Another Pack Inventory for Expert Review (getting ready for 2016!)

[aorams]

Thanks again for all of the input everyone!  I'm getting ready for 2016 so I want to keep this thread alive.

Weapon
Tikka T3 .300 winmag
4 rounds of ammo
bore snake

Optics
FHF Bino Harness
Vortex Diamondback 8 x 42 with tripod adapter
Vortex Ranger
Vortex 11-33x50 Spotting Scope
Vortex Summit Tripod
lens cloth

Outdoorsman's Pack (with a lot of pockets and material removed)
Black Diamond Trail Pro Shock Trekking Poles

Food and Water per day
1 Hawks Vittles Dinner
Probar Base
1 Packet of dehydrated fruit
Bagel Sandwich

Jet Boil Stove(the basic one)
1 Fuel Cannister

3L Camelback bladder with Sawyer inline filter

Sleep System
Thermarest Neoair Xtherm
REI Flash Sleeping Bag

First Aid Kit/Hygiene Kit (for two of us)
Sawyer Filter Syringe
Dehydrated Wet Wipes
Occlusive bandage
tourniquet
Aspirin, ibuprofen and benadryl
leukotape
assorted neosporin packets, blister bandages and bandaids

Kill Kit
T.A.G. Bomb Bags
Havalon with a couple spare blades
Buck Knife Paklite 140
marking tape
paracord
large contractor bags

Shelter (Split between two of us)
Seek Outside Little Bug Out with stakes and pole extensions

Other Essentials
Delorme InReach
Portable Electronics Charger
Headlamp
Lithium Batteries
Map and Compass
BIC and firestarters

Clothes
Merino base layer
Salomon x alp boot
First lite Kanab pant
First lite Chama hoody
First lite Labrador Sweater
Kifaru Lost Park Parka

For Rain
OR Foray Jacket and Pants
Backpack Cover

[dreamunelk]

Meat bags and TP are the first I noticed.   Some monkey butt treatment are worth a couple of ounces.  A few more rounds of ammo is recommended.  Looks a little lite on food.  Never a bad idea to throw in some long underwear.

[Miles]

4 rounds of ammo seems a little light for a back country trip.  Why the bore snake?

[aorams]

4 rounds of ammo seems a little light for a back country trip.  Why the bore snake?

I pack it just in case i get foreign material in the barrel.  I cover it up with electrical tape but if the moisture peels it off and leaves my barrel exposed I would have a way to clear it.  But I can't actually say that it's ever happened to me...

[dreamunelk]

Fire steel or water/wind proof matches.  Don't trust your life to a bic lighter.

[aorams]

Meat bags and TP are the first I noticed.   Some monkey butt treatment are worth a couple of ounces.  A few more rounds of ammo is recommended.  Looks a little lite on food.  Never a bad idea to throw in some long underwear.

the TAG bags are game bags and my TP is wet wipes...  I do have a wool base layer, I just forgot to write it down...  How much more ammo should I bring?

[7mag.]

4 rounds of ammo seems a little light for a back country trip.  Why the bore snake?

I pack it just in case i get foreign material in the barrel.  I cover it up with electrical tape but if the moisture peels it off and leaves my barrel exposed I would have a way to clear it.  But I can't actually say that it's ever happened to me...

It's happened to me. I ALWAYS take a bore snake, even in my day pack. I suggest a bottle of some kind. A Nalgene or empty Gatorade bottle. It's irritating to have to suck off a hose that's connected to your pack, while eating dinner. I also take some kind of drink mix with electrolytes, to help with recovery after long, physical days in the mountains. I like the Gatorade powder.

[Alpine Mojo]

Fire steel or water/wind proof matches.  Don't trust your life to a bic lighter.

I guess I've been "trusting my life" to Bic lighters for 30+ years.  I always carry two in case one gets lost.  They are small.  I never could justify carrying a handfull of matches when I can get thousands of lights from a single Bic lighter.

[couesbitten]

How much more ammo should I bring?

I'd get a buttstock ammo holder, load it up, fill the magazine, and that should give you 10 - 12 rounds.

[twinners]

I once slid on some wet grass and ended up with mud plugging the barrel. Every day since then I have carried a bore snake with me.  No I have never needed it again.

[SilkOnTheDrySide]

You aren't going to be happy with that food list in the long run I think...it gets tedious boiling water all the time.

And I recommend to everyone to vary textures and tastes.

I think there are ways to clear your barrel without a bore snake...just have to be a bit ingenious.

More ammo.

One contractor bag per person should be more then enough.




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[MLBowhunting]

Cousebitten hit it right on the button. 

[lamrith]

bore snakes are string, they will not have the "force" to clear a clogged barrel, they are only good for use in a clear but fouled barrel to my knowledge?

I totally understand wanting something to clear a barrel when you are in deep, but Bore snakes are just not designed to do that?

[Duckhunter14]

bore snakes are string, they will not have the "force" to clear a clogged barrel, they are only good for use in a clear but fouled barrel to my knowledge?

I totally understand wanting something to clear a barrel when you are in deep, but Bore snakes are just not designed to do that?

The idea may be to clear the blackage with a small stick then clean/dry the bore with the snake? Would be my guess. 

[fillthefreezer]

i dont know where/or seasons youre hunting but IMO your sleeping bag is inadequate. if you have pushed the limits on this bag, disregard all of this. i tend to sleep cold, but thats an EN comfort for men of 35* or so. i would suggest at the least en lower limit of 15*. keep in mind, real world backcountry factors that, even if tested in cold front porch weather, things like dehydration and vasoconstriction, lack of nutrition etc all play into making you cold.
i would also change up your food. plan to boil at night and bring something for lunch, with snacks throughout the day. short trips are easy, over 5 days lunch gets VERY boring. i make bagels with pb, bacon and honey and tortillas with string cheese salami and pepperoni.
consider one of the lens cloths that tucks inside itself to keep it clean.
i may be light on bullets, but i take a loaded mag(3) and 4 extra.
play around with using a small bungy to hold binos on your tripod head. i started with the same adapter you have, then switched to a different adapter, then was shown the bungy method and its great. maybe silk can post a pic.
for the shelter pole, consider joining a set of trekking poles, one from each man, leaves you with a pole each still. and by the time the packout comes, you can take shelter down.
overall list looks pretty dialed to me and your chosen gear should serve you well.