Backpacks

5 Hour Energy.  Toyota Tacoma.  Glock 26. Doug Flutie.  Sometimes big performance can come in a small package, and this is the case with Western Edge backpacks!My kids had...

The Kifaru  Fulcrum The excitement brought about by the arrival of the Kifaru Fulcrum was short-lived. Any city slicker can ride an old trail nag but only an experienced horseman...

I initially started looking at the EXO K3 6400 Pack System when I purchased a packraft earlier this year and needed additional volume on multi-day hunting expeditions. I have...

https://youtu.be/5w9gmKx1gFsIn Part 1 of The Backpack Showdown, Backpack hunter Zach Herold of Battle Mountain Media takes nine leading backpacks: Initial Ascent, Kifaru, Stone Glacier, Exo MTN Gear, Sitka, Seek...

I knew I wanted to test the 2019 Exo K3 4800 pack system the first time I heard about it. I reviewed the K2 3500 in 2017 and had...

As I drove into the small parking area of the remote trailhead, my friend Jared Lampton stepped out of his vehicle with a grim look on his face. I...

I go from two extremes:  One, from almost nonstop summer and fall scouting/hunting in steep backcountry, to another traveling for work where I can’t consistently hit the mountains or...

“Well, it’s different.”   Those were the words from Ryan Avery who was trying to describe the Rokman packs to me over the phone.  I don’t recall exactly what we...

It was the season of 2013 when I first strapped a Stone Glacier pack to my back and set off into the mountains for elk, mule deer, and sheep....

I’ve been working with a new backpack company the last few months: Initial Ascent. It’s been fun to see a new company jump into the market and bring fresh...