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Who uses the Mystery Ranch day pack? I'm just wondering if it would be a nice addition to the crew cab or not. I don't feel that I would use a true day pack so that is a non-issue to me.
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If you find yourself needing more cubic inches then it's a good way to go. If you don't, then you likely don't need it.
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I prefer to leave the top of my Longbow open for using the over the top straps. No Daypack lid for me.
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I use the lid when packing in and out, and leave it in camp on day hunts.
MR is making a second lid alternative thats a bit smaller and much lighter from the looks of it. I'll be picking one up shortly.
The lid really helps in some situations when packing, especially when packing antlers.
IMO in order to get the most of the CC the lid is a necessity.
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Lid is good. I use it as a day pack. You can also pull your main bag off at camp attach the lid directly to the frame for a framed daypack which works pretty good.
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+1 on what Bambistew said.
The extra storage is also nice. I have yet to use the lid as a pack but is there if/when needed.
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I like the inches in the lid, but I cut all the straps and hardware out of mine long ago...
You can still attach it to your frame without the "daypack" straps and stuff.
Now if they made a load sling for the CBMR frames, I'd rock one of those too. Good way to haul quarters back to camp, and head out light hunting for the day
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If you find yourself needing more cubic inches then it's a good way to go. If you don't, then you likely don't need it. I had that problem... When I called MR and told them I wanted a lid and had a CBMR frame, I picked up a 6500 (Behemoth) with a lid for 133 bucks. Gotta love doing business with those guys. Seriously, if you need more inches look at the 6500 bag. Between those two bags on a NICE frame, it handles just about 90% of what a guy needs a pack for. (even if I really want a KU 5200)
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Now if they made a load sling for the CBMR frames, I'd rock one of those too. Good way to haul quarters back to camp, and head out light hunting for the day Why won't the MR sling work on the CBMR frame? I was under the impression that all the CBMR/MR NICE stuff was interchangeable. No?
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I use mine as a daypack on the hunts when weight is really critical. It's not comfortable, but it does the job. I think with mods it would make a better fanny pack than a shoulder pack.
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I used mine this year as we had a lot of stuff to haul. I used the lid as a daypak..carried water, jet boil ,misc, and puff jacket. Deep snow, high altititude, just diddn't need to carry the full pack in our hunting area. It's reasonably comfortable w/o a lot of weight.
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I switched out the daypack lid that came with my MR Wolf Alpha pack, for the MR SATL pack lid. Like it a lot better. Fits better, lighter & simpler without the straps. Since it's not on the web sight, you'll have to call customer service. Also, it's about $40 cheaper. http://www.mysteryranch.com/military/assault-patrol-packs/satl-assault-pack
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Called MR, as I maybe would like to have a light wt. lid connected to the over bag buckles on top of my Longbow bag if it was light enough. MR sales rep that I spoke with did not know exact weight and what the ci were since it is not up on the site as a item to be sold. They are not a normal ordered item separately - Can't get special after market- so I could not order. They said they only sell the SATL lids after market only if they happen to have one laying around- which he said they rarely do. He said they do not even see much of the SATL themselves coming through the shop- since most of them are a large contract item for the US military.
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That's how I got mine. Was told a couple months ago they were gonna do a production run of just SATL lids to be sold as a accessory.
So keep calling and requesting, trust me it's worth it.
BTW: the SATL lid is 800cu, 8oz vs 900cu, 1lb 1oz for the Daypack lid
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MR sales rep that I spoke with did not know exact weight and what the ci were since it is not up on the site as a item to be sold. They are not a normal ordered item separately - Can't get special after market- so I could not order. Yep this is the case.
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Now granted I'm a bit off topic but if I'm just looking at extra storage that isn't a lid the load cells are cheaper or a dry sack
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