My first experience with Eberlestock Packs was when I purchased their Gunslinger model, recommended to me by Clint Smith, prior to taking a High Angle Rifle class at Thunder Ranch Oregon.  I’ve owned that pack for 8 years now, it has carried my rifles up and down mountains, through deserts, in cities, and on several trips across the country.  Despite an abundance of rough use, it keeps holding up to everything I can throw at it.   Despite its durability and good looks, I do have a few issues with the Gunslinger pack.  First, it is a pack for carrying rifles.  Sure, the lower section can be folded in for general pack use, but it adds bulk and weight and just isn’t the same as a regular pack.   Second, the admin pouch section on top seems to have been designed for the pack to be opened with the pack oriented upright.  Unzipping the admin pouch with the pack laid flat on the ground (where it usually is when I access the admin pouch) usually results gear dumping out everywhere.   So it was that while browsing the Eberlestock page I came upon their Little Brother pack.  This pack offers the option of mating up to Eberlestock’s A4SS weapon carrier and an optional hip belt.  I was immediately interested, as this pack offered the traditional quality and durability of Eberlestock gear, along with a modular design enabling it to meet a variety of needs with or without a long gun.