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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 2331687" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>Wow! 6-8 lbs for a pack? My backpack for summer use weighs 20 oz. My $20 gunshow backpack weighs 3-1/2 lbs. The trick to a pack not hurting is to carry it with weight in it before hunting season. Your shoulders get used to the straps after about 3 days. Unless I'm carrying a really heavy load, I don't use a waist belt. The trick to packing out game is to not carry the bones. No need for a frame, the meat contours to your back. I even take out the silly aluminum straps that come with most internal frame packs. I carried out a cow elk with my pack in two loads. It was hard on my knees, but not my shoulders or hips. You might want to read Ray Jardin's book "Beyond Backpacking". It changed the way I backpack. I bivouaced in overnight on my deer hunt last week. I only had to add 6 lbs of gear to my pack to stay the night, and a couple more pounds for food.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 2331687, member: 29323"] Wow! 6-8 lbs for a pack? My backpack for summer use weighs 20 oz. My $20 gunshow backpack weighs 3-1/2 lbs. The trick to a pack not hurting is to carry it with weight in it before hunting season. Your shoulders get used to the straps after about 3 days. Unless I'm carrying a really heavy load, I don't use a waist belt. The trick to packing out game is to not carry the bones. No need for a frame, the meat contours to your back. I even take out the silly aluminum straps that come with most internal frame packs. I carried out a cow elk with my pack in two loads. It was hard on my knees, but not my shoulders or hips. You might want to read Ray Jardin's book "Beyond Backpacking". It changed the way I backpack. I bivouaced in overnight on my deer hunt last week. I only had to add 6 lbs of gear to my pack to stay the night, and a couple more pounds for food. [/QUOTE]
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