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While the right capacity and storage options make a good hunting backpack, you should also take time to look at other features before you buy a pack. If you want a perfect hunting solution, then you need more than the right amount of interior space.

Which features should you look for?

1. Waterproof Materials

Don't be tempted to buy a hunting backpack that is water-resistant. Water resistance is not the same as waterproofing. A water-resistant pack won't stay dry. It can hold off a little rain but it will get wet in heavier downpours. If it falls into water, the water will soak through the material. If the backpack gets wet, then so will everything you carry inside it.

Waterproof materials are a better choice. They can withstand heavy downpours and accidental drops into water. No matter how wet the outside of the backpack gets, the inside should stay dry.

Remember that even a waterproof material won't keep the inside of your backpack dry if the pack's zippers aren't designed to keep water out, too. Zippers and their seams can create weak spots that let water in.

2. Blending Colors

Hunting backpacks tend to come in subtle and dark colors like brown, green, and black. You don't want a backpack to give the game away when you're hunting. These colors help the backpack blend in with your surroundings more effectively.

However, block colors might stand out more than you think. An alert animal might spot an unusual block of color in the undergrowth or in trees. So, look at camouflage materials and designs. Camo patterns blend in better because they mimic natural growth and look less obvious. Animals are less likely to spot them.

3. Quiet Materials and Zips

You don't just want your backpack to be as invisible as possible. You also need it to be quiet.

If your backpack is made of, or contains, materials that rustle when they move, then you can't hunt silently. Your backpack will alert wildlife to your presence and location. The same goes for your zippers and fasteners. If they make a noise when you open and close them, then you can't stay hidden or still-hunt effectively.

So, look for a backpack that has silent zippers and fasteners. Make sure that it doesn't contain any materials, both on the inside and outside, that will make excess noise.

To find out more about useful features, contact weatherproof hunting backpack suppliers.