[wisc]

This is really an internal vs external frame question.

I've been reading the reviews about the Just One pack and most people seem to like it. However, my question is how many elk quarters can you carry on an external frame? I realize there are a lot of variables but I was reading on the eberlestock website and it seems tha you can only get one quarter in this pack. Can you not get more on an external or is one quarter standard for all packs?
I appreciate any advice.
Thanks

 

[Guest]

You could probably get 2 on a external(bone-in) but could you carry it? Boned quarters you can get 2 in a day one and a extern as well Im sure.
Nice thing bout the Day one is your gear is still packed in the compartments.
And when hunting your not bangin your head on the frame and hangin up on brush?
peace

 

[adamsoa]

I dont have the just one but I've packed a few elk and I'm definately not a little guy. If you are planning to pack 2 quarters and gear very far you are a stud. I'd rather hit two trips and go one at a time.

 

[pintojk]

Traditionally an external frame .....

will dissipate a heavy load with greater ease on your body. Personally I haven't seen an internal frame pack yet that can carry a load like an external frame.

A quarter at a time would put less stress on you physically, and "sleding" out the other in tow may be more realistic than trying to carry both.

Consider a deer cart, sure you have to carry it in, but it'll actually work well with your gear, tent, etc.

PintoJK

 

[wisc]

Thanks guys. I've never packed out an elk so I appreciate the reality check. I didn't realize that carrying out two quarters at a time was really not doable.
Thanks again.

 

[wisc]

Price

I found a guy on ebay that will sale the Just one for 199 shipped. However I need the additional duffle for 26. Anyone know of a place to get a better deal or better pack for 225 or less?
This seems like a good pack but I am still open minded.

 

[Duke_II]

I prefer an internal frame pack for Elk quarters. Just easier to keep it solid than lashing one on. That said, mine is sized just so. There's not a whole lot to tie to without it shifting on an external frame.

With an internal frame, you need one with a top that opens wide enough to get the top of the rear quarter in there. That's really wide.

If you were thinking carrying multiple quarters... me thinks you might be new to elk hunting. You would need to be the size/strength of an NFL linemen. Or have crazy strength. If you are... you can be my pack mule any day.:darkbeer: I'm guessing a bone in rear quarter must be ~ 80#?

i've packed one out all by myself. two miles at 9,700'. Up one mtn and down the other. Plan on 5 trips - kill and pack out your weapon and day pack along with rack and backstraps (even those have to be 20 - 30 #). Then get your haul pack. You've got four trips ahead of you still. It's possible to bone and save a trip... in particular, bone the front quarters and it can be one load, but hard to get a rear and anything else.

Don't worry too much about the pack... worry more about finding a few friends with strong backs/legs or a good mule.

 

[Elk in CO]

Just to give you an idea.

The last elk I packed out ended up being 544 pounds of hanging quarters, that's 136 pounds per quarter if they were all equal in size. This is not the case, and the front quarters will be bigger due to having the rib cage on them. Thank God it was a fairly short pack. Most of our packs have been somewhat short, and we normally didn't bone out the animal. This was the area I hunted in WA, and now that I moved to CO, I'm thinking I'll be learning how to bone out an animal.

Can't go wrong with the Eberlestock pack, I picked up the X-1, and love it. Just the right size for a day pack. I'll go back to camp and get my pack frames for bringing out the animal if I need to.

 

[Duke_II]

The last elk I packed out ended up being 544 pounds of hanging quarters, that's 136 pounds per quarter if they were all equal in size. This is not the case, and the front quarters will be bigger due to having the rib cage on them.

Ribs... that's hardcore. We deal with smaller fronts, as we leave the ribs for the local scavengers. Now I feel guilty... but some of the hauls I've helped on have just been too far for ribs. Good for you. Yeah, ~110 - 120 lbs for a rear sounds closer than my first thought. Every time I talk about it my wife thinks I'm crazy for carrying 100s of lbs of meat up and down mountains. She'll never understand.