I hunt off of horses a lot.I take a very light camp, bag, tipi, and stove weigh 13lbs. I take my pack horse with me every morning,so rather than wear my pack, i put it on the pack horse. When I tie up, and begin to hunt, I put the back pack on. Going the 12 miles into where I camp, I just top pack my back pack, that way I don't have to mess with it. As stated, if you do wear a pack, while riding,use a soft one, not one with a frame. If you do get in a wreck,a frame can hang up on stuff. Make sure your binos don't flop around,either,that can be tiresome.
