Patent ID: 6886726

Claim:
An over-the-shoulder cross-chest gear carrier particularly suited for use by deer hunters and comprising: first and second over-the-shoulder panels defining an over-the-shoulder strap; a side panel; said first and second panels extending upwardly from said side panel; said first and second over-the-shoulder panels being adjustably secured to each other for adjustment of the length of said over-the-shoulder strap; a side gear pocket oriented in a central area of said side panel; a vertically-disposed flashlight pocket oriented on each side of said gear pocket; a seat pad; two flexible straps extending from proximate one edge of said seat pad and attached respectively to a lower area of said side panel proximate opposite sides of said side gear pocket; said seat pad hanging from said side panel when a user of said carrier is standing and said seat pad being capable of deployment under a seated user from his side; and a grunt tube pocket disposed over said side gear pocket; and a flexible tube holding sleeve extending upwardly from proximate said grunt tube pocket toward each of said over-the-shoulder panels.