Daypacks which one?

[quadrafire]

yer right jack....I just tried on  super day over at cabelas...looks almost impossible to reach back and get your gun from the holster..way to far back..
Was hoping that was gonna be a real good feature!   NOT   

I carry a ruger 22 revolver in Mine, Not the handiest, but it works. The barrel sticks out below the waistbelt. No biggie when pack is on, but if you take it off and set it on the ground, gotta watch the barrel does hit a rock or get dirt in it. I would not buy the pack for just that feature that is a fact. Other than that I like it.

[runamuk]

I have the x-1 and in theory its a great pack   however in practical application I dont care for it I cannot pull the rifle out of the scabbard it sucks to climb over crap with the rifle in the scabbard....if I sling rifle on shoulder just incessantly slides off....pack does not fit me correctly once there is weight in it   another brilliant purchase gone wrong....so i now have a maxpedtion bag thing I use as a day pack and I like that way better but cant haul dead things with that so still gonna need the pack or some sort of pack eventually  

[blackveltbowhunter]

 Dont you wish the backpack manufactures would come up with a "one pack does all perfectly" pack. Hell they would make a killing. It all comes down to what YOU need MOST of the time. If you are hunting aways from the truck and you often make a trip back to retrieve your packboard. and want to make that trip back worthwhile. IMHO get a BL 2200 and dont look back. No its not perfect, but for the specific purpose of a day hunt and packing meat back. Its as close as I have found.

[RockChuck]

Runamuk are you interested in selling the X1?

[runamuk]

Runamuk are you interested in selling the X1?

someone else hit me up send me a pm and if he doesn't want it I can let you know

[RockChuck]

Pm sent.

[deerslyr]

I have a 2200 and I like it besides it making my back hot in early season, but when its cold it keeps me warm all day.
A shot a small doe last year right at dark and we were 2 miles behind a gate so we didnt want to take the time of boning it out to pack it out....so my buddy had the idea of just gutting her and strapping her down with the strapps that hold your bow down just like one of those packs you can put a baby in  man I wished i had picturs of that lol regardless it held together the whole time but legs were floppin out all over the place 

[RockChuck]

I have not been able to look at a X1, X2 or the 2200 yet anyone know a place around Tri Cities that sells them? I have checked Warehouse sports and ranch and Home. No Luck

[vanhornhunter]

What about Cabelas packs, anyone uses these? I have looked at some online but have not seen them in person yet. I looked at a Kelty Cordova yesterday any opinions on these?

I've got a cableas pack and I love it. Its comfortable and it holds a lot of stuff. I tried alot of other packs on and put bows in all of them that could hold them and out of all of them I liked the way the cabelas pack held my bow. Ive also carried a rifle in it and it worked great. Used it last year to pack out an elk too. Carried alot of weight with no problems.

[RockChuck]

What cabelas pack is that?

[vanhornhunter]

Here ya go.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Bow-and-Rifle-Pack/713977.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=/catalog/search.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dcabelas%2Bbow%2Band%2Brifle%2Bpack%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=cabelas+bow+and+rifle+pack&WTz_l=Header;Search-All%20Products

[Pathfinder101]

I have the Cabela's pack.  Used it in Montana this fall and loved it.  When I bought it, I looked at the Eberlestock and Badlands packs.  The Cabelas had the same features for less $$.  Very comfortable, plenty of room for my spotter, lunch, gear etc...  The only problem I had was with the water in the drinking tube freezing, but that would have happened with any pack.  The pouch for packing my rifle when I walking in and out of areas in the dark was really nice, I used that a lot.

another thing I like is the little tag of orange material that you can pull out of the outside pocket to mark your pack if you have to leave it.  I once spent over an our looking for a daypack in the sagebrush when I shucked it off during a stalk.   

[ramslam]

I took a Blacks Creek pack to the Yukon this summer.  It failed as did their customer service when I got back.  I will never trust one of their products again.  I better stop now.

[Ironhead]

I have been searching for the perfect pack for 10 or 12 years, I have a Badlands 2200 and a Eberlestock J-104 and this year I bought a Horn Hunter Full Curl.

The Horn Hunter is more comfortable and has more adjustment than the other two. It has an internal frame and a load shelf made for packing meat. I only have the 1400 CI. removeable day pack in the picture but you can buy sperately the Full Curl bag for pack in trips, (I haven't used this)for a total of 5,000 CI. This thing has more straps and adjustment than is really needed but they are there if you need em. I like a pack that is narrow width wise and also not to tall that I can use to pack out an entire boned out Muley. This seems to fit the bill.

Here is a pic with two front shoulders,BS, along with the head and cape, tripod, 15x56's and a bunch of other goodies.

Just another option I thought I would throw out there, Still not the perfect pack but getting closer.

[MAVsled]

there are good quality packs out there. But you have to choose one that fits you and meets your daily requirements.
I chose two; Eberlestock X2 and J34. I used to have a J104 but that was stolen with other gear, so home owner's insurance replaced it and a lot of other stuff.
anyway I like the X2 for day packing. But i did have to ducktape the internal frame as the straps which anchor the pack to the frame would squeak when walking. Tape around the frame solved that. Still I felt that shouldn't have needed to be done but now I'm happy.
the J34 is a little more compact, holds a lot of gear and it also expands. With my additional Eberlestock Super Spike duffle, I can back pack hunt with all the gear needed.
below is a 2010 photo of me packing out a spike bull head, heart & liver in the X2. the spike's nose is sticking out the back, covered by white plastic bag to guard against blood leaking onto the pack. The X2 also packs rear elk quarters one at a time and boned meat just fine. I usually bone out the front quarters. good pack straps, enough straps and easily adjustable for both packs.