Badlands
Badlands 2200
DiscontinuedBadlands no longer makes this pack; what retailers have left is the last of it. See Badlands’s current packs.
The Badlands 2200 is arguably the best-known whitetail and mule deer pack in America, a 2,750 ci (45 L) day-and-a-half bag built around a blaze-orange meat shelf and a lightweight Allite Super Magnesium frame. It pairs batwing-style organization and a rifle/bow carry system with Badlands' famous unconditional lifetime warranty. It excels as a loaded day pack, though the western backcountry crowd taps out well before triple-digit loads.
Specifications
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Pros
- ✓Badlands' unconditional lifetime warranty has a strong reputation, and owners report decade-old packs being repaired or replaced free.
- ✓The built-in blaze-orange meat shelf sandwiches a boned-out quarter between bag and frame, and owners confirm it genuinely works — several report packing out moose and elk quarters one load at a time.
- ✓The switch to an Allite Super Magnesium frame shaved weight off the old T-6 aluminum version while keeping the load structure that made the 2200 famous.
- ✓Batwing organization is a fan favorite for gear-heavy hunters — the wing pockets, dedicated spotting scope pocket, and zippered back-panel access swallow a full day kit without digging.
- ✓The integrated bow and rifle boot carries a weapon hands-free well enough that treestand hunters and western hikers both cite it as a reason they keep the pack.
- ✓KXO-50 brushed fabric is genuinely quiet in brush and timber — a repeated point of praise from bowhunters who found stiffer Cordura packs too noisy at full draw.
- ✓Hip-belt pouches with an integrated pistol holster keep rangefinder, calls, and a sidearm at hand — a feature set budget competitors like the ALPS Pursuit only partially match.
- ✓With a 4.8-star average across nearly 600 manufacturer reviews and 20+ years on the market, it has one of the deepest owner track records of any hunting pack, which also makes it easy to resell.
Cons
- ✗At 5 lb 10 oz empty it's heavy for 45 liters — roughly double the bag weight of ultralight competitors like a Stone Glacier or Exo bag of similar capacity.
- ✗Several owners are blunt: the suspension carries poorly past about 40 lbs, so one quarter plus camp is its realistic ceiling — it's a day pack that can haul, not a true freighter.
- ✗Zippers are the notorious failure point — the warranty makes it free to fix, but multiple owners describe blown zipper pockets failing mid-hunt, sometimes more than once.
- ✗The $399 price has crept into striking distance of entry-level bags from serious load-hauling brands, and forum threads increasingly steer buyers toward used Exo or Kifaru at that money.
- ✗The headline 2,750 ci counts every wing and accessory pocket — the main bag is only about 1,980 ci, so multi-day loads overflow fast.
- ✗No raincover is included, and the thick molded foam soaks up water and adds noticeable weight in sustained wet weather.
- ✗Torso fit is fixed at two frame sizes with no micro-adjustment, and hunters between the Medium and Large ranges report a compromised carry either way.
- ✗The dense molded-foam back panel runs hot — spot-and-stalk hunters in early seasons complain of a soaked shirt where mesh-ventilated competitors breathe.
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