New Sitka pack. Are they legit contenders?

[bojangles808]

$35 hip pockets sheesh. wonder where its made?

 

[tipsntails7]

It looks to me like Sitka got this right.

Im not trying to be rude, but there is zero way to tell that unless you've been testing it for them.

 

[dotman]

Im not trying to be rude, but there is zero way to tell that unless you've been testing it for them.

Have to agree with this.

 

[JP100]

Will change the game up for sure. I talked to Bryan Martin from Mt Asian outfitters I little bit about it. He said the pack 'has merit'. coming from him and the photo he sent me of a load that would kill most horses on his back it must be fairly good haha.

Under $600 seems cheap fro Sitka. I just a saw a video of theirs with some new waders that were apparently over $1000!!!!!!
I think going with an alloy frame is a solid option, the carbon fiber(tripods,bipods,packs,stocks,barrels) rage is a little overrated I think and Alloy is pretty well understood as a pack frame material.

 

[1shotgear]

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know the Sitka Mountain Hauler is now available for pre-order at 1 Shot Gear. You can also check out the Mountain Hauler Shoulder Yoke, the Hip Belt, the Dry Bag, and the Belt Pouch.

Let me know if you have any more questions on the Mountain Hauler pack or accessories, happy to help!

 

[bozeman]

I think they have realized that there are many more people who would rather ‘look the part’ than ‘play the part’; hence their success in the waterfowl world.
Went in a goose hunt last year and it looked you walked into a Sitka booth, over 80% there only hunted two times last year........

 

[RustyHazen]

I am a little leery of the suspension here, purely based on pictures. The model photo of the guy wearing the pack in a studio on their website doesn't even have the slack out of the load lifters. Then the picture of the designer packing out a bull looks like zero degrees of lift on the load lifters, like they're just running parallel to the ground. Again, just a few images, I would just think a high end pack maker would be aware of the features that people are looking for, and represent those features in marketing materials. I would love to get a hold of one of these and see what I think.

 

[sr80]

Will change the game up for sure. I talked to Bryan Martin from Mt Asian outfitters I little bit about it. He said the pack 'has merit'. coming from him and the photo he sent me of a load that would kill most horses on his back it must be fairly good haha.

Under $600 seems cheap fro Sitka. I just a saw a video of theirs with some new waders that were apparently over $1000!!!!!!
I think going with an alloy frame is a solid option, the carbon fiber(tripods,bipods,packs,stocks,barrels) rage is a little overrated I think and Alloy is pretty well understood as a pack frame material.

That guy hauls some crazy loads !!

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Sitka lost me years ago when their pack fell apart on a load out. Maybe they will get it right with this one, but it is too late for me.

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