Best day pack !

Lost Arra · January 14, 2010, 08:12:00 PM

Afternoon hunts?

I've got two basic daypacks.

An Eberlestock X-2 I got from Whip which will handle extra clothes, food, water, your tripod, more food, camera and haul out some meat.

A Kifaru Tailgunner I (with omnibelt) for more predictable weather (less clothes) and when I just need the basics.

jhg · January 14, 2010, 08:20:00 PM

Blacks Creek B. C. 1.5

I like it for the adjustable length back, has better air flo between the pack and you than many other more expensive "daypacks" and doesn't cost a months truck payment to buy. Its at least worth the trying one on.

Joshua, who actually thinks we're getting a little spoiled with all the features these packs have.

Joe G · January 14, 2010, 08:33:00 PM

I really like my Bison Gear pack. I wore out allot of packs over the years. My Bison Gear pack Looks as good today as it did 6yrs ago when I got it. It was made with wool from king of the Mountain.

Jim Curlee · January 14, 2010, 08:39:00 PM

Another vote for Bison Gear, I have 2 lost river packs, and a first trip outfitter. They suit my needs.
I used a Badlands 2200 for years, they are also a very good pack. Great for cold weather hunting, you can put alot of wool clothing in the pack.
Jim

Dan White · January 14, 2010, 08:41:00 PM

Nimrod in the Pinnacle model

www.nimrodpacks.com

lpcjon2 · January 14, 2010, 09:29:00 PM

Check out Colemans military surplus on line they have all kinds of packs (all Military) and I like the Alice Pack Thats what I prefer I used them in the Marines and they are great.

T. Downing · January 14, 2010, 10:09:00 PM

Bison Gear! I own two of their packs,The First Trip Explorer and The Lost River. Both packs are excellent and are literally built for the archer. From the pockets located on the waste belt to the shoulder straps being designed so that the bowhunter can shoot with his pack on, Bison Gear is durable and the craftsmanship is second to none. Both of my packs are wool and are whisper quiet, which is huge to the stalking bowhunter. I would like to see their elk hunter pack at some point. Fine hunting pack, second to none, T

Matt_Potter · January 14, 2010, 10:36:00 PM

Use the Badlands Diablo for deer- it can take all my warm stuff when I hike in and is stout enough to take a boned out deer if need be. Use the Badlands OX for elk - Matt

Ben Maher · January 14, 2010, 11:19:00 PM

bison gear !!!
well made , quiet hunting gear for bowhunters !!!

ben

Bonecracker · January 15, 2010, 09:15:00 AM

Another vote for Badlands Super day pack!

Pat B. · January 15, 2010, 10:16:00 AM

Thanks... I'm going to look at each one of the packs you guys reccomended and try to make a choice... I've been carrying packs from local chain stores, they leave a bit to be desired.

RR, I like to take a camera and tripod, I plan on killing something !!! I like your minimalist idea but just seem to wind up with a bit more junk that I like to have with me..

A few years ago I got turned around in some woods that I've been in all my life. It was well after dark and there was no moon and a complete cloud cover.. My little flashlight petered out and of all things, I didn't have a compass with me.. I was in a block of woods that was about a 1/2 mile square with two track roads on four sides. I knew exactly where I was but just couldn't seem to walk in a straight line to find a darn road.... And it was getting cold and I didn't have proper clothing.. I was just about resigned to spending the night, my wife would have been crazy with worry.. About then I stepped out onto one of the two track roads.. I also decided that I would carry a few extras in a little backpack so that sort of thing wouldn't happen again... It's one thing when you're in the mountains and do an overniter or two but when you're in your back yard it's just ridiculous.. I was laughing at myself but just a bit pissed about the situation too!

Ryan Rothhaar · January 15, 2010, 02:30:00 PM

Pat

I figure its bad luck to carry a camera deer hunting - guarantee's you wont kill one!

I plan on killing something too (well, at least once in a while) but my wife would kill me if I did a blood trail without her so job #1 is going back to get the boss to blood track.

Remember too, the compass goes in your pocket! The only time you'll need one is when you forgot your pack in the truck.

R

Whip · January 15, 2010, 02:48:00 PM

I got turned around in Texas last year while trailing a wounded javi. Left my pack back where I had been sitting, and of course in my pack was my compass and GPS. The block I was in was A LOT BIGGER than 1/2 mile square. I think I ended up walking just about the entire thing diagonally before I came out on a road.

My compass and GPS are now carried in the pocket of my Arrowmaster quiver. That is ALWAYS with me when I'm hunting.

Steve B. · January 15, 2010, 03:25:00 PM

I'm with Ryan. After years of backpacks I finally switched to a shoulder bag with cloth straps. That goes over one shoulder and a wool bottle holder over the other. Each one snaps to my belt so they do not move around.
This arrangement is much more quiet for stalking than a backpack with synthetic straps and sits on the back.
If I want something out of either bag I simply unsnap it, swing it around to the front, and get what I need.
The compass goes on the opposite wrist as my watch before I leave the house.

wapitimike1 · January 15, 2010, 07:55:00 PM

I'll Bison that!!

ron w · January 15, 2010, 10:48:00 PM

I have been trying a Cat Quiver II, enough room for what you need and arrows. I find If I take a pack of some sort I carry way to much stuff that I hardly ever use. The Cat II is just enough for lunch,rope,GPS, and rain gear or a extra wool shirt. I got the model with the belt that has a spot for a water bottle!

just_a_hunter · January 15, 2010, 10:55:00 PM

I like my Badlands..

I don't know what model it is, but small enough to pack the things you need and stay out of the way...

Strong enough to take a load out (or a whole deer if your stupid enough to cary one)

Todd

Mr.Chuck · January 15, 2010, 10:55:00 PM

I use both the Badlands "super day" and the "hydro pack". Both perfect for day use and still out of the way when you want to move quickly.

RLA · January 15, 2010, 11:07:00 PM

I did the, man it got real dark all the sudden thing this season. My light got turned on, with out any help from me in my pack. The battery was dead when I found it. I was in a new spot and had the bright idea to go deep. The only thing that saved my a-- was I new where the train tracks were and a train led me out. I like the looks of the Bisongear outfitter pack with shoulder straps.

jhg · January 18, 2010, 10:02:00 PM

I just bought a Jim Horn Western By Blacks Creek. Lots of nice features, but as it turns out the pack does not fit taller users well (loaded it at home) unless you buy a "big mans" shoulder harness for 33.00 extra. So it becomes a 200.00 pack because you can't buy them with the longer harness. You buy the small strapped pack and THEN get the other set of straps.

Taking it back for a refund and getting an Eberlestock x2.

Joshua