Kifaru Marauder Handbook

Kifaru Marauder Handbook
ANATOMY - FRONT & INTERIOR
Pocket Options, Interior - takes any MOLLE compatible pocket, or any Kifaru pocket
®
zippered radio access
Pack Anatomy............................................................................................................ 1-3
Using the Dock & Lock.......................................................................................... 1-2
Pack Interior................................................................................................................... 4
Add a Chamber or PullOut....................................................................................... 4
Add a Radio Pouch...................................................................................................... 5
Add a CargoChair......................................................................................................... 6
Piggyback System................................................................................................. 7-10
Add a Combat GunBearer.............................................................................11-14
Waistbelt Removal.................................................................................. back cover
PALS Grid, Back
Inside
8 Rows PALS
8 Channels across
interior sleeve for flotation
(you supply), or storage for
CargoChair or maps, etc.
Quick
Eject
buckles
PACK PARTS
Metal 3 Bar
D-ring
Tension lock
hangers for XL
Chamber or
PullOuts
compression straps
(8 total)
Common loop
USING THE DOCK & LOCK
Slotted Quick
Attach female
The Dock & Lock lets you quickly attach &
detach any Kifaru pocket that is equipped
with the D&L System.
Side Release
(SR) Buckle,
female
Side Release (SR)
Buckle, male
PALS Grid, Inside
Panel
8 Rows PALS
8 Channels across
To Attach:
Slide the Slotted Quick Attach Female
onto any span of PALS webbing.
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1.
KIFARU POCKET PLACEMENT OPTIONS
ANATOMY OF THE BACK
Top
compression straps
or to Piggyback to a
larger pack
Shoulder
Strap
one GPS
Pouch
Side
add multiple pockets or an
Auxiliary Holster
zippered radio
access
Long Pocket
anchor loop
Front
add multiple pockets
Side
one Long Pocket
PALS Grid, Sides
8 Rows PALS
4 Channels across
Optional Waistbelt
add multiple GunBearers or pockets
grab loop
PALS Grid, Front
Panel, Exterior
8 Rows PALS
Bottom
2 compression/lash straps 8 Channels across
shoulder strap
length adjustment
compression strap
buckle
water hose
port
attachment
points (2)
1. CargoChair
2. Piggyback
internal
aluminum
frame
Long Pocket
anchor loop
lumbar pad
USING THE DOCK & LOCK
grip
Optional waistbelts attach here and are removable.
To Detach: Squeeze
the Side Release buckle
pull pocket back
or release all 4 points,
remove completely
2.
3.
THE INTERIOR
INTERIOR - ADDING A RADIO POUCH
secure pouch
with hangers
(see prev.
page), letting
the weight
of the radio
transfer to
the pack
frame
zippered radio access/
antennae
port
access to internal frame stays
(removable)
hangers for
Radio Pouch,
Pull Outs or
Chambers
sleeve for
water
bladder or
flotation
radio security
strap
step #2
slide Slotted Quick Attach
Female into the web loop inside
pack to stabilize & compress.
Dock & Lock System provides
instant retrieval.
ADDING A PULLOUT
ADDING A CHAMBER
Your pack will come with a removable,
standard Chamber. Add a Padded or
XL Chamber by threading the 3-bars
through the common loop hangers.
1. In conjunction with a Chamber:
thread the metal 3 bar on the
Chamber through the top loop.
2. Without a Chamber: thread the
PullOut top loop through the common
loop. Run a Snap Clip through the end
of the PullOut loop and secure. You
can also attach anywhere there is 4.
PALS webbing.
ADDING A CARGOCHAIR™
THE PIGGYBACK SYSTEM
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Our Piggyback Systems allow you to attach a smaller (guest) Kifaru pack to a
larger (host) Kifaru pack. Packs can be mounted high or low the host pack.
1. UPPER ATTACHMENTS
Each side of your pack has a pair of triangle loops. Thread the 3-bar through
the ONE that is rearmost (the other triangle is for Piggyback attachments).
Anchors for optional X-Strap (also on back
5.
Low Mount System (you will need optional waistbelt and Low Mount Adapter)
Piggyback
triangle
Cargo
Chair
triangle
The Low Mount allows you to load up the smaller pack’s waistbelt with mag
pouches, a Combat GunBearer, etc., and HAVE IT READY FOR immediate use
in the event you jettison the smaller pack for action. It mounts low on the host
pack with its waistbelt secure but unfurled ... at the ready.
Step 2
a.
Step 1
b.
Host
pack
Guest or
smaller pack
Anchors for
optional X-Strap
shown: a Scout piggybacked
to a Pointman. Principles
are the same regardless
of model.
Steps 3-4
2. LOWER ATTACHMENT
LOW MOUNT ADAPTER KIT
Your pack bottom has two common loop attachments. Thread the 3-bar through each.
CargoChair™ as a Chair
Simply lengthen the straps fully at
the Quick Eject buckle and flip the
platform 180• so it extends under
the pack back. Take a seat, adjust for
comfort.
CargoChair Storage
Just snug up the straps and the
CargoChair will ride flush against
the pack body, or remove it and
store in the zippered panel
pocket.
6.
Parts for steps 3 and 4 (waist belt attachment) goes to male
waistbelt buckle
of the Guest
pack
goes to female
waistbelt buckle
of the Guest pack
7.
Parts for steps 1 and 2 (upper attachment)
THE PIGGYBACK SYSTEM
1
THE PIGGYBACK SYSTEM - JETTISON
Eject your guest pack in a flash. Just “click out” the top and bottom SR buckles.
Grab your small pack and go.
2
1
a.
b.
slide Slotted Quick Attach into the PALS
webbing of the Guest pack on each side
3
slide 3-bar through ONE of the triangles on
the large (host) back. The second triangle on
any Kifaru pack EXCEPT the Scout is for a
CargoChair, if using.
Click out the top Adapter strap on each side
4
slip bar through the common loop of the Host
pack
2
snap SR of this piece into the waistbelt of the
Guest pack and tighten.
8
Guest pack waistbelt can be
loaded with mag pouches, etc.
and ready to go
9.
THE PIGGYBACK SYSTEM - HIGH MOUNT
The High Mount System allows you to mount the smaller pack higher up on the
host pack, and tuck its waistbelt away. A good carry position, but not as “ready
to rock” as the low mount method.
Click out the Side Release (each side) at the waistbelt (lower) Adapter
ADD A COMBAT GUNBEARER™
The GunBearer lets you haul large, heavy firearms with the weight on your hips,
not your shoulders, yet allows you to level it for firing in a split second. Leaves
your hands free for other work.
You will need a Horizontal Lash Strap Kit to do a High Mount.
HORIZONTAL LASH STRAP COMPONENTS
These two straps connect
small pack at the top from:
a). top web loopse to
b). large pack hood at rear
Guest pack
Run this strap
around small
pack body and
affix to PALS on
larger pack body
Top hood
Upper GunBearer™
To jettison guest pack:
Simply “click-out” at
the SR buckles, top
and sides.
The weight of your firearm rests comfortably on your hips
GunBearer™ Cradle
10.
11.
INSTALLING THE UPPER GUNBEARER
INSTALLING THE CRADLE
the malice clip back through the
the malice clip through a loop
2 Thread
1 Thread
middle web slot on the GunBearer Cradle
of PALS on the upper row of the waist belt
Shoulder
strap
Thread the tab of the Upper
GunBearer through the metal 3-bar
as shown.
Position for rifle
position appropriately along
this horizontal
axis
the malice clip through a loop of
3 Thread
PALS on the lower row of the waist belt
12.
the malice clip end into the malice
4 Thread
clip buckle.
13.
INSTALLING THE CRADLE
INSTALLING A WAISTBELT
Your Combat GunBearer Cradle should look like this.
Your Zulu is designed to be worn with or without a waistbelt,
allowing you to wear the pack with other belt kits or packs.
the 3-bar loops from the com1 Disengage
mon loops on each side and peel down
Lumbar Pad
the Velcro® strips on the waistbelt
2 Match
with the ones on the underside of the
Lumbar Pad
length
adjustment
Place the firearm in the Cradle, and wrap
the Upper GunBearer strap around the
upper portion of the rifle, push down on
the Camlock until you feel it click.
Your firearm is now securely in place,
leaving your hands free.
Fine Tuning: If you find the barrel is too
near your face, try some of the following:
move Cradle forward or backwards to
change the angle of the weapon
Make sure the sternum strap is not too
tight - this pulls the barrel into your facial
area.
Cradle can also adjust vertically at length
adjuster buckle.
Using the GunBearer: with the hand
opposite the GunBearer, reach across
and pull sharply outward on the end of
the strap to pop the camlock open. Pull
your firearm out of the Cradle and level.
Velcro®
strips
3
Put Lumbar Pad back in place and reattach
the 3-bar/common loop. Attach both
Delta Straps on the belt for load control.
camlock
buckle
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Optional Waistbelts. The standard
Marauder is shipped without a waistbelt
to ride above a buttpack or belt rig. Add
one of our four optional Omni Waistbelts
for carrying heavy loads with comfort and
stability. We offer:
Low profile unpadded belts:
a.) plain
b.) with PALS web and Power Pull.
Low profile padded belts:
a.) plain
b.) with PALS web and Power Pull.
All belts will roll up and stow discreetly
in the pack when you’re using it in shoulder-only mode above a belt rig.