Packs and Pack EquipmentThe following are or have been advertisers in The Backcountry Llama. There are many others. Some good, but some questionable. Don't believe all the manufacturer's literature. Develop your own knoweldge of pack fit and llama needs. For solid, technical information on pack selection, we suggest you look through our list of past articles and select ones include pack reviews and order Gwen Ingram's excellent booklet, Evaluating a Llama Pack for Comfort and Function .
Check the packs out. Don't buy it because it is the cheapest or the handiest. This should be an investment that you and your llama use and enjoy for many years. It is worth the time to read the literature, including Gwen's booklet we mention above, past BCL articles, and the books we suggest. Then look around.
Are you buying this pack just because someone else says it is the thing to buy or have you really considered its features well?
Most manufacturers and users feel their pack is the best one. We have heard testimonials of every pack we have tested, including some which we feel are not good designs. Users are well meaning, but may not be well informed. Users are a good source of information, but not all users, including ones with much experience, are necessarily accurate in their judgement. That is why we strongly urge users to at least read Gwen's booklet. Since you and your animal must live and work with your choice - and the choice will cost several hundred dollars, be a responsible packer/owner.
The more you become informed on the features of the pack and the comfort needs of the llama, the better off you will be. Llamas are very tolerant of pain and will often allow you to get away with using a poor fitting pack. You should give your packer the best pack you can obtain. High cost may not be the best indicator of the best pack. Certainly a llama deserves more consideration than the cheapest and whaterver is available type of pack. He/she is doing a great service for you.
These are manufacturers of llama packs that have advertised with us.
These packs are among the best available and good items to consider.
Also: Rudy Stauffer (CA),
Niki Kuklenski (WA)
Mt. Sopris Llamas Unltd.
P O Box 548
La Veta, CO 81055
mslu@rmi.netThe Llama Connection,
8005 W Buckskin Rd,
Pocatello, ID 83201-9147
(800) 398-0832
wesc2000@nicoh.comTimberline Llamas, Inc.
30361 Rainbow Hills Rd
Golden, CO 80401-9710
Classified ads for used equipment
Ranches for pack llamas
The following may have pack llamas for sale -- or know someone in their locality who does. These are good people to contact. There is no significance to the the order. Find some near you and give them a call. You will find people willing to show you their llamas and help in any way they can.
If you know of other pack llama ranches which should be listed, let us know.
Please keep us informed of any URL change.Washington
Middle Earth Kit's Llamas Pasayten Llamas Deli Llamas Coyote Mountain Llamas
Box 529
Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026
509.258.4344High Valley Ranch
764 Pinelli Rd.
Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
(360) 826-4133JNK Llamas
501 Sand Rd
Bellingham, WA 98226Oregon
Lost Creek Llamas Spring Creek Llama Ranch JoyFull Llamas Hurricane Creek Llamas Oregon Llamas Wiley Woods Llamas Wallowa Llamas Flaming Star
SidPacks@aol.comMt. Scott Llamas
38440 Modoc Point Rd.,
Chiloquin, OR 97624
(503) 783-2942Idaho
The Llama Connection Highlooker Llamas Thundercreek Llamas DeMoss & Sons
Drawer V,
New Meadows, ID 83654
(208) 347-2638
DEMOSS@cyberhighway.netCalifornia
Rancho Machu Pinchu Crystal Springs Llamas Mother Lode Llamas Broken Wheel Ranch Sierra Llamas Glen Ellen Llamas of Clovis
3810 E. International Ave.,
Clovis, CA 93611
(209) 298-5238Potato Ranch Llama Packers
15025 Potato Ranch Road
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 588-1707
harf@jps.netMontana
Great Northern Llama Company Tranquility Base Llamas Colorado
Rolling Rock Llamas
1190 Marshal Rd.,
Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 494-8219Rocky Mountain Llamas
7202 N. 45Th St.,
Longmont, CO 80503
(303) 530-5575Columbine Llamas
303.382-0026
wallyllama@frontier.netTimberline Llamas Buckhorn Llamas Redwood Llamas West Mountain Llamas Spruce Ridge Llamas Wyoming
Lander Llamas New River Llamas Nevada
Las Louro Llamas
6060 Wittig
Las Vegas, NV 89131
702.645-6273New Mexico
Shining Star Ranch El Paseo Llamas Wild Earth Llama Adventures Utah
Rosebud Llamas Alaska
Hiland Llamas Canada - British Columbia
Mt. Lehman Llamas Valiente Working Llamas East of Mississippi
West Mountain Farm
Rt 1 Box 694B,
Stamford, VT 05352
(802) 694-1417Slate Rock Farm
761 Willardshire Rd.,
Orchard Park, NY 14127
(716) 655-0243ground squirrel holler
6736 Sharpsburg Pike,
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
(301) 432-8288Judah Farm
RD #1, Box 338,
Port Crane, NY 13833
(607) 724-4808Northern Vermont
Llama CoMassachusetts
Sandy Sgrillo
1839 Creek Hollow Way
Sevierville, Tn. 37876
865-428-4606
Classified ads for individual llamas and equipment
Click on the Forum link at the top and locate the forum listing equipment.