want to upgrade it? I just want to say that it's insane what you guys have done to revolutionize hunting gear.
Unfortunately there's no video from this trip, but there are great stills that will come out eventually. Verde 2.0 is getting a great response--we tweaked it in response to user feedback. Thanks for the kind words--glad to be able to take our customers along for the ride!
10:08...real man licks his bleeding knuckle!!! he doesn't even skip a beat! Haha, Thanks for the video Jason! I can't find the briefs on the website. Is it a prototype?
The Kuiu Magical Tour Bus is coming to Boise at the end of the month. I just might have to take the credit card. One of these years all my camo might actually match, star date 2087. lol nice work
Please note that we will immediately be changing the name of the KUIU Mobile Showroom to The KUIU Magical Tour Bus; not only can you take the credit card, but you can take the credit for the new name, because we like yours better.
That's a ton of food! That looks like at least 3x as much food last time i spent 7 days in the glacier backcountry. :-) but hey I don't know what's worse being hungry at camp or carrying all that extra weight getting there.
btw 5 1/2 lb rifle???? That's not fair. My 7 Mag is like 9 1/2 but she's humming that 150 gr Silver tip at 3250. 5 1/2 lbs would kick me into next week!
Wow, a lot of people have noticed that we forgot the stove and fuel. Oops! I checked with Jason; the stove and fuel would normally go towards the bottom of the pack, on one side or the other of the sleeping bag and pad.
Depending on the hunt, we're using Kestrel Knives ultralight fixed-blades (www.kestrelknives.com/), or Havalon Pirantas. In fact, if you'd be interested in helping design a new caping knife, Kestrel is running a crowdsourcing program on GIRU to design a knife with customer feedback: www.giru.com/project-detail?projectId=2201 As for dry bags, we only use the best...KUIU! Roll Top Dry Bags: www.kuiu.com/hunting-accessories-field-gear/roll-top-dry-bag/90001.html Zippered Dry Bags: www.kuiu.com/hunting-accessories-field-gear/zip-dry-bag/90044.html
Until recently, Jason used the Tall frame, but has now gone to the Extra Tall. The key to a well-adjusted pack is to make sure the bridge straps (coming from the top of the frame to the shoulders) are at a 45˚ angle relative to the frame.
Awesome video! Wonder what boots those are going to be! How come Jason is going with the synthetics for a base layer now over the wool? And does he worry about getting cold with the xlite because of its R value? Also what is the advance of the jacket over the super down?
On hunts where he expects to have high precipitation levels, he'll take the synthetic base layers because they dry faster. For dryer hunts, he'll take some merino because it controls odor better over longer hunts. Jason sleeps in a full Super Down jacket and pants, in addition to the 30-degree Super Down sleeping bag. So the Thermarest R-value isn't quite as important as it might be with less insulating sleep systems.
Thanks for the response. As far as the jacket, he wears the Kenai when it is a wetter climate I would suspect. Is there any loss in warmth between that and the super down jacket? Sorry for all the questions I just have a lot of the early season type clothing and want to get some stuff for late season hunting.
Super Down is more useful for glassing and standing still, Kenai is better for when you need insulation on a cold hunt when you'll be doing a lot of moving. They're for very different purposes--the Super Down is warmer, but doesn't allow you to exert yourself without overheating, while the Kenai is designed to be worn while you move.
It totally depends on the hunt. When elk hunting he'll use quarter bags, but when it's sheep, it gets boned out. I believe he brings a complete set of the boned-out meat bags on sheep hunts.
Great video, wish I could buy some of your stuff but it's to damn much $$$$ there's gotta be at least 5 grand in that pack alone! oh wait you just threw in a spotting scope now we're definitely over. I just bought one of your t-shirts to be cool I guess.
Hey Chad check out our Teton line--it's designed to be a more affordable entry point into our line, and works great for almost any lower-48 big game hunt.
Not as bad as I thought! got a thumbs up from me just for responding! way to pay attention to your customers. I must own that guide jacket in the Verde 2.0, maybe the wife will get for me for my birthday. Thanks again I will be wearing a couple of your pieces this fall.
Chad Smith I started out buying one or two pieces a payday. If I needed a big item then I would save for two paydays. They have merchandise that goes on sale too. I can't say enough about their products. I don't buy anything else!
Doubtful--the Icon Pro 7200 that Jason took on this hunt is 1200 cubic inches larger (7200 vs 6000 cubic inches). The Ultra 7000 would likely work, and the Pro 7800 would definitely work.
Pack rain cover is in there somewhere :) You burn easily 4000 - 5000 calories a day when hunting hard at altitude. Even the food Jason packed is a calorie deficit from what he'll actually burn on a hunt.
KUIU Ultralight Hunting rain covers don't work so well in the scrub haha. all gear inside small dry bags inside one big dry is the only way. yea you don't want to go hungry. you can never keep the weight on over extended hunts
The poors like us either have to suck it up and work harder to afford nice shit or deal with the weight gains, loss of performance, possible durability issues etc of the gear we can afford.
A lot of people have noticed that we forgot the stove and fuel. Oops! I checked with Jason; the stove and fuel would normally go towards the bottom of the pack, on one side or the other of the sleeping bag and pad. As for water, Jason and Brendan usually split up a gravity-fed filter system between the two of them.
Great question! There are domesticated sheep which are farmed for their wool and meat. The sheep being hunted are wild sheep. There are four species in the US: Dall, Stone, Rocky Mountain Bighorn, and Desert Bighorn.
Maybe marginally. But the real reason is that the Peloton stays drier, and feels better against sensitive areas of skin. Which is important in certain important anatomical locations.
@@ianhislop879 this is the guy that founded Sitka. he suffered from CTE as a former linebacker for the 49ers. He took his own life several years back. Tragic.
We'll make it worse by suggesting you look at the new ULTRA 7000! It has some of the same features as the Icon Pro, with the lighter fabric of the ULTRA.