Long time whitetail hunter planning a western hunt next year. Ignore my phone in these pics, I'm triggering my camera with it.
I wanted a pack well in advance so I can get accustomed to the weight over the next year. After what I thought was a lot of research, I bought a Mystery Ranch Marshall.
Here it is with a sleeping bag in the bottom and 50 lb of sand in the main compartment. It is a medium belt with a large torso which strangely enough has the same specs as the medium torso. I'm 6'-0" ~180 lb.
After further research, it appears I want much more height on the frame than what I'm getting here. I saw a Kifaru video where it was recommended that the load lifter connection should be level with the ear lobes. A big part of the problem appears to be that the belt has slipped. You can see that I have cinched the belt down almost all the way (not really that comfortable - you can see it's squeezing my gut out) and it is still slipping down some in the back mainly. The lumber pad in this pack is small especially when I see pics of the Kifaru and to a lesser extent the Stone Glacier packs.
Two questions: 1. Is this pack too small for me? 2. Is my problem the small lumber pad and if so is there a better brand for pack fit for a relatively slim guy?
Thanks for any help!
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I wanted a pack well in advance so I can get accustomed to the weight over the next year. After what I thought was a lot of research, I bought a Mystery Ranch Marshall.
Here it is with a sleeping bag in the bottom and 50 lb of sand in the main compartment. It is a medium belt with a large torso which strangely enough has the same specs as the medium torso. I'm 6'-0" ~180 lb.
After further research, it appears I want much more height on the frame than what I'm getting here. I saw a Kifaru video where it was recommended that the load lifter connection should be level with the ear lobes. A big part of the problem appears to be that the belt has slipped. You can see that I have cinched the belt down almost all the way (not really that comfortable - you can see it's squeezing my gut out) and it is still slipping down some in the back mainly. The lumber pad in this pack is small especially when I see pics of the Kifaru and to a lesser extent the Stone Glacier packs.
Two questions: 1. Is this pack too small for me? 2. Is my problem the small lumber pad and if so is there a better brand for pack fit for a relatively slim guy?
Thanks for any help!