Backpacks, a deep dive into the best options out there | Big Hunt Guys Podcast, Ep. 121
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- Picking the right pack is a pivotal decision for any western big game hunter. On this week's episode Brady and Trail grab some of the best options on the market and do a complete run through. They talk through frames, bags, weight, materials, price and offer thoughts on top brands from Stone Glacier, Initial Ascent, Mystery Ranch, Kifaru, and Eberlestock. News flash, we will be carrying Kifaru packs in the GOHUNT gear shop starting this summer. If you are looking for recommendations and want to hear what the guys prefer and are looking for in a backpack, this is a must listen.
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Thanks Braddah’s I’m a sucker for a good pack. I’ve tried kifaru, stone glacier, and mystery ranch. I would rank them I. That order for my body style and back/ back issues. I will be ordering an initial ascent from you guys next week just because of this podcast. Thanks for all that you guys share with all hunting gear. I’m born and raised in Hawaii and hunt year round. Every week I chase pigs with dogs and haul meat, also bow hunt a lot for goat pig, sheep, and wild cow. If ur ever on the big island hit me up I would take you guys on a hunt 🤙🏽
Glad you got a lot of value out of this podcast! We love talking backpacks and what has worked for us. You'll really enjoy that Initial Ascent backpack. Not going to lie... being able to hunt year round sounds amazing! We gotta venture that way someday and would love to experience what Hawaii has to offer for adventure.
I know EXO Mtn Gear isn’t in the GoHunt shop but I would have like to see it in the lineup for a comparison.
We agree!
Then why not mentioned? Do you have to talk about only products you carry? Reviews are more legit when all legit options are discussed!
I have the big Exo K4 bag and felt a huge difference between that and my MR Marshall. To be fair, my Marshall is a few years older and not on their newer Guide Lite MT frame, but the Exo carried weight so well in Idaho last year. I was the weakest link (sucking wind with 60+ lbs on my back) but the bag was comfortable! I absolutely recommend the K4. And on that topic- just get the big one! I always find I appreciate having the space and just cinching it down once it's packed up.
Loved the LOTR references in the beginning even if it did go a little long. lol 😆 🧙♂️
I am glad that you all are starting to carry more options than just Stone Glacier and Mystery Ranch. Albeit those are great packs themselves.
Since I found an Eberlestock F7 Kite 🪁 in their Outlet Store for $150 a couple years ago I went that route. It’s a 3000 cubic in day pack that has its own harness but there’s no load shelf. However it can be separated from the harness and attached to the F1 Mainframe. Sadly it’s by using those spring clips or gateway clips which would be difficult to use in the cold 🥶 but otherwise not bad. The Mainframe is an external frame that is very modular and Eberlestock has a ton of options to put on that frame. I know that it will haul weight even though I haven’t tested that out myself YET. Hopefully 🤞🏻 when I get to Utah on my muzzleloader general deer 🦌 hunt I will. 😊 I ended also getting their Vapor 7500 on the Outlet Store a year after I got the Kite 🪁 for $150 and it is HUGE and pretty minimalist.
Went to Vegas for a trip, detoured to GoHunt, can’t say enough good things about the process Paul uses to get someone fit for a pack! Ordered it immediately after and had it shipped home. Thanks guys.
Paul is a gem! Glad he treated you right, and thanks for the kind words and support.
The Exo K4 pack is very solid and so is the new Kifaru w the Ark frame. I’ve run SG a ton also. I am really liking the carbon frame sheets (Kifaru/IA) vs vertical stays (Exo/SG). Trail eluded to this and I agree, that the carbon frame sheets carry and disperse heavy loads much better than vertical stay frames. The Kifaru hip belt is probably the best for keeping the pack on your hips and not sagging. The center stitch in the hip belt is something to pay attention to. Under load and over distance, you can feel it. Not enough to stop you, but enough to let you know it’s there. Plus side of that is, the belt does not sag. Every other option mentioned, minus the Initial Ascent, will sag a bit under load. I have an Initial Ascent on the way and am looking forward in comparing it to the Kifaru. IMO, Kifaru and the IA will out haul all the rest. The Kifaru will have a little more torsional movement vs the IA, but IA has made some changes to the frame to allow a bit more “flex” into the frame.
Good pod gents and I am curious to see your follow up after you have hiked in the new packs w weight.
The good ole Provo soak 😂
Love watching you guys
Apprecitate that!! Let us know if you ever have suggestions of what topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast.
Always love a technical breakdown podcast. Whether boots packs or any gear. I have a kuiu LT 7000 pack that I got on sale and I like it. I’m interested in the SG terminus 8700, do you think it’s too niche of a pack with others being better all arounders?
Thank you for the kind words!! The Terminus might be too niche of a backpack for most people, but it does have it's place when looking to save weight or on early season high country hunts. Brady has used it on successful deer hunts, an aoudad hunt and a black bear hunt. So it does shine in the mountains! And it's one of his favorite backpacks of all time.
I always wondered why you guys did a video with Seek Outside on their packs and then never talked about or used them after that.
So, what we learned in this episode is that Brady is a fake Tolkien fan because he doesn't know the lore behind why they couldn't use the eagles and he thinks Rings of Power is good.
I know, I know :( The eagle part always makes me laugh when people bring that up, and it does make me cringe when people talk about it too. Which is mainly why I brought it up. And I'm just a big LOTR fan... so I eat up anything, but I would definitely agree Rings of Power wasn't that great, but it was better than some other shows on the web and so I did like parts of it :)
Any chance you guys will carry Exo Mtn? If not, can you add them to these types of comparisons? from my experience they are the varsity version of the IA pack
I wish they would let us carry them.
Ok, so you guys were the least enthusiastic about Mystery Ranch backpacks-the backpack I bought. Thanks, Randy Newberg. 😂
Sell it and get an exo
We have a lot of guys in the office that love Mystery Ranch! And it has worked great for Trail on some hunts over the years. The great thing is we have options and there is a backpack out there that will work for you.
@@GOHUNT I am happy with my Mystery Ranch pack, but I have never owned anything else, so I do not know the difference.
PSA: Conversion about packs starts at 18:00...
Some days Brady and Trail get off on a tangent lol
I’m an Eberlestock fan myself. But they are way behind in the game. They are way to stuck on the fact that their F1 frame did not break until they loaded it with over 1000 pounds. It’s in you tube. But they could cut a shit ton of weight if they made a frame that was good to 300 pounds. I’m still hard to find a guy that is packing 300 pounds on their back. They are coming along but way behind. I think they need some help in their design department.they are very close on a few packs but still just missing the boat on the hunting packs.!
“What pack would you take if you were going on a quest?” 😂
Hahahah!! :)
Wal-mart bags tied together with some Para, lightweight and waterproof.
What I can appreciate is an ignorance is bliss attitude. Always can find the new this or that. Nice thing is just drop the coin on what’s good now and pick your head up a few years later. You’ll be alright!
Mystery ranch bear tooth 80 or stone glacier 6900?
Mystery ranch metcalf loaded to the fuckin gills is the answer
Why was the Exo K4 omitted from this? Bad blood somewhere?
Definitely no bad blood at all. Brady used to use an Exo pack back in the day for several years and loved that backpack. We have tried to bring them into the Gear Shop for a long time and they have said they might be a little small to keep up with the demand. They make great packs and are great people.
@@GOHUNT I love how you guys actually take the time to reply. Just sucks we can't use the app in Canada.
Jeesh Brady that was a pretty gross look you gave that kifaru bag, is it not gritty enough for you?
Haha. I have no hate towards Kifaru. I've never used a single piece of their gear, so I don't have many opinions on their packs. But I know lots and lots of people love them. Aron's been trying to have me on the Kifaru podcast for a long time now, and our schedules just haven't meshed. Hopefully, we will get the podcast recorded next week.
First things first Brady wouldn’t be Sam because Sam brought Salt for roast chicken… that seems like a luxury Brady wouldn’t bring. Frodo on the other hand did not prepare at all.. He was a bitch who depended on Sam for everything.
My recommendation, Kuiu or Exo.
It's definitely not that simple!
@@jacobventura3468 Seems like Kuiu is the obvious choice with the weight of the packs being lighter than everyone else. Ill take the 2lb weight savings
@@mictrey2267 2lb weight savings and nearly universal complaints about durability on almost any forum you look at. Kuiu has good clothing and good backpack designs, but those weight savings come at an enormous cost comfort and durability wise.
Backpack weight savings isn't always the answer. Efficiently on how the load is carried is much more important. There's some great comparison videos that show that the kuiu pack doesn't carry weight well and takes more effort than a pack like exo or kifaru
@@mictrey2267being lighter doesn’t mean it’s a better choice in my experience kuiu packs do not carry weight like these nor are they as comfortable. My kuiu pack doesn’t secure weight very well it pinches my hip flexor, carrying almost 100 pounds the way the shoulder straps are made they dig into my shoulders in a very uncomfortable way. I will never run one of their packs again.
Wow, carry a product line and know nothing about them? Been using my Eberlestock mainframe for 10 years and it has no wear, packed out dozens of big game, and is still the best load carrying pack I've ever seen. You like packs with a dedicated shelf and modular? It's literally called the Eberlestock Modular system. Crazy to post a video about products you know nothing about.
As you noticed and pointed out, Trail and Brady are not the guys in the office that use Eberlestock packs. So they don't have deep thoughts on the packs. And with those two not using them, they don't have much to say about the pack, but realize there are people out there like yourself who love them. Other people in our office who work in the e-commerce store are well verced in these packs and have used them with great success. Which is why this is an honest look and Trail and Brady would agree with you that they don't know much about Eberlestock. Appreciate you watching the video.