Thread: Hunting packs

Originally Posted by chris-b

been looking into meat carrying packs recently after having to haul out 3 animals from a fairly close but very steep area. I can see now that also having 2-3 days gear plus meat will be a problem with my current set up, a bit of weight and some rough terrain really shows up the flaws.

The US guys have some pretty sweet (but a bit pricey) stuff for pack-outs and gear. Looks like the best design have the pack bag detachable from the frame so the heavy meat load can be held close and secure to the frame, then the bag bit straps over holding everything tight. vids have the guys hauling 70+kgs with no failures.... apart from thier legs!

nice all in one designs:
Hunting Packs | Mystery Ranch Backpacks
Packs | Product Categories | Exo Mountain Gear

Then the super customisable and on the "if I ever win Lotto" list VIDEOS - Kifaru International

pretty cool to see some differnt takes on pack design/load carry systems

Yeah I like the new age frame packbag idea, For my money I think Stone Glacier looks the best for these.
Those nice frame packs by mystery ranch look really good and reports are that they are bulletproof, but the are bloody heavy, almost 4 kg for the big one.
Thats half my base weight in the bag alone.

Something like the stone glacier solo at around 1.75 kg with up to 80l capacity and still by all reports bullet proof would fit the bill, be a super flexable system without the big weight penalty.

I almost bought the 90L EXO of trade me a while back, was on for silly cheap, before I realised I had no need for a 90l pack