Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: Kitchen Pack: Duluth pack v Frost River?
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RT |
For the past few years, a buddy of mine has been coming on my yearly trip. He owns a very old Duluth pack Kitchen pack and I have kind of fallen in love with it. LOL. Sadly, he will not be able to go to the BW this year and I was thinking of picking up a kitchen pack of my own. Here is my question, does anyone have the Frost River version? What are your thoughts? I notice they are cheaper than Duluth pack and they appear to have better straps. Any and all information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks all. |
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Jackfish |
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THEGrandRapids |
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Abbey |
With that said, the last pack that I got was a CCS. I liked having a decent hip belt. |
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Savage Voyageur |
To Jackfish’s question, just about everything but clothes. I put our food, stove, pots, utensils, fuel, saw, and all my gear in this pack. All clothes and hammock go in another Duluth pack. The problem comes when you go to lift it. You can put so much gear into it besides the food it’s hard to lift. In camp you unload all the gear and leave to food in the pack. |
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deerfoot |
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RT |
Sorry for the delay. I was out of town this past weekend. To answer your question, everything that isn't in a personal pack. My group and I use backpacker frameless packs for all of our gear, each person responsible for their own gear (tent, sleeping, clothing, et al). Frameless packs fit very nicely in a Winona canoe sideways. :P The only other 2 packs we carry is our food barrel and our "kitchen pack". Both the FR and the DP kitchen packs can hold one of those gray wash bins and gives the perfect storage for all things camp and kitchen related. Dutch oven, plates & bowls, saw, tarp, fuel & stove, you name it, if it is for the group, it fits awesomely in the kitchen pack. One of these days I will post a picture of us with our gear set up. |