By a different pack! I hated my Bivy 45. Granted I hauled two elk out with it, but I was miserable. The straps hurt, the metal buckles bent, and the stretchy material on the hip pockets was...

Skullwerx - what was it about the MR Longbow that turned you off?

I've tried the Eberlestock and Sitka (worst pack EVER!!) and the Eberlestock Dragonfly was a comfortable pack but was so...

I just purchased a Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 tripod for this very purpose. I talked to Mark Seacat, Sitka Athelete, on the subject and he recommended those and Outdoorsmans. The price was basically the...