I have had 3 of them over the years, one stolen. Most recent model was this year. Its a small sample size but they have all held up reasonably well and taken a beating. I would ask Bakcou about the weight aspect, I want to say they have a weight capacity posted on their site at 300lbs - at a...
This seems to work well for me. Just switched this year off a holster on the hip belt of my pack - wanted a way to keep the pistol on me if I dropped my pack.
Alien Gear Cloak Chest Holster
Its not showing in my portal yet, but if you click the Yellow heading "Hunting" at WGF Website, then scroll down to draw results, it shows up like the old portal with results. unsuccessful here!
I would second what Tod said with sealing your bed and using totes. I have an LEER100XQ on an 8' bed with a spray in bed liner and dealt with the dust issues. Eventually I sealed the sides and left 2 small openings in at the front for water drainage. A very small amount of dust still gets in but...
I have a Bakcou Mule - great battery life, quiet, and reliable. Its worth every penny for solo elk hunting.
I had 2 of them and one was stolen off my truck this past fall, so buy multiple high quality chains/locks.
I would hunt and have killed elk in a mild rain. The rain turned to snow as soon as the sun went down, so it made the processing & pack out harder. Had there been a need to follow a blood trail, it would have been tough - fortunately he expired within 50 yards. I would certainly do it again in...
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Coming from 800ft elevation to 10k, I try to get there and have 2 full days to scout before season. I use these days to acclimate by hiking at a slower pace and by the 3rd day I'm usually good to go. It's hard to do this when you arrive during the season, too tempting to jump right in...