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I posted this in Deer Hunting, probably the wrong place. I am looking for a good daypack for all day in the woods. To hold lunch, raingear, binocs, rangefinder, compass, knives, saw, GPS, weatherproof lighter, gloves, extra glasses, contact solution, head gear(facemask, balacava), assorted other stuff with water if possible. I climb trees with a climbing stand, so it cannot be too big. I have tried fanny packs, from Bass Pro and Cabelas, as well as some rig from Walmart without much happyness. Looked at Cabela's Elite Scout pack but many zipper and other problems were mentioned in the reviews.

one word.

badlands

The "best" I have ever seen in terms of robust quality is the 3 Day Assault Pack from Mystery Ranch and it will carry 40-50 lbs. easily, I know because I do it.

The Kifaru packs are also a fine choice, but, these and MR are not exactly cheap, the Black's Creek packs from WA state also look VERY good.

I have had and do have Badlands, great people and very good packs for the $$$, I do wish their zippers were stouter, but, they are otherwise a good option.

Buy the MR if you can afford it and want to pack some weight on your trips, it WILL carry weight like no daypack I have tried and comfortably.

I would recommend the Eberlestock x1a1 , especially since u mentioned climbing treestands as it has a excellent rifle and bow holder to keep your hands free.

Here's the one I've used for 2 or 3 seasons. I love it. It fits me great, but I have a 21.5 torso - so it's typically sized as a large.

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/st...1114&shop_method=pp&feat=8870-tn

NH Hunter

These packs look nice, do you think 2000 cubic CM's is too much for a 14 hour hunt? They are not cheap either!!

I dunno which pack your refering to. My pack is a badlands 2200. And I do think it is a bit large for day hunts, unless your planning on packing an animal back out. Allthough it is nice for extra clothes an what not.

As to the price. Well I know I spent a few to many seasons underneath a 30 dollar fieldline. And after getting the badlands the difference is night an day. quality,strength,comfort, practicality. you are getting what you pay for.

I use a Kelty Redfox for day hunts and it has never let me down. Redfox The size and features match my style of hunting. It is just a titch too small for carrying a boned out muledeer but I tend to shoot them more than once so my deer have always fit.

I'll second the Badlands 2200 from a western perspective of the need for a DAY(and perhaps a night) pack.

Carry your climber in the pull out meat shelf on the 2200 and you are on your way! If you don't fill it to the brim, just cinch down the wing straps and it is nice and low profile.

I never appreciated the value of an internal frame until I started hauling 30 pound plus packs.

+ 1 on that. I always thought I was just carrying to much stuff in that cheap pack I had. Turned out it was just the cheap pack I had. I am looking at a lil smaller badlands for fartin around the woods an small game huntin where I wont have to pack somethin out.

Whether it's to big for a 14 hour day hunt depends on where you're going and what you bring. It's what I've carried everyday in the field (hunting and scouting) since I bought it. Like another poster said, if you don't fill it, cinch it down. I've also used this pack to hike on the Appilachian Trail for overnights/3 day trips, although I'm going to get a bigger pack for those trips going forward.

If you're looking for something smaller, here's another nice pack, I bought for my son and he loves it. It's only 1500ci's but is actually much smaller than the other pack. It's well built and less $ too.

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/st...1114&shop_method=pp&feat=8870-tn

NH Hunter.

the Redfox looks about the right size, but the LL pack looks good as well.