Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: barrel harness
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Soledad |
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fraxinus |
NRS Paragon |
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jrlatt |
If you have not purchased a barrel yet. You should consider getting two 30L and a pack to hold both. I have the 60L set up, but if I were starting over that is the way I would go. CCS does sell a pack that fits both. They could also be split up into two portage packs to share the load. My two cents Jrlatt |
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HowardSprague |
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thistlekicker |
Granite Gear Vapor Flatbed, unknown, $130-ish Ostrum Voyageur 30, Thunder Bay Ontario, $125-ish Headstrong 30L, unknown, $100-ish Kondos 30L, Ely, MN, $80-ish Piragis 30L, Ely MN, $75-ish Hooligan 30L, unknown, $70-ish Eureka 30L, unknown, $60-ish Paragon pack, unknown, $55-ish Harmony 30L, unknown, $50-ish North49 30L, unknown, $40-ish Several of these harnesses I can only find through Canadian vendors, so I'm not exactly sure what the final price would be after figuring in exchange rate, shipping, customs, etc. There's definitely some options out there, though... |
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Cedarboy |
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K2 |
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thistlekicker |
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TwoByGreenCanoe |
I only wish it would fit a 30L barrel so I would't have to buy a second harness. |
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Mongo65 |
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thistlekicker |
Apologies if this has been discussed to death but I tried the search feature and couldn't find much on the Harmony harness. Thanks! |
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mwd1976 |
quote thistlekicker: "Thanks for the info everyone. I made a resolution to buy less cheap Chinese-made crap (tough to do, actually) so I've been trying to figure out the country of origin for several of the harnesses. Here's a quick rundown of my research - if anyone knows where some of these are made, please let me know. Also, if there are any others I'm missing. don't forget Kondos harness. they have a 30l and a 60l barrel harness |
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thistlekicker |
quote K2: "My Hooligan gear says made in Canada. I would like to buy made in the USA most of the time but have no problem with our northern neighbors. I believe better quality than made in China. " That's interesting because one of the Canadian retailers told me the Hooligan barrel harnesses are assembled from Canadian materials in China. Like you I would have gladly purchased a Canadian-made harness, and probably would have leaned towards the Hooligan it that were the case. Maybe I got some incorrect information... In the end I went with the Kondos harness because 1) made in Ely 2) on sale. I debated paying roughly twice as much for the Ostrum harness, having heard really good things about it - we'll see how it works out I guess. |
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mc2mens |
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mwd1976 |
quote CanoeKev: "the NRS Paragon worked well for us. Very adjustable and comfortable. At $55, why spend more?" I used a Paragon harness for a few trips. In the middle of one trip the main support strap (that attaches at the top) started to tear and pull away. We made it through the trip but I haven't used it since. This happened while carrying a heavy 60L barrel, it'd probably be fine with a 30L. |
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CanoeKev |
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