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Offline huntnnw

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Re: Mystery Ranch pack
« Reply #30 on: June 07, 2021, 10:11:24 PM »
7 years and counting on mine. Had 80-145lbs in it hundred plus times.no issues
training is different than real world packing out animal weight.   Hundreds of times?  Smoke another bowl.

please elaborate.. weight is weight and miles are miles in the mountians. And yes its had about 30 loads of meat in it. sounds like you need to head on back to nez perce and smoke another bowl. Go home troll

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Re: Mystery Ranch pack
« Reply #31 on: June 07, 2021, 10:14:51 PM »
Are they better than the exo?

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Re: Mystery Ranch pack
« Reply #32 on: June 08, 2021, 07:02:41 AM »
7 years and counting on mine. Had 80-145lbs in it hundred plus times.no issues
training is different than real world packing out animal weight.   Hundreds of times?  Smoke another bowl.

please elaborate.. weight is weight and miles are miles in the mountians. And yes its had about 30 loads of meat in it. sounds like you need to head on back to nez perce and smoke another bowl. Go home troll
  :yeah: meat, gear and water, salt into a camera, training hikes,etc. Weight is weight. Huntnnw has packed more than 99% of guys guaranteed. How is 100's of times in 7 years not a reasonable amount for a serious hunter? I've had multiple 30+ animal seasons worth of packing, not even counting pack ins and training hikes.
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Re: Mystery Ranch pack
« Reply #33 on: June 08, 2021, 07:45:44 AM »
I didn’t know huntnnw was a pot head!  :yike:        :chuckle:
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Re: Mystery Ranch pack
« Reply #34 on: June 08, 2021, 11:34:03 AM »
Are they better than the exo?


IMO, The exo is lighter and more comfortable with light weight.  My biggest complaint is that as you increase the weight of your load the more unstable it becomes.  60# + and it felt really floppy on my back, mostly side to side. (Yes, everthing was properly adjusted). The mystery ranch is like one pound heavier and feels extremely secure even with 100# +. I would also speculate that the mystery ranch is more durable, i think that's probably the trade off for a slightly heavier pack.

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Re: Mystery Ranch pack
« Reply #35 on: June 08, 2021, 03:26:42 PM »
Are they better than the exo?


IMO, The exo is lighter and more comfortable with light weight.  My biggest complaint is that as you increase the weight of your load the more unstable it becomes.  60# + and it felt really floppy on my back, mostly side to side. (Yes, everthing was properly adjusted). The mystery ranch is like one pound heavier and feels extremely secure even with 100# +. I would also speculate that the mystery ranch is more durable, i think that's probably the trade off for a slightly heavier pack.

I haven't run an Exo, but can confirm that the MR seems super secure compared to freighter packs that I've run in years past, even with heavy loads.  60# is my standard training pack--it doesn't shift around at all when all cinched down.

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Re: Mystery Ranch pack
« Reply #36 on: June 18, 2021, 09:28:06 AM »
Ordered the Mystery Ranch Metcalf in Optifade, found an online dealer for $425, looking forward to testing it out on some trips into the backcountry in the Olympics, its a great way to get in hunting shape and see some incredible country.

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Re: Mystery Ranch pack
« Reply #37 on: June 18, 2021, 10:00:59 AM »
Ordered the Mystery Ranch Metcalf in Optifade, found an online dealer for $425, looking forward to testing it out on some trips into the backcountry in the Olympics, its a great way to get in hunting shape and see some incredible country.
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You’ll like the mystery ranch I ended up going to mystery ranch and really like the way it fits
It carries weight good I haven’t had any serious weight in it but a few outings putting out trail cams it carried 50# very comfortably


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