What day pack do you use?

[alecvg]

It depends on the hunt for me, on a harder day hunt, I will use my Sitka 45 Bivy, just so I can pack out meat if need be.  For easier day hunts, I use my Badlands Hypervent.

[blackhorn]

I have the X2 also and enjoy it. Wish it had bigger pockets on the belt though, can't fit much in them.

[actionshooter]

 Its a little big, but I use a Badlands 2800,
I can pack something out if I get so lucky.   

[deadyote]

I also have a Badlands Superday.  It is very comfortable and mine has had an entire blacktail boned out in it, about 62 lbs and it held up very well.  I have put elk quarters in it and the hide of a couple bears.  The only issue I have with it is the zipper grips break all the time.  Not a major issue for me because I take my kids to Cabelas often enough, it's the zoo to them, that I can return it when I go.  The warrant make up for any and all MINOR issues. 

[ICEMAN]

I also have a Badlands Superday.  It is very comfortable and mine has had an entire blacktail boned out in it, about 62 lbs and it held up very well.  I have put elk quarters in it and the hide of a couple bears.  The only issue I have with it is the zipper grips break all the time.  Not a major issue for me because I take my kids to Cabelas often enough, it's the zoo to them, that I can return it when I go.  The warrant make up for any and all MINOR issues. 

You are returning it with a broken zipper grip?  I usually replace zipper pulls with a longer piece of paracord, so that I can open and shut stuff with gloves on, plus the cord is always quieter than plastic or metal...

For a daypack, currently I have a midsized Cabelas pack. Nothing fancy. I treat my daypack as my survival kit, and have to return to the truck for when we have game down. No way to pack any meat on my daypack.

[quadrafire]

Badlands Superday. No zipper problems at all on mine. Very comfortable/easily adjustable. Kinda warm on the back, But I have found all packs to be that.

[Black Plague]

I have a Horn Hunter pack that i got from my wife for a Christmas present 3 years ago.  I believe it is one of the original G2s.  my wife's uncles own and operate the company...so mine was free    i really like it a lot, and talk about comfortable. I always use it on my day hikes for hunting and fishing. I also use it for school here at EWU and haul my chemistry, calculus, and biology books in it with three three ring binders...plus my lunch and two Gatorades at the same time. i have probably spent more time with this pack than anyone I know and when i hunt with it I barely even notice its there.  I would say its worth a look, i am sure they have a new design now but I bet its still great.   

[JackOfAllTrades]

I use an older model of Kodiak day pack that has the rifle carry scabbord. They make one that carries a bow too. It is a basic single large compartment with two small outer elastic top side pockets. It has a bladder, but I usually use water bottles. It is extremely light, and for the last five years, it's been very durable. If I pass it on to one of my boys, I'll be looking at the Nimrod Bugle as a replacement, but that pack doesn't appear to have the narrow profile that my Kodiak does.  On short trips, I'll use a large Remington fanny pack that has an expandable top compartment that is blaze orange that is lined and designed more for packing meat out than wearing it as a day pack expanded.

-Steve

[Cascade_Sherpa]

I've been using Badlands Hypervent for several years and really like it. Its sold me on Badlands products, I got my dad a 2200 after a friend we hunted with in Idaho helped pack a couple of bucks with one.  Its a great game hauler but can compress down small enough for a daypack.  I had the 4500 at one time but but ended up selling it cause it was just too much. I don't do enough backpack hunting these days to justify it, but it was a really well built backpack.