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Was a typo, fixed, apologies and i'm down the road if you really want to internet threat me.....

Where are these people carrying drunk hookers that require a pack?

Exactly. I always want 'em to wrap their legs around me.

Hunting, no worries bro, it was tongue in cheek.

Sorry if it was defensive, was simply saying, I've tried 2 packs....one cheaper and one more expensive. the cheaper one carried the weight a LOT better than the expensive one to me.... just me... just one. LOL.

You probably don't have it adjusted right.

Hey! Can someone help out with my question ?!

Depends on if you want to place the meat inside the bag or not. For my tastes, I like a bigger pack than the spike camp for hauling meat, but I throw the elk inside the bag most of the time.

2400 cubic inches can fill up fast but YMMV.

Mountain rambler with the load shelf between the frame and bag seems like a good way to go!

Yes, Aron Snyder, call him at Kifaru and he'll answer any question you have. Very helpful and knows packs.

Lots of ways to do it.

1. No.
2. Not touching that one.
3. Yes.

LMAO

I'd get the Kifaru Duplex frame. From there, you can get several bags for that same frame. I'm really digging the mountain warrior bag on the duplex frame right now. It's got plenty of room, and I'd do 7 days no problem. I just had it in the bathtub cleaning the blood out of it. I've packed out 8 bucks in the last 2 weeks with it. I'm slowly becoming a pocket slut, for keeping things organized. Not a fan of dumpster diving anymore.

I have the T2 on the bikini, and I love it, but I don't consider it a pack I would wear all day while hunting, too big.

If you want a hauler, get a hauler, if you want a daypack, get one.

I may end up with the spike as a daypack.

Ii disagree. I use my Longhunter as a hauler and a daypack. Saves a trip back to camp/truck when it's time to pack one out.

I run an AMR on a Duplex set up to be almost 10k cubic inches as a daypack and it works just as well if not better than anything else designed as a "day pack"...

Tanner

I have a spike camp, and it gets used as a carry on for traveling. I don't hunt with it. It's not big enough for my day gear + a quartered out animal, and even if it was, I wouldn't put myself through that torture.

This time of the year, I day hunt almost daily, as the days aren't long enough to make camping worth it. The same pack I use for 7 days, is my daypack. It does not hinder me one bit.

Haha me too. A few years ago I was a fan of as light as possible. Not function is a bit more important than shaving off that last 2-5 pounds off the pack weight before I head out for a week long backpack based hunt.

I have the Mountain Warrior and like it a lot as well. Being able to organize a bit between the big pocket on the back, then the guide lid on top, and also quick access via the panel loader option to stuff on the inside really help organize things the way I want them.

Though for my true heavy hauling and such I do like how quick my EMR 2 is to toss the quarters of deer in a single game bag and strap it to the outside of the pack with 3 buckles and the lid and be off and not have to be stuffing the game bags in and out of my pack when day hunting for deer.

I don't see getting rid of either pack bag anytime soon. The AMR looks like a great option as I like its volume, but IMO it isn't as versatile as the EMR 2 for strapping awkward loads and still have to stuff game inside the pack bag, not that big a deal really though as I did it for years and it works for certain. The biggest thing I like about both the mountain warrior and the EMR 2 is the access to the main bags without diving through the top, that zippered access has me spoiled to not want to use anything that doesn't have that type of access.

To the OP,

There is some real experience with backpack hunting and Kifaru gear in this thread.

I think lanche raises a good point, do you want load carrying capacity that is "comfortable" or would you like a lighter pack that supports weight, just not as well?

Things to consider as there are different pack companies that fit different niche markets, so to speak.

Regards

Well, I had decided that the mountain Rambler was the pack for me. Almost ordered and then got to thinking how well a cargo panel, dry bag, and a couple pouches might work.

I'm going to kick around a few ideas for each and order one or the other this weekend.

Thanks to all that replied here.