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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1845556" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>The way they make 'em now, you can buy a big pack and compresses down to day-hunt size. IMO, they work just fine and are practical. A fancy pack doesn't make you a fancy hunter and people have been hunting for thousands of years and doing just fine with whatever they had. I've had everything from cheap to not-so-cheap and other than maybe one pack that constantly squeaked, none of them were a major factor to success. That said, the higher end ones (Stone Glacier, Kifaru, Mystery Ranch...) are more comfortable and better designed. I will say that the higher end packs do carry meat better than the cheapies. That can be important cause you don't want to twist an ankle or break a leg. </p><p></p><p>I have a Stone Glacier Sky Talus 6900. I've used it on a 9 dayer. On that trip, the load was stupid-heavy and stuffed so full I couldn't fit a business card more in it. The pack did fine. I didn't. Once at camp, it compressed down and worked just fine to hunt with. I've carried meat in it and can say that load-shelf designs along with good compression straps do make a pretty big difference in walking stability. </p><p></p><p>Any of the high end packs are great but the lesser expensive one's are still heads and shoulders above the junk that used to be available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1845556, member: 41338"] The way they make 'em now, you can buy a big pack and compresses down to day-hunt size. IMO, they work just fine and are practical. A fancy pack doesn't make you a fancy hunter and people have been hunting for thousands of years and doing just fine with whatever they had. I've had everything from cheap to not-so-cheap and other than maybe one pack that constantly squeaked, none of them were a major factor to success. That said, the higher end ones (Stone Glacier, Kifaru, Mystery Ranch...) are more comfortable and better designed. I will say that the higher end packs do carry meat better than the cheapies. That can be important cause you don't want to twist an ankle or break a leg. I have a Stone Glacier Sky Talus 6900. I've used it on a 9 dayer. On that trip, the load was stupid-heavy and stuffed so full I couldn't fit a business card more in it. The pack did fine. I didn't. Once at camp, it compressed down and worked just fine to hunt with. I've carried meat in it and can say that load-shelf designs along with good compression straps do make a pretty big difference in walking stability. Any of the high end packs are great but the lesser expensive one's are still heads and shoulders above the junk that used to be available. [/QUOTE]
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