muncher Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) I have been thinking of trying a game bag on the foreshore instead of the rucksack I use, just wondered if anyone uses one and pros and cons. Edited January 31, 2018 by muncher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) I use a gamebag and always have, I couldn't tell you how it compares to a rucksack because I havent ever taken one on the marsh but it works well enough that I haven't wanted to change it in 25 years of fowling. Edited January 31, 2018 by ClemFandango Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I've used both and neither are ideal!.....not many backpacks are waterproof, so when it rains, whatever is inside gets soaked, and they are awkward to get off yer back in a hurry! You can get waterproof Gamebags......but the means of closure does not exclude the rain well, so again when it rains, the stuff inside gets soaked too! but when empty keep yer bum fairly mud free and dry when used to sit on!.....both get the contents soaked when you stuff a wet net/coat etc into the bag for the walk off!........ But both are ok in the dry! Lol! I have been using a camo waterproof Gamebags of late....just because I have one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Being as tight as a ducks arxe and had a good friend who worked for royal mail, my main form for carrying bits and pieces and for sticking a few hard earnt duck in was a canvas post mans bag , not really big enough for carrying several decoys but big enough to hold a couple of Pinks and I have had double figures of duck in them , certainly made to last and I have no reason to try anything else . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I use a rucksack, but other than a few shells and a small flask I take very little.else other than a compass and a torch just for emergency.as long as I can fit a couple of pinks in it I think it might be worth a change over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Imagine the weight of a good morning on the pinks, then put that through one strap on one shoulder, along with flask and left over cartridges, bog roll, 10 bore etc. The imagine walking back from 5 with that! I've stopped using my gamebag, it hurts too much once you get a few birds in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank1 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Reckon the rucksack is better as it has more pouches and its better and easier to keep your balance when wading creeks or tide pools. when I used the game bag I always felt lop sided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Stopped using a gamebag years ago in favour of a rucksack. You can get good waterproof one in camouflabe. If you are worried about getting it off your back adapt the strap on one side so it connects at the bottom with a carabiner. I much prefer carrying a few pinks in the rucksack to a gamebag. I pick up three days a week and lugging a full gamebag around is hard work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy baxendale Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) I have used them when they is natural cover and i dont need to carry anything in. These are very rugged and waterproof to sit on https://www.montrosebag.com/product/game-bag-standard/ They obviously dont distribute a heavy load as well as a rucksack Edited February 1, 2018 by guy baxendale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepasty Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 put a heavy plastic sack or bin bag inside your rucksack, instant waterproofing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Use either a postmans bag or a jacj pyke decoy bag for big stuff. Have a small neoprene bag from cabelas for shells, bins, calls, camera etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakin stevens Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Game bag for me , with a game carrier clipped on incase I have a heavy morning on geese , game carrier evens the weight on the shoulder, makes me laugh when you see some folk with big bags they look like the French foreign legion . Keep it simple so you can stalk and move about . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I use both, if I want to go light and am not expecting much of a bag the game bag is taken. If I am expecting a few geese or several duck then the rucksack as the weight is more evenly distributed so doesn't do my back in and it's just easier all round if you have any weight to carry back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, Big Mat said: Imagine the weight of a good morning on the pinks, then put that through one strap on one shoulder, along with flask and left over cartridges, bog roll, 10 bore etc. The imagine walking back from 5 with that! I've stopped using my gamebag, it hurts too much once you get a few birds in it! A few pinks in a gamebag across one shoulder is easily ballanced by a 15lb double 8 in a sleeve, across the other, lol! try keeping a heavy double 8 on your shoulder.....when you have a fully loaded rucksack on your back! Edited February 1, 2018 by panoma1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m greeny Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I use both and they both do a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 42 minutes ago, panoma1 said: A few pinks in a gamebag across one shoulder is easily ballanced by a 15lb double 8 in a sleeve, across the other, lol! try keeping a heavy double 8 on your shoulder.....when you have a fully loaded rucksack on your back! I have enough trouble with a 10 while carrying a rucksack! I tend to take my gamebag when I want to travel really light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Rucksack for me, still can’t find a good one though, the tanglefree one I have is junk and really uncomfortable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Out of the two i prefer a rucksack the load carrying potential is there if you need it for net a few decoys or Birds . Weight is spread evenly you are not encumbered with a bag to one side with all the weight on 0ne strap. I think with a rucksack its the choice of rucksack you need to get right too stiff or large it becomes annoying, but chose a light soft rucksack you can throw a flask sandwich box a decoy or two and a net and forget its there if you adjust the straps properly, getting the rucksack off can be a problem i like clips on each strap so you can unclip and be free of it but it needs to be water proof enough to stand in the wet without the canvas wicking up the water from wet grass or mud. tried many rucksacks British patrol packs flambau worked ok, but i have for the past few years been using a type i like in the polish army rucksacks light not water proof but have a acrylic plastic base section, they can be stood on the ground without absorbing the damp and they are light soft and drawstring closure and straps adjust easy for small or big loads wide straps clip on the three points for big or small loads. They dry quick wear well and cost just a tenner with postage if you look. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Polish-Army-Surplus-Puma-Rucksack-shooting-air-soft-walking-camping/372074647334?hash=item56a1608f26:g:cp0AAOSw30tZuRqQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 In reality, a decent size game bag will cope with most bags from the foreshore on a normal flight , when and if the time come when you are lucky enough to get more than your bag can carry I am sure you will find a way to get them back to civilisation . If I remember rightly when Kenzie Thorpe got a big bag of Widgeon he cut some strips off his hankerchief or a cloth and tied the heads together then looped them over his belt , all sorted and the weight was spread over evenly . Its one of them threads where there isn't going to be a decisive answer , I prefer a bag , simply because I have never tried anything else and it suits my needs , another case of , if it isn't broke then there is no need to mend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m greeny Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, johnnytheboy said: Rucksack for me, still can’t find a good one though, the tanglefree one I have is junk and really uncomfortable I have the tangle free one and agree its so uncomfy its unreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandango Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I use a roe sack, and have for years, bit on the large side I know but capable of carrying all I need comfortably and if need be I pop in my leg o mutton gun case (from mel b) when taking out the big double 8s or the 4g, game carrier is always in there, can be draped across the shoulders if have 2 birds or more if only one then it's in the sack.... All very comfortable and easy to carry. Thinks its what's your comfortable with,,,, therefore it's up to the individual , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 18 hours ago, thepasty said: put a heavy plastic sack or bin bag inside your rucksack, instant waterproofing. This is what I now do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalker58 Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Have a look at a german army seasack, They are bomb proof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Bought a 120ltr rucksack years back still use it put decoys.netting.hide poles flask.ammo etc in it and sometimes duck think rucksack spreads the weigh better especially carrying gun and using wading staff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolo Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 I find a Harkila Fenja 80 litre Roe Sack ideal - good capacity, washable liner, good well-paced straps including a chest strap, weatherproof, external pockets. Dried mud brushes off easily enough. Can be had for under a hundred quid, not cheap, but you get what you pay for.. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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