Pack Out

[buglebrush]

You could never get a cart to where I hunt elk   I feel happy if I only have to pack a mile to where I can get a horse

[northwesthunter84]

Pack, hands down.

[bigsads]

Good pack frame and canvas game bags, for years I hauled a green wheelbarrow in the back of my truck and the only time I actually tried to use it the tire was flat.  now I have added a gamecart to the haul out options, but will not leave home without my packframe

[Bean Counter]

I scored a good deal at the bargain cave and picked up a Cabelas magnum hauler for $60. That said, I'll probably break down (pardon the pun) and buy a nice pack frame for my elk hunt this year. I'll be at 8,000-10,000 feet where hypoxia & exhaustion sets in fast and will sure use the cart if available!

[Bean Counter]

So whats the best deal on a pack frame right now anyway?

[dreamingbig]

A kifaru duplex frame makes easy work of an elk when you are 7 miles in.


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[blackveltbowhunter]

So whats the best deal on a pack frame right now anyway?

  Without shopping for used or sales, I think it would be hard to beat the Cabelas Alaskan. 

[Rainier10]

Bullpac pack frame for me.  A game cart or wheelbarrow are not useful at some point of the pack and typically most of the way where I hunt.  If you have to pack it at some point without the use of wheels anyways why not just put it on the pack at the kill site and take it off at the truck.

[Bean Counter]

A kifaru duplex frame makes easy work of an elk when you are 7 miles in.

  Without shopping for used or sales, I think it would be hard to beat the Cabelas Alaskan. 

Thanks. They have a few different "Alaskans" which is the better value for the money?

[Bean Counter]

So whats the best deal on a pack frame right now anyway?

  Without shopping for used or sales, I think it would be hard to beat the Cabelas Alaskan. 

Where are the good places for a sale?

[dreamingbig]

Alaskan frames are serviceable and is what I started with but they will fail and break on you.  They also squeak annoyingly.


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[Tbar]

Bull packs packboard will be the last packer you will ever buy.  They are built (overbuilt) to last they are a little heavy but they won't fail you, period.   

[WapitiTalk1]

Here's another option for getting an elk to the truck using a wheeled mechanism      


 

[Rainier10]

Bull packs packboard will be the last packer you will ever buy.  They are built (overbuilt) to last they are a little heavy but they won't fail you, period.   

That's what I thought when I bought my Bullpac, then I ended up buying one for my hunting partner.  Everyone that I have let use it is amazed at how well it works, they are awesome packs.  Now I don't leave it at the truck, I head into the woods with it on and strap a large fanny pack on it that holds all of my gear.  When I get my animal I take the fanny pack off clean the animal, strap it to the pack and then strap the fanny pack to the animals leg.

[blackveltbowhunter]

A kifaru duplex frame makes easy work of an elk when you are 7 miles in.

  Without shopping for used or sales, I think it would be hard to beat the Cabelas Alaskan. 

Thanks. They have a few different "Alaskans" which is the better value for the money?

   The Alaskan Outfitter or Guide series is what I have. I think they also make an "extreme" now or something, it similar to the Outfitter or something along those lines. IMO the upgraded frame was significantly better than the basic Alaskan, and well worth the extra. And I am reffering to frame alone, not with bag.

So whats the best deal on a pack frame right now anyway?

  Without shopping for used or sales, I think it would be hard to beat the Cabelas Alaskan. 

Where are the good places for a sale?

   I picked up an Alaskan Outfitter frame at Cabelas for 99.99 on sale a few years back and it seems  they have sales often. Clearance and Bargain cave as well.

 
 Besides the usual ebay and craigslist searches. I would keep an eye on Rokslide and Archery talk. Rokslide forums has a very active classified section. Many members run Kifaru gear, and are upgrading and offloading very nice stuff to get the latest and greatest. Lucky If you decide your needs require a better frame and are willing to shop I have seen great deals come through there. Kif gear is usually pretty fairly priced, but I have seen some steals on other brands of gear.

  Archery talk isnt as active in the pack department, but the occasional deal will come through as well.