Badlands and Eberlestock are among the leading manufacturers of high quality hunting packs in North America.

Badlands and Eberlestock are among the leading manufacturers of high quality hunting packs in North America.

Features and some points to consider

Choose a good camoflauge, which will perform well in different field environments.

Look for a pack with a high quality external or an internal frame pack. A frame of aircraft quality aluminum will flex and move with the wearer, this leads to greater freedom of movement, and also keeps the pack body closer to the wearer’s back enabling a low center of gravity the hunter can move around easily without fear of gear shifting or loss of balance.

Look for built-in rifle and bow scabbard designs such that allow the hunter to get the rifle or the bow off while still wearing the pack. Deeper scabbard accommodates a full-scale hunting rifle and bow.

The organizer pouch should be designed with several mesh pockets and elastic keeper straps so that everything a hunter carries like knife, saw and flashlight, medical kit, personal locator, beacon, rope and any other bit of essential gear has its own special place and can be found when needed.

Look for a pack that offers good ventilation between the back and the pack.

A good pack fabric will be waterproof, and essentially burr-proof.

Welded zippers further help in complete waterproofing the pack.

Toothless zippers are recommended also soft rubber zipper pulls are easier to pull with gloves on.