Thread: What your day pack pick? Advice needed

Hi there,

Blew out my 7 year old huntech day pack.

Want a 40+10lt replacement

Whats most highly reccomended

Mostly top shooting

I do like the look of the cactus huntaway partnered withe the scabbard

Thoughts appreciated

not sure what size mine is but i use a ridgeline 5 pocket bum bag and the top folds up to a small pack it holds everything and i only unfold it if i have meat to carry out

cactus is making a new pack called a hunterway looks awesome that's what I would buy if I was getting a new day pack

Cactus huntaway


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Can ya repair huntech?? Makes ya want to cry. Yeah I would say the huntaway, although the miklat is a nice light bag too but only 40l.

Hamish

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yea, I miss my old huntech day pack (35L) roughly, yet to find anything as good,
Got a 35l hunters element one, not bad, but noisy in the bush, and a small 20l, stonycreek, its at least quite in the bush, but not overly comfortable,
Nearly all the modern day pack are too noisy in the scrub, and not overly durable, must have a look at sum of USA gear, ie kuiu, Cactus, for a day pack suitable for overnight use,
Almost tempted to go back to the old suger sack, if you can still get them.

Anyone tried the Macpac Weka?

Weka 30 Tramping Daypack | Macpac NZ

Originally Posted by Gibo

Anyone tried the Macpac Weka?

Weka 30 Tramping Daypack | Macpac NZ

Yep it's my go to day pack.
It's been to hell and back
I use a Eberstock team elk pack for carrying out animals for people, it'll take all my gear and a deer.


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Originally Posted by BRADS

Yep it's my go to day pack.
It's been to hell and back
I use a Eberstock team elk pack for carrying out animals for people, it'll take all my gear and a deer.


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Ive been lining one up for a while but my current day pack wont die!!

Cactus have opened a new store in Wellington

That Weka looks the business, nothing on the outside to get caught up.

I've got a Macpac Tekapo (25L) and have thrashed it tramping for nearly ten years but I find that the straps are too thick for me to shoot off hand with. It's a very tough material too so durable but noisy.

Summer day walks I use a Pikau but it's a bastard if you want to keep getting in and out for water etc. usually wear my binos around my neck and just tuck into my tshirt.

Winter I switch between two Hunters Element packs - kind of need one in between.

HE vertical I think it's called, just the little guy (15L). Good for jetboating as well as hunting, two main compartments and little places in between the front compartment for little items, I especially like the clip for your keys. Also has a rain cover. Oh and also its internal material is blue so it makes finding stuff easy. It's easy to wipe out with a damp cloth if you get rabbit meat or anything inside it.

https://www.hunterselement.com/colle.../vertical-pack


Next one up is the Contour pack. I've been really disappointed with this one unfortunately. It looks like a really spiffy pack and has s great harness system..I was going to use this as my over night bag but guess what, it's more pack than packable space if you know what I mean. Like it looks big for a day pack (25L) but I can't fit fuck all in it. The main compartment ends up a weird shape and awkward to get stuff out of. I'm a bit gutted I gave the Boundary pack to my BF and kept this one for myself!

https://hunterselement.co.nz/collect...s/contour-pack


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Weka

Originally Posted by rogers.270

Hi there,

Blew out my 7 year old huntech day pack.

Want a 40+10lt replacement

Whats most highly reccomended

Mostly top shooting

I do like the look of the cactus huntaway partnered withe the scabbard

Thoughts appreciated

Have a look at the Kuiu ICON PRO 3200. Around 50l but has compression straps so volume can easily be reduced