Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Backpack Hunting I'm leaving the MR home this year

And taking this one.

ARCTERYX PROPPER ILBE BACKPACK
Same pack the Marine Corp uses.
http://www.ilbepack.com/

Paid $210.00 for it and it's every bit the quality of a MR or Kifaru. (ime)

For extra room I'll take along it's little brother the assault pack, attached it to the main pack and use it to haul out the light stuff or use it as a sleeping bag and mattress holder.

6000 using both. 4500 and 1500.

I'll take the lid off and use the main pack to take up the mountain from base camp and hopefully haul some meat off this year.
Lighter and not as stiff and cumbersome as my 6500 NICE.

Can I buy your MR on the cheap then?? Cool looking pack!! I plan to not even use my daypack lid on my 6500 at all. 900 cu in for 17 oz is a bit much IMO. I can get that with a GG pocket for only 5 oz on the side somewhere if I really wanted to.

Let us now how that thing works out for ya.

Thanks for the offer but, uh, no.

I used the 6500 last year and it was stiff and heavy w/o lid for where I go. Not exactly a hunting pack but a hauling pack. I'm hoping this ILBE set up will give me both. It's worth a try out anyways.

My son used an ILBE last year and I was pretty impressed with it and what he could haul with it.
He kept telling me, dad, what else do you want me to haul? Of course being in Marine shape helped him out.



That is a good idea.

How much weight have you carried in it so far? How does it ride?

I've loaded it to 70 lbs so far and was surprised how it felt. Just me and my body shape and am hesitant to say more till I really get out with it, but it hauled as good and mybe better than my 6500.

It's about 2 lbs less as well. Take the lid off and even less weight.

It's advertised to haul 120 lbs, hard to believe, but my son has hauled over a 100 lbs of stuff in his.

you are going to create a rush on those packs.. (grin) Looking forward to some pics of it full of boned out meat and a big rack.

SU,
Nice- looks like a helluva pack!
I look forward to some more pics of that with some elk antlers atop it.

LOL! i know....can't lose for less than $250.00.

One thing is for sure, it's 10x the pack the Sitka 4500 is.

You hush now. I haven't sold mine yet. (grin)

Dang, I thought you did.

i've been holding on to this for a couple of months now till a few others from here got there ILBE's. No kidding!

And great deals were to be had for the selected few......lols!

MtnHtr

So unless I'm reading things wrong... Ebay is currently the only place to pick up one of these?

Looks like a nice pack.

Ebay is it. The only place i know of.

A no lose deal for that price.

Somewhat reminds me of a Eb Dragonfly at first glance. Any resemblance to you? Looks like a nice pack!

It is really a very different pack than the EB.

This is the civilian version by Arcteryx.

http://www.leaf.arcteryx.com/Product.aspx?EN/Mens/Packs/Tango

Looks close to the Kifaru MMR.

Bob,

What sized belt did you get, and what sized waist are you?

I was on e-bay at lunch and one of the ads specifically said the belt sizes run small (like medium = ladies medium, men's small)

David, I'm not Bob but I can answer your question. The std ILBE main pack comes with a standard issue men's medium belt and will fit 95% of all marines/sailors who wear the pack according to the manual. I'm 34" in the waist and no issues, plenty of adjustment either way.

MtnHtr

Cool,

Thanks alot. I ordered one.