double_barrel
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Hi Guys,
I just joined the forum after following it for a long time. This seems the best place to discuss packs so I wanted to join and ask some questions.
I'm looking to get my first quality hunting pack. I will also be using it for camping and rucking. I basically live out of my backpack full time, e.g. I keep all of my clothes and small belongings in it full time - so it has a base weight of about 25 - 30 lbs. The new spot we hunt is a 200 acre property in Ontario that borders Algonquin park - owned by a friend. There's no trails or sections large enough to bring an ATV, so it's all on foot, though some spots closer to camp you can wheel a small game cart. We go for Deer, Wolf, Moose, and Black Bear - heavy Black Bear and Wolf population - pretty much a guarantee you'll fill the tag. Long term we'd like to do a guided Polar Bear hunt some day. Sorry for the digression, onto the pack questions.
After looking at Exo, SG, Kifaru, KUIU, Barneys, MR, and Crossfire - I've worn it down to three packs. I'm between the Barneys Yukon Bag/ Freighter Frame combo, Kifaru Ark + Hoodlum + Lid, and a Crossfire MKVII. I know the Crossfire is a military style bag, but I've read nothing but good things regarding the DG16 frame.
Price wise the Barneys and Kifaru setups come out the same, the Crossfire is 1k CAD. I have no issues dropping the coin on the Barneys or Kifaru though.
I'm very much a buy it for life sort of person, I want something quality that will last, but most importantly is comfortable for daily wear.
After combing through many of the old threads on here, it seems like the Barneys is the thing of myth and legend, so to speak, though I do see cases of people selling it to go Kifaru - and not vice versa.
While looking at the Barneys options I saw the UL model, which is made with Sail Cloth. I tried reaching out to Kevin, I believe, at Barneys via email asking how it compares to the original bag as far as durability, water resistance, construction, etc - but did not receive a reply.
If you had to pick one of these three setups to basically live, hunt, camp, and travel out of. Which would you go with and why?
Thanks in advance for any replies, and my apologies for the long drawn out first post.
I just joined the forum after following it for a long time. This seems the best place to discuss packs so I wanted to join and ask some questions.
I'm looking to get my first quality hunting pack. I will also be using it for camping and rucking. I basically live out of my backpack full time, e.g. I keep all of my clothes and small belongings in it full time - so it has a base weight of about 25 - 30 lbs. The new spot we hunt is a 200 acre property in Ontario that borders Algonquin park - owned by a friend. There's no trails or sections large enough to bring an ATV, so it's all on foot, though some spots closer to camp you can wheel a small game cart. We go for Deer, Wolf, Moose, and Black Bear - heavy Black Bear and Wolf population - pretty much a guarantee you'll fill the tag. Long term we'd like to do a guided Polar Bear hunt some day. Sorry for the digression, onto the pack questions.
After looking at Exo, SG, Kifaru, KUIU, Barneys, MR, and Crossfire - I've worn it down to three packs. I'm between the Barneys Yukon Bag/ Freighter Frame combo, Kifaru Ark + Hoodlum + Lid, and a Crossfire MKVII. I know the Crossfire is a military style bag, but I've read nothing but good things regarding the DG16 frame.
Price wise the Barneys and Kifaru setups come out the same, the Crossfire is 1k CAD. I have no issues dropping the coin on the Barneys or Kifaru though.
I'm very much a buy it for life sort of person, I want something quality that will last, but most importantly is comfortable for daily wear.
After combing through many of the old threads on here, it seems like the Barneys is the thing of myth and legend, so to speak, though I do see cases of people selling it to go Kifaru - and not vice versa.
While looking at the Barneys options I saw the UL model, which is made with Sail Cloth. I tried reaching out to Kevin, I believe, at Barneys via email asking how it compares to the original bag as far as durability, water resistance, construction, etc - but did not receive a reply.
If you had to pick one of these three setups to basically live, hunt, camp, and travel out of. Which would you go with and why?
Thanks in advance for any replies, and my apologies for the long drawn out first post.
