Not sure what you include. When I walk in my pack is right at 60# and that includes optics, tripod, gun, food (usually 10 days / 2# per day) ect. No reason to weigh a pack when everything isn't in it. I think spending some of your weight in optics and sleep system is worth the weight. Everything else I like to cut down as much as possible.
How the heck do you get down to 60 lbs with optics and a rifle? Are you just not bringing water in your pack? I just went through this exercise the other day, prepping for a 13 day high country mule deer hunt and my pack is going to be closer to 70 than 60(with a recurve to boot) and I thought I was dialed!
That's pretty damn good
That is not including water. Water is very available where I head in at so I just grab it as needed. I won't have more than 16 ounces of water in my pack on the trip in.
I am 1000 percent jealous of your optics arsenal that's badass.
It’s really not to hard it’s more of a pain in the tail but your counting ounces on everything and spending more money on lighter gear but it’s worth to be more mobile and it’s easier on the body when your pack weighs less going in deep especially if you are successful so you can possibly depending of fitness make one trip out with gear and meat
I'm much stronger on the mental side of hunting than the physical side. It is very important for a man to know his limits. That is so far past my limit it isn't even a topic of discussion. Just getting the pack to the top is stretching my limits.
Not an unlimited ram and they may be larger than my California Bighorn from Washington, but the head and cape were about 25 - 30# and the meat in bags was about 60 - 65#, if I remember right. Also, I'd be leaving most if not all of my remaining food, though that may be a bad idea with bears around. Even on the lighter side of maybe 90# of sheep and say 45# of gear, that'd still mean 2 loads for this old guy!
Well if you do drop me a pin where and I'll go get your optics
Zero chance I'm going anywhere with 165 on my back, that's like 110% of my body weight.His pack weighed 165lbs or right around there. He actually ended up breaking his frame on his SG. He said it was absolutely miserable.
I'd still like to have to try it
I’m with you! I start tapping out around 95. After that I turn into a puddle of goo…
Must not be a mountain athlete then huh?
That's correct and anyone going in needs to remember that so we don't have a disaster like last year.
What about the beer? Drink if first before heading out, or come back for it?
