I know others have done this, but I have yet to really see or hear about someone that has their system dialed to carry a Lone Wolf style hang-on with a western style pack.
I plan to use the pack and frame for its intended use (hauling out meat) on future elk hunts, but I’d also like to get use out of it while whitetail hunting (common story, I know). As many do, I often walk 3-4 miles to set up, and the stand and sticks weigh close to 30lbs. Having a pack that allows me to walk in with everything secure and comfortable wild make an enormous difference. I also need the bag to hold clothes that I change into once I get there.
My question is, is there a pack that works best for this? I would like to attach the base of the stand to the frame/suspension and leave it attached when I hang it to hunt, the way I do with current molle straps. Therefore, the bag needs to be able to attach to the frame, with the stand in the “meat shelf/dry bag space” easily and as quietly as possible.
That said, it may be easier to just slide the stand out of the space between the frame and the bag, then keep the pack together and hang that in the tree instead of just the bag. I would like to avoid an excess of straps, but I’m having trouble visualizing exactly how I can secure the stand while also facilitating getting it out, all quietly and often in the dark. It seems that all the manufacturers have a slightly different configuration of straps, buckles, clips, etc.
I know there are guys doing this currently - I’m hoping I can shorten my learning curve and benefit from other’s experience.
Anyone have ideas?
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I plan to use the pack and frame for its intended use (hauling out meat) on future elk hunts, but I’d also like to get use out of it while whitetail hunting (common story, I know). As many do, I often walk 3-4 miles to set up, and the stand and sticks weigh close to 30lbs. Having a pack that allows me to walk in with everything secure and comfortable wild make an enormous difference. I also need the bag to hold clothes that I change into once I get there.
My question is, is there a pack that works best for this? I would like to attach the base of the stand to the frame/suspension and leave it attached when I hang it to hunt, the way I do with current molle straps. Therefore, the bag needs to be able to attach to the frame, with the stand in the “meat shelf/dry bag space” easily and as quietly as possible.
That said, it may be easier to just slide the stand out of the space between the frame and the bag, then keep the pack together and hang that in the tree instead of just the bag. I would like to avoid an excess of straps, but I’m having trouble visualizing exactly how I can secure the stand while also facilitating getting it out, all quietly and often in the dark. It seems that all the manufacturers have a slightly different configuration of straps, buckles, clips, etc.
I know there are guys doing this currently - I’m hoping I can shorten my learning curve and benefit from other’s experience.
Anyone have ideas?
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