About a Built-to-Order Product

All Kifaru products are built-to-order here in the U.S. to ensure consistently high quality, and employ our fellow Americans. Due to this, and an attempt to keep costs down, we do not use dealers - we only sell directly from our factory here in Colorado.

We're proud to provide extremely durable, lightweight products that are 100% American made.

This gear will outperform and outlast anything made offshore - period. It is built specifically for serious hunters with the best-in-the-world materials. It is costly gear. Nevertheless, these serious users quickly acknowledge that the benefit-to-cost ratio of their Kifaru gear is quite high. The gear, quite simply, is well worth the investment.

Our craftsmen have been with us right here in Colorado, USA, for a long time - many from the Mountainsmith days - our first company. They are unsurpassed in building the very best in outdoor gear. It's all we do! Offshore plants will run "backpacks" one week, and pantsuits the next. The performance of our gear, year after year, speaks for itself!

Why We Sell Only Factory Direct
In order to maintain a consistently high quality built-to order product, we do not use dealers. This also helps keep our costs down.

Returns
We understand that it can be difficult buying a product that is not on a shelf where you can try itout, touch it, feel it. These are built-to-order products. If you receive your order, and decide that it is just not for you, return it in unused, new condition WITHIN 30 DAYS for a full product refund (excluding shipping charges). You will also need to call for a return authorization. We offer counseling on the proper use and fit (if applicable) by email or phone, and we have an excellent record in assisting folks with the "learning curve" in getting top performance with our technical gear. We're happy to help!

Restocking Fees
We do not usually charge restocking fees for returned merchandise, if unused as outlined above. however, if you have placed an order for product of special colors and cancel or return this product, there may be a restocking fee involved.

Repairs
Please refer to panes below for individual category repairs.
All Kifaru gear comes with a  guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship. Should they ever fail to provide satisfaction because of defects in materials or workmanship, we will repair or replace at no cost to you.
Problems associated with normal wear or abuse will mean a reasonable repair or replacement charge. Any returned goods MUST be clean, and free of grit, blood, etc., or you will be charged an appropriate cleaning fee.

Buy this gear with confidence.  It's guaranteed for life, and is designed to fully meet and exceed government specifications.

Your Privacy
Nobody likes junk mail, and we don't generate it.
Customer information is kept entirely confidential, and is never sold or given to any other agency.

"We do not quarrel with those who sell for less, after all, they know what their product is worth."
Henderson's Donut Shop, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

  • Backpacks/Accessories
  • Pack Care
  • Shelters
  • Sleds
  • PackLocks & Regulators
  • Shipping
  • Delivery Time
  • Ordering
  • Copyright Information
Kifaru Backpacks & Pack Accessories - Our Guarantee
Our packs and accessories come with a lifetime  guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship. Should they ever fail to provide satisfaction because of defects in materials or workmanship, we will repair or replace at no cost to you. Problems associated with normal wear or abuse will mean a reasonable repair or replacement charge.

• Never machine wash y our pack - the agitation can damage the waterproof coating.

• Never use bleach.

• To clean, simply sponge bathe with some Woolite and hang dry.

• Be sure to clean any organic materials, such as food or blood that might mildew during storage.

• Never store your pack in directly sunlight (such as a window). UV rays can eventually cause some of the color to fade.

Kifaru Tipis & Shelters.
All our shelters are guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship. Should they ever fail to provide satisfaction because of defects in materials or workmanship, we will repair or replace it at no cost to you. Materials may naturally break down over an extended use and time, particularly with long setups in direct sunlight - these shelters are not intended to be used as permanent camps. Problems associated with this or normal wear , abuse or improper care will mean a reasonable repair or replacement charge.

UV Rays: Any nylon structure will suffer from UV rays if  allowed to remain erected for prolonged periods of  time. We strongly recommend NOT using your Kifaru shelter as a permanent structure.

Snow Loads: These Tipis are not cabins. We cannot build a man-carryable shelter that will stand up to sustained snow loads. Do not leave your Tipi unattended in snow country and keep snow knocked off. Warranty does NOT cover snow load damage.

Storage: The greatest harm to Tipi fabric is usually not from abuse or critters, it is improper storage. After your trip, make sure your Tipi is free of any moisture or organic materials - these can eat away at the fabric during storage. Air dry and store out of direct sunlight.
Mildew - should you find mildew on your Shelter, simply remove spots with a bit of vinegar.

Washing: the agitation of machine washing can damage the UV coatings on outdoor fabrics. We recommend sponge bathing with Woolite (no bleach), and hanging to dry.

Kifaru Sleds
 Kifaru sleds are guaranteed for an unlimited period of time against defects in materials and workmanship. Should our sled ever fail to provide satisfaction because of defects in materials or workmanship, we will repair or replace it at no cost to you. Problems associated with normal wear or abuse will mean a reasonable repair or replacement charge. Spare or replacement harness parts and other hardware are readily available from us a t a reasonable cost.
This guarantee applies only to Kifaru made sleds. Owners of Mountainsmith Sleds are subject to charge for any repairs.
Our 24-7 goods come with a  guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship. Should they fail to provide satisfaction because of defects in materials or workmanship, we will repair or replace at no cost to you. Problems associated with normal wear or abuse will mean a reasonable repair or replacement charge.
Shipping: prices indicated are for individual purchases. Shipping costs will be consolidated on combination orders. A pack and accessory combination would be the shipping price of the pack plus $1.00 in shipping for each additional accessory (prices are subject to change).
Our items are built-to-order, and therefore may require up to 4-6 weeks for shipping and delivery.
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  Phone: 1-800-222-6139 Fax: 303-278-9248

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Registered Patents and Patents Pending of Kifaru, Int'l:

  - CargoChair
- GunBearer
- Universal GunBearer
- Combat GunBearer
- Universal Combat GunBearer
- Auxiliary Holster		 - Precision Lift
- Dock & Lock
- Delta Straps/Delta Strap System
- DoubleQuiet Panels
- PackLock
- Armor Grip
- Modular Over Bag
       

Trademarks and Registered Trademarks:
- Kifaru, International
- Designsmith(?)

 


 

"If there's a downside to the Asian funnel, it's that packs increasingly look the same across the board. 'I once could distinguish one backpack brand from another at a glance,' Pfotenhauer tells me. 'There was a certain unmistakable unique identity behind every maker's product. Now as most packs are made in Asia, much of the design and development is being done there too...

This means the vendor will use many of the same methods and techniques to address all their design and construction needs. Product design and development is becoming more more of a menu driven, copy-this, borrow-that proposition. Several times I have found that the sample I was developing in a factory development office were being shown in the design offices of a competitor. Add in the effects of conglomeration in the industry, and you'll see the identities of these companies are becoming much more difficult to define.'"

The most visible manifestation of all this can be seen at a strip of knockoff backpack vendors near the Ben Thanh Market in central Saigon. There, for anywhere from $2 to $10, you can pick up a counterfeit backpack emblazoned with the logo of virtually any brand made in Vietnam... the fabrics, the hardware, the straps and seams - they're practically indential, as if there's only one family family of backpacks left in the world, its members distinguished from their kinfolk only by color and logo and the fain, fading aura of old brand-name glories."

Backpacker Magazine interview with Mike Pfotenhauer,
August, 2005

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"About 83 percent of all garments sold in the United States are now made offshore, as are 80 percent of the toys, 90 percent of the sporting goods, 95 percent of the shoes..."

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According to Dr. Alan Blinder, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, between 22 percent and 29 percent of all US jobs are or will have the capability to be outsourced within the next few decades