What I've seen Wanagans used for was just the cook kit, not food. Food went in blue barrels.

The 8 gal action packer would be small enough to stack on another pack and carry using a tumpline. Fits under thwarts very nicely, sideways behind bow seat.

BC, Fuel bottle goes with the cook kit so you only need 1 box opened for cooking besides your lunch items of the day. Colder season trips often have a hot lunch.

Again, Think bigger group and fancier spread. Not your average Q trip. Like M_M said but instead of rafts it's canoes. Big rivers, very little portaging.

Good thread here. I'm glad it was revisited. In the recent past i was thinking to ask db where the pics were to his pack set up (check). I've actually got an action packer box (check) and thought "i bet this would work on a modified frame pack" then the entry with the link (check)
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Interesting 'coincidence'...perfect.

db, Thanks :dankk2 for the re-post, I appreciate it, now, where is my wife's Rubbermaid storage box??????????

dadman

"After reading some of the reviews for the Stansport pack frame, now unsure about it as some have noted product failure under load"


Cabelas Has one for $99  I think it is the Camp Trails frame under thier brand

I have one, I think from Cabelas - at least I've ordered a reclacement "shelf" from them - use it for hauling elk meat/heavy loads - have had it 20? years or so?

I've bought another from Bass Pro one time - it was a closeout with a big pack, for $59 - that is pretty heavy duty also

have used some really cheap (like $29) external frame pack for portaging 69# grummans - seemed to hold up well enough

I'd go check out thrift stores like ARC, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army and see what you can find cheap - it should be easy enough to make a shelf (I have one even cheaper frame that I added a piece of board to to make a shelf for hauling elk meat when there was two of us)