Badlands 2200

schoolhousegrizz · Jul 21, 2014

Do you think this pack is large enough for 1 or 2 nights?

kk · Jul 21, 2014

I used my 2200 for a five night backpacking trip on the sheep hunt last November. There are better packs for backpack camping but the 2200 is a good enough pack to get you by. I like mine and over all it works real good.

schoolhousegrizz · Jul 22, 2014

Thanks,did you pack your own tent?

jims · Jul 22, 2014

I tried a couple nights out with a 2200 on an elk hunt a couple years ago and was sorry! If you have more than 40 lbs and much bulk it can literally be a pain! I ended up getting a decent bull and it was a drag not having a larger pack to take a larger load my first trip out. Do yourself a favor and buy a larger pack for hauling camp/meat and use a pack similar to a 2200 for day hunting!

schoolhousegrizz · Jul 23, 2014

Just used it on an over nighter and it was about to burst. I need a little more room.

kk · Jul 24, 2014

LAST EDITED ON Jul-24-14 AT 03:49PM (MST)[p]Yes I had my tent, food and everything needed for 5 nights. I am not saying it is the best pack out there but I made it work.

blazingsaddle · Jul 28, 2014

I have used mine for many 2-4 day pack trips. It works very well. I find It's big enough for all my gear, and food for 7+ days If I needed. This is with a tent too.
I'm very partial to the 2200 as an incredible all around pack. It handles heavy weights well.
What dictates if I use the 2200 or a larger pack is how far in I'm going. When I have the 2200, it means two trips out if I knock a deer down. One trip with my gear, and another with the animal. If I'm going in really deep, I use a larger pack to fit gear and a deboned deer.

jims · Jul 29, 2014

Blazingsaddle, How many trips does it take you to pack a decent sized bull elk with a 2200? How many pounds is your limit with a 2200? If you step on a scales I would guess 40=50 lbs max and it's nearly impossible to get a hind quarter of an elk inside? Not being a skeptic but 7 days with a 2200 would be torture unless you are packing only the bare minimum and summerish type minimal gear? What tent, sleeping bag, food, stove, fuel, cooking pan/utensils, mattress, bow/rifle, clothes, raingear, coat, binos, spotting scope, tripod, etc are you getting inside a 2200? Where is there room for deer/elk meat?

I also wonder why on earth would you want to take 2 trips to pack your gear plus deer out when you could likely do it with 1 moderately easy trip with a larger pack designed for heavy loads? Your arms, back, and legs would surely thank you if you use a pack designed for large, bulky loads!

Deerlove · Jul 30, 2014

Dang my 3200 isn't big enough for 2 or 3 days.

jims · Aug 3, 2014

LAST EDITED ON Aug-03-14 AT 11:03PM (MST)[p]Mark my word...if you shoot a bull 2 miles from your truck in steep, rough country your body will be thankful that you have a 5,000 to 6,000+ cu in pack that is designed for 70+ lb loads! Try putting 2 x 45 lb dumbells in a 2200 and tell us what it feels like after hiking a half mile on flat pavement!

Deerlove · Aug 5, 2014

Zeke · Aug 7, 2014

Amen again!

I have a 2200 and a 4500. The 2200 is "almost" big enough for a day trip if there's any weather at all and it never would be large enough for an over-night or extended stay... for me.

Yes kids, bigger is better especially if you ever kill anything way back in there.

2200 is a good DAY pack!

Everyone has an opinion and you just heard mine.
Zeke

oneaway · Aug 9, 2014

I sold my 2200. Man, I couldn't imagine hunting 7 days out of it. I could see one or two, but as stated above you're bummed if you kill anything.

blazingsaddle · Sep 2, 2014

Im a tad late, but i feel as if I need to defend my claims on the 2200 being a great pack that handles weight well.
When I pack in, I'm as minimal as I can with being somewhat comfy. I don't pack a spotter or a tripod. My tent, pad, and bag are under 6 lbs, if I pack my cold bag add 2 more lbs. If I leave the tent behind, take off 2.5 lbs.
With 5+ days of food the tent and bag need to be on the outside of the pack. I certainly have to get creative, but I have done it on more than one occasion. Any soft goods can be attached to the outside as well. A rain cover is a must.
My food is minimal, oatmeal in the morning, a tuna pack and a GU for lunch, and a mountain house for dinner. Trust me it can be done, it's tight but it works for me. The hard part is water, not much room for anything but a bladder full.

As far as heavy loads, of the few packs I have packed loads with, it's never a breeze. I bust my ass to get in shape to handle it. I have done what I guessed was 90 lbs in a 2200 and yes it was heavy and it was not fun. But the pack did it's job with no hot spots to say. Every year we pack bear bait for 4-5 days all day. Each load is between 50-75 lbs. the pack handles it well! Maybe it's just my back and body that fits the packs well?
Either way, I love the pack for what it's worth.

wyoboypt · Sep 4, 2014

Jims and blazingsaddle, you guys are either lying or wasting ALOT of meat if you are making 1 trip with your gear and a whole deer even if it is boned out! Are you guys 6'5 and 250 lbs of muscle or what? I doubt it.how many trips do you do an elk with? 2? Maybe if you leave half the meat!

jims · Sep 28, 2014

I just returned from elk and antelope hunting. I used my Sitka on several 2 to 3 night trips...which barely was big enough. I used my 2200 for day hunting antelope. I ended up getting one and had a fairly long 1 mile hike to my dirt bike. Although I barely got my gear, rifle, and antelope out in 1 trip it was not fun. A 4500 or larger would have handled the bulk and weight with ease. I didn't take the time to bone the antelope but could fit both front shoulders, hind qtrs , loins in the 2200.....ended up carrying the cape. A deer might work if you bone it out and hardly have any gear but with tent, sleeping bag, and other gear it would be an ordeal!