never did...one year i carried a fanny pack but it didnt cut it...this year im getting a pack......and a hydration system so i can sit there and suck on water all day without opening a bottle....and this year i plan to " hunt" not just kill my deer and be gone.....normally im out of hte woods by 10am by the time we get back to camp and eat its getting dark and we call it a day and sit back and relax...if we have tags left we go back out...but this year im acting like i have no doe tags until my buck is down...i want bigger antlers.....so a pack is a must to carry everything to keep me comfy all day......food..water....extra clothes...ammo...cellphone...knives...survival kit...if im ever lost out there or have to pull an over nighter i will be prepared and live to see the next day....rather comfortably too compared to most people lost with nothing but thier wet clothes on their backs and their gun....