Based on a report from Mike Dolfay on the Wenatchee National Forest (R-6) that trail contractor Pete Harvill had been successfully using inexpensive, off-the-shelf fruit picking bags to haul gravel with his string, we included two different sets of these bags in the test. These were Wells & Wade #80 Super picking bag, and Citrus Bag with Rope Hook. These bags (Figure 3), while admittedly not designed to haul gravel on the side of a mule, readily fit a decker saddle with no modification. Instead of being released by jerking a knot, the load had to be released by getting close to the animal and lifting the loaded bag of gravel enough to lift the hook off the side of the bag. The hoop at the top of the bag was smaller and not as strong as the steel hoops on the other designs.