Stone Glacier
Stone Glacier Approach 2800
The Approach 2800 is Stone Glacier's flagship day-hunting bag sold as a $675 complete system on your choice of the Krux or Xcurve full meat-hauling frame (the 1 lb 5 oz bag alone rides on any SG frame). The 2,800 ci (46 L) full-panel-zip bag sits over an expandable 2,500+ ci load shelf with a 150+ lb load rating, so a day hunt can turn into a pack-out without a return trip. It carries a spotting scope up to a 115 mm objective in a dedicated external pocket with a tripod attachment system.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓A real 150+ lb meat-hauling chassis under a day bag: the integrated Krux/Xcurve load shelf expands 2,500+ ci between bag and frame, and Rokslide owners specifically run it so an elk quarter comes out on the first trip instead of wasting a return hike for a frame.
- ✓Same $675 buys your choice of frame — the 2 lb 12 oz straight-stay Krux for shorter torsos or the 3 lb anatomically curved Xcurve, whose crossed carbon stays and Powerlock belt are SG's most comfortable option over 100 lb.
- ✓Best glassing layout in the SG day line: external spotting scope pocket up to a 115 mm objective plus two tripod carry options — one Rokslide owner said the exterior spotter pocket and tripod system 'really nailed it' as his ideal day pack.
- ✓Two 200 ci internal zippered organizer pockets — owners note they eliminate the need to buy SG's Swing-Out accessory pockets that the older Solo bag required.
- ✓Full-panel clamshell zip opens the whole bag flat for easy loading — a clear upgrade over the top-loading Avail and Solo.
- ✓The 1 lb 5 oz bag is modular: it mates to any Stone Glacier frame and can even ride over the top of a 5900 expedition bag as an add-on, per Rokslide owners.
- ✓Materially overbuilt for its weight — 500D Cordura and X-Pac with YKK #10 zippers and mil-spec Duraflex buckles, made in the USA; an ocabj.net reviewer coming from an Eberlestock Gunslinger II found it dramatically lighter yet more comfortable for match use.
- ✓Clean, professional look without MOLLE webbing crosses over to NRL Hunter matches, range days, and travel — reviewers repeatedly praise it as a non-tactical do-all.
Cons
- ✗$675 for a day-pack system is real money — an Exo K4 or Kuiu Pro complete kit lands in the same range with more bag, and the frame is most of the Approach's cost.
- ✗46 L runs out fast in cold weather: Rokslide owners say puffy layers, rain gear, spotter, tripod, and a stove crowd it, and most keep a bigger bag for overnighters.
- ✗No hydration sleeve and only one open side pocket (left side) — no external water-bottle pockets, a recurring Stone Glacier complaint.
- ✗No hip-belt pockets included; SG's Swing-Out and belt pockets are paid accessories.
- ✗The tripod foot pocket has no hard liner, so spiked tripod feet can eventually punch through it (flagged in the ocabj.net long-term review).
- ✗At 4.1-4.3 lb complete it's double the weight of frameless day packs like a Kuiu Venture — overkill if you never haul meat.
- ✗The smaller Approach 1800 was discontinued, so there's no lower-volume version of this bag currently sold.
- ✗Choosing between Krux and Xcurve frames requires homework on your torso and load style — buy the wrong one and comfort under heavy loads suffers.
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