KC
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Deerslayer:
Interesting subject for debate. I use to be of the opinion that it was best done with two backpacks. I used an internal frame pack (the NF Back Shadow) for general backpacking and for packing in the camp. I carried it mostly empty while hunting and then used it to carry out the first load of meat.
I bought the Cabelas Freighter Frame five years ago and I would leave it in the truck and switch to it to carry out the hind quarters and cape. Then switch back to the internal frame to go back in after my camp. As you know, the Cabelas Freighter Frame is the foundation to which the Alaska pack is attached.
The first time that I carried out a hind quarter, the nylon shelf ripped. I have since repaired that with heavy duty nylon webbing. I used the frame again this Fall to carry out a hind quarter and the fix seems to be holding. But I have a long torso. I'm only 5'-11" but a lot of that seems to be in the spine. So I need a tall pack. The Cabelas Freighter Frame can't be adjusted long enough to be comfortable for me. I will probably give it away to someone. Maybe the local Boy Scout troop.
KC
P.S. Both of the guys that I hunted with this Fall had old Coleman Peak One frame packs. You know they are the ones with the semi-flexible plastic external frame. Those packs seemed to work pretty good for both general backpacking and for packing out the animal.
<FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE="1">[ 01-10-2003 07:12: Message edited by: KC ]</font>
Interesting subject for debate. I use to be of the opinion that it was best done with two backpacks. I used an internal frame pack (the NF Back Shadow) for general backpacking and for packing in the camp. I carried it mostly empty while hunting and then used it to carry out the first load of meat.
I bought the Cabelas Freighter Frame five years ago and I would leave it in the truck and switch to it to carry out the hind quarters and cape. Then switch back to the internal frame to go back in after my camp. As you know, the Cabelas Freighter Frame is the foundation to which the Alaska pack is attached.
The first time that I carried out a hind quarter, the nylon shelf ripped. I have since repaired that with heavy duty nylon webbing. I used the frame again this Fall to carry out a hind quarter and the fix seems to be holding. But I have a long torso. I'm only 5'-11" but a lot of that seems to be in the spine. So I need a tall pack. The Cabelas Freighter Frame can't be adjusted long enough to be comfortable for me. I will probably give it away to someone. Maybe the local Boy Scout troop.
KC
P.S. Both of the guys that I hunted with this Fall had old Coleman Peak One frame packs. You know they are the ones with the semi-flexible plastic external frame. Those packs seemed to work pretty good for both general backpacking and for packing out the animal.
<FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE="1">[ 01-10-2003 07:12: Message edited by: KC ]</font>