Anyone hike with a shotgun?

Getting the gun out of the Eberlestock backpack is pretty easy with very little practice. Depending on hte lenght of you barrel you may have to put some filler in the gun holster (but lightweight foam works great).
 
Thanks for all the replies guys.
Blatt, do you hike with the scabbard under your pack? I can't imagine it being comfortable with a gun jammed in there between pack and back, not to mention the straps of the pack over the straps of the scabbard. I'm talking about hiking with a full 80 liter internal frame pack.
That aside, I can see how that would work really well with a pistol grip defender, but with my Grizzly, I don't have the option of the pistol grip. With the short barrel and the butt stock, I'd be trying to fish it out by the end of the butt, which I can see being problematic in a panic situation. I did a little playing around with some mocked up configurations and just didn't like the way the gun had to sit with the butt sticking way up out of the pack in order to be able to withdraw it quickly.

I'm hiking on Vancouver Island (home), and in the Chilcotin this summer. We've got cats around here, though I've yet to see one in person. And lots of Black Bears. I've had a few close encounters and been lucky in every one so far (wasn't packing). I'd expect the chances of needing to use it are pretty low, but I have no intentions of pushing my luck.

Single point is looking good. I'll have to try to mock something up and try it.
 
If you are looking at going single-point then a weapons catch on your kidney belt is a really good idea to keep it out of the dirt. Personally I think a Vickers 2-pt over your pack straps would work the best but thats just me.
Cheers,
Grant
 
Hey what's a weapons catch? Gotta pic?

That's Vickers doesn't look too bad either. I like that with a forward sling mount it helps keep the muzzle from bouncing around all over the place, but does the gun tend to want to drop as you hike?
 
The whole appeal of the Vickers is that it goes from really nice and tight to loosened off very quickly. So it doesn't bounce around when you don't want it to.
Here is a weapon catch:
http://www.copsplus.com/prodnum3517.php

They are to keep a single-point slung weapon from bouncing off your knees. Single-points are great for a lot of things, but clambering over stuff isn't one of them. They are also slower to get at your weapon then the 2pt sling.

Cheers,
Grant
 
Thanks!
I'd been thinking that something like that would be a handy thing, but I hadn't run across that quite yet. I think I like the idea of the non-retention type. With an adjustable 2-point, that's looks like it could work pretty good.
 
Yes, i mentioned it before, i hike with it under my pack......its actually a lot more comfortable than you would think.....well i cant say that a heavy pack is comfortable but the gun doesnt jam into my back, and my back doesnt hurt at the end of the day. But i see your problem....and your absolutely right, id go with a 2 point sling
 
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