Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38 vs Mystery Ranch Women's Pop Up 30
Quick take: The Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38 costs $100 less; the Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38 carries more (38.8 vs 30 liters); the Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38 is lighter (4.5 vs 4.9 lbs).
Which one to buy
Silence or a frame that hauls: Mystery Ranch built these two stand packs for different jobs. The Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38 has a brushed polyester face meant to stay quiet against bark, removable tree straps that hang it beside the stand, and side compression for a bow or climbing stand. It's frameless, with a fixed one-size harness and no meat-hauling provision, and it costs $100 less.
The Mystery Ranch Women's Pop Up 30 has a telescoping frame that extends to carry a load between bag and frame, a women's yoke, a horseshoe zip and a hydration sleeve. It holds nearly 9 L less and weighs 0.4 lb more, and Mystery Ranch publishes neither a load rating nor a torso range for it.
The deciding question is whether an animal will ever leave the woods on your back. The Treehouse can't carry one, and the Pop Up's frame is weight you carry on every sit that doesn't end in a packout. For a woman who expects to pack meat even occasionally, the Pop Up is the better buy, since its yoke is also cut for her where the Treehouse harness doesn't adjust at all. A sitter who climbs down empty-handed gets a quieter pack for $100 less in the Treehouse.
Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38
A good match for whitetail sitters who never need to pack meat and want the quietest face fabric and a pack that hangs off the tree.
Mystery Ranch Women's Pop Up 30
For women hunting from a truck or camp who may need to pack out a quarter and want a yoke cut for them.
| Spec | Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38 | Mystery Ranch Women's Pop Up 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $325 | $425 |
| Rating | — | — |
| Type | Hunting Pack | Hunting Pack |
| Frame Type | Frameless | Internal Frame |
| Capacity | 38.8 L | 30 L |
| Weight | 4.5 lbs | 4.9 lbs |
| Max Load | Not specified by the manufacturer | Not specified by the manufacturer |
| Torso Fit | One size, fixed harness | Women's-specific yoke on the Pop-Up frame; see manufacturer sizing |
| Material | Custom fuzzy polyester face backed with 210D nylon laminate, YKK zippers | 330D Lite Plus CORDURA nylon |
| Back Panel | Fixed harness with padded contact back panel | Telescoping Pop-Up frame with a women's yoke and foam back panel |
| Adjustable torso | No | Yes |
| Ventilated back | No | No |
| Raincover included | No | No |
| Hipbelt pockets | No | No |
| Removable lid | No | Yes |
| Hydration sleeve | No | Yes |
| Fits BV500 bear can | No | Yes |
| Warranty | Mystery Ranch Guarantee: defects in materials and craftsmanship for the practical lifetime of the product; wear-and-tear and misuse repairs at a reasonable charge | Mystery Ranch Guarantee: defects in materials and craftsmanship for the practical lifetime of the product; wear-and-tear and misuse repairs at a reasonable charge |
Pros & cons
Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38
- ✓The brushed face fabric is built to stay silent when it rubs a tree or a jacket.
- ✓Removable tree straps and a haul loop hang it beside the stand instead of on the platform.
- ✓Side compression and pass-through loops hold a bow or a climbing treestand.
- ✓Three sizes from 16 L to 38.8 L share the design, starting at $200.
- ✓A fixed lid with an organiser keeps calls and small kit sorted.
- ✗4.5 lb with no frame is heavy for a pack that only carries a day's kit.
- ✗Fuzzy polyester will pick up burrs and seeds.
- ✗One size on a fixed harness, with no torso adjustment.
- ✗No hydration sleeve is stated on the 38's page.
- ✗No load rating and no meat-hauling provision.
- ✗$325 is Mystery Ranch money for a whitetail day pack.
Mystery Ranch Women's Pop Up 30
- ✓The frame telescopes upward, so a day pack becomes a meat hauler.
- ✓A horseshoe zip opens the whole main bag.
- ✓The lid carries its own pocket.
- ✓Same price as the men's Pop Up 30.
- ✓Room for a day's kit plus glass in 30 L.
- ✓Face compression stows a rifle or bow for hands-free hiking, as on the men's Pop Up 30.
- ✗4.9 lb is heavy for a 30 L day pack.
- ✗No published load rating on the women's page, though Mystery Ranch rates the same Pop-Up frame to 80 lbs on the men's Pop Up 30.
- ✗Women's torso range not given.
- ✗$425 is high for a pack this size.
- ✗The 40 L version's page renders no specs.
Mystery Ranch Treehouse 38 vs Mystery Ranch Women's Pop Up 30: common questions
Can the Treehouse 38 carry meat like the Women's Pop Up 30?▾
No. The Treehouse is frameless and has no meat-hauling provision. The Women's Pop Up 30's frame telescopes upward so a load can ride between bag and frame, which is the main reason to pay $100 more.
Which is quieter in a treestand?▾
The Treehouse 38. Its brushed polyester face is built to stay silent when it rubs a tree or a jacket. The Women's Pop Up 30 uses 330D Cordura, which is tough but not designed specifically for quiet.
Will the one-size Treehouse 38 fit a woman?▾
It has a fixed harness with no torso adjustment, so fit depends on your build. The Women's Pop Up 30 has a women's-specific yoke, though Mystery Ranch doesn't publish its torso range, so try both if you can.