Thread: Packs for heavy loads

Im spending too much time on this forum. But I'm batching in the country with no TV and these are long nights...

I'm really over carting deer out of places like this (from the circled clearing to where I took the pic, and then beyond). Ive done that haul several times recently , and off the face above it. It really does piss me off. It might not look far to you, but for my old bod it is.



So the other day I started researching load carrying packs. It's not that I don't have a couple of good packs - but Im a bit of a gear freak - and am always on the look out for something better. After all of my researching my heart (not my brain) told me to go straight to the Exo 4 like Brads has but I nearly died when I saw the price. Something like $1,800 NZD landed. Nah. (But if I was in Brads shoes -years in front of him -I certainly would have).

So then after some more feretting around I came across the Initial Accent. Not the very best across the board but universally (it seems) recognised as one of the best for load carrying. An advantage for me ('cos Im mostly a day hunter) is that the bag can be stripped off and the hood and pannier left on to make a light day hunting rig that will carry heavy shit. Still real spendy but not Exo spendy.

Here 'tis. https://initialascent.com/products/i...ck-system-2024
Ive bought the pannier too. This is how it looks set up for a day hunt. https://initialascent.com/products/ia-day-pack-2024

I dont anticipate carrying loads like this, but it shows what these Initial Accent and other modern packs can do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvjb7gfg1p0

When I went to the cart I found that the freight was something like $400NZD. Holly shit. I contacted IA and they adjusted the freight down. Nice move. But then I found that Black Ovis sell their packs and their freight was another $100 cheaper still. So I put one in their cart and went off to think about it. Next day Black Ovis emailed me and said "hey dude you left something in the cart - buy it and we will give you a 10% discount". So I bought it.

I know it wont fix my body, but Im hoping it might ease my pain. We will see.

I just hope I get some good use out of it before my boys inherit it.