I don't think the OPs question was exactly why have a backpack. I think it was more why do guys day packs look like they are going on an expedition.I can tell alot of you don't go in before dark and come out after dark doing all day sits and/or walking a few miles. Sure you can get by walking 200 yards from your side by side to your stand for your evening sit with your fanny pack and snack. Try walking in miles before dark and staying till after dark in the mountains using your pack of crackers stowed away in your fanny pack lol
I dont carry a huge pack, but I do have food, extra layers of clothes, water, and a kill it for boning out deer to pack out. I have carried my jetboil before when I wanted to have a warm cup of soup, I considered that a luxury lol
Right now i’m running a MR pop up 28 and have a my Sony a6500, two lenses, mic, extra batteries, camera arm, head lamp, kill kit, med kit, grunt call, rattling antlers, and power bank. Plus saddle platform and sticks. I still have some extra room in the bag.I see so many of these hunters on T.V. carrying a backpack while hunting whitetails and I can't figure out what all they need to make it through the day that they would have to have a backpack to carry it in. I always have an extra release,flashlight,grunt call,can call, gutting knife,gloves and facemask,limb saw, rangefinder and all of that fits into a 7 pocket fannypack. So I'm wondering if you guys wear a fannypack or backpack? And if you wear a backpack what all is in it?
you may very well be right, sometimes thats the downfall of internet and social media, I thought he meant a very different thing like almost making fun of people who carry packs while whitetail hunting etc.I don't think the OPs question was exactly why have a backpack. I think it was more why do guys day packs look like they are going on an expedition.