Pack Cover

[huntaholic123]

I have the EMR II and was curious what, if any, pack covers are you guys using? Is it necessary or do you just keep all of your gear in waterproof bags? Thanks for the input!

Justin

 

[KMT]

I use a cheap lightweight cover from REI. I definitely use it when it's raining, even though I keep down jacket and bag in a waterproof bag. My kifaru pack is not even slightly waterproof. So it can gain 5-6 pounds easily in a prolonged rain.

 

[mtnclimber]

Kuiu makes a large one that I use for my sg 7400. Should work on an emr2

 

[larryschwartz]

A contractor weight trash bag as a liner inside of your pack will keep the contents dry, but not the pack itself. Since most packs have zippers the makers don't worry about using waterproof fabrics, which means that the pack itself can get saturated as KMT mentioned during a prolonged or heavy rain. You can buy a pack cover for your pack, or you can use a poncho over you and the pack to keep it dry. The advantage of the poncho is that you stay dry and the shoulder straps and waist belt also stay dry. Plus, you don't have water running down between your back and the pack frame or pack body.

 

[ridgefire]

I use a eberlestock rain cover that I had laying around on my bt2 when it rains. Works great.

 

[7mag.]

Kuiu makes a large one that I use for my sg 7400. Should work on an emr2

This is what I use on my AMR, and it works well.

 

[Matt W.]

I also use the KUIU cover on my SG Sky 7400 as does my hunting buddy.

 

[kodiakfly]

I use the big one from OR on my EMRII.