I' m a big fan of " fanny pac" style day packs, I have one out of cabela' s, it' s more comfortable than an undershirt! It was pretty pricey as far as it goes though, as far as I' m concerned, as long as it' s comfortable, a day pack' s a day pack, I' ve had good back packs that have costed $20 be better day packs than some $100 Hunting packs I' ve used (and then returned, bust a zipper and you can return anything). I like to carry things low on my back, more on my hips even, so the cabela' s one is ideal it hangs on your shoulder buy the weight is on your hips. Another one that I love is from WALLY WORLD!!! It' s a pretty handy (just enough volume and pockets etc) back pack, plus it comes with a detach fanny-style. It cost me $25 and was worth every penny, it' s not really water-proof, but it' s more water proof than most of the " water-proof" versions that I' ve bought. One nice thing about fanny style packs is that they don' t have to have bulky padded shoulder straps to be very comfortable. THey' re usually padded enough, don' t confuse that, but it' s hard to shoot sometimes when you bring your gun up into an inch thick pad and only half contact it, smaller pads or only nylon straps are much easier to cope with when shooting with your pack on.