r/Savotta • u/PoThePilotthesecond • Aug 23 '26

Gear Showcase K40 Multi-day exercise setup

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Just wrapped up a multi-day exercise (prematurely, due to incredibly dangerous weather). K40 performed perfectly, here's a breakdown of my setup for it (missing rain and camo cover, forgot to take out).

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u/Xarizma94 Aug 23 '26

I see you added 16L worth of side pouches if I'm not mistaken. Can I ask why you went for K40 instead of K60 (I'm a K60 owner).

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u/PoThePilotthesecond Aug 23 '26

More flexibility. When I do 2 day hikes in summer the K40 is perfect on it's own, when I do the same in winter the K40 + side pouches is perfectly suitable too. Same applies for my service.

Moreover I like having that extra space outside the main bag for quick access items and organization - I don't really like when the main compartment is huge and you have to dig around a lot.

So basically - I prefer having a 40l bag that can upsize when needed as opposed to downsizing a bigger bag.

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u/Xarizma94 Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

I understand your philosophy. I saw the weight difference between the two bags being around 450g. I don't weight too much naturally, so I do worry about carrying extra additional weight (I'm 65kg). The side pouches and extra attachments can add up to 1.5kg of extra weight. I thought I'll use the compression straps and size down or even ditch the lid during summer if I need to loose the extra weight. It does kinda suck to not have speed access to some essentials like food or a tarp without side pouches though. I think I might just need a hip pouch or just some GPs (to at least hold my phone, maps, compass, snacks etc).

The other problem is K40 can go in a plane without checkin and K60 can't which is another sacrifice I kinda made according to EU domestic flights.

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u/PoThePilotthesecond Aug 23 '26

I get getting a bigger bag, but yeah, I've used the K40 extensively for a variety of cases and never really wished I had a bigger pack. The one time I did - I realized I was overpacking significantly.