Pack recomendation wanted

o2bwest · Jun 26, 2012

I'm looking to buy a new pack for this fall. I need something that can handle a 2 day trip carrying the essentials plus a rifle, a sleeping bag and maybe a small tent. I have looked hard at the eberlestock j34, but I would like some other recomendations before I pull the trigger. The j34 is probably where I want to be in terms of price.

SantanaOutdoors · Jun 27, 2012

Hi, We sell lots of packs and this is by far our favorite and #1 seller for what you are looking for. The great thing about this pack is when we get camp set up and ready to hunt, we can use this pack for a large day pack for the day. Most other packs are too bulky for that comfort. Plus, it will carry more than most men can carry.

Good luck.

Eric Santana
www.SantanaOutdoors.com
"Premium Hunting Gear"

highcountryhays · Jun 27, 2012

Ok--the pack in the picture. Is it the j107 ?

SantanaOutdoors · Jun 27, 2012

LAST EDITED ON Jun-27-12 AT 09:46AM (MST)[p]The one in the photo is an Eberlestock J34, the J107 is wider and taller by a few inches.

Eric Santana
www.SantanaOutdoors.com
"Premium Hunting Gear"

hank4elk · Jun 27, 2012

E-Stock makes great packs IMHO. I have a J-104 and use it as stated above. Drop off the gear,unzip the camp-bivy and set it up for hunting. I don't mind the extra weight and bulk hunting. I get to carry everything I need and it's more comfortable than my small daypacks.

SLIVER · Jun 27, 2012

I hunt with the Horn Hunter Full Curl system. There is plenty of info here about it if you search. It has been a sweet set up for going on two seasons now, and is more than enough pack for a two day camp.

It is a modular system, so you can use it as a the full system, or just the frame. Here is a video review that I found helpful.

Here is a link to the pack on their website.
https://gohornhunter.com/Products/H...md/CatalogItemDetails/psmid/1977/Default.aspx

Hope this helps.

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Gunnie3035 · Jun 29, 2012

You can pack for 2 days using a good sized day pack. I personally wouldnt buy a large framed pack for a two day trip and then have it sit in the closet for years to come. I have the badlands superday, X2, and Flash 32. The x2 & flash 32 both have light weight frames, can be used for just about anything, and double as a decent bivy pack. They can pack a light load of meat as well. The x2 can be used with all the different accessories from Elberle, but if I were picking one out of the three for all around comfort/use I would go with the Sitka Flash 32.

blazingsaddle · Jun 29, 2012

All great packs that others have mentioned. I have to throw the Badlands 2200 in the mix as well. Its a work horse of a pack. It will hold more than you want to carry, and is more than enough room for two days.

Bruinbrewin · Jun 30, 2012

I agree for 2 days stay you do not need a J107, I use that for a week long stay. But if you score on your trip the extra room in the large pack could save you multiple trips. But you may want to consider that you will be carrying around an 8-9 pound empty pack plus gear for all of your hunt. For me the Badlands 2200 is a little too small for a 2 day but their 2800 is great. If I score on a short 2-3 day hunt I use the Badlands 2800 or the Eberlestock X1 or X2 I pack out camp, gear and whatever else will fit for the return trip and go back in with my freighter for the rest.
BB

Muleymemories · Jul 1, 2012

I have a brand new Blacks Creek Barbarian Featherlight for sale if your interested. A great pack, just go to classfied ad forum and check it out.

ridgeline outdoors

kk · Jul 2, 2012

I have the badlands 2200 it a real good pack. But I have had to replace 3 zippers so far. It was bad enough on the first 2 when I had to ship it to badlands and they got it back to me, I was still out 2 weeks with out a pack, but the last time they charged me $12 dollars to ship the pack back to me. Shipping the pack both ways adds up real quick and to me it is not worth buying another badlands pack. It is also a heavy pack.

jimshorts · Jul 3, 2012

I second the J107 pack recomendation... I have owned the badlands and a few others. the 107 is great. We do 3-4 day archery elk hunts and this will easily carry what you need. The nice thing is that I can fit everything for a 3 day or so hunt without even expanding the pack... then when you got bone or meat to haul, you let it expand and off you go. In rifle hunt the scaberd is great as well, easy to hook a bow on and it is comfortable. for day hunts, it does up tight so that it does not get in the way when you draw back... it has my recommendation.

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Brandon82 · Jul 5, 2012

>I hunt with the Horn Hunter
>Full Curl system. There is
>plenty of info here about
>it if you search. It
>has been a sweet set
>up for going on two
>seasons now, and is more
>than enough pack for a
>two day camp.
>
>It is a modular system, so
>you can use it as
>a the full system, or
>just the frame. Here is
>a video review that I
>found helpful.
>
>

>
>Here is a link to the
>pack on their website.
>https://gohornhunter.com/Products/H...md/CatalogItemDetails/psmid/1977/Default.aspx
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>}}-SLIVER-->

+1

This system is great. I got mine about a month ago and it really holds the weight amazingly well. The beauty is you have it as a day pack as well and if you ever want to make that 2 day trips a 6 day trip you can do that too.

deepforks · Jul 8, 2012

if youre going to buy an eberlestock, get a hold of hunt30. just bought one from him.

jimshorts · Jul 9, 2012

You can buy them (believe it or not) at kents Market in Tremonton Utah for $225 for the J107. That is a good deal. They are $399 at cabelas.

http://www.livinthedream-rusty.blogspot.com/