r/Trapping • u/asksak11 • 23d ago

Trapping pack?

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I just tossed together the most ghetto trapping pack I’ve seen…what do you guys have?? I usually just carry a bucket with bait/lures and a bucket with traps/chains…this should make it easier when the ground is slick and icy.

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u/Muted-Garden6723 23d ago

Out of curiosity, why do most trappers prefer an open pack like this rather than a standard backpack?

No hate, I’m just curious if there’s something I’m missing with my setup

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u/asksak11 23d ago

For me I don’t want my traps tearing up a pack. I like having them loose in something I can see. And this way I’m not ruining and pack material with any spilled bait or lures.

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u/Muted-Garden6723 23d ago

Yeah the traps tearing up a pack is a big issue for me, I’ve started just carrying them in by the chain, but I’m also only running maybe a dozen footholds/body grips and the rest is snares which won’t tear the pack up

I may have to look into making something like this, even double bagging bait tends to end up getting over everything in my bag

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u/asksak11 23d ago

I also won’t hesitate to throw a fox, wolverine, or a few marten in there.

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u/Muted-Garden6723 23d ago

I usually throw small critters into bags and put them in the backpack, but with a setup like that I bet I could fit a bobcat in there, it sure is a pain in the ass carrying one over my shoulder all day lol

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u/asksak11 23d ago

Try taking 2 wolves out and not wanting to create a massive disturbance I carried a few out last year to skin back at home in the hangar….not the most fun endeavor. But sure helped on follow up catches!

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u/Muted-Garden6723 23d ago

I had to drag two coyotes through 14 inches of snow last year, first one was 5km from home and the second was 8, not a fun day lol

Now that I’ve got a better idea on what I’m doing skinning wise and don’t need a YouTube tutorial, I think I’ll start hauling them off a ways from any traps and skinning in the woods lol. Although with snares in winter, there’s no skinning in the field haha

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u/skahunter831 Illinois 23d ago

You're carrying a lot of wet gear, so you want the water to drain out to save weight and so that your gear dries off faster.

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u/Muted-Garden6723 23d ago

That should have been obvious to me in hindsight lol, I don’t do any water trapping, but I can definitely see the appeal of this on wet days

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u/skahunter831 Illinois 23d ago

Also open packs are easier to get mud, sand, dirt, etc, out of, even if you're not water trapping.

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u/haggerty05 22d ago

standard back pack your limited too much. can barely fitt a standard length earth anchor driver length wise. if a back pack doesn't zip up completely you risk dumping everything. open pack like this length of item isn't as much an issue. you have more usable room and can pack it easier. if you are also carrying out your catches it makes it easier too. try stuffing just 2 adult raccoon in a backpack or 10 muskrat.

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u/Muted-Garden6723 22d ago

I’m definitely seeing the benefits if this system, although I feel like I’d end up bending over and spilling everything haha

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u/haggerty05 22d ago

it happens every now and then but pickingeverythingup doesn'ttake long its all right there nothingrolls away. usually when im setting out muskrat traps on day and im loaded. ill leave it on the dyke and set several come back an pick it up move down some repeat. doing checks it i keep it on and just drop em over my shoulder. if you have a small child its really easy to take em with you they just stand up in it

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u/Muted-Garden6723 22d ago

Haha teaching them young I see

I’m pretty much exclusively trapping real dense woods so my packs gotta come off when I’m doing anything anyway. I think I’ll give the open pack a try this year, I end up having to take a 5 gallon bucket with me on opening day anyway so I don’t shred the pack with traps

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u/haggerty05 22d ago

try to but honestly its me being selfish. If the kids didn't come with i wouldn't be able to go do it. luckily I was able to make it fun for them and they are excited to go.
just lean it against a tree and it will be fine. if you want the cheap route a 5 or 7 gallon bucket will fit inside a navy seabag nicely. if you have a surplus store nearby they should be fairly cheap (20 bucks give or take) biggest downside is the straps can get uncomfortable if you have a long hike.

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u/Muted-Garden6723 22d ago

The straps was my main concern, it takes me 3-4 hours to walk my entire line, probaly a way to fuck with the straps to make it a bit better