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

Well said, I already have "value" packs, a gearskin made from a 10th SF Lowe, and an ALICE, and I don't want an 8# pack unless someone gave it to me, just like I don't want anymore eight or nine pound sporter rifles with crap for triggers and stocks. I also want a pack that can carry 50-65# for long hikes with a packraft, a Longhunter would be overkill for that. The McHale might not be as good of a meat-hauler as the ILBE or a Longhunter, but it would be a far better general purpose pack, IMO. Pounds equal pain, I'm looking at neck surgery in the future, and a heavy ALICE is partly responsible, along with 200 jumps and a SERE school azz-whipping.

Any updates on the performance of this pack?

As to the weight issue, the pack is built to hump 120 pounds in some of the worst places imaginable. Not a concern here.

I was taking a close look at these. Now that I see they are selling complete USMC ILBE repair kits, I just might take the plunge:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150498068246