Kifaru ZXR compression strap modification

A few days ago I was struck with a flash of inspiration, why not put buckles on the compression straps of my ZXR instead of the ladderlocs? Quicker to decompress the pack with the bonus of lashing things to the pack quickly.

I got my hands on a bunch of split side release buckles from Supply Captain and performed the mod.

First you need to unthread one of the compression straps from the ladderloc and add the male SRB part.

The next part is somewhat tricky. You need to cut off the ladderloc while leaving the nylon loop undamaged. I carefully cut it away with a set of some sort of clippers I had lying around.

Put the female portion of the SRB on the loop then clip the two portions together. Repeat for the other 3 straps.

Replacing each ladderloc only takes a couple of minutes and due to the female buckles having the slot, zero sewing is required.

I think the ZXR is better with the improved functionality. Attaching items to the side of the pack is much quicker and simpler.

A similar thing can be done to the XTL to provide a quick release from the main pack should you need to bail in a hurry, or just to be tacticool.