So far, so good! The pack was looking like it was going to be a winner for my pack requirements. In addition, the belt and shoulder straps were of solid construction and adequate padding for long, heavy hikes. I then looked at the material, constructed of a light nylon upper and heavy-duty lower Cordura, with double stitching and gussets for all the mounting points and attachment straps. When the bag was attached to the pack, it still remained very light at under 5lbs.
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With the frame being full length and composed of 100% carbon fiber, it was very, very light and rigid. My first impression when I received the Carbon Canyon was the construction and light weight. Unbeknownst to him, it would end up being a torture test over three backpack hunts into remote country of California and Hells Canyon in Idaho. Nate then let me borrow the pack and give it a test drive. We met at a Foundation for Wildlife Management event and he introduced me to his company’s Carbon Canyon Pack. As a result, I needed a pack system that would allow me to securely strap all of my gear, rifle and game meat to my back without the load shifting or swaying while walking.ĭuring my search, I was approached by Nate Brence with Nimrod Outdoor. In addition, with my knee injury, I still have a lack of strength and dexterity in my left leg. At the time, I was using an Eberlestock Dragonfly II, which was heavy and had no method of securing game meat for long pack-outs. Over the summer, I was in the market for a new backpack for multiple day, remote backcountry hunting/scouting/fishing trips. Nimrod Outdoor – Carbon Canyon Multi-Day Pack System I highly recommend these trekking poles to all my students. At $149.95, these poles are a great value for the quality of the product I received.
Without them, 2020 would have been a waste of time and tags for me…and now I am using them to teach technique in 2021. The Peax Equipment Sissy Stix have been a great addition to my hunting gear. I am now teaching this technique to the students in my Precision Hunting Courses as a regular part of my curriculum. After some practice, I was able to prefect the technique, and a rock solid shooting platform was created. I could then rest the rifle in the ‘V’ created without having to hold neither the Sissy Stix, nor the rifle. Success! I crossed the Sissy Stix, then looped my wrist through both wrist straps, which held the Sissy Stix in place. While training with my rifle, I started working on methods in which to utilize my Sissy Stix as shooting Stix. During my rehab, I have been able to shoot quite a bit, however, I have been forced to rely on non-traditional shooting positions because I cannot use the knee properly. I would not have been able to do either of these hunts without my Sissy Stix.įast forward to 2021, and surgery #3, I am back to using these poles for my recovery. That said, I was able to harvest a big antelope and a stud blacktail deer in CA prior to surgery. I continued to use these into hunting season, which was shortened due to surgery #2. The poles handled the rigors my broken body put them through. I was able to hike to the top of my local mesa, and back, without injury.
I took my new Sissy Stix on their first test hike the same day, rock solid. Clean, well constructed poles, with solid, locking friction buckles, comfortable grips and wrist straps, and the option for three different tip set-ups, snow, sand and hard ground. Being a small company, I expected goo things from them, but these poles were over the TOP. They arrived a few days later, and I was immediately impressed by the construction. Being of carbon fiber and aluminum construction, I expected that these poles would be able to handle the duty of being my left leg while I recovered. I ordered a set of the Sissy Stix Backcountry Elite poles. During my search, I was turned on to Peax Equipment in Montana. I also needed something fairly light, because I could not yet handle a lot of extra weight on the knee joint. I needed something that was very strong and would handle the weight of my body going up and down hill, as my knee structure would not hold the load and I fell often. I quickly found that my knee wouldn’t cooperate, especially going downhill.Īt this, I started researching different makes and models of trekking poles. In an effort to help speed up my recovery, and attempt to stay ‘hunt fit’, I started doing some long hikes with my hunting pack. In 2020, I was recovering from the first of three knee surgeries.
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