High Country/Backcountry gear lists...

[JLS]

7 mag- i actually feel like i get plenty of protein with my food. I will add that i usually eat some summer sausage and cheese with almost every meal of the day. The peanuts seem to help some too.

This system obviously isnt for everyone but seems to fit my needs in the backcountry

As long as it works for you.

Personally, I would find ways to cut back on the simple sugars/carbs in that list by a LOT.  Get more complex carbs in there.  Nuts are a great food because they have fat and protein in them, and pack a lot of bang for your buck.

[7mag.]

7 mag- i actually feel like i get plenty of protein with my food. I will add that i usually eat some summer sausage and cheese with almost every meal of the day. The peanuts seem to help some too.

This system obviously isnt for everyone but seems to fit my needs in the backcountry

As long as it works for you.

Personally, I would find ways to cut back on the simple sugars/carbs in that list by a LOT.  Get more complex carbs in there.  Nuts are a great food because they have fat and protein in them, and pack a lot of bang for your buck.

The meat and cheese are good protein, and nuts are great. I try and limit a lot of sugar when hunting and hiking, because it seems like sugar is a temporary, almost false sense of energy. I do take candy bars and stuff like that for snacks though. I'm not trying to criticize, just sharing my opinion.

[palousemoose]

My List...
Pack - 5000 - 6000 cu internal frame pack
.270 light weight rifle

Sleeping System
Sleeping Bag- 30* Down
Sleeping Pad- Big Agnes
Tent- North Face 2.0 (never hunt by myself)

Food/Food Prep
Stove- MSR Pocket Rocket
1 Fuel canister & 1 kettle
1 Spork
1 32 oz Gatorade Bottle
Water Purifier - iodine tablets - bring water flavor drops or propel flavoring packets
1 tea bag for each day - nice on the really cold/wet days where water is close
Meals: 1 Mountain House per day, granola bars, powerbars, rice crispy treats, jerky, snickers bars, pastries, 2 oatmeal pack per day
Vitamin packs
2 aspirin each day - great for the morning (usually sore ) after the 10+ average miles of hiking each day
1 Thermos mug - for oatmeal, tea, Mountain House if you buy the large container and pack your servings with zip lock bags

Clothes & Gear
Board Shorts - a must for the hot days , Under Armour long sleeve t-shirt, under armour compression shorts, Crispi Hunting Boots, smart wool ultra-light socks. I splurge with 1 back up pair to change half way through the trip. 1 under armour beanie
Rain Gear: Marmot Precept Top and Bottom
Cabala's Windshear Fleece Top and Bottom
Head Lamp with "newer" batteries
Small Camera 
Range Finder

Meat Processing Supplies
Havalon Knife - extra blades a must 
Meat Bags 2 Alaskan Game bags. 4oz each, 2 industrial strength large black garbage bags

Hygiene Kit
Tooth Paste, Tooth Brush
Deodorant
Foot Powder - personal preference
Baby Wipes (no TP for this guy )
Deet - small travel size

Miscellaneous
Binos
Spotting Scope
Walking Sticks
Handkerchief - not needed, but i like to soak it in the streams and use it for cleaning my face and body
Basic First aid Kit

Most Important = Strong Hunting Partner to share the load and appropriate License/Tag 

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

I am keeping a close eye on this stuff. I do alot of hiking with my sons boy scout troop. I am also hiking into Mt. Adams wilderness for a hunt this year. Might spend a few days i by myself up in the woods.

[WapitiFreak]

marking to follow, Awesome thread

[Sunbkpk]

 I have a similar list to Colockum. Everyones list will be a little unique to themselves. It took a number of years to get my list and pack weight down. It all comes to choices. My friend goes heavy, I go at about 60% his pack weight. I can appreciate both approaches.is first

Food is first fuel for the hunt but has to taste good enough to actually eat.

Use your scouting trips and practice for hunting season. Just keep in mind the worst weather possible for hunting season. No matter what you will get good exercise and see some awesome country.

[Hunter mike]

Great replies here!  Thanks everyone - I learned a ton and I'm dialing in my setup...  Can't wait to get out there!

[Fishnfowler]

I'll chime in with some other weight savers.  For optics, I got a pair of binos that will attach to an ultra-light tripod.  I leave the spotting scope at home and don't miss it. 

I've done the no-stove thing and when you wake up with a few inches of wet snow, a fire becomes a really big deal and consumes a lot of time.  A stove will let you eat a hot breakfast in 15 minutes have a cup of joe, and soak in that sweet heat before bailing on camp for a full day of hunting.  The weight of a stove is negligible.  Some people may say they can eat with a fire, or go fireless, but inclement weather can make a person tent-bound and a stove will turn that scenario into a pleasant afternoon spent drying clothing instead of a study in misery and endurance. 

I've gone to a basecamp Katadyn gravity filter.  The convenience it offers more than offsets the short filter life.  It weighs nothing and is simplicity itself. 

I do the tarp or single wall shelter with an ultralight sleeping bag cover.  When I'm hunting, I don't want to mess with boots off/on just to dig in my tent. 

A pair of those silly foam croc shoes are the sweet deal for camp footwear and weigh next to nothing. 

I happily carry clean socks, otherwise I just go grubby with one set of clothing and save weight there.  I do bring a warm hat and a pair of gloves. 

A good knife with a 4" blade will bone any creature on our continent.

If parsing out the calories/oz is your thing go for it.  I carry sticks of salami, cheese, butter, oatmeal, crackers, oil, energy bars, chocolate, and coffee.  I use a melitta filter, but thats me.  For carbs, I use Knorr freeze dried noodle mixes.  For protein I kill things and eat them, (that and the salami).   I keep my pack to 40# if I'm going nutso, but also don't mind a 50 pounder so I can have an apple and a cold beer. 



Some ibuprofen, a fork and spoon, a toothbrush, a headlamp, some tape, cord, and wire round out my kit. 

[fillthefreezer]

  I keep my pack to 40# if I'm going nutso, but also don't mind a 50 pounder so I can have an apple and a cold beer. 

you pack like me, gotta save weight everywhere you can so you can spare the extra 10lbs of beer. its all gone once you get an animal down and the pack gets real heavy anyway

[CoachNemo]

Following this thread for more ideas. 

[washelkhunter]

I really like that you peeled.the labels off of those two cans there. Significant weight reduction.   

[Jake T]

We carry whiskey instead of beer to save weight.

[fillthefreezer]

We carry whiskey instead of beer to save weight.

i been goin through a bad time for a couple a years mister...
i told you, i don't do well on whiskey! id be much obliged if you'd pay for my coffee though..

[quadrafire]

Just marking so I can follow.

[Wea300mag]

We carry whiskey instead of beer to save weight.

Excellent weight saving idea.