Home Tournaments Calendar Weather Merchandise Sponsors

Go Back   Spearboard.com - The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Boating Social Media Forum > Spearfishing Gear > All Other Gear

All Other Gear Tanks, BCDs, Regs, Fins, Stringers, and all other gear we use in Spearfishing.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 09-21-2021, 02:51 PM   #1
jackyd
Registered User
 
jackyd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 212
Spearfishing Backpack w Waist Strap

Does anybody know of spearfishing backpack with a waist strap?

I'm hiking up and down a cliff that's in the vicinity of 500 vertical feet, with coldwater gear.

It's strenuous to wear wetsuits either way, so all gear goes in the pack.

It's also very difficult to bring much in the way of fish back, so ideally something that could carry substantial weight.

The problem I've run into with what I have is that loading up the shoulders with all the weight is very exhausting.
jackyd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2021, 03:47 AM   #2
Mikel_24
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Bilbao (Spain)
Posts: 445
Re: Spearfishing Backpack w Waist Strap

Quote:
Originally Posted by jackyd View Post
Does anybody know of spearfishing backpack with a waist strap?

I'm hiking up and down a cliff that's in the vicinity of 500 vertical feet, with coldwater gear.

It's strenuous to wear wetsuits either way, so all gear goes in the pack.

It's also very difficult to bring much in the way of fish back, so ideally something that could carry substantial weight.

The problem I've run into with what I have is that loading up the shoulders with all the weight is very exhausting.
I would suggest you forget about any kind of diving bag/backpack and buy a used (cheap) quality backpaking/hiking pack... A big one (65 liters or bigger). They usually have substantial suspension systems. If it gets wet with the gear, you can rinse it and let it dry. Salt water will not harm the materials.

For the catches get a waterproof sac (roll top), that you can close so as not to get blood and guts on the backpak. I would also suggest you carry the neccesary means to clean and filet (if you do so) your catches right on the spot so you only haul up what you will be eating.

I am not a fan of external frame packs, but maybe... JUST MAYBE... for this situation it might be handy.

Mikel
Mikel_24 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:43 AM.


The World's Largest Spearfishing Diving Social Media Forum Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2002 - 2014 Spearboard.com