Recommend me a good hunting backpack with those features

ssimo

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Hi guys, i hunting mainly small roe deer and wild boars (occasionally fallow deer and red deer), my hunts are all one day hunts (usually i take the animal in the first hour or two after i start hunting in the morning.. sometimes it takes a few hours more but i never go too far away from the car). The enviroment is the italian hills, which are often very steep. Occasionally i hunt in the alps or in the plains. I hunt in every season and i don’t carry the animal in the pack. I shoot from a bipod or tripod and only occasionally i use the pack itself (only for relatively short range shots, inside 220 yards since i found that POI consistency is greater with the bipod). So i need a short-medium range pack. It must carry
-papers for selective hunting
-tripod for camera (very light manfrotto)-I like to take a pic with the animal after i take it)
-camera
-1 liter of water
-1 rainproof tarp
-spare batteries for optics and a victorinox multi tool knife
-possibly spare clothes (1 pile)
-sometimes spotting scope (Usually i just use the NX8 on my rifle which goes to 32x and it works very well also for taking a better look to the animal before taking a shot
-a small rear bag for shots past 220 yards
-flash light with headstrap
-some food

Better if the backpack has a open lateral pocket for the rear bag which is this way easily accessible. I prefer cordura over newer tech materials because i need a very durable pack, banking it against rocks and in vegetation

I can put all this stuff in a 30 liter backpack (Karrimor sf sabre 30), as i do now, even if i would prefer to have a little bit of additional space. In the past I used also a wisport reindeer 55 L which was maybe a bit oversized for my applications but worked very well (wisport is a polish military and outdoor brand with a huge selection of backpacks).

So my questions:
-which are in your experience pros and cons of a 55 L vs a 30 L pack other than weight and bulk?
-I was thi king that maybe a more “tactical style pack” with more compartimentalization could be useful, what do you think about tactical va hunting style packs?
-do you have a specific model to recommend me?

Thanks!
Simone
 
Check out Kuiu Venture Divide 3000. I have the 2000, I like this backpack for day/few days pack. Built in, internal frame. Has the features you're looking for. May fit your needs. The frame makes it feel a lot lighter and distributes weight well. Waterproof material , etc. The 3000, may work for you.
 
Do you think an internal frame and adjustable back system can be useful in a 35 L pack?
 
Stone Glacier has some good day packs for your application. Kiowa 3200 with the spotting scope sleeve might be handy for you. I run an exo with the small bag, it would for sure work but could be over kill.
 
If only there was an AI search engine that you could put this into and it would give you a list of 3 packs...

On a serious note, feed your OP into Grok and then come back here with more specific questions on the packs it recommends to you and you'll probably get a lot more help.
 
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