Looking for my first pack and hoping you guys could offer some advice. Planning to use this as my only pack so priority will be to be able to hall game out (so long as I can get one ). I'm planning to do mostly day hunts but might do spike-camps if necessary.
In an effort to stay on the cheaper side, I'm looking at a couple of packs that I haven't seen many reviews for on here so far. Any thoughts/reviews on the following bags would be much appreciated.
1) Badlands 2200 ($280 - but I can get a pretty large discount from my buddy): I've read a lot of good reviews for this pack but am worried about size (2250 CI) and zippers (I've read they are prone to failure).
2) Cabela's Minimalist ($315): Haven't heard/read much about this bag. Seems that people like it and its size (3500 CI) though.
3) Cabela's Alaskan ($170): I've seen a couple comments on here that people like this bag but it's pretty basic. But at 3700 CI and almost half the price of the Minimalist, is it a good enough deal that I don't mind the lack of bells and whistles?
Please feel free to comment on any other packs that fit this profile.
Thanks!
In an effort to stay on the cheaper side, I'm looking at a couple of packs that I haven't seen many reviews for on here so far. Any thoughts/reviews on the following bags would be much appreciated.
1) Badlands 2200 ($280 - but I can get a pretty large discount from my buddy): I've read a lot of good reviews for this pack but am worried about size (2250 CI) and zippers (I've read they are prone to failure).
2) Cabela's Minimalist ($315): Haven't heard/read much about this bag. Seems that people like it and its size (3500 CI) though.
3) Cabela's Alaskan ($170): I've seen a couple comments on here that people like this bag but it's pretty basic. But at 3700 CI and almost half the price of the Minimalist, is it a good enough deal that I don't mind the lack of bells and whistles?
Please feel free to comment on any other packs that fit this profile.
Thanks!