Ed- so far I really like it. It’s not going to replace a heavy hauler, but for day hunts I think it will be a dandy. It’s very compact, but with a little presto changeo, you can haul a load out to your truck. With antelope and lots of deer, a one in done trip. Construction is top notch as you’d expect from MR, possibly a little over built, but with hunting packs not all bad.
I would have loved to have had this pack when I lived in Eastern Montana hunting deer and antelope.
nice to leave that 45 lb pack at home . went to the gym Wendler week 16, a DW-load week squats 5/5/5 @75%, bench 5/5/5&75%- I paused a full 3 seconds at the bottom of the squats and bench- that makes a relatively easy lift hard! pull-ups
5 hours in the woods. Dropped two BIG trees, one a dying fir that had to come down, the other an oak. Got them all limbed and bucked up. All fägged out.
Did Day 2 of the Functional Fitness for the Mountain Hunter from pnwild with 10 lbs in my pack. Tomorrow will be 45 minutes on the elliptical with 40lbs in the pack in the morning, then a couple hours on the mountain bike on some technical trails after work!
Went back out for a couple hours yesterday. This isn't "chopping", it was cutting and bucking. My hands were barely functional by the end. Went through almost two gallons of gas for my saws. Seriously sore today.
The big shop project I've mentioned landing starts next week so I'm trying to make headway on this while I can. Planning on starting splitting today but it is truly grim weather out there.
The fir in particular was huge, and there will be some serious "squat" type lifting just to get the rounds up onto a splitting block.
I'm remembering how perfectly-timed this big burst of exercise is every year. End of the winter, feeling a bit "soft".... well then, go out and cut, split, and stack 3-4 cords of wood, young lad! You won't be feeling soft after.
On the "young lad" note my wife has always said that one of these years I'd decide I was too old to do this anymore. I will rail against that dark night.
Monday a.m. 10 3 min rounds (thai) on heavy bag with 1 minute between rounds on elliptical.
Tuesday: Circuit 1 (3 rounds, 1 min rest between rounds, no rest between lifts): Cleans PL Squat Milt Press Rows Circuit 2 (3 rounds, 1 min rest between rounds, no rest between lifts): Overhead squats Rocking Tri's Glue/ham raise Machine Abs Lat Raise Int/Ext Rotation
Wednesday a.m. 10 3 min rounds (thai) on heavy bag with 1 minute between rounds on elliptical. Extensive expulsions of expletive deleted's due to residual effects of yesterday's glute/ham raise.
Today: Circuit 1 (3 rounds, 1 min rest between rounds, no rest between lifts): Snatch Front Squat DB Bench DB Row Circuit 2 (3 rounds, 1 min rest between rounds, no rest between lifts): DB Curls Tri Pushdowns Reverse Hypers Static Abs
