JollyRoger
WKR
Looking to find some opinions on the various load shelf designs out there.
Background: I've never used a load shelf... with my Argali everything went in the main compartment. I cinched off the lower half of the pack with my gear so that the meat was held higher on my back. It worked well, but I after a few months of use I found I'm wanting some other options in a pack bag. The packs I'm looking at are utilizing a load shelf (SG Sky series, Reckoning, Exo).
So, are all load shelves created equally? Scouring the web for pictures and reviews, I see some loads that just look like painful gypsy wagons and others that appear streamline and well balanced. Obviously I cant know everything the person in the pic is packing, but with basic day gear and a boned out deer for instance there is a wide range of images on what 'looks' right. I realize it's to just be packing wrong.. but it seems pretty straightforward.
If anyone out there has hauled meat on several load shelf designs, I'd like to hear your thoughts on what worked well and why.
Background: I've never used a load shelf... with my Argali everything went in the main compartment. I cinched off the lower half of the pack with my gear so that the meat was held higher on my back. It worked well, but I after a few months of use I found I'm wanting some other options in a pack bag. The packs I'm looking at are utilizing a load shelf (SG Sky series, Reckoning, Exo).
So, are all load shelves created equally? Scouring the web for pictures and reviews, I see some loads that just look like painful gypsy wagons and others that appear streamline and well balanced. Obviously I cant know everything the person in the pic is packing, but with basic day gear and a boned out deer for instance there is a wide range of images on what 'looks' right. I realize it's to just be packing wrong.. but it seems pretty straightforward.
If anyone out there has hauled meat on several load shelf designs, I'd like to hear your thoughts on what worked well and why.