So this year I turn 40. Call it a planned midlife crisis but I have set a goal to compete in mammoth next year.
I started with a personal trainer last month and have given myself a year to hit a target fitness goal.
Obviously the fitness piece is what clears the field at mammoth and pack weight is huge.
I need help with selecting a pack and hope to draw on the fields experience. Packs considered at this point.
Eberlestock Gunslinger II gen2
Exo Mountain Gear K3500
Kifaru Nomad2
Obviously weight of pack, stability, ease of use and cost are all factors.
I love the versitilty and build of the Kifaru. But big money.
The new gen 2 gunslinger II shaves some weight vs the earlier versions. It’s the least expensive which frees up money to upgrade to some other lighter weight gear specificly a lighter weight quilt/sleeping bag
The exo mountain k3500 seems like the perfect middle ground between the two. I love the weight of the exo and the clean simple layout and design, but it is significantly more cost than the eberlestock and I feel it has the worst rifle attachment of the bunch.
Thoughts ?
I started with a personal trainer last month and have given myself a year to hit a target fitness goal.
Obviously the fitness piece is what clears the field at mammoth and pack weight is huge.
I need help with selecting a pack and hope to draw on the fields experience. Packs considered at this point.
Eberlestock Gunslinger II gen2
Exo Mountain Gear K3500
Kifaru Nomad2
Obviously weight of pack, stability, ease of use and cost are all factors.
I love the versitilty and build of the Kifaru. But big money.
The new gen 2 gunslinger II shaves some weight vs the earlier versions. It’s the least expensive which frees up money to upgrade to some other lighter weight gear specificly a lighter weight quilt/sleeping bag
The exo mountain k3500 seems like the perfect middle ground between the two. I love the weight of the exo and the clean simple layout and design, but it is significantly more cost than the eberlestock and I feel it has the worst rifle attachment of the bunch.
Thoughts ?