Thread: Pack for Wapiti Ballot

SG 5900 for me, got 10days gear and food in...

The 5900 is outstanding, perfectly suited for NZ

Originally Posted by Samsamdjt

Any comments on the Mystery Ranch packs?

I have the MR Marshall, bought it from Safari supplies who are the distributor in NZ & also have excellent service / support if something goes wrong (i foolishly broke a buckle on mine.....completely my fault)

Anyway it is an excellent pack, It is 105L from memory and carries very well when fully loaded up - It is easily the most comfortable pack i have ever used.
It has the meat shelf, carbon fiber frame, and can remove the pack from the frame and fit different size packs like all the other major brands do now.

If anything it is heavier than the EXO, Kuiu, Stone glacier & Kirifu - But i knew that going in and am happy with the extra weight for the heavier fabrics used.

80L will be ok. I used an Osprey 85L last time I went in there for 10 days. I’ll be taking my Kuiu Pro LT 7000 in there next year. I’m a believer in having a slightly larger pack then having one that is of minimum size. The larger pack just compresses the extra space down to the same size as the smaller one but makes packing it everyday easier and gives you redundancy for carrying extra shit if successful or you need to help a mate etc.

You can still pack a 90L with the same stuff you would pack into a 60L. Self discipline.

Originally Posted by stagstalker

... I’m a believer in having a slightly larger pack then having one that is of minimum size. The larger pack just compresses the extra space down to the same size as the smaller one but makes packing it everyday easier and gives you redundancy for carrying extra shit if successful or you need to help a mate etc ...

100% agree with everything here

I have a Sky Guide 7900, Love the thing. Can't go wrong with SG

Originally Posted by Samsamdjt

Ryan _Songhurst, I know it says full of shit under your name! But your reckon to can get 10dsy worth of food and gear in 65L. Would love to know ur food options.
Cheers

@Samsamdjt have mostly settled on the following, I've put all this stuff together and weighed it and I'm at around 16kg for base back weight and the food ends up around 9kg so at about 24kg all up plus my rifle and what I'm wearing. There's a few "luxuries' in there ie the starlink and Helinox chair zero, and also with food my sister and I (who I'm going in with) have decided we have to make a "treat" for both of us at least two days so I'm going to do pancakes with maple syrup and jam, and she does mean popcorn with butter in her jetboil. I'm tossing up if I should throw a couple of beers in there...

@Ryan_Songhurst, thank you very much a good run down. Will be handy