What does your daypack weigh?

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Day pack and bino harness, rifle not included. Assume you are all day, solo elk hunting in typical rifle season, mountain terrain. Food, water, layers, kill kit, all in....

I was pretty surprised that my day set up weighs about 28 pounds. Seems heavy.
 

wyodan

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I'm right there in the same boat, plus add my rifle in. It's funny, because my overnighter or two dayer in the summer also weighs 28 lbs.
 
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I'm right there in the same boat, plus add my rifle in. It's funny, because my overnighter or two dayer in the summer also weighs 28 lbs.
That's what surprised me. I can go 2-3 nights summer backpacking at the same weight.
 

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I don't really know. I dropped a little weight by going from an older MR Metcalf with NICE frame that I used for everything to a Kifaru 14r and have liked the change. However, water is the killer, at least at the start of the day. 2 liters is roughly 4.5lbs every day of the week.
 
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Gerbdog

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I can take a 15 lb day pack with water and kill kit etc.... but..... i just take my full sized kifaru and cinch it down small, those extra 9ish lbs are worth it so that first load out is at least a quarter and some random pieces
 

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18# and change but I no longer pack a spotter or big binos. So that saved me quite a bit

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12-15 lbs depending on water. I'm not a big snacker though, and only eat morning/dinner. This was for mule deer, not elk though. Will see how it goes for me on elk this year.
 

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Just weighed mine as I haven't unpacked. With 3.0 liters of water, kill kit, space blanket, food for the day (2 bobo bars), first aid kit, bugle, calls, radio, and dark energy battery pack I come in at 18.0 lbs with a compressed Seek Outside Saker.
 
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