2rocky
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On another thread, Upper was asking about pack equipment so I thought I'd start a thread on it.
I am a die hard Decker packsaddle fan. I feel that with enough rope and horses or mules I can do almost anything.
I learned to pack on the St. Joe River from Will and Barbara Judge. We spent the summer taking folks in from the end of the road to the famous St. Joe Lodge. So my mainstays were a basket hitch and occasional barrel hitch. We mantied everything. I think we only had 1 set of box panniers, maybe 2. Very Seldom did we do a top pack, so I never got real good at throwing a diamond. We put a crowsfoot (a loop from the tie-off on the basket hitch through a ring on the cinch) on all our loads.
Preference of brand ...I like Ray Holes Equipment, from Grangeville Idaho. It's expensive but good quality stuff. Most Idaho outfitters will agree.
Spent a summer in the Eagle Cap mostly dayrides
and a few pack trips.
What were your specific questions upper?
I am a die hard Decker packsaddle fan. I feel that with enough rope and horses or mules I can do almost anything.
I learned to pack on the St. Joe River from Will and Barbara Judge. We spent the summer taking folks in from the end of the road to the famous St. Joe Lodge. So my mainstays were a basket hitch and occasional barrel hitch. We mantied everything. I think we only had 1 set of box panniers, maybe 2. Very Seldom did we do a top pack, so I never got real good at throwing a diamond. We put a crowsfoot (a loop from the tie-off on the basket hitch through a ring on the cinch) on all our loads.
Preference of brand ...I like Ray Holes Equipment, from Grangeville Idaho. It's expensive but good quality stuff. Most Idaho outfitters will agree.
Spent a summer in the Eagle Cap mostly dayrides
What were your specific questions upper?
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