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    Pack for hips: custom options ?

    Looking for a little advice from the collective... So I have really high bitchly hips and have been struggling with packs. The top of my hipbone is approx 4" above my waistline and waist belts usually end up over my navel or slightly higher when fitting the waist pads as per usual over my hip...
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    Teton sports bag reviews/experience

    Came across these online from Teton sports. Looking at the synthetic 0deg mummy bag for around 100$. Any experience with this company? Is the product on par with the cost? Or stay away and buy a seemingly higher quality for more cost? Thanks in advance.
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    Grim reaper Broadhead experience ?

    Has anyone experienced blades breaking while going through heavy bone? ie: bull elk. Is this a normal occurance or par for the course with mechanicals? Bull elk, broadside at 45 yards, through one rib on entry, perfect 3 blade hole both sides of heart. No blood. Dead and crashed in 10 seconds...
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    Stream crossings? Gaiters or "crocs"

    Looking for a little advise from the rokslide collective... If stream crossings are say knee deep and 20-30' across would gaiters be a viable option for keeping 10" talk boots relatively dry? Or just throw on a set of crocs or water shoes and have at her? Ran I to this on a recent sheep hunt...
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    FL Allegheny 230 vs 330 bottoms

    Looking for feedback and experience on first lite base layers. Is the allegheny 330 too heavy for early season mountain hunts? Or stick with the 230. Will also be used as a base layer for November whitetails up here in alberta. I know some mornings a guy wishes for heavier, especially at...
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    My journey to getting carbon in the air

    Hi all, figured I would actually try to contribute something today...my dive head first into the archery world coming from a rifle nut. I found my self looking to increase my season of opportunity, specifically on moose and elk in the rut up here in select bow zones in Alberta. I picked up a...
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    Black Eagle Spartans?

    anyone have any input or reviews on these? I know they are fairly new and possibly not many kicking around out there yet. Looking at the 300s or 250s with the black eagle SS insert. Coming from CE maxima red 350s which prove to be under-spined for the weight I want to run. thanks in advance
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    dry bags

    quick question, what do you guys prefer for high volume (225-35L) lightweight dry bags? Outdoor reasearch (more of a cylinder) or something more square in shape like SG or kuiu. will be used to pack in food and pack out meat in a load shelf. thanks in advance.
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    Done with kuiu

    This canadian just made his last kuiu order. So have an 1850 icon pro as a day pack for elk, picked up a ultra bag on the 30% off sale. Well get it today and there is a duty charge in excess of the 30% saved. Not to mention the unfavorable exchange rate (new full well going in though) I recall...
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    Womens pack

    Looking for a womens specific pack for the wife. Day pack that fits slimmer for ease of bushwacking. So no larger than approx 2000cui. Preferably internal frame. Must be capable of handling an elk quarter as the wife is capable. Saw some badlands that would fit her well and seemed nice and...
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