Testimonials
George, a former aircraft engineer, was a pioneer in the design of goatpacking equipment. All his designs have been rigorously tested on trips packing for the Forest Service and Wildlife Departments into remote mountain areas. These aren’t your usual recreation trips, but week-long expeditions, where gear failure means loss of expensive equipment and missed deadlines. After many adjustments and over thousands of tested miles, he came to offer a variety of products to meet the needs of any goatpacker.
The saddles are aircraft aluminum, with rounded edges to prevent injury to goats and gear.
Panniers are designed for stability and ease of use. Elongated stuff sacks create a level top surface for top loads. This is technical gear for extra hard use.
All saddles and panniers have a lifetime guarantee.
Since the introduction of the Owyhee Packgoat Supplies gear more than 12 years ago, over 400 saddle-pannier sets have been sold. A lifetime guarantee has been offered on our gear since the beginning. Not one saddle or pannier has ever been returned for repair or replacement, nor have there been any reports of equipment failure.
We are sure you will be satisfied with all of our goat packing equipment.
Greg & Barbara Locati
Owyhee Packgoat Supplies
Thank you very much for an OUTSTANDING product. It is wonderful!dt
Editors Note: He ordered our Simeron Saddle and Jr. Panniers in camo with
matching halter and lead
MY
SON IS HOME!!!!!! He arrived yesterday afternoon. It was a very long flight
with many lay overs but he said "At least no one was shooting at us" THANK YOU
ALL for your notes on and off list....and thank you Owyhhe Supplies for a GREAT
WEB SITE!!!! I will continue to remember those of you that have loved ones both
in Iraq and other places of great danger that serve in the Military.
Marna in WI
Hey Greg,
I am compelled by my admiration for you to let you know that from what I've seen of you and your business, I'm impressed. Renting the campground and providing a meal for a packgoat get together, providing a pg rooster on your site, a place for outfitters and breeders to advertise free of charge, superior products, what seems to be a first class business ethic, and etc. I want you to know that whenever someone new asks how to get started, one of the suggestions I make is that they check out is your web site for quality gear. About a week ago, someone from Virginia was looking for other packgoaters in her area. I suggested she check your rooster out and also look your products over. Today, I see that no one is signed up from VA, including the person that I suggested sign up, but I do want you to know, that I refer people to you quite often, because I admire what you are doing, and I want you to be successful. We need good business people like you on this planet, and recommending you to others is my way of thanking and supporting you.
Thanks,
Steve Lau
Arcata, CA
Dear Greg,
I wanted to leave you with some feed back reguarding "Owyhee"
products.I recently purchased a saddle and set of panniers from you, for a new
goat that I got from a bonified "packgoat breeder". This goat was HUGE !! He was
a terrific looking animal, and had the strength to do the job. Unfortunatly he
also has a real attitude problem, he never bonded to me, or to any of my herd.
On our first trip with Mr. Attitude he ditched us on the first day out, and
could not be found. We were three hours from home near San Simion,CA. and MR.
Attitude was carring my buddies sleeping bag, ground pad, and a few other
incedental items. He also had my fly fishing vest, which contains twenty years
of memories and about $2000.00 worth of flies. We spent the weekend looking for
Mr. #@%^&^.
We never saw a sign again. I figured after a day or two he would end up as
mountian lion poop. All I could do was wait.When I got home I notified the
local Rangers and gave them permission to do what was nessary to prevent any one
from being hurt( the trail head is near highway 1).
After one
week a got a call from the Ranger that he had been sited by a hunter. The hunter
, a bit shocked at the site of a huge goat with packs on,reported where he saw
the animal, and that he looked "really pi#%ed off". I called my friend Mike
Smith, we left at 4 AM to look for him. Mike brought snacks, I brought a first
aid kit.........and my 30-06.I rembered the saying " If you love something, set
it free, If it dont come back hunt it down and kill it". CALM DOWN !!!! We
never saw him, we found lots of scat, but no goat or tack.we climbed 2000 feet
in 1/2 mile, and covered hundreds of acres......no goat.
Well its been 6 weeks, and I am sure that hes a gonner. How
could a goat survive that long with a full pack, in a area that is full of
preditors ? I figured thats the end. I got a call last Friday from the
ranger that they caught him joging down highway 1. The Ranger grabbed his
haulter through the window of his truck, turned on his lights and blinkers, and
walked him down the highway to the ranger station. So I drove up one more time,
and sure enough they had him tied up 100 yards from the trail head, but no
saddle in site. I was not to sure how I felt about getting Mr Attitude
back, but I was real sure about how I felt about losing my gear !!! So I loaded
him in the truck and took out my field glasses to look over the land scape one
more time, and 3/4 of the way up the mountian I saw a tiny yellow dot. Sure
enough their were my packs!!!! It took an hour to climb up to where they were.
When I got there I was very pleasantly surprized. Not only were the packs in
good shape, the only damage they incurred was a broken zipper. They were really
twisted up, I guess when he lost enough weight he was able to wiggle out of
them. What really surprized me was that, even though it has been raining for the
last week, all the contents were clean and DRY !!! Even my maps were in perfect
shape. Those are some tough panniers, I could not think of a more dramatic test
of there trail worthiness.
Thanks for all your help,
look forward to doing business with "OWYEE" in the future.
PS: Any one want a used goat ?
Mike
Greg,
I tip my hat to you.... You have taken the "goat" by the horns so to speak and are doing a great job of merchandising your products.
Chuck B.
Dear Greg,
I hike the Hell’s Canyon Wilderness and the Coastal Range wear we live. I take my goats on about ten outings a year that include trail packing and off trail packing. If I can save someone from the grief that I went through with my first saddle then I will have contributed to the betterment of this activity. I wish I would have known of this pack system before purchasing a wooden saddle. The Owyhee Pack System limits load movement and requires minimal adjustments once on the goat and in the field. It has out performed any equipment I have previously owned. It stays on the goat and is able to handle the rigors of harsh terrain. This pack system is very versatile and I have noticed that my goats are more agile with the increased load stability. Most of all, the panniers are top notch and are designed to connect to the saddle to complete the pack system. We have tested them in rain, snow, rugged terrain, blackberry briars, and this system is built tough.
L.Castle
Oregon
Hi Greg,
Thank you for your quick response regarding the bucket harness. They are exactly what I was looking for, and the price and product quality are great.
Thanks
M. Lopez
California
I have two saddles from Wind River Packgoats, one from Northwest Packgoats, and one from Owyhee Packgoat Supply. I have two sets of homemade panniers, and one set of panniers each from Northwest and Owyhee. All of the saddles work well for me, and each has their good and bad points. The Wind River saddles are wood with leather rigging, and are stout. They are all well made, and the only problem I have had is sometimes I have to pad the cinch a bit, because there’s a fitting on the cinch that rubs occassionaly. The Northwest saddle I bought as a kit and assembled myself, which brings the cost down. It’s a wooden saddle with nylon rigging. It fits my goats well, I like the padded cinch and matching saddle pad. The Owyhee saddle is my newest one, and it’s made for really tough terrain, when you have goats which are climbing, jumping, etc. It’s the most technical setup, with lots of attachment points and buckles and adjustments. It is aluminum, with an integral bonded pad, so no saddle pad is needed.
As far as panniers, my first two sets were homemade, and I had never even seen a pannier before, so although they are adequate they are not the best. I have one set of Northwest panniers, and they are much better, with a buckle down flap, water bottle pocket, and lifting strap. The Owyhee Panniers are a zipper shut (which I like ) also with water bottle pockets, and attachment points for carrying stuff under and on top of the panniers. All of the panniers are made of heavy Cordura cloth, and are well sewn (including mine!).
With day hikes, any of these will do. I have used all of these on difficult terrain, and they have all worked okay. But I will have to say, for difficult terrain, Owyhee’s saddle and pannier set-up stays on the goat best.
J. Huffaker
Colorado
Dear Greg,
Very generous of you to offer the Days Sacks . Of course I would love them, but it sure doesn’t seem fair. They are $40.00, and all I am out is $6.00 UPS, & I was going there anyway.
I admire your willingness to bend over backwards to make this right…I hardly EVER see that. It is compensation enough to be treated so well. Thank you.
M. Nelson
Oregon
