Post by: Hoythunter on August 25, 2018, 08:33:33 AM
Post by: 92xj on August 25, 2018, 08:38:59 AM
When im packing elk quarters or anything else that has some weight, the last thing I want is the weight to be on my shoulders. Use your pack frame, get your waist belt set properly to hold the majority of the weight on your hips and start hiking out.
Post by: trophyhunt on August 25, 2018, 08:43:01 AM
Looks stupid to me.:yeah: I’ve had 139 lbs on my back one time, no way I could have done it without a frame.
When im packing elk quarters or anything else that has some weight, the last thing I want is the weight to be on my shoulders. Use your pack frame, get your waist belt set properly to hold the majority of the weight on your hips and start hiking out.
Post by: KFhunter on August 25, 2018, 08:43:20 AM
Post by: Hoythunter on August 25, 2018, 08:45:19 AM
Looks stupid to me.
When im packing elk quarters or anything else that has some weight, the last thing I want is the weight to be on my shoulders. Use your pack frame, get your waist belt set properly to hold the majority of the weight on your hips and start hiking out.
I’ll admit, they look dumb. If anything, I can see how the equal weight distribution would be an advantage. Pack frame weight distribution on your hips works better milder incline/decline, not so much the lovely vertical stuff.
Post by: dscubame on August 25, 2018, 08:47:07 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on August 25, 2018, 08:47:34 AM
Post by: Hoythunter on August 25, 2018, 08:48:15 AM
Post by: KFhunter on August 25, 2018, 09:06:35 AM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 25, 2018, 09:15:53 AM
I’m not sure where you’re located but if you’re near me in Enumclaw, buy an 80lb sand bag and come load it on my Exo. Walk around the block and feel what a good frame does for you. You’ll never go back to anything that puts weight on your shoulders for heavy hauls
Post by: Okanagan on August 25, 2018, 10:52:45 AM
Frame pack here. And if the elk etc. has to be carried more than a few steps, it is total bone out. Why carry heavy things that you cannot eat or display and that will have to be discarded anyway?
FWIW I simply cannot use hip belts on a pack for more than a few minutes or few steps. My anatomy is weird or something. I may snug it enough to keep the pack from moving on bad ground but have to carry the weight on my shoulders most of the time. I worked on it for a bit with a major pack maker who finally said, "If I were you I would not use the hip belt either."
Post by: Hoythunter on August 25, 2018, 03:10:27 PM
Looks like the exact opposite of convenience. :twocents:
I’m not sure where you’re located but if you’re near me in Enumclaw, buy an 80lb sand bag and come load it on my Exo. Walk around the block and feel what a good frame does for you. You’ll never go back to anything that puts weight on your shoulders for heavy hauls
I’ve heard awesome things about the Exo’s. Which one do you have?
Post by: kentrek on August 25, 2018, 04:19:35 PM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 25, 2018, 04:47:49 PM
Looks like the exact opposite of convenience. :twocents:
I’m not sure where you’re located but if you’re near me in Enumclaw, buy an 80lb sand bag and come load it on my Exo. Walk around the block and feel what a good frame does for you. You’ll never go back to anything that puts weight on your shoulders for heavy hauls
I’ve heard awesome things about the Exo’s. Which one do you have?
I had the 2000 and upped to the 5500 this year.
Honestly if you’re hunting close to the truck anything will work. If you are looking at some long hauls you’ll want something built for long hauls. @fillthefreezer brought a bear home with his hunting partner last year that was 15+ miles in. I would imagine you get pretty choosy about which pack you want at that kind of range.
Post by: kentrek on August 25, 2018, 05:15:58 PM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 25, 2018, 05:42:05 PM
Whoops, I forgot everyone is going 15 miles in these days :chuckle:
Point taken! :tup:
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 25, 2018, 06:28:38 PM
Post by: kentrek on August 25, 2018, 08:07:15 PM
Whoops, I forgot everyone is going 15 miles in these days :chuckle:
Point taken! :tup:
All in good fun.....I did pack out a bull once, leap frog method and instead of undoing my load from the frame every time I just arranged the meat in the game bag to fit over my shoulders and it was super comfy having that weight distribution up front....granted it was only 55-60 pounds but it was a good ways in
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 25, 2018, 08:30:58 PM
Whoops, I forgot everyone is going 15 miles in these days :chuckle:
:yeah: and yet it’s still mighty quiet 5+ miles in :dunno:
Post by: dscubame on August 25, 2018, 08:53:09 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on August 25, 2018, 09:12:28 PM
Post by: cbond3318 on August 25, 2018, 09:32:26 PM
Those look like the Alaska guide creation bono harnesses!
😂 this got me good!
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 26, 2018, 09:24:21 PM
Post by: dreamunelk on August 26, 2018, 10:33:51 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on August 27, 2018, 05:31:52 AM
Whoops, I forgot everyone is going 15 miles in these days :chuckle:Only 15 I thought the new standard was 20 miles with 10K ft elevation gain.
Post by: buggy on August 27, 2018, 12:57:56 PM
Post by: doubletall on August 29, 2018, 02:09:43 PM
those are a big nope
Those bags bring back bad memories of schlepping the Sunday Tribune on my paper route.
Post by: Old Man Yager on August 29, 2018, 03:17:29 PM
Dude, I was looking at those bags, thinking they remind me of something I used to carry like that, and you said it!! That Sunday paper used to kill me. I think I was 12 or 13 and was probably 75-80 pounds trying to haul that heavy ass bag around, good times right there!!those are a big nope
Those bags bring back bad memories of schlepping the Sunday Tribune on my paper route.
Post by: X-Force on August 29, 2018, 03:44:42 PM
Looks stupid to me.
When im packing elk quarters or anything else that has some weight, the last thing I want is the weight to be on my shoulders. Use your pack frame, get your waist belt set properly to hold the majority of the weight on your hips and start hiking out.
I’ll admit, they look dumb. If anything, I can see how the equal weight distribution would be an advantage. Pack frame weight distribution on your hips works better milder incline/decline, not so much the lovely vertical stuff.
Tell that to sheep and goat hunters.
Post by: gaddy on August 29, 2018, 04:00:30 PM
I also recalled slipping a time or two with them on, and trying to catch my balance. Once the weight shifted, over you went.
Post by: Fullabull on August 30, 2018, 08:25:51 PM
Post by: HoofsandWings on September 02, 2018, 10:09:06 AM
Post by: PlateauNDN on September 02, 2018, 11:16:13 AM