Strap bag vs belt bag?

stephenprops1 · Nov 3, 2024

I carry a possibles bag on my left shoulder. Inside it I have everything needed to shoot the rifle. Mostly patches, wiping patches, round balls, and percussion caps. On my belt, at my back, is a shooting pouch. Inside the pouch I carry everything that might be needed to handle a misfunction. After trying various ways this method is the one I ended up with. With the tools out of my possibles bag I am not encumbered with too many things in the bag. (I did that at first and found myself constantly foraging for what I needed.) Oh, by the way. I wear my patch knife around my neck with my powder measure tied to its end. My powder horn is on my right shoulder. I usually have a big knife in my right boot or on the belt's right side.

smo · Nov 6, 2024

From the stand I use mostly a modern back pack and a fanny pack..

On woods walks I use both a shoulder bag and a belt bag as well..
I usually carry a haverbag along also…

Terry Lightle · Nov 6, 2024

Strap shoulder bag foe me,like to take it off and lay on ground beside me when sitting and slide it to backside if still hunting to keep it from catching brush

longcruise · Nov 6, 2024

awreis said:
Which do you prefer for deer hunting from a stand? I am in no way hunting period correct clothing. I'm leaning towards a straped bag so it's easy to put on and take off with my backpack but wanted other people's thoughts.

My choices aren't actually related to stand vs still hunting. I use a shoulder strap bag. It's just easier for me to get in and out of. My stands are always on the ground. Since I almost always have a day pack on a belt bag would be in the way.

Loyalist Dave · Nov 6, 2024

awreis said:
Which do you prefer for deer hunting from a stand? I am in no way hunting period correct clothing. I'm leaning towards a straped bag so it's easy to put on and take off with my backpack but wanted other people's thoughts.

Strap bag (s). And Horn on a different strap.
I don't get into tree stands as a choice, because around 98% of Maryland's "hunting accidents" are from falling out of the dang things. But I do hunt with guys who use them, and it's easier for them to lift their stuff with a strap up to their position than a belt bag. The belt bag is fine when standing but some of the stands are a very limited platform, and you are seated and may not be accessing a belt bag in an easy manner

LD

SOLANCO · Nov 7, 2024

I do not carry a horn, unless it is something like a dove shoot. A half dozen premeasured loads in pill bottles is usually more than enough. A horn is a good device for storing or moving a quantity of powder. More powder than a day's outing might want for.
Two or three hundred years ago powder was a necessity that you likely had to go a ways to procure. A horn was a good way to keep it safe and dry IN THE HOME. If you had a pound or two in the horn for storage I very much doubt you would want to bring it all along every time you set foot in the woods. Pretty sure the ancestors on a day trip carried the load un the gun and fixings for maybe 2 or 3 more shots. A muzzleloader is neither full nor semi automatic. Its technology imposes limits on how much shooting you will do.

WonkyEye · Nov 7, 2024

2 speed loaders, short starter, the priming doodad, flint wallet, a Pickering tool, and knapping hammer, cows knee. All in my pockets

French Colonial · Nov 7, 2024

SOLANCO said:
Pretty sure the ancestors on a day trip carried the load un the gun and fixings for maybe 2 or 3 more shots.

So, how do you suppose those ancestors carried the 2-3 shot "fixings"

Not being argumentative, serious question about the perceived method.

waksupi · Nov 7, 2024

French Colonial said:
So, how do you suppose those ancestors carried the 2-3 shot "fixings"

Not being argumentative, serious question about the perceived method.

Probably just a small day horn, some balls and patch maybe carried in a small bag around the neck would work.

French Colonial · Nov 7, 2024

waksupi said:
Probably just a small day horn, some balls and patch maybe carried in a small bag around the neck would work.

I agree with that but it sounded like Solanco had something else in mind, curious to what that is.

stephenprops1 · 2024-11-26T23:24:26-0500

SOLANCO said:
I do not carry a horn, unless it is something like a dove shoot. A half dozen premeasured loads in pill bottles is usually more than enough. A horn is a good device for storing or moving a quantity of powder. More powder than a day's outing might want for.
Two or three hundred years ago powder was a necessity that you likely had to go a ways to procure. A horn was a good way to keep it safe and dry IN THE HOME. If you had a pound or two in the horn for storage I very much doubt you would want to bring it all along every time you set foot in the woods. Pretty sure the ancestors on a day trip carried the load un the gun and fixings for maybe 2 or 3 more shots. A muzzleloader is neither full nor semi automatic. Its technology imposes limits on how much shooting you will do.

I used to have my great-grandfather's powder horn. It was big enough to hold enough powder for about 10 shots. He may have had other horns, but this one is the only one I ever knew about.

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