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Offline Jamieb

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Covering my orange with my backpack?
« on: October 14, 2009, 07:16:43 PM »
I wear the required hunters orange vest but I also have on a camo daypack. covering the back of my vest. Am I illegal? I figure I am but I'm not about to get a orange bag to cover my daypack.

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2009, 07:22:42 PM »
I think that 50% of your upper body covered in orange fulfills the 400sq/in requirement, but as a safety precaution I would get the back pack covered with orange as well, I don't think it spooks the game as much as your movement or scent does anyway and it will make you that much more visable to the idiot looking at you through his scope !!!   :bash:
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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2009, 07:26:48 PM »
Just wear an orange hat. That should be enough along with the front half of your vest. If not just tell the game warden that you weren't hunting while you were wearing the backpack. There's no law that says you can't carry a gun in the woods during hunting season without orange. So if asked I would just say you only put the backpack on when you were finished hunting. Stupid law anyway. Somebody hiking in the woods doesn't have to wear orange. Either does a hunting guide. 

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2009, 07:27:20 PM »
I take a road crew vest, and pin it to my pack.  Works great.  There are also Blaze rain covers for packs as well.
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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2009, 07:28:06 PM »
I do the same thing so I actually bought a orange towel to tie to the back of my backpack.

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2009, 07:43:09 PM »
a roll of blaze orange duct tape is 4.99 at joanne fabrics....thats what I am putting on my pack

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2009, 07:45:39 PM »
Joanne fabric is actually where I got the orange cloth and it was only .99..

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2009, 07:53:06 PM »
Joanne fabric is actually where I got the orange cloth and it was only .99..

I also picked up Orange Cloth from Joanne's last weekend

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2009, 08:09:24 PM »
I think jackelope could tell you where to find some hunter orange boots. :chuckle:

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2009, 08:12:35 PM »
i would put some on there if it were me alot of good ideas from the guys on here
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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2009, 08:15:57 PM »
Joanne fabric is actually where I got the orange cloth and it was only .99..

I also picked up Orange Cloth from Joanne's last weekend

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2009, 08:41:58 PM »
I've got a blaze orange handkerchief that I attach to my pack when I am out during rifle season.

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2009, 08:45:57 PM »
I have the badlands 2200 and it has the blaze orange meat shelf that I throw up.

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2009, 08:48:04 PM »
my day pack has a pullout blaze orange I use

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Re: Covering my orange with my backpack?
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2009, 08:56:51 PM »
I cut a square out of a old orange vest and made a piece that could be used to cover the back of my pack. Cut a few holes in it so that the straps went through the fabric, this way it could be removed or tucked behind the pack if necessary.

 


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