Upgraded pack for myself

[10mbowle]

Hello everyone. Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Actually made an account to post this. I am looking to upgrade my hunting pack. I am a smaller-framed woman, and I have noticed that the pack I currently use, Amazon Special, doesn't fit as well as I would like. I know finding a pack for smaller-framed women is hard. Does anyone have any experience with them? Looking for meat-hauling capabilities, as we hunt CO every year and hope to eventually bag an elk and mule deer. I hunt with my husband, so we would split the load between the 2 of us and make multiple trips if necessary. In my research, the contenders are Mystery Ranch Metcalf, EXO K3 (out of production, so K4, I guess), or maybe Akek. I have not decided on anyone in particular. Really just looking for a meat hauler that will feel better on my back. It would also be nice if it had an easy way to get my rifle off the pack without taking the pack off. Would have come in handy last year. TIA

 

[Jbehredt]

Exo does a women’s specific frame. Or did. I tried to talk my petite wife into trying one but she won’t give up her 22” kifaru tactical frame with the extra small belt. She’s hauled elk quarters with it. Might look into those.

ETA she loves her kifaru gun bearer too. I’ve been known to borrow it for late seasons that she tried once and said no more.

 

[10mbowle]

Exo does a women’s specific frame. Or did. I tried to talk my petite wife into trying one but she won’t give up her 22” kifaru tactical frame with the extra small belt. She’s hauled elk quarters with it. Might look into those.

ETA she loves her kifaru gun bearer too. I’ve been known to borrow it for late seasons that she tried once and said no more.

Thanks! I've looked into kifaru. I would love to have one but the price tag is steep. Through all the research I've done that is by far the front runner.

 

[10mbowle]

Hello everyone. Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Actually made an account to post this. I am looking to upgrade my hunting pack. I am a smaller-framed woman, and I have noticed that the pack I currently use, Amazon Special, doesn't fit as well as I would like. I know finding a pack for smaller-framed women is hard. Does anyone have any experience with them? Looking for meat-hauling capabilities, as we hunt CO every year and hope to eventually bag an elk and mule deer. I hunt with my husband, so we would split the load between the 2 of us and make multiple trips if necessary. In my research, the contenders are Mystery Ranch Metcalf, EXO K3 (out of production, so K4, I guess), or maybe Akek. I have not decided on anyone in particular. Really just looking for a meat hauler that will feel better on my back. It would also be nice if it had an easy way to get my rifle off the pack without taking the pack off. Would have come in handy last year. TIA

Can't figure out how to edit the original post. Want to add, we mainly do day trips. Pack breakfast, lunch, water, etc with us and take the sxs up to near where we want to hunt and hike the rest of the way.