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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #45 on: December 19, 2014, 06:45:07 AM »
#1 Browning Glacier extreme 6 person tent for elk camp
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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #46 on: December 19, 2014, 06:52:45 AM »
The only thing I bought- 10x42 Vortex Viper binoculars. Best binos I've ever owned.

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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #47 on: December 19, 2014, 06:57:25 AM »
The only thing I bought- 10x42 Vortex Viper binoculars. Best binos I've ever owned.


I settled middle of the road this year on the Vortex Talon HD 10x42's,love em.
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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #48 on: December 19, 2014, 07:02:11 AM »
Horn Hunter Main Beam XL pack.  Nice pack and very comfortable to wear.  Also my wife bought me a Cutco hunting knife at the Sportsmen's Expo at the beginning of the year.  That thing is sharp.  Cut through part of a hip bone on my black tail when quartering it.
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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #49 on: December 19, 2014, 07:06:14 AM »
In order from most useful.

1. 2007 hummer h2   :yike:
2. Bowtech rpm360 72# dw 28" draw
3.  Savage 30/06 modle 111
4.  Jet boil
5.  Black diamond 200 lumen head lamp
6.  Used canon rebel


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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #50 on: December 19, 2014, 07:14:08 AM »
My drahthaar pup is by far the best thing I have ever added for hunting.

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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #51 on: December 19, 2014, 07:16:55 AM »
Tikka T3 Lite, 30.06

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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #52 on: December 19, 2014, 07:26:42 AM »
Cabelas MT050 Guide Gortex rain gear both tops and bottoms. I hunted more days in rain this year than not, and packed meat most of those days and I was extremely happy with how the clothing performed. Kept me dry, cool, and comfortable. It was expensive but worth every penny in my mind.
Bibs or pants?  I picked up a pair of the bibs on closeout, haven't put them to the test yet!

I got the pants. I burn hot when I'm on the move, so a pair of bibs would just be to much for me. Most days I wore just the pants, or maybe had a light baselayer on under them. The day my Dad killed his bull, it rained hard literally ALL DAY. He fired his shot at 7:30 in the morning and we got the last load to the truck at 7:30 that night. I was effectively dry when we got in the truck. That day sold me.

I'm upset to see how friggin cheap it is onsale on the Cabelas.com right now though! Holy cow!
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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #53 on: December 19, 2014, 07:38:10 AM »
My Wazukie knife. Mine is the smaller one on the bottom, still a 4" blade. I gave the larger one to my big brother for his 60th birthday.
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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #54 on: December 19, 2014, 07:55:09 AM »
For me a upgrade from Rhino 110 to 650, another very comfortable 40 cal auto hand gun, and small motion light for around my tent, very nice for those old man middle of the night calls to nature.
And the addtion of two new faces in Ghost Camp. :tup:

next years list.
Gunrunner pack
Model 700 LR
New Binos
More new faces.
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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #55 on: December 19, 2014, 12:52:26 PM »
John Deere gator 800, and a Can Am outlander 500..... Don't leave home without them!  :tup:
My biggest fear is when I die, my wife will sell all my guns for what I said they cost me!     ;)

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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #56 on: December 19, 2014, 01:06:15 PM »
Hands down it was Darn Tough Socks.

Have put approximately 70 days of fire, 100 days timber, and 30 days of hunting on them (7 pair). Comfortable enough not to use a liner. Still look and feel new. Never had a pair of socks last more than one season. Could not be happier.

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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #57 on: December 19, 2014, 01:09:09 PM »
Leica HD-B binos
Buglin Bulls -conguerer mouthpiece
Merino Wool - base layers
Black Diamond - Distance Carbon Trekking poles
Black Diamon Revolt - head lamp.
Havalon knife

I bought some other stuff over the last couple of years to lighten my load that peformed pretty well.  I have some other things in mind for this next year to further lighten the load to get back further and a couple of new coats.

And tags......lots and lots of tags for 2015

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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #58 on: December 19, 2014, 01:31:03 PM »
Hands down it was Darn Tough Socks.

Have put approximately 70 days of fire, 100 days timber, and 30 days of hunting on them (7 pair). Comfortable enough not to use a liner. Still look and feel new. Never had a pair of socks last more than one season. Could not be happier.

And the made in the US, along with a lifetime warranty makes them my favorite as well. :tup:
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Re: Best piece of gear that you added in 2014
« Reply #59 on: December 19, 2014, 02:00:59 PM »
Hands down it was Darn Tough Socks.

Have put approximately 70 days of fire, 100 days timber, and 30 days of hunting on them (7 pair). Comfortable enough not to use a liner. Still look and feel new. Never had a pair of socks last more than one season. Could not be happier.

And the made in the US, along with a lifetime warranty makes them my favorite as well. :tup:

 :yeah: love their socks! Farm to Feet has also become a new favorite of mine

 


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