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[GreenHunter]

Thanks for sharing.  Couple of questions though.

What do you use for water purification?  Filter or tablets?

Do you have a small first aid kit?

[high country]

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Thanks for sharing.  Couple of questions though.

What do you use for water purification?  Filter or tablets?

Do you have a small first aid kit?

I have a PUR hiker (katadyn) filter that I  normally use, and back it up with aquamira. this trip I am going on just aquamira and a coffee filter for the big stuff. I am going to be out for 6 days so gear needs to be trimmed a bit. I carry assorted pain relievers, anti diahreeals, suture, super glue, bandaids, neosporin, benadryl, q-tips , temparin tooth repair (needed once....priceless) and tear open fake tears. it all goes into a small plastic box just bigger than a deck of cards.

mostly I try hard to be ultra careful, afterall a sprained ankle could kill you in the wrong place.

[MichaelJ]

I finished packing all my stuff into my pack today to head out for three days tomorrrow on a scouting trip... here's my list off the top of my head.

Pack
4 2 person MH meals
4 packets instant oatmeal
3 poptarts
Small bag of trail mix
1 liter of water in Nalgene bottle
1 big gatorade
100 oz of water in my hydration bladder (not sure where I'll find water so I'm bringing a lot)
campstove and fuel
cookpan and plastic fork
toilet paper
contact solution and case
ENO hammock
small superlight tarp (if it rains)
camera
pack bugle, and misc elk calls
rivers west jacket
underarmor upper and lowers
two pairs socks
1 pair boxers
fleece top
Marmot Sawtooth sleeping bag
50' nylon rope
knife, sharpening stone
First need water filter
two glow sticks
small first aide kit
binos
fleece cap and baseball hat

Thats it!  with all the water I'm probably around 40 lbs... little heavy but the only stuff I could save more weight on would be to carry less water, get a smaller camera, a different water filter (or go with tabs), and one of those jetboil stoves that is all self contained saving me a little weight and lots of space instead of carrying a lightweight cook pan, and lighter clothing...  everything else is pretty much as light as you can get.  I guess I could go with a scapel and blades instead of the knife and stone.

I have no way to load pictures on my computer here at school or else I'd post a picture of my setup...

Michael

[Little Fish]

Thanks High Country. I'm thinking of getting a spotter, but haven't decide what or if I'm going to pick one up.

Regarding shelters I thought long and hard about what to get. Ended up getting a sweet deal on an MSR hubba hubba. This is a 2-man shelter with various setup options. I think it weighs about 4 lbs with everything...tent, rain fly, footprint, poles. There are a lot of good light shelters out there (tents, tarps, bug shelters etc). I recommend watching Craigslist until the right deal comes along or if you are buying a tarp just picking what you want and buying it since they are (relatively) inexpensive.

The biggest factors affecting my pack weight are water, rifle and pack. I've thought about buying an ultralight pack, but am not sure how it would hold up with a heavy load of meat. Regarding water...I pack 2 liters and plan on bringing an empty bladder to fill up at camp. My rifle weighs in at 9.25 lbs. When I'm rich I'm going to upgrade the rifle and shoot for something in the 6-6.5 lb range.

[high country]

i toss a coin between a few rifles but the ti 270 win always wins. it comes in at about 6.5 lbs all up and is a dream to hunt with. I would not want to go any lighter as this gun has no extra fat on it and shaving weight would mean shaving strength in my book.

as for water. a trick I came up with is to pack just enough to get you to more water. when you eat your mtn house meals they, once empty, become great water bladders. I will stash em on my route so I can grab some water on my way through. they are also sweet for putting in the bottom of your sleeping bag in the morning to warm the toes .........don't fall asleep though or your feet get wet...BTDT, except mine smelled like bacon and eggs.

[PacificNWhunter]

Here's my setup minus the food...I can list it out if you want. Usually I carry the rifle and wear the camo gear I have layed out, but everything you see loaded weighed just over 35 lbs.

1st pic, gear layed out
2nd pic, ready to be packed
3rd, done

[MichaelJ]

If I wore my clothes I would die of dehydration on the hike in...  I have 3 layers... underwear, light insulation (and jeans) and waterproof/windproof outer layer...  If I could get rid of my clothes being in my pack I'd probably weight in around 30-35 lbs with 2 liters of water...  The rifle and clothes adds about 10 lbs though!

Michael