|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,569
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,569 |
Looking for a new binocular Chest pack. Have Cabelas 10x42 and Leupold 8x42. Currently have a Badlands where the entire front flaps down. Works well when I'm up and moving, but the flap gets in the way in a stand. Have looked online at Alaska Guide and Marsupial Gear, just looking for real world experience, suggestions.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, used up, worn out, bottle of Jim Beam in one hand and a .45 in the other, loudly proclaiming WOW-- What a Ride!"
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,098 Likes: 1
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,098 Likes: 1 |
Several of us in my group use the Alaska Guide Creations and really like them. I put my rangefinder in the little front pouch which keeps things tidy and handy. Wind-checker in one side pouch, and two extra rounds and an elk reed in the other. Small zippered pouch holds water purification tablets.
Nothing about the pack I don’t enjoy.
Dave
Last edited by iddave; 11/02/21.
If you're not burning through batteries in your headlamp,...you're doing it wrong.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 21,183
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 21,183 |
Several of us in my group use the Alaska Guide Creations and really like them. I put my rangefinder in the little front pouch which keeps things tidy and handy. Wind-checker in one side pouch, and two extra rounds and a deer in the other. Small zippered pouch holds water purification tablets.
Nothing about the pack I don’t enjoy.
Dave Yep
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,485
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,485 |
I’ve tried several including the nice compact fhf gear and it depends on what you like minimalist & small or maximum protection & storage.
I have used the AGC with the most pockets for about 6 years to hold & protect my SLC’s, front pouch holds Leica CRF rangefinder on a tether, side pouches a wind checker & another 6 extra rounds. Bottom zippered pocket holds tags & a compact razor blade type knife. This makes me self sufficient & I can drop the backpack & run to the top of the ridge if necessary.
There are so many choices now you might want to try a few I haven’t tried the Kuiu, Sitka badlands etc but the AGC models are excellent if a little bulky. Gal on YouTube does a nice rundown of the different model AGCs.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,209
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,209 |
Have tried several, prefer the marsupial gear harness.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 14,510
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 14,510 |
I like the RYO harness with neoprene cover when going minimalist, and the Kuiu bino harness Pro otherwise.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 4,925
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 4,925 |
I've used the FHF. I like that it keeps the binos covered and that the rangefinder is right next to them. I also like that their Glock 19 holster rides right below it.
It's OK for sitting, still hunting, or hunting from a stand but I don't like having that weight right on my chest when I need to move a long distance.
Okie John
If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 371
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 371 |
I’ve tried several including AGC but ended up going back to the Kuiu pro (stone glacier is very similar) harness. Relatively sleek design providing excellent protection. There’s plenty of options of adding accessories to it. I also prefer the lid flipping forward, away from my body.
Pitter Patter!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,228
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,228 |
AGC Kodiak Cub Max. Rangefinder goes in front pocket with a Spudz lens cloth holding a spare battery for the RF. Side pockets hold milkweed seeds in a tiny ziplock, Bic lighter, lens brush, another Spudz, chapstick, flossing frames and a small roll of velcro. Basement pocket has a lightweight nylon sling, jerky and some candy. Elastic pockets on top carry my ballistic dope sheets.
It sounds like a lot of hindering bulky crap, but believe it or not, it's really not obtrusive at all.
Last edited by eaglemountainman; 11/02/21.
My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here. My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 3,641
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 3,641 |
Whatever you buy, it needs to be crazy expensive, about half the cost of a high end Zeiss binocular will impress, and ain't that the important thing?
Imagine a corporate oligarchy so effective, so advanced and fine tuned that its citizens still call it a democracy.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 426
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 426 |
I’ve tried them all and for my use settled on the Kuiu Pro. I like that it has full containment and when in a stand it is easy to have the lid pulled forward for easy access. The AGC was bombproof but I just didn’t like the way the lid functions.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 566
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 566 |
I am a fan of the kuiu as well....can pick one up on classifieds sometimes.. for some money to be saved
Last edited by Bayouhunter; 11/02/21.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 5,472
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 5,472 |
I have an AGC and a marsupial. I prefer the marsupial after wearing both. One reason is the way it opens forward. The AGC is bullet proof and the marsupial is very well built and more comfortable for me. I carry my iphone, binos, wind checker, a small cleaning rag and a couple rounds in the bino pack. My rangefinder is in a separate pouch attached to the harness. My AGC houses all that in the bino pouch. I thought initially I wanted everything in one pouch but turns out I prefer a smaller bino,pouch and the separate rf pouch.
Life can be rough on us dreamers.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 17,101
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 17,101 |
i really like my AGC. i keep a wind checker in the side pocket some lens solution and a cloth in the bottom a few extra rounds of ammunition in the front and my tags, pen, zipties in the mesh pocket in back
The government plans these shootings by targeting kids from kindergarten that the government thinks they can control with drugs until the appropriate time--DerbyDude
Whatever. Tell the oompa loompa's hey for me. [/quote]. LtPPowell
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 9,472
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 9,472 |
I have used several. Older Sitka, Mystery Ranch and FHF. Whichever route you go make sure that it total cover your binocs on all sides. Other wise in snowy windy conditions the lenses fill with snow. My current FHF rig does this and it's super annoying.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,845
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,845 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 15,696 Likes: 1
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 15,696 Likes: 1 |
I like the RYO harness with neoprene cover when going minimalist, and the Kuiu bino harness Pro otherwise. Ricky Young Outdoors as well. Lots of different carry options with that harness.
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 9,472
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 9,472 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,185
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 1,185 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 4,589
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 4,589 |
Looking for a new binocular Chest pack. Have Cabelas 10x42 and Leupold 8x42. Currently have a Badlands where the entire front flaps down. Works well when I'm up and moving, but the flap gets in the way in a stand. Have looked online at Alaska Guide and Marsupial Gear, just looking for real world experience, suggestions. The big thing with my next Chest pack will be the ability to crawl with out the usual hang and swing. Marsupial I'm told by a friend fills the bill.
Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.
|
|
|
|
645 members (007FJ, 160user, 10ring1, 10gaugeman, 10Glocks, 12344mag, 67 invisible),
2,651
guests, and
1,402
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,213
Posts18,485,459
Members73,966
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|