Team elk pack?

[Roddyscott]

Any body got an opinion on the Elberlestock team elk pack. I mostly bow hunt, but like the isdea of the built in gun scabbard.

 

[BigMiss]

In my opinion, it's a great pack when you can get it on sale (sub $300 with tax), but not worth full price. The scabbard is great for when you're hauling into an area or if you have a load of meat. Not ideal if you're doing a stop and glass every ridge style hunt where you may want your gun at the ready. The scabbard is not ideal if you're running a bipod or a scope with larger turrets, as they'll get hung up. My brother in law has one as well as me, but they're different. His has a metal folding load shelf that mine doesn't, and the pockets are different. I am not sure when they changed. The muzzle pointing down makes getting the pack off awkward since you don't want to apply all that pressure on your muzzle, and you can't just sit on a rock quick without taking the pack off. I'd prefer a side carry with the buttstock in a sleeve rather than the scabbard for actual hunting, and the scabbard when packing in/out covering ground and not hunting.