Thread: Zpacks 55ltr arc

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I dont understand the modern obsession with putting warm meat in packs. What is actually wrong with just carrying the whole deer out, especially small bastards ?. I admit that they dig into the shoulders a bit after the first hour and that is why I made up a Graf frame, but they cool off and arrive home in first class condition and the whole lot gets used, shanks, neck, flaps. With bigger bastards whats wrong with carrying a set of hind quarters on the shoulders and going back for the rest ?
Fair enough if the deer has been hung up overnight and cooled, to skin it and quarter for the carry but putting warm meat in a pack makes no sense to me. Maybe it's just my back round in food safety ?

Hi Moa Hunter,

I've never carried an entire deer out and I can honestly say I never will. I'd rather leave all the weight in bones / skin etc in the hills. Then I don't need to think about dealing with the disposal of such things, nature will take care of that. And more importantly, my bodies wellbeing and its longevity is extremely important to me as a bush worker. I'm a skinny lightweight fella, if I slip a disk trying to haul out half the animals weight in stuff I won't use, it's totally pointless. I won't risk my lifestyle and livelihood for a marginally better steak on the BBQ. If you can get enough venison that you don't need to scrape the bones for everything I wouldn't bother carrying a whole animal even 1km to a vehicle. For myself it's just sensible... But I can't say it will be the same for yourself or anyone else.

Regards,
Joel