Because of our location we weren’t allowed to pack in hay bales so they were on alfalfa cubes. Just have to be careful with em and water em down and keep em well fed so they don’t eat em too fast. At least that’s what I found. They were on hay bales in town

Yeah 70 feet mate. 35 a side

Close to zero mate. I had never packed before and very basic riding

@@mitchandrew9910 are you still working there?

@@TheRobertsonLifenah mate. I finished there at the end of 2020

The boxes in this video are roughly 18.5 inches tall, 14 inches wide and 25.5 inches long. But these boxes specifically were only that wide to fit a carton of beer nice and snug so it didn’t slide around. (We had others built to the width of a case of wine). I’d say the length is close to the plastic panniers that you can buy and the hight would be similar too. Having wider boxes like this definatly opens up options for what they can be used for.

​@@mitchandrew9910thank you sir!

I’m having a hard time remembering exactly. But I’m pretty certain the total length is 55 feet. There’s total length, as the left and right ropes are one length and tied in the cloves hitch in the middle. 55 feet is excessive for most packs. But better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

@@mitchandrew9910 Thanks, that’s about what I would have guessed. Maybe 25’ per side. I’m packing down into elk hunting camp next week. I’m gonna use some of your methods!

Good stuff mate. Yeah it’s been a while since I’ve rigged up a saddle so I could have that length mixed up with the lash rope length. But I don’t think it’s far off

Thanks mate I appreciate that. There’s lots of ways to pack. I’m sure some are better. This works great for me

I couldn’t tell you what brands of saddles they are mate. When I worked at this place we had about 70 miles and about 90 pack saddles all different and every season we just fit each mule with what worked best. My favourite though is any with classic wood bucks. Although at the end of the day I find they all pack the same. Ride in cowboy boots. No rules to what Ya walk around in. If it’s muddy and you want to wear muck boots go ahead. Goal is to not get off till I get to camp once I get on.

Hey mate. The best way if you wanna book at this place specifically is to go onto www.horseback.com

Yes

70 feet but that is excessive if you don’t pack unusually large packs somtimes. But it is nice to have the extra rope and it really doesn’t hurt to have it there

Yeah mate that’s exactly right. Set your basket hitch up. Then lay the tarp in. Wrap you load in the tarp and it acts as an extra basket. Works great for small packages like the jerry cans. It’s also how I would usually pack fire wood but instead of a basket hitch I would use a barrel hitch

Yeah mate 55foot is a good length for most packs. If you’re getting into some bigger packs 70 feet is nice to have. You can always clip up extra rope but it’s a pain if you don’t have enough

Haha yep you nailed it

Hey mate. The best way to find out more is to visit www.horseback.com. I don’t work there anymore but I would recommend a 4 or 6 day trip

It’s in a national park but it’s a company within the park. If you are in Canada or able to work in Canada now is the perfect time to enquire about applying.

If you are in the U S the SW (Gila Wilderness, NM) is a great place to start. The forestry hires seasonal help for trail work ect.. May be a start.

Thanks mate. Works flowery well for us. We pack a few hundred bags a week so we’ve got it worked out

Yeah mate mostly the same trail. I few changes because the mule trail gets a little hairy in some parts for the skidoos

Thanks mate glad you liked it

I think it changes for every animal mate

Will do