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BackCountry Gear Upgrades!
MichaelJ:
--- Quote from: Alchase on January 22, 2009, 12:40:00 PM ---Michael, you probably know this already but I will say it just in case. You really need to go and try on and actually fit most of those pants listed. They vary wildly in their sizes, and style. An example is the rain pants I posted are listed under snow pants. I wear them while playing and coaching soccer, they breathe very well (for rain pants). They actually pack into the back pocket and have a mesh lining and adjustable Velcro waist pulls.
I am trying to convince you to buy these by any means. I am just trying to show how different the pants can be when you actually wear them from the web pages.
Sports Authority had a few different packable rain pants (also had these) that might let you narrow down your selection if a REI or Cabelas is not close.
Good luck
Hope this helps
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Alchase, thanks for the reinforcement I hear what you're saying and will take it to heart. I know there is a cabelas not too terribly far from me (hour and a half I think) so I'll try to make it up there one of these weekends!
Pacific, I'll go delete some messages! Sorry... lol and I'm pretty set on the Kelty Tioga for multi-day trips. I know I can use my Badlands 2200 for an overnight trip and that thing can haul some serious meat/weight with it's "winged" design. It's my main pack for day hunts! I know two other guys that use the Kelty and they both love it. They're weight hauling machines and the prices aren't bad at all and I think I might even be able to get one used...
I'll give badlands a call and see what I can have the pack shipped for!
If I ever buy a new hunting pack for day trips, It'll be a blackscreek! I absolutely love their packs, and got to use one two years ago to haul a load of meat out. Very comfortable and some of the TOUGHEST packs I've ever seen! I love 'em and they're reasonably priced!
Also for rain gear I'm checking out the Marmot Precip jacket/pants. They seem really light weight and I'm pretty sure I'd stay warm in them with UA top/bottoms, microtex pant and a down/fleece vest/jacket... Remember this is for back country september hunting. Anything I do in October/november I only do day hunts typically and am not so focused on weight savings...
http://www.rei.com/product/718330
I'm also looking at the Slik Spring Mini tripod. Heard good things about them and they're reasonably priced...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Slik-611801-Sprint-Mini-Tripod-with-Ball-Head-NEW_W0QQitemZ110341320988QQihZ001QQcategoryZ30094QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Well thats all for now I think. Anybody else got advice let me know! Thanks!
Michael
tonymoe:
looks like you got some good info already, but I would really consider the jetboil. as long as you are ok with just boiling water for mountain house meals or other freeze dried food, than you can't go wrong with it! everything sits inside the pot. the whole thing tips the scale at 1lb 6oz. and you can get creative if you save 1 MH bag to use for other goods such as top ramon, lipton rice (the instant bags, there like $1.50 and filling), I have thrown in some little packs of oatmeal, and can't forget the coffee singles! just my :twocents:
Branden:
For rain gear I would definitely look at Marmot Precip. I've had the same set since '04 and I pretty much wear it everyday in the high country when I'm up there, so its pretty durable.
I can't help on the pants part cause I don't bring any but for a coat the cabelas legacy fleece works good and is fairly priced. It also lasts forever it seems.
The pocket rocket is a good and cheap stove that works fairly well.
I have a slik sprint mini tripod. (I think that is what its called) Its light, packs up small, and I think was like 70 dollars.
Good luck this year.
MichaelJ:
--- Quote from: Branden on January 23, 2009, 12:03:40 AM ---For rain gear I would definitely look at Marmot Precip. I've had the same set since '04 and I pretty much wear it everyday in the high country when I'm up there, so its pretty durable.
I can't help on the pants part cause I don't bring any but for a coat the cabelas legacy fleece works good and is fairly priced. It also lasts forever it seems.
The pocket rocket is a good and cheap stove that works fairly well.
I have a slik sprint mini tripod. (I think that is what its called) Its light, packs up small, and I think was like 70 dollars.
Good luck this year.
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HOLY MOTHER OF JESUS!!! Where the hell u been man? Good lord I've been lookin forward to talkin with ya since the better part of august!
Michael
BLUEBULLS:
I wear polyester pants(not sure the brand but they're predator camo) they're super light, breath well, and dry out extremely fast, and they're tough. For jackets I wear Fleece, A lot of my fleece comes from Cabelas Bargain cave or their sales catalogs. You can find some pretty good stuff for good prices if you keep looking. I don't even take a coat in the winter since I started wearing fleece, a cuple layers keeps you warm and it dries out quick. As far as rain gear, I'm still looking, I know guys that use different types of Cabelas lightwieght packable rain gear and they all seem to have tearing and seam problems. I'm not real careful so I want something durable. I'll have to look into a few of the ones listed on this thread. For a stove, I use the pocket rocket. It's super light, high quality and very compact, it doesn't like the wind but it's easy to build a wind block. My pack is an older model badlands 2800, I love it, I don't even look at other packs anymore. I hear the newer badlands have zipper and buckle issues. Let me know what rain gear you get and how it holds up.
good luck!
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