Hunting Packs
10-14-2014, 07:19 AM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: SW, missouri
Posts: 822
Ive used those packs as well and for the money Ive been very satisfied.
Here is a little thing to look at if your interested. Midway USA is the site I usually use.
They have real good sales and email me their sales. That Tenzing 1140 pack is regular price $120. They had them for half off. Now $60 to me is still quite a lot for a pack so what I did(and I do this all the time) I bought 2 of them for $120...When they arrived I put 1 on ebay and it went for $100. At the end of the day I have $20 in the pack.
Here is a little thing to look at if your interested. Midway USA is the site I usually use.
They have real good sales and email me their sales. That Tenzing 1140 pack is regular price $120. They had them for half off. Now $60 to me is still quite a lot for a pack so what I did(and I do this all the time) I bought 2 of them for $120...When they arrived I put 1 on ebay and it went for $100. At the end of the day I have $20 in the pack.
10-14-2014, 07:56 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: GA
Posts: 357
I use to have a couple drag cars which was one of the things that led to my first marriage ending in divorce..
10-14-2014, 08:23 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 3,359
It just keeps adding up.
10-15-2014, 07:07 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 282
Well, I finally found a good hunting pack - or rather it found me. I stopped in at the local Dick's and was looking through their packs to see what options they had and I ran across the Field & Stream brand gear. They had lumbar packs with suspension and I noticed they had one left of what appeared to be last year's model, and it was marked down. The new ones were $59, but they had this one marked down to $39. It looked like a nice pack, so I figured I'd take it, but when the cashier rings it up, it rings up like 50 cents higher than it was marked. I start to protest, but I think to myself 50 cents is no big deal. The cashier asks me if there was a problem, so I tell her, and she proceeds to manually change the price to $25.99. Apparently, the store has had some issues with price tags being incorrect or misleading, so the sales associates were told to just give a discount if the customer says anything. Anyway, walking out of there with what used to be a $60 pack for less than $30 felt pretty good. The model of the pack is the "Trail Guide." I think the new model is called the "Sawtooth."
Anyway, I think I got a pretty sweet deal. The stuff in it isn't what I'll be carrying to the field, but it gives you an idea of relative size. If you haven't taken a look at Field and Stream brand gear, you should check it out. It seems to be pretty good quality and the fit & finish is pretty nice. I've never been too fond of Dick's, but I still seem to find a good deal there every now and then...Which is, sadly, more than I can say for the Gander Mountain that opened across the road.
Anyway, I think I got a pretty sweet deal. The stuff in it isn't what I'll be carrying to the field, but it gives you an idea of relative size. If you haven't taken a look at Field and Stream brand gear, you should check it out. It seems to be pretty good quality and the fit & finish is pretty nice. I've never been too fond of Dick's, but I still seem to find a good deal there every now and then...Which is, sadly, more than I can say for the Gander Mountain that opened across the road.
