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Pathfinder

Expandable day pack with meat-hauling capabilities

HUNT TYPES

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Realtree Edge

Realtree MAX-1 XT

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Hauling decoys, gear and extra rain gear? Carrying a bow? Need a fanny pack? How about a daypack, too? Oh, and you want to haul away your meat? Nobody wants to buy 5 different packs for all your different needs, which is why ALPS OutdoorZ has brought you a pack that can accommodate all your hunting needs -- in one pack! Let us introduce you to our most versatile pack yet, the Pathfinder. The Pathfinder was designed BY hunters FOR hunters.

When you're scouting or going to your stand, the fanny pack mode is great to haul along the essentials. There is a nice padded waist belt and shoulder harness system that makes carrying the Pathfinder a comfortable fit and helps distribute the weight. When more room is necessary, you simply unroll the daypack mode out from the fanny pack and you have an additional 1100 cubic inches of space. Once the daypack mode is set, you have the option to use the Pathfinder in a hauling mode or bow-carrying mode. The hauling mode has extra fabric and straps that work together to create additional space to carry extra gear. Last but not least, there's a bow pocket that fits a wide variety of compound bows, and once strapped in by the lash straps, your bow will be secure and your hands will be free!

Another great feature of this pack is that it's compatible with the accessory pockets (binocular pocket and turkey call pockets) so you can attach the pockets to the front of the harness and have your most important gear in front and accessible when you need it. The accessory pockets are also compatible with the Little Bear and Big Bear.

Features

Universal design that fits a wide variety of compound bows
Drop-down pocket to carry your gun securely
Carry system designed for extra gear
Designed to secure and comfortably carry heavy loads
Extension lashing straps included for extra large loads
Lumbar pack expands into day pack
Hydration pocket and port inside of day pack section
Adjustable shoulder harness
Compatible with Accessory Binocular Pocket and Accessory Call Pockets (Sold separately)
Padded waist belt with easy access pockets
Pockets: two side, front and main, day pack pocket
800 in³ / 13L – lumbar pack capacity
1900 in³ / 31L – day pack capacity
2700 in³ / 44L – total capacity

Specs

Fanny Pack Capacity: 800 in³
Day Pack Capacity: 1900 in³
Total Capacity: 2700 in³
Weight: 3 lbs. 5 oz.

Product Number

Item	Product Number
Pathfinder Edge	9411199
Pathfinder MAX-1 XT	9411193

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The Pathfinder has been rated 199 times.

4.6 out of 5 stars

Versatile pack

I have several different packs and this one is my favorite. It's my go to. I love the dump pouch in the back. It's secure enough to keep my calls or other gear handy. I like the expansion option. It makes it a great early season pack that you can convert to something bigger when you need to pack more layers. Side pouches could move a little forward. it would be nice to have a way to attach a side arm..

Submitted on January 24th, 2019 by Mark

Great innovation of a pack!

I like all the concepts and options this pack has to offer. Although it has come apart on me like others have said in their reviews, I gave it four stars. It would earn that fifth star in the material was a little tougher.

Submitted on September 27th, 2018 by JB

Pros and cons

This pack gets a ton of 4-5 star reviews but my own experience with it was only so so. It has a number of design issues that make it clumsy to use. First, the side compression straps that help the rear-most pocket sit straight go right across the side pockets. If you have a water bottle in the mesh pocket (which seems to be its intended purpose...) it's pretty easy to get out but almost impossible to get back in the same way. The waist belt on the pack also sits oddly for me. It's as if the belt straps are "canted" or angled inward in some way. No matter what I do to adjust it, it always seems to rub me on the top or the bottom.

Finally, the belt design is odd to begin with. The side pouches aren't subdivided, so if you use them for what I do (pocketknife/multi-tool, chapstick, windicator, etc) it all gets jumbled in there and it's hard to get stuff out without dumping things on the ground. And their placement is awkward as well. They're too far back to reach with good view of what's inside and yet not quite far back enough to fit an accessory pouch in front of it. And yet they DO seem to be far enough back to get in the way of a shoulder-carried firearm such as a shotgun! Honestly, I wish they had just stuck a molle panel on each side and focused on the pack itself. No joke, I have seriously considered ripping the stitches on the side pouches so I can sew one on!

The redeeming feature is that this is a very versatile pack for half the price of other less functional competitors. I do hope the Alps team listens to feedback because this thing could be amazing with some tweaks!

Submitted on September 23rd, 2018 by C. Robinson

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