What's In My Pack? — Backpacking

Learn how we prepared for and packed for the 3 days, 90+ miles, and 21,000’ of climbing that we endured on the 2018 Exo Mtn Gear Death Hike. Find out what we learned, hear stories from the hike, and watch the gear list breakdown.

Mark Huelsing shares the gear he packs for a 3-day rifle deer hunt in the Midwest, during November. This is a good example of how gear changes throughout the seasons, as you can compare Mark’s gear setup for this trip to the previous video he did for September archery elk hunting.

Jake Saenz of Atomic Athlete shares the gear he packs for a 20-day elk hunting trip in Colorado. Jake establishes a backcountry basecamp for the 20-day trip, then takes shorter day hunts and overnight bivy trips away from basecamp. Jake uses the Exo Mtn Gear 5500 pack, allowing him to seamlessly transition from a large pack for multiple days to a compressed daypack for quick day trips from basecamp.

Jeff Roberts of PNWild shares the gear he packs for a quick overnight trip into Washington’s high country for scouting and hunting. Jeff uses the Exo Mtn Gear 5500.