Hi Mark,
If you were simply talking portable, there are few options - Yaesu FT450D ICOM IC-7200 Kenwood TS-480SAT, plus of course the Yaesu FT-857 (or the new FT-891 replacement for it).
If you want to backpack, as others have said, the size and weight of these rigs could become a problem. I use an FT-817ND plus a hombrew amp to get me up to 35W - there are several 50W amps available either as kits or ready built.The downside is the extra cables and battery.
If you can pick up a good used Yaesu FT-857 and don’t mind carrying the extra weight of the rig and a larger battery, that’s probably the most cost effective option. The 857 however is the one rig of the ones I mention that doesn’t have a built in ATU, so either an external ATU or a resonant antenna is needed.
73 Ed.