High Country/Backcountry gear lists...

[deerslyr]

good list jack. I need to get a scale and weigh everything to the ounce.

[fillthefreezer]

im right aound 40lbs plus 110oz for rifle

[JackOfAllTrades]

Depending on the weather and if I know the water sources in advance, I could probably cut 2-3 pounds off my pack weight, but if I did, I'd take the spotting scope for sure! I like the taste/clarity from my 11oz. water filter though. I have some packable wet weather pants and during the summer I hike with shorts on. No need for the long poly base layer.  A summer trip could be well into the high 20 pound range for pack weight with a lighter sleeping bag and only using the Bivy/tarp.  I used my new Pocket Rocket stove last week on a fishing adventure and was quite pleased with the heat output. I know people that like thier Jetboil systems, but you can save some serious ounces with a different stove/fuel/pot system -not needing to manufacture a popcan stove using 'Heat' for fuel. I could ditch the Nalgien bottle for something more disposable and lighter; scrub the GPS and phone/camera for more weight savings. Well into fall, I can leave the crampons at home. Late summer I still like to have them for those steep snow fields I seem to always end up on. I'm learning not to take the 44mag...

-Steve

[deerslyr]

Heres my list. If any of you are on a budget and want to get into back country hunting I recommend everything on my list.



Pack       
   Back Pack   Pack Frame/BL 2200
   Bow      Mission Maniac
   Pack Cover   Plastic Bag
      
Sleeping System      
   Tent   Terra Nova Zephorous 2
   Bag   Eureka Casper 15* or 30*
   Pad   Big agnes insulated core
   Liner   Home Made Fleece
      
Cooking System      
   Stove:   MSR Pocket Rocket
   Fuel:   MSR
   Cooking: Pot   Heinekeg (home made)
   Spork:   Plastic
   Water Bladder:   Platypus
   Purifier:   Potable Aqua
      
Meat Processing      
   Knife:   Scalpel
   Game Bags:   Alaskan (4)
      Citric Acid
   Rope:   550 cord
      
Clothing      
   Underwear:   Boxers (1)
   Socks:   Wool (1)
   Shirt:   Camo (1)
   Pants:   APX L3
   Jacket:   APX L3
   Rain Gear:   Frogg Toggs
   Boots:   Danner Pronghorns
   Beanie   
   Gloves:   Cabelas
      
Misc.      
   Calls:   Multiple
   Bugling Tube:   Wiffle Ball Bat
   Wind Detector:   H.S.
   T.P.:   Coleman
   Head Lamp:   Aurora
   Extra Batteries:   AAA
   Extra Release:   Cobra
   Bug Spray:    98% Deet
   Note Pad   
   GPS:   Bushnell Back Track
   Map:   Bear Tooth Publishing CO
   Tooth Brush
   Bible   
      
Optics      
   Binos:   Zen Ray ED3
   Spotting Scope/tripod:   Minox MD50
   Range Finder:   Leupold
      
      
Food      
   Breakfeast   
Power Bar
         Oatmeal
   Lunch/Snacks   
Jerky
         Nature Valley Bars
         Trail Mix
         Ramen
   Dinner   
Mnt. House
      

[Tim in Wa.]

I think I like that list best of all !
Tim
It's easy to get hung up on all the latest and greatest gear.And I include myself in that!

[Hunter mike]

Heres my list. If any of you are on a budget and want to get into back country hunting I recommend everything on my list.



Pack       
   Back Pack   Pack Frame/BL 2200
   Bow      Mission Maniac
   Pack Cover   Plastic Bag
      
Sleeping System      
   Tent   Terra Nova Zephorous 2
   Bag   Eureka Casper 15* or 30*
   Pad   Big agnes insulated core
   Liner   Home Made Fleece
      
Cooking System      
   Stove:   MSR Pocket Rocket
   Fuel:   MSR
   Cooking: Pot   Heinekeg (home made)
   Spork:   Plastic
   Water Bladder:   Platypus
   Purifier:   Potable Aqua
      
Meat Processing      
   Knife:   Scalpel
   Game Bags:   Alaskan (4)
      Citric Acid
   Rope:   550 cord
      
Clothing      
   Underwear:   Boxers (1)
   Socks:   Wool (1)
   Shirt:   Camo (1)
   Pants:   APX L3
   Jacket:   APX L3
   Rain Gear:   Frogg Toggs
   Boots:   Danner Pronghorns
   Beanie   
   Gloves:   Cabelas
      
Misc.      
   Calls:   Multiple
   Bugling Tube:   Wiffle Ball Bat
   Wind Detector:   H.S.
   T.P.:   Coleman
   Head Lamp:   Aurora
   Extra Batteries:   AAA
   Extra Release:   Cobra
   Bug Spray:    98% Deet
   Note Pad   
   GPS:   Bushnell Back Track
   Map:   Bear Tooth Publishing CO
   Tooth Brush
   Bible   
      
Optics      
   Binos:   Zen Ray ED3
   Spotting Scope/tripod:   Minox MD50
   Range Finder:   Leupold
      
      
Food      
   Breakfeast   
Power Bar
         Oatmeal
   Lunch/Snacks   
Jerky
         Nature Valley Bars
         Trail Mix
         Ramen
   Dinner   
Mnt. House

Resurrecting my own thread since it's the same topic LOL!

I'd like to see a pic of your setup it you have one.  You're using a Badlands 2200 on the pack frame?  How do you secure the gear that I'd imagine doesn't fit in the 2200?  I'm considering going this route myself as I setup a camp in a central location and hunt from there.  This year I took my whole frame and pack (too lazy to remove pack from frame and only 1#) when I left camp for the day and stashed it near where I was hunting (way up a ridge from camp) so I wouldn't have to go up the ridge/down the ridge/up the ridge/down the ridge if I killed something before I even started to pack meat    I like this idea for where I was, but I'd like to have a sturdier day pack with me for the long days in the field.  I used my frame pack to stash extra clothing etc. as it warmed up but it got annoying after a while.  I had a small lumbar pack that was always on me (PLB, GPS, Snacks, flashlight and a couple other essentials) but it wasn't the best system...

Also, what types of frames work good for this?

[deerslyr]

heres a thread on it a while back http://www.eastmans.com/forum/showthread.php/2635-Pack-Frame-BadLands-2200-Hybrid
I attach the frame rail up top that loops from side to side and usually put my sleeping bag and tent up top. You can also pull at the pouch from the bottom thats blaze orange used for quarters to put more stuff in. I havent needed to do that yet and can easily load 5 days worth of gear and food in there and haul most of a deer out with the extra space and quarter pouch. This is with a cabelas pack frame.

[JackOfAllTrades]

Weight?

[deerslyr]

Weight?

Not sure of the weight of just the pack but my gear list above comes in at 36 pounds dry with one pound of food and not including binos or bow or range finder.

[300rum]

12 Days to go and I will be hauling 42lbs (Minus Rifle with 1/2 water) in a Badlands 2800 up the hill for 7 days in Idaho.  I am pretty happy with the room I have, although I think that I am on the ragged edge for room. 

List:

Badlands 2800

Food:
MH Breakfast for each morning
My wife's homemade Granola that's paper light
Powerbar for each day
MH for Dinner with a desert.
Hopefully, like in the past, we get into the grouse!
Starbucks Via (2 each day)
Peppermint tea (Decaf-1 each night)
Little baggie of “Johnny’s” seasoning (Grouse/Backstrap)
I REALLY want to add a pound of pepper jack cheese but I am not giving in (yet).

Clothes(extra):
An extra pair of socks
An extra pair of gloves
Packable rain coat

Water:
Sawyer Squeeze filter with one bag
1 water bottle (I like the “Talking Rain” bottles)
96oz water bladder

Cooking:
MSR Pocket Rocket
2 4oz fuel cans
Stoic Titanium Kettle (on sale now on backcountry.com for under $20, excellent buy.)
Titanium cup that nestles in the Kettle
2 bic lighters

Various:
Trekking poles (8oz, man do they make a difference!)
2 plastic forks (not the “cheap” breakable kind)
1 Alaska "Elk Hunter" Knife
1 heavy duty folding razor blade knife with one extra blade.
550 paracord
1 candle
2 sets waterproof matches
Cotton balls with Vaseline soaked in
2 big black garbage bags
Two cotton laundry bags (maybe a little bigger than a pillow case) for boned out meat
Tent
Tyvek sheet 
2 flashlights
1 head lamp
3 AAA Batteries
2 AA Batteries
Binos
Spotter
Tri-pod
GPS
Small tube of Liquid Soap
dehydrated baby wipes
2 small roles of Duct Tape
3 pairs of latex gloves
Small hand towel
Hothands for each morning (Painful, but I have to have them)
Sleeping bag and Pad
1 sheet of moleskin
3 bandaides
2 sheets of paper towels
Ibuprofen
Lip Balm (One year I swear I would have paid $20 for a tube of this stuff!)
16 Rounds of ammunition
Small pencil and a small piece of paper
2 Zip Ties

[deerslyr]

16 rounds of extra ammo 

[300rum]

Deer and Wolf/Wolves and Grouse.  It's too far to walk if the scope gets knocked off.  I plan on doing a bit of shooting!

16 rounds of extra ammo 

[Huntbear]

SPOT for emergencies... 

[300rum]

I was kicking around renting one, I guess I won't know if I need it until I need it.   

SPOT for emergencies...

[Hunter mike]

I went with a PLB instead (ACR from REI).  The SPOT can supposedly allow you to send messages back home (like an "I'm OK" message to wife's e-mail).  In addition you can request hep, which will be dispatched by SPOT's subscription service people. 

I went PLB because there's no subscription to buy - it's good for 5 years and then it just needs a battery service.  The distress signal goes straight to the Navy or Coast Guard IIRC and they coordinate a rescue.  It also has a radio homing signal that lets rescuers find you faster when they get to your general location.   

I did not get a spot because of the ongoing subscription costs and I've heard about problems with getting reliable signal out.  I've also read about many customer service issues and I don't know if I trust the service to send an appropriate and timely rescue vs. the US military.

 

PLB was $280 - my wife tried to add that to my hunting budget but I told her it was for her, so it shouldn't count    I like getting into the wilderness and often alone, so it's cheap insurance.  Good to know I'm still worth more to her alive than dead