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Post by: JPhelps on January 31, 2011, 07:54:27 PM
I would be willing to bet my Dana Designs Terraplane will haul a heavy load much more comfortably than an army surplus pack.
I would also look into Mystery Ranch and Kifaru packs. They are expensive new but you can sometimes find a used pack for a reasonable price.
Post by: halflife65 on February 01, 2011, 03:53:01 PM
For packing-out elk quarters; nothing holds a candle to the old Army-surplus laminated wood & canvas packboards. I've inherited two that have more than 40 years history of hauling out Idaho elk and they're still going strong. I plan on passing them on to my boys someday. I haven't needed to look but I hear they're hard to find anymore. If you can find them, buy them.
What? Maybe "nothing" means something different to you. I've used those things before on elk quarters as well as to pack supplies into places - like big bags of fertilizer and 50 pound boxes of nails and there are a lot of things that are better as far as comfort, stability, etc. They've come along way with design in the last 40 years. I will give you the fact that they are extremely tough and hard to destroy - maybe nothing can hold up like they can (and they are probably also the coolest looking packs). When I was feeling like the canvas straps were cutting off my arms at the shoulders I was wishing the damn thing would break so I didn't have to carry it anymore.
Recently, I bought a Mystery Ranch and stuck a whole deer in it minus head, cape and backstraps (coues - not much body size, but still...). No problem - carried it off in comfort (pack was comfortable on my back even if I wasn't entirely comfortable walking around with the weight.)
If money isn't the primary object, I would seriously consider the Mystery Ranch or Kifaru or maybe see what turns up for the new Kiuau (spelling?) packs.
Post by: MtnMuley on February 01, 2011, 03:58:34 PM
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Post by: 400out on February 02, 2011, 07:29:50 PM
get a horse!! all kidding aside I got a badlands packboard last year it worked good confortable.they are well built but built for a skinney guy :yike: Good idea with the horse :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: halflife65 on February 04, 2011, 07:05:23 AM
Packs down small enough to crawl through the brush, shoot your bow (I shot the deer when I was wearing the pack) and expands big enough to fit an entire deer, minus head and cape. I'm actually positive I could've put those in there, too, but had a buddy with me that took the head, cape, backstraps for me and I carried the rest. I have waterbottles sticking up in the back because I popped my Platypus bag and it was leaking all over the place - but the pack does take one (and I usually use one).
Post by: CementFinisher on February 11, 2011, 11:53:10 AM
Post by: 7mag. on February 11, 2011, 12:36:06 PM
I have a nimrod and I love it. A few years ago carried half a boned out elk 2 miles, and it was an easier packout than I bought it would be, but it still sucked.
+1 on the Nimrod. I've tried several pack frames, and my Nimrod is by far the best I've used.
Post by: Jamieb on February 11, 2011, 11:40:28 PM
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Post by: colockumelk on March 20, 2011, 09:21:34 PM
I have a nimrod and I love it. A few years ago carried half a boned out elk 2 miles, and it was an easier packout than I bought it would be, but it still sucked.
+1 on the Nimrod. I've tried several pack frames, and my Nimrod is by far the best I've used.
I've heard some good stuff on the nimrods. Which pack do you use with your Nimrod? Do any of you do any wilderness 4 day trips with them?
Post by: Coastal_native on March 20, 2011, 09:38:29 PM
For packing-out elk quarters; nothing holds a candle to the old Army-surplus laminated wood & canvas packboards. I've inherited two that have more than 40 years history of hauling out Idaho elk and they're still going strong. I plan on passing them on to my boys someday. I haven't needed to look but I hear they're hard to find anymore. If you can find them, buy them.
I agree...those old packboards are more durable and can secure most objects (especially head & antlers w/capes) better than a lot of the newer packs out there...but they are definitely lacking in comfort when packing out long distances. I typically use a combination of both, but I tend to baby my newer pack frame because it seems a little fragile with a 100+ lb bone-in hind quarter on it. You gotta respect old school ruggedness and durability...but you also have to be willing to accept the comfort of state of the art technology.