Best pack for mountain hunting

[Idaho Lefty]

My Son strapped, 2 Hind Quarters and, a Front shoulder qtr, to his EXO pack ( around 120 Pounds of, Elk Meat ) and I carried, a front Qtr and all the Loose Meat ( Back straps, Tender loins, etc. ) and my Rifle, a 7.5 Pound Tikka in, a Kifaru "Gun Bearer" on my, EXO !
BEST Pack, we've ever used !

 

[GREATSCOTT!]

I met Steve Speck where he did all my fitting for my pack when we met at the Sportsman's Show in Portland, OR. Hes a genuine guy, business savy, and fanatical about building the best packs available.

 

[quarterman]

Go with a mystery ranch, they are pretty much bomb proof and still light.

 

[Idaho Lefty]

I'm 74 years "young" and you couldn't, pry my EXO Pack and Kifaru "Gun Bearer" from, my cold, dead Fingers, THIS "System" flat,.. WORKS !
I used, Hunters Specialties "Sticks" in both, the sitting and kneeling positions to shoot, my last, Two Elk.
The Stix, weigh NOTHING and NO Bipod is needed as I shoot Prone over the Clothing stuffed, EXO Pack but, RARELY get to shoot Prone in most of, the STEEP Elk Country that, we Hunt ! My Son carried, 2 Hind and a Front Quarter, out to Truck ! EXO's ARE, One Tough, well made Pack !

 

[Snyderite]

Kifaru

 

[Rhino Hunter]

I have a Mystery Ranch Metcalf that I bought during a stupidly cheap sale during the spring of last year. It’s very adjustable, very comfy, and can pack a lot of meat if necessary. It could use more pockets would be my only complaint. Crazy high quality though.

 

[Rhino Hunter]

I didn't see it here yet but the Mystery Ranch Beartooth 80 seems like a good alternative to the metcalf if you want MR and larger than the metcalf.

I bought both and kept the Metcalf. I know me…and the Beartooth is just too big for me. I would always keep packing more gear in it than I need because it could accommodate it. Lol. Both great packs though.

 

[Rhino Hunter]

Dam.

That’s impressive. I have a Badlands Superday Pack that I really like. But I’ve broke 3 zippers off of it, and Ive NEVER packed meat out with it. Lol.

 

[VLD Pilot]

When your on the mountain and your pack isn't comfortable, you'll wish you spent the extra money. Same with boots. Mystery Ranch all the way. Buy once, cry once.

 

[zerosprk]

Any Kifaru pack that will mount to their duplex frame will handle more weight than you want to carry. Ask me how I know...

 

[sawtooth284]

New K4 or a used K3 is the ticket. Ive ran them for the last 6 seasons, hauled a lot of heavy loads out and they have fixed any issues with them.