My hunting pack for the last several years has been a Kifarhu Longhunter frame that I have modified into a glorified freighter frame that will adapt to easily secure and carry a wide variety of loads. For day hunting, I carry food, extra clothing layers, kill kit, tree saddle setup (when appropriate), etc. in a modest-sized camo dry bag strapped onto the frame. For longer, multi-day backpack hunts, I carry a larger dry bag with camping and cooking gear, food, clothing, and other necessities inside, and can strap my tent (or tent poles) outside the dry bag if necessary. When its time to pack game quarters or meat bags, its easy to strap those on. The system has been working well for me, but I'd like to find dry bags made from quieter, camo fabric for hunting. Any ideas?
Several manufacturers produce quiet, waterproof raingear and/or packs (for example, Rivers West, Cabela's, Sitka, Kuiu, etc.) but so far I have not found any roll-top dry bags with sealed seams made from suitably quiet material. I'd be willing to sew some myself if I could find suitable camo fabric (although sealing the seams might be tricky). Anybody recommendations on strong, quiet, waterproof fabric that might be suitable? Instructions on how to seal seams so they are waterproof and durable? Where might I find a pattern? (I'll wing it if necessary, it doesn't seem like that complex a project.)
Thanks for any insight you folks can provide.
Several manufacturers produce quiet, waterproof raingear and/or packs (for example, Rivers West, Cabela's, Sitka, Kuiu, etc.) but so far I have not found any roll-top dry bags with sealed seams made from suitably quiet material. I'd be willing to sew some myself if I could find suitable camo fabric (although sealing the seams might be tricky). Anybody recommendations on strong, quiet, waterproof fabric that might be suitable? Instructions on how to seal seams so they are waterproof and durable? Where might I find a pattern? (I'll wing it if necessary, it doesn't seem like that complex a project.)
Thanks for any insight you folks can provide.