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Title: Pack basket
Post by: Jcarroll611 on February 16, 2020, 07:37:15 PM
Where is a good place to get a pack basket? I'd like to use one for ice fishing and making trails for tree stands this spring.
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Post by: Hopewell Tom on February 16, 2020, 07:44:08 PM
I have an old one from LL Bean but don't know if they still sell them or not.
Just Google pack baskets, there should be some choice there.
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Post by: GCook on February 16, 2020, 08:24:40 PM
One of the fur bearers trapping supplies will sell them.
https://www.fntpost.com/catrewrite.php?req=/Trapping/
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Post by: fisherick on February 17, 2020, 07:31:12 AM
Many of our local bait & tackle shops and some sporting goods shops sell them.
LL Bean, Kittery Trading Post, AJ's bait & tackle, etc.
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Post by: ron w on February 17, 2020, 09:19:16 AM
Do a google search, they make kits so you can make your own. It's fun .....
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Post by: mjh on February 17, 2020, 10:06:16 AM
I think Frost River has pack baskets.

https://www.frostriver.com/pack-basket/


There yea go....they do....I've bought a lot from Frost River....quality goods....good service....
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Post by: robbartley on February 17, 2020, 11:06:42 AM
Loring makes a nice one.  It is made with plastic strips and is nearly indestructible.
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Post by: TIM B on February 17, 2020, 12:29:38 PM
When I was doing some serious trapping I zip tied a milk crate on the bottom of one of the old aluminum pack frames. It's indestructible and could hold a lot of weight.
Tim B
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Post by: kopfjaeger on February 17, 2020, 12:57:45 PM
On Ebay.
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Post by: NY Yankee on February 19, 2020, 04:42:28 PM
Make one from a new 13 gallon plastic trash bucket from Wal mart. All you need are a couple firing strips, shoulder straps and a rubber car floor mat for a cover. Dave Canterbury builds a nice one on his Youtube channel Self Reliance Outfitters
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Post by: GRAYBEARD on February 21, 2020, 03:16:16 PM
most of the trapping supply catalogs offer pack baskets, classic equipment for those who run lines.
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Post by: NIGEL01 on February 26, 2020, 09:27:42 PM
I made one out of a kitty litter bucket stuffed in an old surplus duffle bag and added shoulder straps.  There is a guy in Maine that makes absolute pieces of art. A bit pricey.