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Title: whats in your pack??
Post by: jackelope on June 20, 2007, 03:26:55 PM: i always like these threads..so lets hear it. i'm talking about going out for a day's hunt. not the backpack full of camping gear, tents, bags, etc. whats in your pack when you leave camp/truck for a day long hunt...oh and what kind of pack are you carrying it all in??
5 rounds extra ammo
couple apples and other snacks
water bladder full
couple knives and stone
small first aid kit
some flagging tape to mark a trail if needed
extra socks
couple ziplock bags for heart/liver
my small point and shoot digital camera
gps
lightweight rain gear
bone saw
...i'm sure there's more. i usually pack too much.
i put it all in a eberlestock x1 pack.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: bowhuntin on June 20, 2007, 04:07:23 PM: I carry...
Water
Toilet Paper
Extra Knive
Wyoming saw
Game Bags
Wind proof lighter
Matches
GPS
Compass
Map
First Aid Kit
Headlamp
Survival Blanket/Pancho
Trail Marking tape
Stone for sharpening my knives
Flint/Fire Starter
Hex wrench for my compound
Two way radio
Some sort of food

and it all goes in a cabelas all day transport fanny pack
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: saylean on June 20, 2007, 04:10:03 PM: I usually carry my stuff in a real tree camo cabellas backpack thingy...with a flame orange vest over it.

Snacks (apples, mini candy bars, trail mix)
Toilet Paper (never leave home without it)
Extra ammo (normally one full clip worth)
compass
knife set (skinning knife, saw, another knife)
GPS/Radio that our hunting party all carry so we can stay in touch
nylon rope (bout 20Ft or so)
matches/lighter
2 bottles of water or more
extra gloves
Maglight
extra batteries for gps/radio
digital camera
sometimes an extra sweatshirt or jacket...depends on weather

Think thats bout it for me.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: boneaddict on June 20, 2007, 04:51:10 PM: Eberstock pack.

lighter
toilet paper
small pill bottle with cottonball soaked in vaseline
space blanket
water bottle
sometimes camera
flagging material
one powerbar/jerky/trailmix/granola bar
extra knife and small stone
rope(nylon cord)
hunting tags and licenses in zipock
extra bullets if rifle, if not quiver full of arrows
extra set of gloves in zip lock
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: jackelope on June 20, 2007, 05:00:32 PM: Quote
small pill bottle with cottonball soaked in vaseline

got me on that one...why??
i guess i forgot to add my fire source, rope and TP.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: WDFW-SUX on June 20, 2007, 06:02:19 PM: Is it fire starter?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: boneaddict on June 20, 2007, 07:11:10 PM: Best compact firestarter in the world. The cotton acts as a wick and burns the petroleum even if its pouring rain, or freezing cold. It spreads out over the little tinder and helps it get burning. Try it sometime at home.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: jackelope on June 21, 2007, 08:15:53 AM: thanks...thats why i like these kind of topics.
learning something new every day.
i had no idea.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Machias on June 21, 2007, 09:02:38 AM: Make sure you use the 100% cotton balls and really work the vaseline in. Probably one of the best fire starters you can use.

I carry:
50ft of 550 cord
heavy duty space blanket
water purification tablets
2types of fire starters
lighter
knives
whistle
strobe light
small first aid kit
pr socks
MRE
hydration bladder
dental floss
surveyors tape
small tape measure
plastic garbage bag (makes a handy rain coat in a pinch)
extra batteries
gps
map
compass
UTM Grid scale
Military Challenge coin :) (can't be caught without that!)
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: boneaddict on June 21, 2007, 09:49:54 AM: Yep, dental floss, thought I was the only one. When that jerky gets caught its a pain the the mouth for a long day. and yep the compass. Usually not the GPS, except when I was in Alaska, and the compass still saved my bacon.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Fletch on June 21, 2007, 02:38:57 PM: Gps, food, hydration bladder, firestarter(lighter,matches), H bone saw, rope, extra knife, camera, small maglite, lens pen, tp, electricians tape. (sometimes: a bigger saw, gamebags, extra clothes/gloves...cloth measuring tape...)

I remember the days I left the truck with my extra shells and some tp and a piece of twine that is all. Oh the simple days!
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: jackelope on June 21, 2007, 02:44:16 PM: right...my buddy and i that hunt together get picked on every year when we leave for the day by the old guys. they tell us we look like we just walked out of cabela's. they are wearing jeans, a jacket, have a bottle of water and their knife. i leave with my 30lb pack with my rifle stuffed in the scabbard...
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: bobcat on June 21, 2007, 02:53:58 PM: That's funny. I miss those days too, when I would leave the truck with only a canteen, a knife, and my rifle.

Oh...and NO orange!
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Fletch on June 21, 2007, 04:17:47 PM: Ah yes...No Orange...what happened to the good ol'days :'(
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: littletoes on June 21, 2007, 05:59:26 PM: jackalope,
those guys don't get very far from the truck!

It seems that every time I decide to leave my pack, I end up "lacking" something I need, something that is in my pack.

Eagle Becker Patrol Pack
I LOVE all the pockets. Save the main compartment for big items such as rain gear, cleaning/boning kit, drag line, large water bladder, etc.

I've added some custom pouches to the front kidney belt to hold my Leica Rangefinder, gps-compass, and the ever essential CAMERA! These items I want close to hand, and NOBODY takes enough pictures!

I like a photo album dedicated to hunting and the outdoors. The best of memories.

The Becker is great for getting around in the woods. No noise, and it can either hug your back, or it can loaded with some big items like a sleeping bag etc. Not everybodies favorite, but I like it.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: PolarBear on June 21, 2007, 06:20:16 PM: It all depends on what I am hunting and the time of year (duh). If I am going in deep for a long day I usually have in my fanny pack: 2 knives, Gatoraide in a military style canteen, tp, trioxane, magnesium & striker, parachute cord, dental floss, a tiny survival fishing kit that I came up with, compass, miniaturized map, knife sharpener, waterproof whistle, candy or power bars, band-aids, mini led flashlight, bow wrench and sometimes a little bottle of perma frost and a packet of coacoa mix. (you never when you might need a little "warm-up" on a freezing day).
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: boneaddict on June 21, 2007, 06:44:24 PM: Damn...my pack keeps gettin gheavier and heavier....yes, a flashlight, and yes a gerber bonesaw. No first aid to speak of but an Ibuprofen or two and a Benadryl. What is trioxane?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: PolarBear on June 21, 2007, 07:16:19 PM: Trioxane are those fuel tablets that you get at the millitary surplus store. They will burn just about anywhere.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: jackelope on June 22, 2007, 09:00:38 AM: Quote
jackalope,
those guys don't get very far from the truck!
they're both in their 70's. i'd prefer they not stray too far from the truck. less chance of me having to go find them piled up in a canyon somewhere when they don't make it back to the truck....

i agree...my pack keeps getting heavier.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Krusty on June 23, 2007, 12:34:29 PM: I can go a long ways on three shells, two calls, and a sandwich.

I rarely carry water, or food, or a bunch of other stuff, anymore.

The one thing I notice nobody is carrying in their "survival gear" is a signal mirror.
I use an old CD, it's light and durable, and AOL must've sent me a hundred of them for free.
To signal, raise the CD up so you are looking through the hole in the center, then by moving your whole head, look to the sun and then look at what you want to signal, and back and forth.

*They also work good as a mirror, to get that black gnat that flew in your eye, out.

Anyone use steel wool for fire starter?

Krusty (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.prodigy.net%2Frogerlori1%2Femoticons%2Fwave1.gif&hash=a79b2b094946ae3edb92c1d87183753de8213bad)
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: boneaddict on June 23, 2007, 02:34:45 PM: You're right Krusty, I used to carry a mirror when I wore contacts, but I don't now. I used to use steelwool in the boyscout days, but use my vaseline now.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Dman on June 25, 2007, 04:52:25 PM: As P bear said, I have a lot of seasonal stuff too. My standards are; spare contact lens, water/ water tabs, matches in dry box, compass, GPS, cell phone, compact camera, Gerber 5" blade, deer drag rope (in season), mini medical kit, poncho, space blanket, lighter and tinder, map, ammo, bino lens -riflescope cleaner and power bars enough for several days.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Blacklab on August 09, 2007, 09:02:55 PM: PlayBoy :chuckle:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: WDFW-SUX on August 10, 2007, 07:42:53 AM: Quote from: Blacklab on August 09, 2007, 09:02:55 PM
PlayBoy :chuckle:

Does that help you field judge racks?.....
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Shadow Cat on August 10, 2007, 08:41:17 AM: Krusty,
I keep dryer lint, steel wool and a 9 volt battery in my pack for emergency fire starting.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Ray on August 10, 2007, 06:01:45 PM: Here's what I carried the other day:
body bag
2 knives
sharpening stone
binos
bug net for cranium
12 extra rounds
2 liters of water
One call
camera
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Shadow Cat on August 10, 2007, 06:30:43 PM: Okay, whats in my pack...

Dryer lint
steel wool
9V battery
sharpining stone
2 extra knives
space blanket
H2O
food
drag rope
Skinning pack (caping knife, bone saw, gut knife)
first aid pack ( had to toss the IV's... they expired!)
compas
GPS
map
extra batteries
toilet paper
handi wipes
hand warmer w/ fuel sticks
game bags
dental floss
rope
extra glasses
range finder
allen wrench set for my bow
extra tubing for my bow site
copy of game regs

It changes depending on what I am hunting for and the season.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Cougar on August 13, 2007, 02:44:44 PM: Items In Hunting Backpack

Font Lower Zip Pouch:
4 pairs of latex gloves
11 AA batteries
2 small rolls of florescent orange tape
Flint
Front Higher Velcro Pouch:
2 small mirrors with flash card
Can opener
Compass
Middle Pocket With Hunter Orange Flap:
Small roll of toilet paper
Wildlife identification pocket guide
Canned cooking fuel candle
Poncho
9 hand warmers
3 space blackest
1 Garbage bag
Back pocket (Biggest one):
Finger saw
100 ft. bungee rope
Hatchet
Basic medical kit
1 wool beanie
Military whistle
Flashlight
Headlight
Dying rabbit hand call

(I just took inventory of it) I know I gotta lotta things in there.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: elkhuntingcouple on August 20, 2007, 09:11:42 PM: I keep a pill bottle with Bee sting swab, benadryl, a couple of excedrine, and rolaids, safty pins. I also keep a wash cloth sounds crazy but you can buy them that are the size of a quarter about 1/4 " thick if you need something steril and big it will work great! Oh also lipstick, lifesavors, eyedrops, tool for my bow, some glow in the dark sticks plus all the other stuff you guys had. thought maybe you guys didn't think of the bee stuff that can come in really handy if stung along way from the truck. You never know when a person may react. my dad had been a logger all his life stung hundreds of times, then one day, one sting and he almost died, pretty scarry.
It is amazing what I get in my small pack, I love finding small items that come in handy.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: actionshooter on August 21, 2007, 08:45:37 PM: I'm going to try the cotton ball trick. I have used the egg carton,bees wax fire starter. That works really well.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Alchase on August 25, 2007, 11:36:00 AM: Not trying to jack this thread, Jackalope, I was curious of what you thought of the X1? Could you please list the pros and cons of this pack? Of all the eberlestock packs I believe the X1 would fit my needs but I can't seem to find one locally to check out and I have not had the opportunity to discuss how well the X1 works here in WA. Does the rifle scabbard work well here in the rain? I always end up modifying my packs but it would be nice to know where this pack shines and where it could be improved before spending serious coin.
I have also noticed that since I started using a water bladder I seem to drink allot more water then with a canteen. Anyone else notice this?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: jackelope on August 28, 2007, 03:28:10 PM: The only thing i don't like about the pack is the lack of points on the outside of the pack to strap things down on. say for example snowshoes. my REI pack has a setup for putting the 'shoes on the outside of the pack. the only way to do this is to add straps or some other sort of modification. aside from that, i love it. very comfortable, the scabbard works well, but i haven't used it in much rain. the one thing i noticed about it is that my shotgun(30" barrel) is a little long for the scabbard, but a normal length rifle fits great. i got mine from sierra trading post 2 years ago and eberlestock now has a new model that i have not seen yet. i think sportsmans warehouse has them on hand.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Alchase on August 29, 2007, 12:37:07 PM: Thanks for your time Jackelope, Hopefully Sportsmans in Federal Way will have one soon.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: littletoes on September 02, 2007, 06:37:15 PM: Hmmmm...whats in my pack?

camera-thats right, nobody takes enough pics!
WATER-biggest bladder I can find
thin hatchet-for busting through the pelvic bone, or sternum on old bucks
skinning/buthering kit-includes three Dexter/Russel knives
100' nylon electrician's pulling tape, light and strong
saw-cutting small limbs if needed
GPS
two compasses
Rangefinder
10X42 Bino's
Batteries for everything
Otis cleaning kit
Tool Kit (all essentials for stripping firearm)
rubber gloves
rain gear
first aid/med kit
scents
calls
flashlight
20 rnds emergency ammo (on top of the three I carry in the firearm)
ID/Hunting license/credit card
lunch/dinner
radio/walkie-talkie
Leatherman w/spare tools
two ways to make fire
cable-ties
hand warmers
foot warmers (these are bigger, and I can stuff them in my kids shoes if needed)
notebook/sniper data book
surveyers tape
black sharpie

there may be a bit more, sometimes I forget till I need it, and its there.

I'm one of those guys that are almost impossible to seperate from his pack. Every time I leave it, I need it, and I've learned that the hard way. If I'm only going a short ways, big deal its easy to carry then! If I'm going a lonng ways, I might get hurt and need that stuff.

Happened that way down in the breaks of the Snake one year. Hurt my knee, and couldn't hardly walk them sidehills. An ACE bandage made the weekend bearable let me tell you.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on September 03, 2007, 04:16:20 PM: Something I do not recall seeing in anyones list is any form of ensolite or foam pad. In my opinion, this is actually the most important item you can carry to help you survive. I have read alot of accounts, and what appears to kill many guys is when they break a leg or similar. You are now stuck on the ground. The ground will rob you of heat. Ever sit on a cold stump for thirty minutes? Imagine laying on the ground, unable to move for 24 hours. Dead meat.

I purchased a childs foam backpackers pad, a bit thinner than the usual foam pad. I then custom trimmed it for width to fit perfectly in my survival pack. I do hunt alone often, but even when with friends nearby, it is always with me, to pull out to sit on, or there just in case I ever go down and cannot get up off the ground...
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: littletoes on September 04, 2007, 08:39:30 PM: Pine boughs.....

Just 'cause your leg is broke, doesn't mean you are "trapped" to the ground. Broke my ankle when I was about 13 in the lower pasture and had to crawl 3/4 of a mile back up to the house. Jumped off a 6' fence and didn't land right.....guess you could say.
Every time I put my knee down crawling up that hill it hurt like hell (and I'll tell you what, I put it down mightly light!), sure wanted to cry, but my Dad's voice ringing in my ears "get tough or die..." (same thing he always told me when we were breaking horses, hehehe. It works, and got my ass home.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on September 05, 2007, 04:10:48 PM: The only few times I have fallen really hard is crossing a ravine, where you would be stuck in the ravine with rocks, no limbs...this was my concern...Totally agree on building a bed of boughs if you can...
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: addicted on September 27, 2007, 03:08:32 PM: well i always remember my mountain money(toilette paper)
knife-sharpener
extra ammo
small rope
small first aid kit
smoke in a bottle
lighter and matches
and god forbid i forget peanut m&m's

i use a blacks creek jim horn series western pack.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Hunting Cowboy on October 06, 2007, 07:35:42 PM: I have a fieldline camo Day pack with a leather reinforced bottom that I purchased about 20 years ago. Everything has a specific place in this pack. I've used the same system for many years and it works great. I also keep many other things at the truck and at camp and will slightly alter what I take depending on the hunt.

Field Dresssing
Game Bags
Liver sack
Latex gloves
Flagging tape

Gun Care
Bore Snake
Oily Rag (In zip lock bag)
Optic Cloth

Cutting Tools
Folding Saw
Campax (mini hatchet)
Case Lockback Knife (The one tool I would not leave behind!)
Flat sharpening stone
EZ Lap Diamond "M" sharpening tool
Taxidermy Kit: (Caping Knife, Scalpel, extra blades)

Flash Lights
2 Mini Mag Lite
Head Lamp

Optics
10 X 42 Binos
Range Finder
Digital Camera
Mini camera tripod

Rope
30 ft. Parachute cord
Miscellaneous cord

Extra Clothing
fleece hunter orange
Camo fleece "pull over" pants
stocking cap
Extra Green wool gloves

Lunch
Peanut M&M's
Sandwich
Trail Mix
Homemade brownies, oatmeal cookies
Water
Granola bars

Emergency
Absorbant pads
Gauze
Space blanket
Athletic tape
Tylenol/Aspirin/Ibuprofin
Candle
Tweezers
Needle & Thread
matches/lighter
Signal mirror
vaseline soaked cotton balls (Fire Starter)
Power Bars

Miscellaneous
License/tags/permits
Ammo (3 in the rifle, two in my pocket, and 10 extra in my pack)
Smoke in a bottle
Watch
maps
Compass
T.P.
Black Felt tip marker
Extra Truck keys

Specialty items (depending on the hunt)
Game Calls
Scents/Cover scent
Two way radio
Rain gear
bug spray

To keep weight to a minimum. One trick I learned was to use a film canister to keep 4 vaseline treated cotton balls in a plastic bag, along with matches. The outside of the cannister is wrapped with 12 feet of surveyors tape and about 8 feet of duct tape that has been spit in half. (the upper half of the outside of the canister is wrapped with duct tape, the lower half wrapped in surveyor tape).
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Hunting Cowboy on December 09, 2007, 11:09:33 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on June 20, 2007, 04:51:10 PM
Eberstock pack.

I'm looking to maybe retire my old Fieldline Day Pack. Thought I'd take a look at this Eberstock pack....Got a recommendation on a web site? Thanks! I've got a couple of others I'm lookin at as well.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: jackelope on December 11, 2007, 08:46:29 AM: http://www.eberlestock.com/
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Buckshot Bill on December 11, 2007, 09:57:20 AM: This all goes in my Marlboro bag I got with like 150 miles from trying to kill myself legally :chuckle:

Game Bags
Ziplocs for heart and liver
Red handkerchief
Folding Saw
Lockback Knife
Flat sharpening stone
Flash Light
Binos
Digital Camera
Rope
stocking cap
gloves
Rolls
Lunch meat
Cheese
Butter
Trail Mix
Candy bars
Water
Granola bars
Sports tape
Tylenol/Ibuprofin
matches/lighter
ziploc of tree pitch to help start fire
License/tags/permits
Ammo bag
Watch
Cell phone
maps
Compass
T.P.---THIS IS A MUST!!!
Game Calls
Two way radio
Rain gear
Foil
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: PacificNWhunter on December 26, 2007, 11:56:27 AM: Great lists guys..I have something to add to them. This weekend I was out on my snow shoes and broke the laces in my boots...Lucky for me I my buddy had some small cord I could use to get back...Never thought to pack extra shoe laces.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: gray brow on December 26, 2007, 01:17:10 PM: Nimrod N-325 pack.

70 oz H2O in bladder
2 or 3 small plastic and 1 large garbage bags for dealing with meat on the ground
4 Hunter Specialties quarter bags
A couple Gallon Ziplocs
A few heavy, automotive type paper towels
Regular paper towels for meat care clean up & TP
Headlamp w/spare batteries
Wyoming II bone saw
Buck steel
Flag tape
Small bit of electrical tape for tag
Film can with Vaselined cotton balls like Bone
Small amount of pitch wood
Lighter & flint
Space blanket
Compass
LED Minimag
First Aid stuff (just the basics)
Heavy seine twine, probably 50 feet (I like the legs way out of the way with a sharp knife in my hand)
A small length of 5/16" rope, probably 20 feet
Gloves if it's cold at all
Powerbars, my elk or deer jerky, & sometimes a sandwich & little candy bars
Leatherman
GPS & spare batteries
Sometimes cell phone but not usually since no reception
GMRS radio
Range finder
Spare ammo
Disposable 35mm camera
Maps if area is at all unfamiliar

Probably a few other small odds & ends, but that's all I remember now.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: edmondshunter on January 09, 2008, 08:19:39 PM: For a full day sit or stalk, for deer/bear/elk

I carry in my R.E.I day pack
2 sit pads( 1 thermarest inflatable,1 old piece of bed roll)
1 qt water
first-aid kit
10 essentials
1 days food ( besides the 3 days worth in my 10 essentials kit)
1 extra base layer
3 knives ( gut hook, cleaver, pearing)
felco pruning saw ( doubles as branch and pelvic saw)
tools to remove scope( just in case, got iron sights)
3-5 rounds ammo
calls
wind checker
g.p.s
binos
scent wicks/scent
15-20 ft. parachute twine( just in case I gotta hang)
t.p.
plastic bags
hand warmers
advil
chapstick
shop towels

All that I managed to keep under 18lbs
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on January 09, 2008, 09:08:29 PM: I have one pack I carry most all of the season. If I am solo hunting it is loaded to the gills with alot of survival type stuff. I am too embarrassed to list it all, it is big. If I have others nearby who would come looking for me, I carry less.

One of the most important items I think guys should carry in their pack is a foam pad, like a pad you place under your sleeping bag when camping. The reason I say this, is because I have read many a story, a guy goes down with a fractured leg bone, or similar. Even in mildly cool weather, you are now at risk for hypothermia if you cannot get off the ground, pretty quick too. If you cannot move around, make fire, etc...you are going to die right there from the cold. I have a kids foam sleeping pad (which i trimmed for width so it fits perfectly inside my pack) and carry it at all times. If I go down, I can get this out, with my survival bivy and have a bettter chance at surviving than without. It does not add too much weight, and it firms up the sides of my pack. Bulks up the pack a bit though...
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: edmondshunter on January 10, 2008, 07:54:11 PM: Good point Iceman!!

I carry the same thing, I made mine from my old ridge rest pad. I usually put it between my pack and my back. Takes up less room, easy access, plus pads those pointy little corners that always find there way to the backside of my pack.

The one thing I forgot on my list was a wide mouth plastic bottle, dont think I need to explain
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: GreenHunter on September 04, 2008, 12:02:16 PM: Great lists. Has anyone used fine sandpaper instead of a sharpening stone? It would be lighter and could be used as tinder if needed. I was just wondering it anyone has tried that.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: addicted on September 04, 2008, 12:10:38 PM: bringing that post back from the dead ;)

havent tried it. there are some pretty small (pen) sharpeners out there and it would prolly be hard to keep the correct angle across the blade with a piece of paper. 20 degrees for a fine cooking edge 25 degrees for a tougher/longer lasting hunting edge, and ive generally heard 23 degrees for a general goal.

the paper is a good idea though. especially if there is something to could clamp it to make it rigid. i dunno if it is actually strong enough to sharpen a hard quality blade.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Skinner on September 04, 2008, 01:27:14 PM: Not much in my pack but in my horses pack: beer, elk steak, chicken breasts, deer steak, cheese dogs, camp chairs, beer, ice, coca-cola, you get the gist!! :IBCOOL: Otherwise the essentials to make it through the night in case I can't make it back. Emergency blanket is one I added for the nov. Idaho adventure. A couple friends used theirs 2 years ago when they stayed out all night. Oh and some Ibuproferen 800's do wonders!
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: rasbo on September 09, 2008, 07:04:58 AM: parachute cord 50 ft,socks,lighter,fritos in a zip lock bag dont laugh fritos are very good fire starters and you can eat then,lint from the dryer also.3 knives,headlamp batteries,tp of course,gloves,hydra pack which I love. compass ,bandanas.granola bars,small folding saw which I use alot.50 light gathering tacks they are cheap and for comming and going in the dark they are awesome.that seems like alot but it doesnt weigh nuch.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: YukonMud on September 17, 2008, 12:16:38 PM: I tend to carry a little to much, at least that's what my hunting buddy's say, but I would rather be safe than sorry. And almost all of it has been covered earlier in this thread, accept one item.

A bore snake.
And it has come in handy at least once.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Alchase on September 17, 2008, 01:02:34 PM: Quote from: rasbo on September 09, 2008, 07:04:58 AM
50 light gathering tacks they are cheap and for coming and going in the dark they are awesome.

There is a new one? what are "light Gathering tacks"?
Tip: if you use Fritoes as a fire starter, ensure they are stale first.
I ate mine, now I use cotton balls covered with Vaseline......no worries about eating that fire starter.

Hydro unit: Since I started using a hydro unit I seem to drink two to three times the water that I use to with a water bottle/canteen. Sucking it through a tube just does not seem to quench my thirst like drinking out of a bottle :dunno:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on September 17, 2008, 01:21:34 PM: some twine, 2 qt water bottles, lots of candy bars and dried fruit, matches, lighter, game bags, knife, small saw, sharpener, headlamp, space blanket, a few bandages and gauze, maps, TP, cell phone(off), wallet w/ licenses and some cash, lightweight rain/wind jacket, battery's for the lamp, a few tools for the bow, and a pill bottle with a mixed bag of pills...antacid, advil, tylenol, excedrin...
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Aperson on September 21, 2008, 02:48:14 PM: okay so i'm 17, and can't carry a side arm(desides my knife), what should i bring with me for protection?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on September 21, 2008, 08:11:53 PM: Modern rifle season?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Tony 270WSM on September 21, 2008, 08:14:26 PM: After 15 years of hunting I finally got a first aid kit :rolleyes:

Nice size, lot of bandages, wrap, space blanket, burn cream, itch cream... just hope I will continue to not need it.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Aperson on September 21, 2008, 09:35:55 PM: Quote from: Iceman on September 21, 2008, 08:11:53 PM
Modern rifle season?
yea, modern firearm, but i'd rather not have to use a big gun on someone, or something that i don't intend to kill.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on September 21, 2008, 09:39:59 PM: Quote from: Aperson on September 21, 2008, 09:35:55 PM
Quote from: Iceman on September 21, 2008, 08:11:53 PM
Modern rifle season?
yea, modern firearm, but i'd rather not have to use a big gun on someone, or something that i don't intend to kill.

If you ever need to shoot someone or something, I hope like hell you intend to kill. Not many folks are skilled enough to "just wound" something.

Is this what you are talking about, defending yourself from someone?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Aperson on September 24, 2008, 09:56:19 PM: yea, but if i can avoid it, i hope i can...But, eitherwise, as long as i have fun out there, it's a successful hunt(thats what i was told in my hunters ed class).
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: 300rum on September 24, 2008, 10:01:20 PM: I carry a 15 minute fusee (basically a road flare but it is supposed to burn hotter). If you want to start a fire quick in the worst conditions just pop this and put on some pine bows and you will have a rip roarer in no time. I only carry it for emergencies. I hate that it is heavy, I try to keep things at a minimum but it is the best fire starter I can think of in bad, bad weather including rain and wind. I think that they make a smaller one, a 7 minute one but I haven't seen any.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Aperson on September 24, 2008, 10:11:53 PM: cool, i'm thinking about getting one too, but i'm not sure i should get one(fore deer i'm just doing day hunts right now, unless i get a buddy).
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on September 25, 2008, 05:34:42 AM: Quote from: 300rum on September 24, 2008, 10:01:20 PM
I carry a 15 minute fusee (basically a road flare but it is supposed to burn hotter). If you want to start a fire quick in the worst conditions just pop this and put on some pine bows and you will have a rip roarer in no time. I only carry it for emergencies. I hate that it is heavy, I try to keep things at a minimum but it is the best fire starter I can think of in bad, bad weather including rain and wind. I think that they make a smaller one, a 7 minute one but I haven't seen any.

Rum, I cut a road flare in half and re-dipped it multiple times in wax, and keep it in my river fishing pack, in a vacuum bag... Read a story where a fisherman went into the river, and came out 1/2mile down stream, so cold he could not operate his fire starter stuff with his frozen hands...died...
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: 300rum on September 25, 2008, 07:35:18 AM: That is a good idea cutting it. I am going to see if I can't find some of the shorter fusee's. I have three firestarting options. I have strike anywhere matches that are double zip locked. These matches are for general use. I also have strike anywhere matches in a screw top "waterproof" match case that are double baged and in the bag I have some wood chips that are waxed, a candle witch I always light first after striking the match to save matches and I also have some pitchy wood, you know, the kind you find on the forest floor that feels like it is 5x's the weight of a similar piece of wood because it is full of pitch, you can find them pretty easy, the woods color is usually yellow. Find a lightening strike or a blow down that was a live tree not long ago, not a snag, you want the wood that hasn't wintered on the ground.

The last one that I never use is the fusee.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: wadu1 on October 15, 2008, 08:30:08 PM: :hello:
I carry...
Ammo of the type of weapon I'm using
Water
Baby Wipes
Extra Knives
Gerber saw
Rubber gloves
Wool gloves
Game (1 canvas and plastic) Bags
Wind proof lighter & Matches
Rhino GPS
Compass
Map
First Aid Kit
Headlamp and Mini Mag light
Trail Marking tape and reflector push pins
Mini Crock sticks for sharpening my knives
Flint/Fire Starter
Two way radio in GPS
Foam Camo Butt pad if I'm planning to sit (logs are getting hard for an old hunter)
Some sort of high energy food
and goes in a Kelty Camo Ram 2000 day pack with hunter orange cover built in.
:twocents:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: 75johndeere on October 15, 2008, 08:42:24 PM: Quote from: Aperson on September 21, 2008, 02:48:14 PM
okay so i'm 17, and can't carry a side arm(desides my knife), what should i bring with me for protection?

A condom :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: archery288 on October 15, 2008, 08:44:48 PM: Quote from: 75johndeere on October 15, 2008, 08:42:24 PM
Quote from: Aperson on September 21, 2008, 02:48:14 PM
okay so i'm 17, and can't carry a side arm(desides my knife), what should i bring with me for protection?

A condom :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

That was good!!! :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: 75johndeere on October 15, 2008, 08:56:56 PM: well if your worried about getting water/mud/pine needels ect.. ect... in your barrel you can zip tie it to the barrel and it will keep everything out plus you can shoot through it.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Ghost1941 on October 15, 2008, 09:19:26 PM: Water
Toilet Paper
Hatchet/Knife
Matches
Military MGRS Map
Headlamp
Poncho
Stone for sharpening my knives
Radio
2 MRE's
Gurkha Knife
Camel Back with water
Flash light
Camera
10 Extra Rounds
1 5 round drop box magazine
Wool/fleece lined gloves
Mixed bottle of pain killers should anything happen
Down filled pants, extremely light so they're nice to have when u sit
My rifle of course

I carry them in a pack I ordered from cabelas.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Huntbear on October 16, 2008, 07:08:14 AM: Fire Starter, and tinder, just in case it just might rain :P . Extra socks, food, water, knife, wyoming saw, camera, headlamp, marking ribbon, extra batteries for the radio/gps, copy of the game regs, map of the area I am hunting, 8x10 blue tarp.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Gobble on October 16, 2008, 07:13:49 AM: Boned out Deer meat and antlers if everything goes right :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: addicted on October 16, 2008, 07:26:45 AM: i carry a rubber band, a paper clip, and a gum wrapper. I'm like friggin Macgyver, with those few tools i can kill an animal, fix a cracked head on a truck, or cure a blind man lol
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: actionshooter on October 19, 2008, 05:32:46 PM: Heres my 3 day list,

Dana Design terraplane Pack
REI Kilo -20 down bag
ridgerest pad
1 extra pair of wool and liner socks
wool coat
head sock
bowl w/ spork
hunting knife
survival gear, fire starter, ribbon, signal mirror, extra lighter
head lamp
rifle, tikka .300 short mag
15 rounds ammo
camera
1 game bag
mountain money
GPS
liscense and tag
1/2 gallon water
3 mountain house dinners (2 person entree, I eat myself :drool:
4 pack instant oatmeal
3 hot chocolate
3 cliff bars
3 emerganc E packets
3 gatorage powder
4 string cheese
3 peperoni
hard candy
snow chains for boots.

-Gear to be shared with partner.-
Go lite shangri-la 3
50' 550 cord
jet boil
caping knife
1st aid kit
gerber bone saw
leupold 15-30 spotting scope and tripod

I packed this today for a trip coming up in central Idaho :)

My pack weighs 41# 140z with half of the shared gear

Can anyboby think of anything else?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on October 19, 2008, 07:51:04 PM: In the first aid gear....some immodium? Blister treatment? Map? Compass? Paper and pencil....spare batteries for light and gps?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: actionshooter on October 19, 2008, 08:16:41 PM: Quote from: ICEMAN on October 19, 2008, 07:51:04 PM
In the first aid gear....some immodium? Blister treatment? Map? Compass? Paper and pencil....spare batteries for light and gps?
You nailed it in the 1st aid,all of the regular stuff+ immodium tablets, moleskin, batteries. The map and compass,not listed, go in my pants pocket along with my range finder. I've never packed pencil and paper :dunno:,
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on October 19, 2008, 08:24:32 PM: Ive always carried a few h20 proof sheets and a tiny pencil so I could leave a note if something bad happened, directions as to where I was going....or for a hunting buddy..... forget where I got the pad of h20 proof paper...maybe campmor... your list looks good!
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: actionshooter on October 19, 2008, 08:30:40 PM: its my basic list with a couple of things added b/c of winter, I use an exped air mat in the warmer months, I would like to try it but if it didn't work in the cold months I would be screwed.
I need to add that my buddy and I picked up a SPOT satelite thingy today :chuckle:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: littletoes on October 20, 2008, 05:45:32 PM: Nice set up ActionShooter, but what do you do with the empty water bottles???

I see an awful lot of them on the trails these days.......
I like a bladder, holds more water, and can be reused, as can be the water bottles I know, blow the water back when you hear it "crackleing" (freezing), it won't slosh to give your position away.

The biggest draw back of a bladder is when the tube "kinks" a bit, and won't let you pull water through it....pain in the but for sure.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: actionshooter on October 20, 2008, 08:52:38 PM: Quote from: littletoes on October 20, 2008, 05:45:32 PM
Nice set up ActionShooter, but what do you do with the empty water bottles???

I see an awful lot of them on the trails these days.......
I like a bladder, holds more water, and can be reused, as can be the water bottles I know, blow the water back when you hear it "crackleing" (freezing), it won't slosh to give your position away.

The biggest draw back of a bladder is when the tube "kinks" a bit, and won't let you pull water through it....pain in the but for sure.

I have never gotten used too the bladders :dunno: I keep the bottles and re-use them, I like them b/c I use the emerganC and gatorade packets and when I'm home I just through them away.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Dansk on November 27, 2008, 11:36:42 AM: My hunting and fishing luck is inversely proportional to the level of my preparedness. :dunno:

I've learned that irony is king and he governs with Murphy's Law. :P

Call me crazy, but part of my evolving ritual is to NOT be completely prepared (safety gear/first aid/and TP aside, of course). :chuckle:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: rasbo on November 27, 2008, 11:54:36 AM: I love the bladders nice and quiet,my pack will keep me good for three days,seems abit much but not really.Got left out one night,never again.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: littletoes on November 29, 2008, 07:47:46 AM: The only problems I have found with the bladders, they ALL seem to have a problem with kinking where the tubes come out of the packs.

Platypus brand-with three differant brands of hose, Hydra-storm, same problem!

When they "kink", its always right our of the pack, and the guy carrying the load can't hardly reach it to get a drink....pain in the but if you ask me!
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: actionshooter on November 29, 2008, 11:25:00 AM: 2 of the reasons I don't care for the bladders are, the 2 I have used have had a NASTY plastic taste and I tend to go through water too fast. (drink more than I need).
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Dansk on November 29, 2008, 11:33:23 AM: Quote from: littletoes on November 29, 2008, 07:47:46 AM
The only problems I have found with the bladders, they ALL seem to have a problem with kinking where the tubes come out of the packs.

Platypus brand-with three differant brands of hose, Hydra-storm, same problem!

When they "kink", its always right our of the pack, and the guy carrying the load can't hardly reach it to get a drink....pain in the but if you ask me!

Littletoes - I bought a replacement bladder from cabelas- the tubing is extremely thick and won't kink. I have another one from High Sierra that has a neoprene sheath around the tube so the water in the tube doesnt freeze, and the neoprene helps strengthen the integrity of the tube.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: rasbo on November 29, 2008, 06:16:36 PM: mine came with the pack,it was from cabelas.Never kinks. rinse your bladder with lemon juice and water,
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: HawkenBob on December 02, 2008, 09:38:15 AM: Only thing to add is a quiet bag to keep your Chantrells in! :drool:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: Wolf Track on December 02, 2008, 10:19:29 AM: I always like this question when ever it's asked on these boards...

I pack almost the same whether I'm going for a day or a week

The pack usually weighs in at around 15-20 lbs

I have figured out exactly what I'll need to make it with out taking any thing extra

Binocs
GPS
TP
Stainless steel cup
2 bottles water (usually around 24 ounce)
Knife
6 extra shells beyond that which will fill the gun
2 small flash lights
4 extra batteries
Camera
Air activated heater pads (the size you would use for your feet)
Lighters in most of the pockets of my day bag
50' P-cord (parachute cord)
Food (usually about 2 day’s worth and very high energy compact)

With the stuff above, one can get by for a long time before they need any outside help or resources...
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: lamar_hunter on February 20, 2009, 02:17:52 PM: i usually know the area really well where im hunting or with someone who does. so i take a couple bottles of water, toilet paper, bullets, and some grub. oh yeah and some copenhagen!
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: alanger on February 22, 2009, 07:15:50 PM: woo hoo!

anyone go on big backpacking trips just to check out the country for a few days? i was wondering about the dehydrated food, anyone use it?
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: PacificNWhunter on February 23, 2009, 08:03:28 AM: Check out mountain house dried meals. They make a wide variety of foods that for the most part taste pretty good. If your just going to go out looking and don't mind having a little more weight in your pack, PM ICEMAN and I'm sure he can give you some good recipies for some tastey backcountry food.
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: alanger on February 23, 2009, 04:17:55 PM: oh cool. i am going on a few trips this summer so i am just preparing ahead of time. about to make another cabelas order :chuckle: :bash: the tab there never stops. i spend 150 bucks a month there. good stuff though
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: ICEMAN on February 23, 2009, 07:43:59 PM: Quote from: PacificNWhunter on February 23, 2009, 08:03:28 AM
Check out mountain house dried meals. They make a wide variety of foods that for the most part taste pretty good. If your just going to go out looking and don't mind having a little more weight in your pack, PM ICEMAN and I'm sure he can give you some good recipies for some tastey backcountry food.

Thanks for the vote of confidence...I think..... :EAT:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: PacificNWhunter on February 24, 2009, 07:35:16 AM: Quote from: ICEMAN on February 23, 2009, 07:43:59 PM
Quote from: PacificNWhunter on February 23, 2009, 08:03:28 AM
Check out mountain house dried meals. They make a wide variety of foods that for the most part taste pretty good. If your just going to go out looking and don't mind having a little more weight in your pack, PM ICEMAN and I'm sure he can give you some good recipies for some tastey backcountry food.

Thanks for the vote of confidence...I think..... :EAT:

Well from the pic's and the stories I have seen, I'm would never pass up a meal at your camp!
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: MarkyMark on June 27, 2014, 12:32:44 PM: This:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOae1V1-Xg
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: jackelope on June 27, 2014, 12:36:00 PM: Quote from: MarkyMark on June 27, 2014, 12:32:44 PM
This:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOae1V1-Xg (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOae1V1-Xg)

Wow. Nice resurrection of a 5.5 year old thread.

It is neat to see the evolution of my pack from 5 years ago though.
:yike:
Title: Re: whats in your pack??
Post by: MarkyMark on June 27, 2014, 12:48:18 PM: The innerweb is truly amazing!