Recommend Hunting Backpack

[dak0ta]

Hi,

I used my regular camping backpack this season which worked but without a frame it was hard to carry out 100lb *typo before! of mule deer. Any recommendations on a solid backpack? How much weight in terms of meat should a pack be able to carry?

[KodiakHntr]

200lbs of mule deer? Got any pics of the deer? Or of it loaded in your internal frame pack?

As to good backpacks, the sky is the limit on pack quality and price, but anynof the upper echelon packs will carry more than you can for any real distance. Stone Glacier, Kifaru, Exo, McHale, Seek Outside, (even Mystery Ranch, although I personally no longer characterize them as “top shelf”) are all top shelf packs. All are internal frame, and all will carry as much as you can.
Barney’s in Alaska make a freighter frame and bag system that will do the same as an external frame pack.

All packs named will carry as much as you ask of them, and all will also
carry a price tag real close to $1000 cdn at a minimum.

[Nailknot85]

200lbs of mule deer? Got any pics of the deer? Or of it loaded in your internal frame pack?

As to good backpacks, the sky is the limit on pack quality and price, but anynof the upper echelon packs will carry more than you can for any real distance. Stone Glacier, Kifaru, Exo, McHale, Seek Outside, (even Mystery Ranch, although I personally no longer characterize them as “top shelf”) are all top shelf packs. All are internal frame, and all will carry as much as you can.
Barney’s in Alaska make a freighter frame and bag system that will do the same as an external frame pack.

All packs named will carry as much as you ask of them, and all will also
carry a price tag real close to $1000 cdn at a minimum.

What's wrong with Mystery Ranch that you don't call them top shelf anymore?

[KodiakHntr]

What's wrong with Mystery Ranch that you don't call them top shelf anymore?

Cheaper materials, made off shore, mass produced, same price as when they were made in Bozeman and you could call and have a conversation with the person who actually built your pack.

[Nailknot85]

Cheaper materials, made off shore, mass produced, same price as when they were made in Bozeman and you could call and have a conversation with the person who actually built your pack.

Interesting, good to know thanks. I never even thought about where they were made to be honest. Do you know when they switched production overseas?

[HarryToolips]

I use the Eblerlestock F65 Littlebigtop with the F1 mainframe..works well for me, lol although I don't pack out 200 lbs all at once but I've packed out over 100 lbs of deboned meat etc and it does the job...

[Chrispryn]

Seek Outside!! Dm me for details and possible discounts

[Mark-R]

Mystery Ranch serves me well. 110 lbs packouts and it is rock solid. Pretty sure I'd hit my limit before the pack would.

fun video for comparison:
https://youtu.be/J2NQmtWUQqc

[monasheemountainman]

I like my MR pack.....200 lbs of meat- I call BS haha Id say you have a pretty good pack already if you survived that pack out

[Wild one]

I have not found a deer I could not pack out with my badlands 4500 but there is lots of good options these days