im something of a gear nut and ive gone thru a lot of packs....right now im really liking the maxpedition gearslinger series. Its a military type pack which is nice because of all the molle gadgets out there you can attach to it. My biggest gripes about most packs was always accessability. The gearslingers are made to swing around to your front without taking it off to get to your gear (gps, waterbottle, etc). I hunt several different animals and different seasons, so i load up my pack with the stuff i need to just be in the woods, and then i have attachable molle pouches with hunting specific stuff, like i have a small game pouch, a deer pouch, turkey pouch......grab the pack and the pouch, attach em and out the door you go.