How much weight in your Elk Pack?

[Mossyoak]

I have been training with my pack for awhile now. How much weight do train with?

[Jonathan_S]

You mean training for a pack out?  As much as you can handle on uneven ground without risking ankles, knees, hips, falls etc.

Pack in should be under 50# and preferably under or near 40#

Pack out anywhere from 100-200# 

[rtspring]

My buddies are so nice, I dont wear a pack in or out.. 

I just shoot

[kentrek]

Short, low impact, around the house stuff with 90#s

Short hikes 30ish tops...long hikes no extra weight needed

Stretch lots and avoid injury at all costs

[kentrek]

My buddies are so nice, I dont wear a pack in or out.. 

I just shoot

 

[Jonathan_S]

  I should have said this...do not do a lot of heavy training with packs.  Your knees will hate you later in life if you do.  Your quads, hamstrings and adductors will get plenty strong from regular hiking.

[coldsteel3d]

Well right now it's looking like my elk pack will be hovering right around 0.00lbs with this Wenaha West permit in my pocket.    It looks like I am gonna need to come up with a back up plan in the next two weeks if I want any weight in my pack this year. 

[Stein]

Between 40 and 45 with water and food for the longer stuff.

[Eli346]

35-40 training and hopefully at least 120 or so going out!

[fisheral87]

35-40 no matter the distance, I'll do lunges if I need to up the ante.

Al

[coachcw]

depends on how many of RT's arrows i gotta pack and if Karls there to cary his snickers but 25-35 daily typically .

[WapitiTalk1]

Right now? Around 65 lbs with the salty pellets. Heading in to one of my WA areas for a 3 day scout, can drop, and pellet drop. Long trip uphill, gonna be feeling it tomorrow 😁

[JamesK.]

Well right now it's looking like my elk pack will be hovering right around 0.00lbs with this Wenaha West permit in my pocket.    It looks like I am gonna need to come up with a back up plan in the next two weeks if I want any weight in my pack this year. 

I've got a Wenaha east tag in my pocket and am working on Plan B myself.


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[BULLBLASTER]

My buddies are so nice, I dont wear a pack in or out.. 

I just shoot

...and shoot... And shoot. Till all 437 arrows are gone!   

[Pete112288]

The banter cracks me up when folks on here that know each other from off the site give each other a hard time. Makes me feel at home