Hello to everyone, I've been lurking for awhile and finally joined! Going to hunt colorado unit 74 for elk during first rifle season with some friends this fall. It will be a five day backpack hunt and need to gather opinions on a versatile pack. I am 5'8" 160 lbs with a 30" waist so a fairly small guy who has never owned a decent pack. Something around $3-500 is what I would like to spend but could go higher if I needed. Living in Mississippi I can't really shop around and test different versions as no one carries this type of equipment around here.