Exo Journal — Exo

Whether you use a folding chassis rifle or a traditional hunting rifle stock, we demonstrate the best ways to securely carry your rifle on a K4 Pack System...

A well-designed pack can enable you to hike more comfortably and hunt more efficiently, but only if you understand how to use it effectively. In this video and article, Steve Speck, Owner and Lead Designer of Exo Mtn Gear, shows how to load a K4 Pack for a multi-day backpack hunt, including packing principles that you need to know to get the most performance from your pack.  

We just returned from a successful spring bear hunt in the Idaho backcountry. In this article we share our complete gear list spreadsheet, a podcast discussion with the hunt story, tactics, and takeaways, and also a helpful video on how to load and packout a bear on a K4 Pack System. Story, Tactics, & Tips On this hunt, Steve, Mark, & Justin from Exo Mtn Gear headed into the Idaho backcountry for a 4-day backpack adventure. They hunted an area that Steve & Mark had previous bear hunt success in, but the country was all-new to Justin. On the Hunt...

Welcome to the "WHY DO WE?" video series. Every stitch and square inch of our K4 Packs are designed on purpose and built for a purpose. The videos in this series will go behind the design to explain why we build our packs the way we do. In this video, we discuss why we use dual-density foam in the K4 Frame's Lumbar Pad, how the foam performs with different loads, and options to change the feel of the lumbar pad for certain body types. Comfort and support with every load. When designing a backcountry hunting pack frame, you have to...