The Slingpack Story

[Roger Norris]

The SlingPack story- A few years ago I was going on a turkey hunt in Nebraska. Teresa Asbell and I had been talking about creating some version of a pack. This trip got me thinking....I wanted a fairly roomy day pack, with the most important feature being easy access to my calls and a hen decoy. The slingpack style seemed obvious.... I could quickly swing it around front and grab what I needed without taking it off. The prototype Teresa made for me worked exactly as I wanted.

When I returned, we tweaked a few things in the design.... Both for durability and convenience. The result is what we now sell as the Traditional Woodsman Slingpack.

I have way too many packs. And every piece of gear should serve a purpose. Is this the only pack you will ever need? Nope. But it is the perfect pack for the mobile day hunter, tree stand hunter, or loading up your kids gear for the zoo. 30 year warranty. You wreck it and we will fix it or replace it.

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[McDave]

I understand the benefit of using wool for clothing, and almost all of my cold weather hunting clothing is wool, including an Asbell jacket/poncho.

What is the advantage of wool in a slingpack?

[Orion]

Quiet as a mouse peeing on cotton.  Looks cool, too. 

[Roger Norris]

I understand the benefit of using wool for clothing, and almost all of my cold weather hunting clothing is wool, including an Asbell jacket/poncho.

What is the advantage of wool in a slingpack?

Awesome question...thank you.

Many of the attributes of wool have nothing to do with staying warm. We chose wool because it is dead-silent, durable, and absorbs the light....blending in like the most well engineered camo pattern.  A side benefit that I did not plan for, is that wool has a small amount of "stretch".  When used as a pack or haversack, you can stuff quite a bit of gear. I have overstuffed my personal SlingPack to the point of ridiculous....

All of that said....wool is a natural and traditional material. I have lots of packs made from modern materials, and they are awesome. But for whatever reason, I gravitate towards my wool SlingPack for daily use. Who knows. You will also see me wearing Kuiu pants with an Asbell wool pullover. One of the quite prideful elements of our sport is doing things our own way.

[Ray Lyon]

You're killing me buddy.  I probably 'NEED' one of these.