Does one need for the basic experience for maybe three nights in the wide world north island style? I am looking at buying a new pack and thinking maybe 60L would do it...?
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Does one need for the basic experience for maybe three nights in the wide world north island style? I am looking at buying a new pack and thinking maybe 60L would do it...?
I got a Macpac Ravine 65L for $199 at the macpac sale the other day, the guy fitted it to me with sandbags so it didnt protrude up past my shoulders which was one of my stipulations, I will be using that mostly as a daypack and for work though I think you could go a couple of days out of if easy.
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I use a 45 litre Macpac weka...easy big enough for 3days with fly mattress etc... Check out Macpac clearance page mean deal on 50 litre pack, down to $150 with another 20% off in store... Wouldn't mind a spare for myself...
Mind you, the way you breeding a 60 litre might be good to pack in those extra nappies... :)
I find it comes down to what sort of hunting you will be doing. Ie if I'm going into open country and plan to be shooting at longer range I have extra gear to take. Big camera and tripod, bigger binos, range finder pouch etc etc. No way I could get all my over night gear and the above gear in a 45L pack, let alone 3 nights.
65L Macpac for me.
If you plan on shooting something you have to consider what you are carrying out, not what you are carrying in.
I am still using my 75 litre Fairy Down Terra Nova and I have never found it too big on the way in. Sometimes only just big enough on the way out.
Not that I have been doing f all lately but I can do two nights comfortably out of my 35l elberstock, thats bivi bag,sleeping bag,rifle ,cooking gear,food, water bottle,emergency equipment,full change of clothes, binos,rangefinder, phone,camera, knife etc etc and still manage to pack out all meat from a red.
The bigger the pack the more stuff you will put in there guaranteed!
Thanks, interesting points - the 35L vs 60L and I'll be packing in only bare necessities for bush stalking and a fly camp, so simply wet weather gear, tent and odds and sods.
As far as meat is concerned my twinneedle pack is ample and the question would just be if I can strap it onto the other.
One point the rain up here (and it seems to always be raining) is to me almost worse than the cold as wet weather gear becomes a must have and then packing the wet crap out again is a bugger.
I'd almost say that 40L would be too small for my needs...
I wont go anywhere without my 85ltr pack...... day hunt is a pikau but overnight and the big pack comes along.
Used an ex-BHP Billiton supplied pack for a 3 dayer in the Tararua's - Monday after Kaikoura.
Worked for BHP, 7 years, in NW of WA until I retired and came home.
Weather was raining, blowing and ground shaking.
Pack was great as a day in/out type, but was a little overloaded for 2-3 day expeditions, estimated 25L - not that comfortable.
Xmas was very pleasant - Stoney Creek Buller 60+10 - which has yet to be used.
Too much else interfering with an expedition to test it out.
$400 including discount at H&F Masterton.
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...ade-90l-32197/
...make an offer, its like new. :)
35 l? I dont think i could do that with all the gear plus a boned out animal.Good on you if you can but i need a bigger pack for sure. Thinking my Badlands 2800 might just be big enough but havnt done any fly camps as yet and that be the smallest i go i was thinking.
i cant see how you can really take enough gear to be safe for all year round hunting with a 35-40 litre pack. you must have a very compact sleeping mat and bag, and be able to fit 2 back legs and backsteaks if you shoot something.
personally though, for a lightweight trip ill take a 60ish litre pack, i have two.. a deuter and an exped (weighs 1kg)
youll want to take into consideration the sort of gear youre using for the time of year, in summer its easy to get away with just a fly and a warm jersey, but a trip on the tops or maybe in winter you might want to pack a proper tent, so there goes up your need for warm gear and might need some extra pack space
for longer trips i was using a 80 litre macpac but the harness wasnt adjustable so i bought a tatonka which has awesome adjustment for any size person and at 90 litres it has more than enough room for a week or two expedition. ill usually take a pikau or soft foldable daypack for hunting away from camp
You should put up a pic of your gear beside your pack @vietnamcam for a 3 nighter
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Going through this myself now. 35l karramor with my twin needle belt under it (still hasn't arrived... Ordered over a month ago....) and binos harness on the front. Don't think I will quite fit everything in for 4 days as I need the tent for a few nights.... Think I'll need to take the big pack,can others have said it's what you carry out. Not only venison but there's usually rubbish somewhere to be removed
Following this with a great deal of interest. I was looking at a Cactus Huntaway 45+10 as a 1 or 2 night pack.
Mmm see what you saying but wouldnt it be better to have a half full bigger pack than a smaller one overfilled for comfort etc and the extra room if you need it.You just need self control VC and dont take that extra crap you dont need:thumbsup:. A boned out deer just takes alot of room and i hate to have a smaller pack and waste meat if i couldnt fit in etc. My badlands 2800 is 47 l . Think that be ok but have to pack well to make sure that i could carry meat out. At least the badlands can handle as much weight as you can load it with, strong as a ox. still think i rather have a 60l thou, esp for colder or wetter trips
Only you can answer this.
Go into Macpac or what ever shop that sells the pack you like. Take all your gear with you and try packing it into the pack you want. With in 5 minutes you will know if its big enough or not. Saves buying a pack then discovering you cant get all your gear in.
All depends on what type of hunting you are doing I reckon.
For me most of my hunting is bush hunting in the Kaimanawa's. I use a 42L Stoney creek bag and find it perfect for the kind of hunting I do and has plenty of room for all my gear for 3 or 4 nights plus can fit in a couple of boned out sika on the way out.
Just had mine replaced under warranty it's a Domex 1.8kg and a big bugger but buy the time I get that and my neo air pad and cooker etc and a fly and food there would be no room left. I would love to get one half the size. I may have over exaggerated a bit about how much room it takes up.
Also what's a good day pack about 40L that will room up to fit in your main pack.
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It really does depend on where in the country you are. Here in Te Urewera country we are seldom 3 or 4 hours walk from a nice cosy hut...that's winter sorted. Summer fly camping consists of a sil nylon tarp and an exped ul mattress... Good quality 550-600gm down sleeping bag some dehy and a change of clothes... 40 - 50 litre pack is heaps... Wtf do you put in a 85 - 90 litre pack? Your horse???
i have an 85 liter tikka pack. great for long and short trips. you can always release your sleeping bag etc to fill up the volume and pack it in tighter later for meat extraction, the main thing in packs is a good fit. some of all are tall and thin, some are short and wide
75L Macpac Cascade. Heaps of room. Good for 3 days to at least 10 in the hills. Plus room for meat/skins on the pack out.
Anyone had a exped 40 or 60L Lightening?
They look light but a lot cheaper than the cactus and some of these huge Macpac designs. I think 60L will be the largest I'll be going at this stage.
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Yeah I've got the lightening 60. Has held up well for me so far and is the most comfortable harness I have ever used. Carries a load super well. They are pretty minimalistic though so not the thing if you like a million pockets. I can squeeze 7 days out of mine
Yup I'll endorse the lightning 60. A mate liked mine so much he bought one too. Its really only a summer /lightweight pack
75 litre tatonka bison
Something not mentioned, but I have two 40 litre packs made by different manufactures and one is about 1/4 bigger than the other...
I guess they are not all comparably just by what size the label says.