Post by: Smossy on May 09, 2015, 10:53:18 AM
With things other then the obvious "Bow/Arrows/Quiver/Broadheads/Release" etc.
What do you feel absolutely necessary to have with you?
As I'm still trying to build and balance my own pack, this would help others who lack the experience like myself to be able to weed out what's not needed.
So if this makes anything easier, Your primary weapon aside, if you could ONLY have 10 items. What would they be?
Other useful items outside your 10 are fine to.
Post by: longwalker on May 09, 2015, 10:59:05 AM
Post by: Smossy on May 09, 2015, 11:02:42 AM
Well since you already have a pack on id say a range finder, windicator ( little bottle of powder) and some elk calls if that's what your hunting. That's really all I've ever "needed" as far as the hunting part. The rest of the trip has a lot more variablesWhat would you put in your pack, Knives? What kind, toilet paper? scent cover or cleaning products for the field? Stuff like that. Only thing me and others aren't concerned about is your weapon. Hopefully no one would ever forget that when they're hunting. But then you never know lol.
Post by: raydog on May 09, 2015, 11:18:09 AM
Rangefinder
Toilet paper
Binos
Pack
Water
Bright color electrical tape (For cuts or makes good trail marker)
Game bags
Gps if needed
Post by: longwalker on May 09, 2015, 11:31:24 AM
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 09, 2015, 11:51:58 AM
Post by: raydog on May 09, 2015, 12:30:42 PM
Stone!!lol :o one thing I can tell you won't go in my packs is rocks for gods sake:chuckle: ok ok. Knife sharpener
Post by: Smossy on May 09, 2015, 12:44:33 PM
1. My knives "Outdoor Edge swingblade/saw combo" and my havalon.
2. Dressing bags/zipties
3. TOILETPAPER
4. Kifaru DT3 bag/frame
5. Firestarter "magnifying glass/flint steel/pat jelly soaked cottonballs"
6. Sawyer squeeze water filter
7. Small tin cup/lid for cooking/boiling water
8. Binos/Rangefinder
9. Water/Snacks/Food
10. Garmin 62st GPS / Flashlight / xtra batteries
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I kind of have my stuff in categories more then a specific item. This is the trouble I deal with these days lol
11. Emergency Blanket / Flare
12. Small medkit
13. Brightly colored ductape
14. MSR Burner kit +
15. All my calls and bugle tube if elk season
Post by: kentrek on May 09, 2015, 01:44:51 PM
your cup for boiling water
water filter bottle
extra batteries
flare
msr burner kit
Magnifying glass
While all are very useful items to have in certain situations Im thinking you can get by with out
I'd also recommend carrying two heavy duty garbage sacks to keep meat clean....also having rope is incredibly handy thing to have if you ever need to tie a leg back or hang meat
Also....this may be two personal but you may "test" out just using paper towels instead of tp...I've found that they work better at "cleaning" and they are more multi use :tup:
don't forget a camera
Post by: RadSav on May 09, 2015, 03:08:18 PM
Water
TP (blue shop towels in plastic bag)
Camera w/extra battery
Knife (w/extra blades or sharpener)
Small rope
Grub
Emergency Blanket
Large garbage bag
Five Alaska quarter bags
Post by: bracer40 on May 09, 2015, 05:11:32 PM
Post by: MLBowhunting on May 09, 2015, 05:15:43 PM
Post by: RadSav on May 09, 2015, 05:19:57 PM
Surprised i haven't seen headlamp/flashlights (w/ extra batteries of course) on these lists.
Good point. :tup:
For some reason I was thinking essentials for in the pack. Though I should have not missed the extra batteries. I carry batteries for camera, flashlight, GPS and rangefinder in my pack...always!
Added essentials that I keep on my person include flashlight, license and tag, tracking tape and some heavy emergency pain killers.
Post by: bigbeamhunter on May 09, 2015, 05:40:05 PM
Post by: raydog on May 09, 2015, 06:39:27 PM
Surprised i haven't seen headlamp/flashlights (w/ extra batteries of course) on these lists.It Aint camping/hunting unless you forget something! haha
Post by: hogslayer on May 09, 2015, 06:46:24 PM
1st bag. Kill kit-pair rubber gloves,havalon knife with extra blades, TAG bags, 35L durable dry sack and 50 feet of paracord. I use to carry a small emergency blanket for placing boned out meet on, but it never got used so ditched it.
2nd bag. Heigene/medical- toilet paper, Chapstick, electrical tape, basic small medial kit.
3rd bag. Electronics- icon head lamp, extra lithium ion batteries. Back up head lamp.
I made sure to purchase all items that take the same battery size.
4th bag. Food- usually oatmeal for breakfast, pro meal bar for lunch and mountain house for dinner.
Of course this is just a basic list of things I take with me and it seems to change every year. And I also carry a range finder and GPS on my belt for easy access. I question the need for a range finder. The last three elk I have killed have happened so fast and been within 12 yrds of eachother that a range finder hasn't used its purpose yet. But I am sure the one year I leave it behind I will need it.
Post by: 4fletch on May 09, 2015, 07:01:00 PM
Post by: Smossy on May 09, 2015, 08:41:04 PM
Whenever I go hunting I always put everything in my pack that would be neede to break the animal down and carry it out with me. I keep things organized in different small bags for easy identification and easy access.I like the idea of putting things together like that. Im kinda anal about finding something fast, instead of just throwing a bunch of stuff in my large compartment of my pack. For that reason Im adding a few more CI to my pack to help hold things apart.
1st bag. Kill kit-pair rubber gloves,havalon knife with extra blades, TAG bags, 35L durable dry sack and 50 feet of paracord. I use to carry a small emergency blanket for placing boned out meet on, but it never got used so ditched it.
2nd bag. Heigene/medical- toilet paper, Chapstick, electrical tape, basic small medial kit.
3rd bag. Electronics- icon head lamp, extra lithium ion batteries. Back up head lamp.
I made sure to purchase all items that take the same battery size.
4th bag. Food- usually oatmeal for breakfast, pro meal bar for lunch and mountain house for dinner.
Of course this is just a basic list of things I take with me and it seems to change every year. And I also carry a range finder and GPS on my belt for easy access. I question the need for a range finder. The last three elk I have killed have happened so fast and been within 12 yrds of eachother that a range finder hasn't used its purpose yet. But I am sure the one year I leave it behind I will need it.
Just me personally....you will eventually find out what you think you really need but ya may consider cuttingThe idea behind the magnifying glass is any time in the day I can start a fire without wasting any of my own resources. I save my fire starting resources for night time or poor weather. It weighs virtually nothing and could be the difference between life or death if my starting supplies are depleted. I lack knowledge to start a primitive fire.
your cup for boiling water
water filter bottle
extra batteries
flare
msr burner kit
Magnifying glass
While all are very useful items to have in certain situations Im thinking you can get by with out
Post by: coachcw on May 09, 2015, 09:14:02 PM
Post by: Band on May 09, 2015, 09:37:04 PM
Post by: Smossy on May 10, 2015, 05:19:50 AM
Ten things in pack only? Led head lamp, para cord ,havalon, water, dry sack, , garbage bag, snack, GPS , athletic tape, and blue towels. Add from there.What exactly are these blue towels I've heard come up on more than one occasion and what are they're purpose (s)?
Post by: Jake T on May 10, 2015, 06:33:19 AM
Post by: 92xj on May 10, 2015, 06:52:22 AM
Ten things in pack only? Led head lamp, para cord ,havalon, water, dry sack, , garbage bag, snack, GPS , athletic tape, and blue towels. Add from there.What exactly are these blue towels I've heard come up on more than one occasion and what are they're purpose (s)?
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Post by: Smossy on May 10, 2015, 07:01:40 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2015, 07:05:04 AM
What exactly are these blue towels I've heard come up on more than one occasion and what are they're purpose (s)?
Ever try to wipe with wet toilet paper? :yike:
Even wet blue shop towels will hold together. They also work for cleanup after field dressing. Rub a little cheese into them and you have a good fire starter. If you have Vaseline cotton balls wrap them in a blue shop towel and increase the fire starter efficiency. I will usually wrap my deer or elk liver in one too. Really keeps the mess down inside my pack. Something rattling around in your pack? Wrap it in a blue towel!
There is always a new idea to use them for when you have enough on hand. What can't you do with some duct tape, a pair of vise-grips and a roll of blue shop towels? :chuckle:
Post by: Smossy on May 10, 2015, 07:29:08 AM
So do I need to add vise grips to my pack as well? :chuckle: abd no never tried tk wipe with wett tp. I'd be sacrificing half a sack at that point.What exactly are these blue towels I've heard come up on more than one occasion and what are they're purpose (s)?
Ever try to wipe with wet toilet paper? :yike:
Even wet blue shop towels will hold together. They also work for cleanup after field dressing. Rub a little cheese into them and you have a good fire starter. If you have Vaseline cotton balls wrap them in a blue shop towel and increase the fire starter efficiency. I will usually wrap my deer or elk liver in one too. Really keeps the mess down inside my pack. Something rattling around in your pack? Wrap it in a blue towel!
There is always a new idea to use them for when you have enough on hand. What can't you do with some duct tape, a pair of vise-grips and a roll of blue shop towels? :chuckle:
Post by: Band on May 10, 2015, 10:33:38 AM
I put my TP in a zip lock bag to prevent that problem. And while we're on the subject, I always bring along a travel size of baby wipes just in case.What exactly are these blue towels I've heard come up on more than one occasion and what are they're purpose (s)?
Ever try to wipe with wet toilet paper? :yike:
Post by: bobcat on May 10, 2015, 11:35:17 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2015, 01:30:29 PM
Baby wipes are the only way to go! I never go hunting without them.
Do they come in skunk, elk rage and deer estrus scented.
Post by: Netminder01 on May 10, 2015, 01:39:02 PM
Post by: bobcat on May 10, 2015, 01:54:59 PM
Baby wipes are the only way to go! I never go hunting without them.
Do they come in skunk, elk rage and deer estrus scented.
I get the un-scented ones from Costco. :tup:
Post by: coachcw on May 10, 2015, 04:35:29 PM
Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2015, 05:01:10 PM
Baby wipes are the only way to go! I never go hunting without them.
Do they come in skunk, elk rage and deer estrus scented.
I get the un-scented ones from Costco. :tup:
Un-scented doesn't mean scent-free.
I tried them when a guide in Canada told me how wonderful they were. I was left horrified! To think I would intentionally use wet paper to wipe the backside...Eeeeewww!! :o I'd rather dry scrape with a shop towel. But every girl is different, I guess.
Post by: kentrek on May 10, 2015, 05:11:19 PM
Baby wipes are the only way to go! I never go hunting without them.
Do they come in skunk, elk rage and deer estrus scented.
I get the un-scented ones from Costco. :tup:
Un-scented doesn't mean scent-free.
I tried them when a guide in Canada told me how wonderful they were. I was left horrified! To think I would intentionally use wet paper to wipe the backside...Eeeeewww!! :o I'd rather dry scrape with a shop towel. But, every girl is different, I guess.
My thoughts exactly....us "rough riders" are a dying breed tho
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 12, 2015, 11:01:34 AM
Post by: LeviD1 on May 13, 2015, 06:55:03 PM
Post by: GEARHEAD on May 13, 2015, 08:37:20 PM
1. comfortable tent
2. comfortable cot
3. comfortable chair
4. nice fire
5. young guns to cut and carry wood
6. young guns to cut and carry meat
7. young guns with big expensive pickup trucks
8. chow (lots)
9. beer
10. knife
almost forgot my Bow....guess thats eleven. whoops.
Post by: Greg Mullins on May 13, 2015, 09:10:05 PM
Post by: Band on May 13, 2015, 09:37:36 PM
Anyone ever need a flashlight?Headlamp, extra batteries. Much better to have hands-free light when you need it.
Post by: RadSav on May 13, 2015, 10:01:01 PM
We were young, we had good eyesight and there was never a night you couldn't find your way if you went slow. Well that ended that night. You would think that in the wilderness it would never get so dark that you couldn't see a tree trunk until it hit you in the face. Well, each of us found bark in our teeth at least a dozen times before we hit the ridgeline. We would have probably missed the truck by about 50 yards had it not been for a guy lighting a cigarette. Knowing that was my truck he was waiting for us to return to ask us for help finding a bear. Never been so happy to see a smoker in all my life :chuckle:
Post by: GoPlayOutside on May 13, 2015, 10:16:11 PM
For hunting closer to camp or truck:
Fanny Pack -
1. knife
2. water
3. latex gloves
4. headlight
5. spotting scope
6. Binos
7. snack bars
8. bone saw
9. truck tie down (ratchet strap for hanging quarters and animal)
10. Large Garbage bag or Game Bag
Post by: RadSav on May 13, 2015, 11:06:40 PM
Post by: Smossy on May 14, 2015, 08:28:36 AM
Both of these Atwood products are Sweet! Microcord is 100# and the tactical is 275#. Super small packages yet very tough for a multitude of uses. Western Filament braided Dacron is what I carried for years until I stumbled upon the slick little tiny spools of the Atwood stuff.I've added some of the blue shop towels to my pack. We actually had some in my garage, whoda thunk it?
That cordage looks like a good alternative to paracord. Does it have an inner layer that can be removed or is it a solid multi-braid?
Post by: Fullabull on May 14, 2015, 10:44:27 AM
Post by: elk247 on May 14, 2015, 11:05:11 AM
Windicator
TP
Rangefinder
Knife
Tags/ID
Pack board
Paracord/mule tape
Elk calls
Copenhagen
Post by: Jonathan_S on May 14, 2015, 11:16:07 AM
I'd rather dry scrape with a shop towel. But every girl is different, I guess.
It's an acquired taste.
Post by: elk247 on May 14, 2015, 11:42:48 AM
It's only weird in the wintertime. :yike:I'd rather dry scrape with a shop towel. But every girl is different, I guess.
It's an acquired taste.
Post by: Jonathan_S on May 14, 2015, 03:03:48 PM
It's only weird in the wintertime. :yike:I'd rather dry scrape with a shop towel. But every girl is different, I guess.
It's an acquired taste.
Sounds terrible.
Post by: JJD on May 17, 2015, 10:27:02 AM
Ten things? We going hunting or camping? :peep:
Windicator
TP
Rangefinder
Knife
Tags/ID
Pack board
Paracord/mule tape
Elk calls
Copenhagen
Pretty close to mine
No elk calls or chew
shop towels, cloth type
pair of reading glasses (we'll talk about this more after you turn 60) :)
Post by: SGTDuffman on May 18, 2015, 08:38:26 PM
- TP...in a ziploc bag.
- Wind indicator, either one of the unscented talcum powder types or something like milkweed seeds (usually a better indicator, they go a LOT farther than the powders and show a lot more about the wind).
- Fire kit, with backups for my backups. A fresh Bic, waterproof matches, and a magnesium stick.
- Rain jacket and pants. Haven't needed it the last few years, but from the previous item, you can see I'm no fan of cold and wet.
- 550 cord/paracord
- Flashlight. I use a headlamp. And with different colored lenses if possible. I always preferred blue in the military. Most folks prefer red. I find that if you like to highlight things on your map, blue works MUCH better. I use different color highlighters to mark different things on a map. It's up to you what you want to mark what color. Maybe boundaries are yellow, water features are blue, unique/identifiable landmarks are orange, etc. Green, pink, blue, and especially orange and yellow show up great with a blue light. Red light never made anything "pop" out, and depending on the map, can actually cause the contours lines to disappear.
- Rangefinder. I actually have 2. One is an analog type in my bow sight. It uses pins spaced out to range things if I can't use the electronic one.
- Spare batteries for all electronics (rangefinder and headlamp).
- Navigation tools. For me that's a map with a 1:50,000 scale, a protractor in a matching scale, and a lensatic compass. The batteries never die and storms don't interrupt the satellite signal, and around here you better take the declination into account, or you're gonna miss your destination...by a LOT. Much harder to get lost with if you know what you're doing too. It won't just unexpectedly die on you, and it shows the broader area you're in.
- A comfortable mattress. This applies if I'm "car" hunting out of a big fixed camp on day trips, or if I pack myself in.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 18, 2015, 09:03:17 PM
I'm Joining the 50 club, so heres my revised list.:yeah: My choices would be ( my bow- arrows -broadheads - my chew - water - snickers -Flashlight - fire starter - knife - butt wipe :dunno: :chuckle:
1. comfortable tent
2. comfortable cot
3. comfortable chair
4. nice fire
5. young guns to cut and carry wood
6. young guns to cut and carry meat
7. young guns with big expensive pickup trucks
8. chow (lots)
9. beer
10. knife
almost forgot my Bow....guess thats eleven. whoops.
Post by: dreamunelk on May 18, 2015, 09:06:15 PM
I'm Joining the 50 club, so heres my revised list.:yeah: My choices would be ( my bow- arrows -broadheads - my chew - water - snickers -Flashlight - fire starter - knife - butt wipe :dunno: :chuckle:
1. comfortable tent
2. comfortable cot
3. comfortable chair
4. nice fire
5. young guns to cut and carry wood
6. young guns to cut and carry meat
7. young guns with big expensive pickup trucks
8. chow (lots)
9. beer
10. knife
almost forgot my Bow....guess thats eleven. whoops.
Don't forget a good camp cook! :tup:
Post by: adamR on May 18, 2015, 09:08:34 PM
My sawyer mini water filter
Toilet paper in ziplock
Havalon piranha
Glow sticks
Small flashlight
Pink marking ribbon
Rhino gps
Lighter
Lots of snacks
Post by: snarkybull on May 19, 2015, 05:56:59 PM
early elk season...I always bring a book. I do a lot of sitting and listening.
Post by: RadSav on May 19, 2015, 06:57:05 PM
haven't heard this yet, so AA battery powered cell phone charger and spare batteries for it are on my must have list for all hunting.
early elk season...I always bring a book. I do a lot of sitting and listening.
Most of the areas we hunt a cell phone is only good as a backup camera ;)
Post by: LeviD1 on May 19, 2015, 09:47:31 PM
haven't heard this yet, so AA battery powered cell phone charger and spare batteries for it are on my must have list for all hunting.
early elk season...I always bring a book. I do a lot of sitting and listening.
Most of the areas we hunt a cell phone is only good as a backup camera ;)
:yeah:
Post by: Jonathan_S on May 20, 2015, 08:11:33 AM
haven't heard this yet, so AA battery powered cell phone charger and spare batteries for it are on my must have list for all hunting.
early elk season...I always bring a book. I do a lot of sitting and listening.
Most of the areas we hunt a cell phone is only good as a backup camera ;)
:yeah:
It's funny, on the way in to a spot, sometimes my cell will "hold on" to coverage but then it will drop and I won't get it back until I get back to the highway :chuckle:
Post by: RadSav on May 20, 2015, 08:32:48 AM
Post by: pd on May 20, 2015, 08:35:56 AM
There are two spots where we hunt elk that if you hop on one foot, spin counter clockwise, open you mouth slightly with a 20 degree tilt to you head you can get a pulse of coverage when you fart. Sometimes that's enough to send a text on a clear day :chuckle:
Sans the flatulence, we must hunt in the same place.
Post by: kentrek on May 20, 2015, 08:43:27 AM
A cell phone pretty much goes everywhere but mostly cuz I take way more pictures when I have one and you can never take enough
Post by: buglebrush on May 20, 2015, 08:45:04 AM
haven't heard this yet, so AA battery powered cell phone charger and spare batteries for it are on my must have list for all hunting.
early elk season...I always bring a book. I do a lot of sitting and listening.
Most of the areas we hunt a cell phone is only good as a backup camera ;)
I have zero service on my areas too, but my cell phone is my GPS.
Post by: Jonathan_S on May 20, 2015, 09:11:00 AM
There are two spots where we hunt elk that if you hop on one foot, spin counter clockwise, open you mouth slightly with a 20 degree tilt to you head you can get a pulse of coverage when you fart. Sometimes that's enough to send a text on a clear day :chuckle:
"hI hone$y n0 3lk yt but eevythings' good....c u FRday"
Post by: buglebrush on May 20, 2015, 09:52:35 AM
1. Havalon
2. Cell Phone with battery bank. ( also is my camera & GPS)
3. Paracord
4. Game bags
5. Headlamp w batteries
6. Rain gear ( pants if it actually looks like rain. Otherwise just jacket & gaiters)
7. Shop Towels
8. Med Kit ( includes fire starter )
9. Food, water, and filter bottle
10. 3 emergency blankets ( also use these for boning meat onto )
Post by: 4fletch on May 20, 2015, 07:45:27 PM
Post by: snarkybull on May 22, 2015, 09:22:15 AM
There are two spots where we hunt elk that if you hop on one foot, spin counter clockwise, open you mouth slightly with a 20 degree tilt to you head you can get a pulse of coverage when you fart. Sometimes that's enough to send a text on a clear day :chuckle:
How do you manage your fantasy football team and post selfies? Holy Crikeys!!
Post by: RadSav on May 22, 2015, 09:37:07 AM
There are two spots where we hunt elk that if you hop on one foot, spin counter clockwise, open you mouth slightly with a 20 degree tilt to you head you can get a pulse of coverage when you fart. Sometimes that's enough to send a text on a clear day :chuckle:
How do you manage your fantasy football team and post selfies? Holy Crikeys!!
Fantasy Football? Selfies? I've got more self respect than that, I hope! :chuckle:
Next thing you know I'll be expected to post my every stupid action on Tweaker or Faceplant :o
Post by: Tbob on May 29, 2015, 12:41:55 PM
Post by: Fullabull on May 29, 2015, 08:53:09 PM
Post by: raydog on May 29, 2015, 09:22:04 PM
If I really need some good luck,I leave my backpack at the truck.I have killed multiple deer and elk when using this method. But it sure makes me do a lot more hiking :(
Glad I'm not the only one. If I forget something Important it will be a good day of hunting. Just the way it goes