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"DADDY"
good point holocene. with my kifaru spikecamp or timberline II i can unclip the sternum strap and loosen the shoulder straps (and even take my shoulders out of the straps if i want) and shoot my bow unhindered while wearing the pack because all the weight is on the waist belt. great for when you bump into an animal in bow range with no time or you can't afford the movement to drop the pack.
This is why I like my daypack so much. I hardly even know it's there, my G20 fits on my hip on my pants belt easily because the thin waist belt just slides behind it, and there's nothing to get in the way when shooting my bow. Most the time I'm running in when I suddenly have a shot at the bull, so no time to think about it or worry about having anything to get in the way. Just nock, draw, and shoot.
Even when I wear my SG after packing camp in, I wear it really low so that the frame top is below my shoulders and even neck line so nothing catches on it.......especially my binos and bugle tube which are both under my right arm and around my neck (left-handed).