ORIGINAL: mouthcaller

A novel thought - forget the vest and go with a backback.

I used the vests for several years but switched to a backpack about 7 or 8 years ago. Depending on the size it can carry more gear and, this is the best part, carry it more comfortably. I wear an old Mossy Oak turkey hunting jacket that has pockets for all the important stuff: diaphrams in an old Grizzly can, two slate calls and two strikers, shells, compass, map (if necessary), gloves and a mask. That's really all I need to hunt. The rest of the stuff goes in the backpack, like raingear, decoys (i don't use them often however, food and water, emergency shelter, knive,matches, etc. I can stay out from daylight to dark with this set-up.