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100 dollars for gear
« on: January 29, 2016, 05:55:47 AM »
Im sitting here kinda bored so I got to thinking about hunting like I always seem to do when I'm bored. The question is if you had 100 dollars to spend on a piece of gear right now what would it be. Maybe not something essential but something that would just make your life in the mountains a little easier or more comfortable. So 100 dollars laying around what would you spend it on.

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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2016, 06:12:31 AM »
Carbon fiber zpole walking sticks.  Also the crampons that just pull over your boot.   I recently went chukar hunting and both of these items worked awesome in the steep snowy terrain I was on.   Wore the crampons over my Salomon 4d hikers all day.

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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2016, 06:32:35 AM »
Might not qualify as "gear", but I'd spend it on better food. After eating some Heather's Choice I'll never go back to Mt. House. The up front price seems ridiculous, but the moral (and energy) boost you get from a quality meal is one of the more understated elements to backcountry hunting. Worth it in the long run in my opinion.

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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2016, 06:46:19 AM »
Heathers choice has got me thinking of making more of my own food for the back country but that price tag up front is  :yike:

$100 on gear would be a bino harness(why not go American made fhf or agc), boot insoles (superfeet green or merino), game bags (Tag or caribou gear) or onx maps(app or chip).
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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2016, 06:47:04 AM »
A really nice headlamp, you can never have enough of those!
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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2016, 06:58:02 AM »
I like the onx map idea also the carbon fiber hiking poles. Its dangerous when I get too much time on my hands(100 dollars could easily turn into 200 pretty quickly)

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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2016, 07:16:57 AM »
After eating some Heather's Choice I'll never go back to Mt. House.

That's a bold statement
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2016, 07:21:03 AM »
After eating some Heather's Choice I'll never go back to Mt. House.

That's a bold statement

Especially when you consider Chili Mac N Beef.
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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2016, 07:22:06 AM »
I am buying a good pair of trekking poles and a good head lamp
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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2016, 07:29:19 AM »
After eating some Heather's Choice I'll never go back to Mt. House.

That's a bold statement

Especially when you consider Chili Mac N Beef.

Mtn House saved my life.  True story.  I should make another thread about that story sometime.
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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2016, 07:30:42 AM »
$100 on gear?  I'd say Caribou Bags, Couple Havalon Knives, maybe a hammock.
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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2016, 07:31:13 AM »
After eating some Heather's Choice I'll never go back to Mt. House.

That's a bold statement

Especially when you consider Chili Mac N Beef.


Ugh. The worst!!!  :chuckle:

I understand everyone has different tastes, or lack thereof.  :chuckle:  For me Mt. House digests at the same pace as MRE's, and doesn't taste much better. I get enough MRE's at work, I will do anything for a real meal on my own time.


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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2016, 07:46:17 AM »
some  really  good  socks
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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2016, 10:18:08 AM »
I think I have the <$100 gear list pretty well covered. It's the over $100 stuff I want that I don't have.
 
Good trekking poles are a must have if you plan on packing an animal out on your back.
Good headlamp. I really like my Zebra light. Can't be without a good light just in case.
Darn Tough socks are amazing.
I'd probably spoil myself with a nice knife if it were me.


After eating some Heather's Choice I'll never go back to Mt. House.

That's a bold statement

Especially when you consider Chili Mac N Beef.


Ugh. The worst!!!  :chuckle:

I understand everyone has different tastes, or lack thereof.  :chuckle:  For me Mt. House digests at the same pace as MRE's, and doesn't taste much better. I get enough MRE's at work, I will do anything for a real meal on my own time.



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Re: 100 dollars for gear
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2016, 10:25:14 AM »
Head lamp, good orienteering compass, gaiters, or decent waterproof camo boonie hat.

 


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