George, this was a 14 day stones sheep hunt in northern B.C., I went in heavy last year because I took lots of food and it was close to 70lbs everything included. Its very comfortable with that weight but I didnt connect on a ram that year so I wasnt able to load it up any heavier. I did carry a deer in it later in the season and it felt good. The critical mass harness has a one piece belt with 2 sinch straps so the load gets equally distributed all around your waist instead of just hanging off the front of your hip bones. I used to use a kifaru longhunter before this and even though I really like that pack it just didnt work for my hips with loads over 65lbs. Im 140 lbs so I need something that will grab my hips. I had the pack built so I could use the gunbearer from my kifaru pack.
