I've used many packs over the years. What I've settled on, and use now, is a KUIU Ultra 5500. It's big enough to carry everything that I need and still has lots of extra room. It can be collapsed down to just a thin pack for hunting, then opened up to add all the boned out meat of a deer. The manufacturer claims that it will carry 150#. The biggest load that I have carried is an elk hind quarter, which doesn't weigh that much. Haven't hauled a moose hind quarter using that pack yet. But that might be close to 150#.

I've used rigid frame packs and I don't like that system because the rigid frame doesn't move with your body. People who have not hauled out a lot of critters seem to think that one needs a rigid frame for that effort. But once they have used both, they choose an internal frame strong enough to haul out a heavy load.


Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.