Sh!tty Packs

[Gapmaster]

One of the old Kelty frame packs. My first bow elk. Huge cow, straight up out of a hell hole about 1.5 miles... worst 1.5 miles of my life.

 

[Rob2d]

hahaha i have that pack, it is a nighmare. No load lifters, frame digs into the shoulders and it weighs a ton.

I'm glad I saw this, I just about ordered that pack! Thanks for saving me the headache.

 

[InDeep]

Badlands 4500,Badlands 2700 , Alice , tenzing anything and whatever the marine issued packs are. These are all about as bad as they come when hauling meat

 

[Bigboone1988]

Eberlestock mainframe. Not fun on the shoulders even with smaller animals, sold after those pack outs

 

[Clarence]

This will be my first year back west in 20 years, and the first time we were truck camped in AZ and I was able to take an ATV right to my bull.

Headed to CO this year and I am acquiring gear from scratch, so no new Kifaru or Stone Glacier for me. All I had was a Badlands SuperDay for whitetails around home. I wound up tracking down what I think is a decent fitting Dana Design pack that's about 30 years old. It's the green/teal and black. From what I've read they were considered top shelf back in the day and a version of that model still exists in the MR lineup. Hopefully I'll put it to the test in a few months.

My hunting partner is still using one of those Dana packs. Solid packs.

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[BoltActionBrotherhood]

Don’t know if an alps outdoorz extreme traverse is considered a sub par pack but it held up to 3 miles and 3,000’ of elevation with half a boned out bull elk. Shoulders hurt after that one. I’ve gone over to a kuiu since then and have been very happy with it.
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Which kuiu did you go with?

 

[Attacking Mid]

My mentor buddy told me (as a newbie to big game) to buy an external frame pack so I could tie meat to it to pack out. Being the thrifty type, I found this gem for a fraction of what many spend. All was fine until I got my first kill. Fortunately it was a pronghorn and I was only about 1.5 mi. from camp on level ground. I hauled the whole quartered animal with only a bit of shoulder pain. A week later, it was a large cow elk. We shared duties and I hauled both front quarters in this pack - about 2 miles in hilly terrain. It's now all cleaned up and listed on Craigslist. Not doing that again!

AM.

 

[Jordan1292]

Not me in the pic, but my buddies first bull and my first time packing an animal out 2 miles down to the truck. Two trips. I had a shitty $40 mossy oak tactical walmart bag I bought right before season. Took down both back quarters.

 

[thegrouse]

This is a great thread. I currently have a Kelty Redwing 50 I use for backpacking. I now have hope it can work for backpack hunting. If I really enjoy it I will upgrade

 

[bowboy378]

Tried to pack a stand and 4 sticks on a SuperDay and the top strap came undone and cracked me in the back of both knees lol


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[commandoNate]

My buddy Paul and I have certainly hauled well over a ton of elk on our Kelty Cache Hauler frame packs over the years. Fortunately I have graduated to something a little more modern and comfortable.