Daypack weight

[mad_angler]

Your morning hunt ends at 10 am? I’m out all day as well but I’m hunting the whole time. There are some slow times but ... .

The hunt doesn't end at 10. I just stop glassing as hard. Then, i enjoy a nice cup of coffee and get ready for the rest of the day.

After the coffee, I pack everything back up and then start the midday hunting.

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[mad_angler]

Holy cow. I’m around 15# for my day pack.

The 38 lbs includes my water, rifle, bino harness. My pack alone is close to 20

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[mtnbound]

The hunt doesn't end at 10. I just stop glassing as hard. Then, i enjoy a nice cup of coffee and get ready for the rest of the day.

After the coffee, I pack everything back up and then start the midday hunting.

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Nothing better than mountain coffee.

 

[Poser]

You just need to go drop $100+ on a Snow Peak double wall titanium thermos like the rest of us and you can ditch the jetboil for day hunts.
Annoyingly expensive, but one of my favorite and most used pieces of gear.

 

[Fullfan]

Checked mine last year @33 pounds, chest rig was 4.

 

[butcherboy]

The hunt doesn't end at 10. I just stop glassing as hard. Then, i enjoy a nice cup of coffee and get ready for the rest of the day.

After the coffee, I pack everything back up and then start the midday hunting.

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That makes more sense to me now. Get r done!

 

[Slugz]

Over the years its gotten less and less.
If not used its coming out for day hunts going back to a main camp. 20lbs is my max weight. And yes I check it.

First aid kit
Kill kit
Hydration /food / snack kit
Hunt kit

Geographical region, archery vs rifle and weather drives whats in those.

Lastly, IMO its money well spent on things that may seem expensive, but very light.

At 56 hunting Wyoming , Colorado and Alaska I still wanna cover ground like I was in my 30s. Im not as fast, but still cover the ground.

Hope that helps.

 

[Tobe_B]

I’ve never bothered to weigh my stuff. I just load what I may need and go. I also keep my pack loaded year around, never know when I’ll get a chance to go chase something. But curiosity got the better of me today.

Pack:
Water (bottle and collapsible water bag)
Food
Pocket stove and fuel
Pot and coffee cup (I always have coffee stuff with me)
Inreach
First aid
Trauma aid
Game bags
Knives and sharpener
Toilet paper
Gloves/beanie
Jacket (unless raining I never wear it while hiking)
Wyoming saw
Spare bullets
Tripod

Bino Harness:
Binos
Headlamp
Spare magazine
Batteries (for everything)
Calls
Bipod

Rifle

All bundled together and weight at once was 49 lbs total. My pack weight was 31 lbs, only thing i don’t have in there currently is my snacks.

 

[CMF]

You just need to go drop $100+ on a Snow Peak double wall titanium thermos like the rest of us and you can ditch the jetboil for day hunts.
Annoyingly expensive, but one of my favorite and most used pieces of gear.

Or Zojirushi from amazon for a lot less.

The 38 lbs includes my water, rifle, bino harness. My pack alone is close to 20

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I'm 37lb skin out on sheep list, I'd be 32lb for an elk hunt cause I'm usually not carrying big glass or tripod.

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[Skerhunter]

The 38 lbs includes my water, rifle, bino harness. My pack alone is close to 20

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Lots of cherry picking as to what counts at “pack weight” and “day hunt” on this thread, which muddies the waters some. You could lighten up your gear some, but your not going to cut it in half they way you are calculating it.

Below is what I had on me at the beginning of every day this archery season.

2L water (2x light weight nalgenes, steripen) = ~5lbs
Food = 2.5lbs
Kill kit (4-5 light weight bags/some paracord/light weight knife) = 1.5lbs
Rain gear = ~2lbs
Puffy gear and fleece hoody = ~2lbs
Basic first aid/possibles = .25lbs
Bow = 6.5lbs
2x head lamp = ~.25lbs
Bino/harness/range finder = 3lbs
Trekking poles = 0.5lbs
Pack weight = 5.5lbs
Calls/tube = .5lbs
Inreach + phone = 1lbs
Loaded Glock (run into grizz here) = 2lbs

This put me in the 30-35lbs range for everything except for the clothes I hike in and out with on. I can’t really lighten up the gear I have, without leaving it in camp.

 

[butcherboy]

Dang, I better weigh my pack for a day hunt. I still think some of you are carrying a ton of weight for a day hunt. Back when I used to backpack for fun and scouting trips my pack for a week would be 50-60 lbs.

 

[Skerhunter]

Dang, I better weigh my pack for a day hunt. I still think some of you are carrying a ton of weight for a day hunt. Back when I used to backpack for fun and scouting trips my pack for a week would be 50-60 lbs.

I bet you are closer than you think!

say my day pack weight is exactly 30lbs.

Extra stuff I would take to spike out - 1lbs for a pad, 2lbs bag, 3lbs tent, 1.5lbs stove + fuel, 1lbs for batteries. That is only 38.5lbs. That means I can carry 3lbs/day (5k calories) food for 7 days and be right around 60lbs total pack weight.

 

[KyFried]

I’m down to a cargo net and belt pouches on a Kifaru bikini frame and loving it, I don’t know what it weighs but it isn’t much.

 

[spike camp]

If your day pack is 30# plus, you might as well invest in UL gear and stay for a few days because my pack with bow is less than 35# for 3-5 day hunts.
Also, if water is a large percentage of your pack weigh, invest in a UL water filter and gather water as you go (obviously assuming there’s water available where you hunt).

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Those are some heavy day packs y’all are carrying. How far from camp or the truck or “safety” are you?

Assault pack with Molinator strapped on it
Space blanket
Phone
Inreach
Fire starting kit
Full camelback - 12 pounds
Snack bars or nuts
Rifle - 10 pounds
Ammo - 20 rounds total
Binoculars- 2.5 pounds
Binocular harness
Knife
Leatherman
Saw
FAK
Headlamp and spare light
Spare socks
beanie x2
Gloves x2
550 cord
Coat or fleece
Butt pad
Plastic bag
“Kill kit” - rubber gloves, a few squares of paper towel (also works as TP)

For an all-day hunt, I seriously doubt I have 30 pounds on my body counting my clothes, boots, rifle, assault pack, binocular harness, etc). And most of my extra weight is in water because hydration is continuous.

 

[fatlander]

I'm thinking of rethinking everything. What should I consider to be a good target weight and what should be included in that weight?

I’m not sure this has been said yet, but if you don’t absolutely know everything you’ve got is mission critical, and weight is what it is, spend more time in the mountains figuring it out.

What if’s are heavy. There’s a certain level of risk everyone takes when they venture into the woods alone. That risk is statistically much lower than the drive to the trailhead, and I don’t think I’ve seen any threads here about defensive driving.


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[Wagondriver]

Holy shit! Some of you guys are carrying around a lot of extra crap!

Consume a good amount of calories before you head out. No need for coffee, or a meal during the day, take a few small candy bars, or energy bars. Leave the spare hat, gloves, spare socks, leatherman. Gallon and a half of water? If you are hunting desert in the heat ok, but big game in the fall? 20 rounds of ammo? Really, are you holding off a raiding party? How about 5 rounds, if you haven't got it done by then its not happening. Ditch the pistol and holster, if you've got a rifle, what do you need the handgun for?

I don't often hunt the later part of the fall, but in September in the mountains I carry minimal gear. Gear needed for handling an animal: knife (2), sharpening stone (small), cord or rope, handful of plastic bags. Water bottle and pills. Fire starting stuff: magnesium, matches, lighter. Rifle hunting I carry 5 maybe 6 rounds. Binoculars. Phone and Inreach.

 

[Tobe_B]

I know I’m overloaded and could drop some weight easy.

I’m carrying 3L of water plus my 32oz Nalgene. I drink almost a gallon of water a day, on the daily, without exerting energy on the mountain. I typically drink all of what I carry by the time I reach my truck end of day.

I’m also not giving up my cup of coffee, I rather enjoy that time on the mountain while sitting behind glass. And a hot meal when it’s crap weather and cold will keep me out tbere.

I carry 40-60 rounds on me in the off season for shooting rocks. While hunting I carry 20. I got in to a mess of coyotes a few years ago and shot six at one time. When the dust settled I had 5 rounds of ammo left for the remainder of the day. Going back to the truck just for ammo seems silly.

I eat a pretty good breakfast before rolling out. But I still like my snacks. I may not always eat them. But I’m definitely not leaving my food at the truck and planning to refresh it.