Debating pack options

[MarlinsDad]

No matter which pack you go with humping moose quarters bone it sucks, shoot one as close to the river or road as possible. I strongly recommend plenty of practice at home getting the adjustments right the place to learn is not in the woods. A couple bags of dog food should help you get a feel for proper adjustments, good boots with plenty of ankle support, trekking poles and take you’re time.

 

[HuntHarder]

I will tell you, knowing a solid route to your packout location is crucial. If you down one where you will be packing in the dark, establishing a route while you still can see is critical. If you end up in a nasty bog or have to go thru thick alder patches, it can be a nightmare. Breadcrumb trail on your GPS will save you some agony. Fwiw, I set a limit of 1 mile for a packout of my moose. After packing mine out 3-400 yards, I think a mile would be pretty tough. Of course, this really depends on the terrain, but where I shot mine was soggy and I'd imagine most are like that.

 

[Chirogrow]

forgive the shameless post but a buddy and I just did a backpack comparison and I included the barney's in there along with stone glacier, kifaru and Exo K4. there are a lot of things I liked about the barney's especially for heavy loads but it I felt like the exo and stone carried the load just as well and didn't give me the back pain that I felt with the barneys. I still use it for training just to mix it up and give my primary pack a break because the barney's is in my opinion the toughest pack there is. I loaded up each pack with 140 pounds and took it for a 4 mile hike up a trail. again this is just my 2 cents and like everybody mentions, each pack fits people different.

here's the link if you want to check it out.

 

[longrange13]

forgive the shameless post but a buddy and I just did a backpack comparison and I included the barney's in there along with stone glacier, kifaru and Exo K4. there are a lot of things I liked about the barney's especially for heavy loads but it I felt like the exo and stone carried the load just as well and didn't give me the back pain that I felt with the barneys. I still use it for training just to mix it up and give my primary pack a break because the barney's is in my opinion the toughest pack there is. I loaded up each pack with 140 pounds and took it for a 4 mile hike up a trail. again this is just my 2 cents and like everybody mentions, each pack fits people different.

here's the link if you want to check it out.

That’s some solid information, thanks for sharing.

 

[roymunson]

Does anybody know if there are different belt sizes with these packs? My belt seems sort of small. I got it used so I never had them set it up for me or anything in their shop.

just admit you're a fattie...

LOL j/k

a belt that doesn't fit isn't a lot of fun

 

[Pilarczyk85]

those exo's are tanks but I think moose is on another level im guessing.