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Backpack Build

elk yinzer said:
Sweet pack. Do you do custom work? Seem to recall someone on Rokslide offering that and I know you are on there also. In a few months here I am looking for someone to make a custom LWCG .5 hauler. I have a very specific vision what I want and no desire to learn the skills to make it. Realize it's going to be spendy.
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Hit me up sometime after season and we can discuss. If I can I'd be willing to tackle it if you are willing to fork over the money lol.
 
4090Sharps said:
I knew it reminded me of something besides a Scout! Overall, the Lone Wolf pack didn’t hold a lot of appeal for me, but the top opening sure did. Which fabrics did you use for the liner and stretchy stuff? Anything in particular that drove you to line it? (Edit: nvm, the lining is to hold the foam panels in place)

I recently picked up a Mystery Ranch Go Bag, and that pack has my wheels spinning to build a possible Sherman-esque accessory pack to carry up the tree. I wouldn’t mind a bag like this to have as well, but have a hard time leaving the frame behind when I head to the woods.
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Yep, liner is to hold the foam in. The orange liner is 200D packcloth, nothing fancy. I might opt for 400D next time, but maybe not.
 
elk yinzer said:
Sweet pack. Do you do custom work? Seem to recall someone on Rokslide offering that and I know you are on there also. In a few months here I am looking for someone to make a custom LWCG .5 hauler. I have a very specific vision what I want and no desire to learn the skills to make it. Realize it's going to be spendy.
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Are you wanting something to carry the .5 with or something to attach to the stand and then remove at the tree?
 
KYHunter said:
Are you wanting something to carry the .5 with or something to attach to the stand and then remove at the tree?
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A well padded but breathable suspension to attach to the stand semi-permanently coupled with a load shelf/cargo net sorta thing. I currently have a rudimentary version I McGyvered from Kelty Cache hauler.
Looking to refine it a bit.
 
elk yinzer said:
A well padded but breathable suspension to attach to the stand semi-permanently coupled with a load shelf/cargo net sorta thing. I currently have a rudimentary version I McGyvered from Kelty Cache hauler.
Looking to refine it a bit.
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Gotcha. I’d be interested in something like that as well and would be willing to compensate accordingly.
I’d also be interested in a small custom pack to attach to the stand. Something smaller than the LWCG. I’m currently using an Eberlestock accessory pouch under the seat and their multi-lid as a quick detach pack that I can carry up the tree with me. It works well but I think I’d like something slightly more rigid.

I’m sure @Squirrels will whip you up something awesome. Would love to see the final product. Be sure to show us what y’all come up with.
 
KYHunter said:
Gotcha. I’d be interested in something like that as well and would be willing to compensate accordingly.
I’d also be interested in a small custom pack to attach to the stand. Something smaller than the LWCG. I’m currently using an Eberlestock accessory pouch under the seat and their multi-lid as a quick detach pack that I can carry up the tree with me. It works well but I think I’d like something slightly more rigid.

I’m sure @Squirrels will whip you up something awesome. Would love to see the final product. Be sure to show us what y’all come up with.
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This year I went away from the one pack to a modular approach to packing stuff. Got a Mystery Ranch Hip Monkey, at 8L it fits all my hard gear and then some. In October it's all I need. When I needed overflow in November I went to a nylon stuff sack for clothes and gloves and food/water. Probably switch to something fleece as it was kinda loud. My ropes go in a Latitude Pouch. To me it's just easier to deal with it all and add/subtract as needed, and easy to incorporate into my climbing system.

My other motivation is my current setup I don't think is quite robust and configured properly to pack out a whole deer just using bungees. That's where the net or panel system comes into play. I would like to get to where I feel comfortable having that as an option also. Even if I have to leave gear behind and come back for it, just to be able to handle 80 or 100 pounds of quarters out in one trip.

My current suspension is tremendous, but my back pad is a yoga mat. That gets sweaty real fast and far less than ideal.

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elk yinzer said:
This year I went away from the one pack to a modular approach to packing stuff. Got a Mystery Ranch Hip Monkey, at 8L it fits all my hard gear and then some. In October it's all I need. When I needed overflow in November I went to a nylon stuff sack for clothes and gloves and food/water. Probably switch to something fleece as it was kinda loud. My ropes go in a Latitude Pouch. To me it's just easier to deal with it all and add/subtract as needed, and easy to incorporate into my climbing system.

My other motivation is my current setup I don't think is quite robust and configured properly to pack out a whole deer just using bungees. That's where the net or panel system comes into play. I would like to get to where I feel comfortable having that as an option also. Even if I have to leave gear behind and come back for it, just to be able to handle 80 or 100 pounds of quarters out in one trip.

My current suspension is tremendous, but my back pad is a yoga mat. That gets sweaty real fast and far less than ideal.

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i think were on the same page here and are looking for something similar.
For me, one of the best things about the .5 is that I’m able to lose the backpack. I feel more streamlined and simplistic than ever and I love it. I just really don’t love the LWCG straps for it. I DO like my Eberlestock suspension on the mainframe tho. Would be awesome if it turned out something like that.

I’m sure @Squirrels will turn out something awesome
 
Squirrels said:
The top opening was the main driver behind this one. Lone wolf got that one right but missed on a few things for me. I built this specifically for whitetail based on probably 40-50 bags I’ve owned and played with.
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Looks awesome, nicely done!

Reminds me a bit of my X-ray with Shape Charge side pockets. Is it about that size?

Do you mind sharing some of your design choices, based on all those packs?

I just started my pack journey this year, and I'm hopig to own/play with less than 10 before I know what I really like.

Looking at what you've got, so far its evident:
- Top opening design preferred
- Panel structure found to be helpful

Any other tips on what works or doesn't?
 
Plebe said:
Looks awesome, nicely done!

Reminds me a bit of my X-ray with Shape Charge side pockets. Is it about that size?
Slightly smaller I think than both those, on purpose.

Do you mind sharing some of your design choices, based on all those packs?
I like the top opening design I made, the lid is designed to be very simple on purpose. The lid can either be flipped completely back so that it lays between the back of the pack and the tree without pushing the pack further away from the tree. It can also just be pushed inside the bag so that its flat against the back of the inside and doesn't hinger getting in the bag at all. I like a couple quick stuff outside pockets that are not zippered. The molle panel on the front gives me the ability to add pouches, which I like for organizing and small gear. I don't like internal organization, it gets hard to access if you have layers in the main body. I won't all the small stuff and organization on the outside of the pack so I don't have to dig, pull out, our disassemble, unzip, or anything else to get something (ie, headlamp, release, range finder, battery pack, gloves, beanie, snack, etc.) I have tab loops on the side, top, bottom front, and bottom back for attaching lashing straps in any fashion I deem necessary at that time.

I just started my pack journey this year, and I'm hoping to own/play with less than 10 before I know what I really like.
I realize that my build has some obvious design features from some bags already available for purchase, rightfully so, I've seen some great features in current offerings but not one has them all, for me. I threw aesthetics out the window from the beginning. I wanted function to be the one and only driver.

Looking at what you've got, so far its evident:
- Top opening design preferred
- Panel structure found to be helpful

Any other tips on what works or doesn't?
I started to do something slightly more involved with the side stretch pockets and wish I had, not that they aren't good. The other way would have made them slightly better. Think solely about function and efficiency, that seems to win out every time. I've had a lot of cool looking backpacks over the last 2-3 years that weren't very good from a functional and/or efficiency stance.
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Pack looks awesome. The more that I look at it the more I like it. You obviously put a lot of time and effort into it.

I think something with the same width and breadth but half the height would be awesome for my .5 stand. The top opening rigidity of it would also be greatly helpful.
 
KYHunter said:
Pack looks awesome. The more that I look at it the more I like it. You obviously put a lot of time and effort into it.

I think something with the same width and breadth but half the height would be awesome for my .5 stand. The top opening rigidity of it would also be greatly helpful.
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Half the height would leave you with a bag roughly 9"H x 11"W x 7"D
 

Thanks for taking the time to detail that all out.

My sister in law runs a pro sewing business. I don't know if I can convince her to take on a build for me, but she has the tools. I'm not going to ask twice, so, I'm going to wait until I get to the stage where I'm sure of what I want before I bring it up.

Every bit I can glean from those with more experience helps for sure. Thanks again.
 
Squirrels said:
Half the height would leave you with a bag roughly 9"H x 11"W x 7"D
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Sounds about perfect. Let’s talk after season more. Hope you get some good use out of that pack and get some blood on it!
 
Update: After a year in, I still keep going back to this pack. I have still tested a few off the shelf packs since building this but keep going back to it. One change I did make was to swap out the 1/16" HDPE frame sheet to 1/8". I was not getting the structure and support I wanted with the 1/16" sheet, the increase in sheet thickness solved my issues.
 
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