Quality Lumbar Pack With Decent Suspension / Yoke?

[LTC406]

Howdy,
I primarily hunt Elk & Mule Deer in Montana. Typically the latter part of rifle season (last 1/2 of Nov).
For my main pack setup, I have a Kuiu rig with a few different bags. I will keep this as I am pretty happy with its overall performance & capabilities for a main pack.
I currently have a cheaper, lesser quality lumbar pack that I use when conditions & hunt type allow it. There is nothing better than staying light and agile while putting on the miles. However, it’s a problem when you get an animal down and want to make some headway on getting part of it out that day. In the past I have made it work by taping and lashing the heck out of a quarter to the pack but it’s not a great experience.
I have been looking for a decent Fanny / lumbar pack with adequate suspension / yoke system / load shelf that would be capable of packing out an elk quarter?

Does anyone out there know of anything that fits this bill? I have seen that kifaru used to produce a quality, worthwhile lumbar setup but no longer does. Thanks in advance for sharing. Cheers!

 

[croben]

This might not be what you’re looking for, but I sometimes run just my frame and lid. Ive done the lumbar pack in the past and I regretted not having a frame with me. It led to a brutal pack out. My frame weighs about 3lbs and the lid is about 8oz. At that weight, I can’t justify not having them.

 

[Obsessed1]

When I want to go light but still able to pack out I run tthree different options. Frame with lid only type deal.
A lumbar pack with pack out bags painer in it or strapped to the underside of it.
The pack out bags almost fit into a cargo pant pocket but allow you to carry two quarters at a time with reasonable comfort. The third option I use when it's really snowy. I pack a modified extra large crazy carpet that gets rolled/ folded into a ultralight sled. Makes dragging quarters fairly easy if there's snow on the ground. In deep snow is easier to drag a sled than packing quaters on your back especially if your needing to snowshoe it.

 

[Jpsmith1]

I had a Kifaru Hellcat for a year or so and I don't think I'd want more than 25-35 pounds in it.

 

[LTC406]

When I want to go light but still able to pack out I run tthree different options. Frame with lid only type deal.
A lumbar pack with pack out bags painer in it or strapped to the underside of it.
The pack out bags almost fit into a cargo pant pocket but allow you to carry two quarters at a time with reasonable comfort. The third option I use when it's really snowy. I pack a modified extra large crazy carpet that gets rolled/ folded into a ultralight sled. Makes dragging quarters fairly easy if there's snow on the ground. In deep snow is easier to drag a sled than packing quaters on your back especially if your needing to snowshoe it.

I did not have these pack out bags on my radar. I just took a quick look at them and I am pretty excited about that option. It should pair nicely with my existing lumbar pack. Thanks!

For your ltwt snow setup, The crazy carpet is a sled that you attach to your pack? Is crazy carpet a brand or just a type of sled? What type of mods have you done to it? Thanks a bunch!

 

[LTC406]

I had a Kifaru Hellcat for a year or so and I don't think I'd want more than 25-35 pounds in it.

Good to know, thanks!