Thread: Multi day hike in day bag, how t do it?

Hey guys I'm curious to see how every one else does this, multi day trip where you hike in, then set a bit of a base camp and do day trips from there, I have tried emptying every thing out of my main pack and used that as a day bag. And I have tried stuffing a small day bag into my main pack on the way in.

I need a bag big enough for lunch and some warm clothes etc, I tend to roam a fair distance some days so take a few extras incase I get stuck out. So a bum bag style of thing doesn't quite cut it. I like having my day bag but when packing it always seams like uneccesary weight to pack in, wearing my big pack tends to be a bit cumbersome in the bush.

How do you all do it I'm curious.

Thanks

I look forward to what others do as there doesn’t seem an easy option. I have a small huntech pack that is big enough for a full day hunt with room to carry out a whole venison. If doing an overnight I stuff it into the mighty 90l Cascade. I would love to reduce weight but the only way I see if to keep buying packs until I find the smallest one that still carries what I need.

On those sort of trips I use a huntech fleece pikau, they weigh next to nothing. https://huntechoutdoors.com/product/pikau-bags/

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

On those sort of trips I use a huntech fleece pikau, they weigh next to nothing. https://huntechoutdoors.com/product/pikau-bags/

I use those for my day trips and my summer over night trips in a hut.

I find for a one man tent fly camping set up a 70 litre bag is minimum requirements. Really pressed for space with my 50

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

On those sort of trips I use a huntech fleece pikau, they weigh next to nothing. https://huntechoutdoors.com/product/pikau-bags/

what he said....when i used to do those flycamp trips.....fleece pikau rolls up small and weighs fuck all

my K2 Hunter pack has a zip off daybag...... my polarfleece pikau is about 3 times the size of the commercial ones weighs the same.... multi day trip I wont be far from my main pack so the day bag is fine. a 5 pocket bumbag is good but bulky and heavy..it lives in my pikau UNTILL I shoot something then goes on waist and doesnt get all bloody from meat in bag...the opposite way around from the old bumbag/backpacks LOL.

Have used a 40l pack on my back and then a 15l turned around and worn on my chest for mountain biking/walking in and it works ok. I'm sure you could do the same thing with a bigger pack on your back

some of the army surplus packs have zip off side packs and some of the side packs are a small back pack if that makes sense

I just use a 60-70liter pack & sue as day pack as well some times il drop the the pack & stalk into clearing & go back & get but I don't find then a pain in the ass when they all pulled in. But I pull all the straps in befor puting stuff in for day hunt so the gear is close to your back the hole lenth of pack not all siting down bottom blowing it's ass out to catch on ever thing

Similar. I take a smallish frameless main pack, remove contents at camp and use the long top straps to pull said pack into an hourglass shape. I can still use the upper part plus the exterior pocket and whole kit sits well within my shoulder width.

Originally Posted by MB

Those straps cant be comfortable with a heavy load of meat surely?

Originally Posted by Rusky

Those straps cant be comfortable with a heavy load of meat surely?

No, I don't load the bag up with meat. Meat goes in pillow cases as per the other thread. Pillow cases then go over shoulder.

I use the cactus miklat with an old stony creek fleece blaze vest over the top .

Originally Posted by MB

More commonly known as a pikau and bloody good to use