Backpacks to carry rifle and game
- Thread starter Artois
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I am sure there are European options, but I know of a few US brands that sell dedicated mountain hunting packs that are designed to carry heavy loads of meat, the first two have rifle carriers designed to integrate with them.
Hill People Gear
Kifaru
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Eberlestock
Stone Glacier
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How much weight are you expecting to carry with gear and meat?
I haven't needed to carry a rifle on my HPG pack, but I have carried some awkward loads using their load panel system and rate the design highly.
Hill People Gear
Kifaru
Seek Outside
Eberlestock
Stone Glacier
Initial Ascent
How much weight are you expecting to carry with gear and meat?
I haven't needed to carry a rifle on my HPG pack, but I have carried some awkward loads using their load panel system and rate the design highly.
I went down this route years ago with a Kifaru and gun bearer. I now have a simple sling for roe, or a £20 game bag from Decathlon.
Cabela's is probably the biggest outfitter in North America. If they don't sell it, you might not be able to buy it. Good website to do some window shopping without spending any money at all.
Don't worry too much about things labelled for the "mountains." The biggest deer here are all from the flat lands. The Canadian province of Saskatchewan holds most record deer in North America. What here that will carry a quarter moose or elk ought to carry an entire dressed small deer.
A Yamaha quad beats any pack.
Don't worry too much about things labelled for the "mountains." The biggest deer here are all from the flat lands. The Canadian province of Saskatchewan holds most record deer in North America. What here that will carry a quarter moose or elk ought to carry an entire dressed small deer.
A Yamaha quad beats any pack.
I have seen such rucksacks offered by Berghaus and Solognac.
No experiances with it though.
Berghaus military rucksacks are issued in several NATO armies, Solognac is the Decathlon hunting brand that usually makes very good low budget stuff.
No experiances with it though.
Berghaus military rucksacks are issued in several NATO armies, Solognac is the Decathlon hunting brand that usually makes very good low budget stuff.
One thing I've never seen is a MOLLE rifle slip that can be attached to an existing pack. I tried making one but without much success but since then I've upgraded my sewing machine so may give it another go. You can buy rifle holsters that attach to a pack - that might be an option for you although barrel up could be an issue
I've got a Wisport Forrester I will be selling if you're interested....barrel up carry, I guess about 30ltr.
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Military 1st are good suppliers
www.military1st.co.uk
Wisport ShotPack 65L Rucksack A-TACS AU
Designed with a serious shooter in mind, this fully customizable and adaptable ShotPack backpack from Wisport allows for comfortable transportation of rifle along with personal belongings and other necessary shooting equipment
www.military1st.co.uk
+1 for Mil First. excellent service from them.
Iv'e seen these around for quite a bit, not sure if any good and prices vary.
Iv'e seen these around for quite a bit, not sure if any good and prices vary.
Kifaru produce the gun bearer which can be fitted to packs to carry a rifle. A lot of their frame packs have a 'shelf' to carry the kill. Not cheap though.
Thanks for the advice and pointers, i eventually bought a Vorn pack, expensive but good quality, didn’t like it a bit, although it came close to what i wanted, what it did show me is that unless you are hiking miles and need to carry your rifle and not use it in a hurry then almost all the packs will do the job, i had some rose-tinted image of a comfy pack that held my rifle unobtrusively yet allowed me to easily deploy it as needed, but i don’t think this exists apart from in YouTube video’s designed to ensnare us poor shooters, so ive gone back to an big old roesack and hump my rifle on a sling as per the last 40ish years…
I the Vorn rucksack has a good reputation, they do various sizes like the one here - https://www.bushwear.co.uk/products/lynx-rucksack-12-20-liters-realtree-xtra
