Thread: Show Us Your Bumbag

Originally Posted by MB

What puts me off bumbags with fixed pockets is that they don't work well with a slung rifle. It's not clear from my photos, but I leave a space on the right side of the belt for shoulder slinging. Maybe you guys don't use a sling?

Thats one benefit of the HE bag, the "side" pockets are rear biased which gives me space on my hip for my slung rifle, that being said, my rifles usually slung across my back on the walk in until I see sign, then it gets moved to my shoulder or in my hands

Originally Posted by Basenjiboy

Good idea using the shotgun case to hold the battery!!

It was one of those happy coincidences, I could see the issue and just happened to have an empty couple of cases floating around whilst sorting my gear out one day

More random bumbag thoughts...

1. I try to avoid zips. However good they are, they will break or jam at some point.

2. Those of us with a smaller waist are disadvantaged, we have less real estate!

3. Not sure about harnesses, part of the benefit for me is not having anything on my back and I want the weight to be carried on my hips rather than my shoulders. That said, I can see that they would be good in stabilising the belt.


As it stands, I have everything I need for bush hunting in the bumbag. If I ever manage to get out the bush, I have a chest pouch for binos and rangefinder. For trips south, I have a pikau with extra clothes. It annoys me that I can't get it all on the belt, but it's a nice modular system, even if I do look like an army surplus reject rather than a big brand model!

It strikes me that there is a gap in the market for a truly modular hunting system, that could be configured to suit each mission, as it is I end up with at least two lots of straps over my shoulders/chest if I'm travelling with bumbak/hydration bag and bino harness....which is a REAL PITA, what I would like to see is maybe a hydration bag over the shoulders, that I could clip my bino rig too..then the bumbag could be separate or maybe have attachment points to the hydro harness if it was getting a bit weighty?

Originally Posted by Zedrex

It strikes me that there is a gap in the market for a truly modular hunting system, that could be configured to suit each mission, as it is I end up with at least two lots of straps over my shoulders/chest if I'm travelling with bumbak/hydration bag and bino harness....which is a REAL PITA, what I would like to see is maybe a hydration bag over the shoulders, that I could clip my bino rig too..then the bumbag could be separate or maybe have attachment points to the hydro harness if it was getting a bit weighty?

That would be a winner.

This is the current bumbag I run, heaps of pockets, a few external straps for jackets etc, a pouch between the shoulders for a 1L hydration bladder.
I also plan to put some snap buckles on the front to take my bino bivy so I don't have to have multiple shoulder straps.
I was also thinking of having a piku pack inside for meat, the top of the bum bag is very flat so would support alot of the weight onto the very sturdy padded belt.