Exo Journal

Discover how selecting high-quality clothing, combined with the knowledge of when and how to layer those items effectively, creates a comprehensive layering system for backpack hunts.

The food you take on a multi-day backpack hunt is an important aspect of your ability to hunt effectively. The food you bring provides the energy you need to hike, hour after hour, and day after day. As you begin to extend a hunt duration, your food also becomes the heaviest and bulkiest item(s) in your pack. In this video, Steve Speck, owner and founder of Exo Mtn Gear, shares an example of how he plans and packs the foods he takes on backpack hunts.

Steve Speck, owner and designer at Exo Mtn Gear, goes through all of the gear he is taking on his once-in-a-lifetime Moose tag in his home state of Idaho. This is a 7-day backpack rifle hunt in October, with temps in the 30-50 degree range, and some rain and snow in the forecast.

After spending 3+ years hunting, scouting, and guiding with it, we take an unfiltered look at the condition of Chris Horton's pre-release K4 Prototype. Chris used this prototype to pack out at least a dozen elk and deer, hauled hundreds of pounds of shed antlers, and put in countless miles of hunting, hiking, and pre-season training.