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2018 High Buck PACK SHAKEDOWN
yakimanoob:
Alright folks, shake down my setup.
Where can I cut weight? What could I do as an alternate strategy to carry less gear and thus less weight? How can I get better at this?
Mission: take a bear or mule deer out of ALW or GPW.
General strategy: solo rifle hunt. mix of trails and bushwhacking. Get as high as I can on the forest roads and hoof it up into the wilderness alpine/sub-alpine areas. Not likely to be more than 4-5 miles in as I would likely need to make two trips to get all the meat out. 2 nights / 3 days max.
Pack and poles:
- Osprey Aether 60 (I know, I know, I should get a different pack from your favorite brand, but I'm neither sold on that idea nor flush enough with cash to buy a big hunting pack. Maybe one day.)
- Leki Makalu Ultralight Ti trekking poles
Findin' and Killin':
- Savage Lightweight Hunter, 7mm-08 with Nikon Prostaff 5 2.5-10x44mm scope and Quake Claw sling
- 4 rounds in the mag + 4 extra rounds of Hornady Precision Hunter ELDX factory ammo
- Leupold BX-4 10x42mm binos, with soft case and tripod adapter
- Vortex Summit SS-P Tripod
- Thermarest Z-Lite Seat
- Bushnell SpaceMaster 15-45x50mm spotting scope
- Dead Down wind checker
Misc tools and Kill kit:
- Leatherman
- Gerber Vitals knife, with extra scalpel blades
- electrical tape (currently about 1/5 of a "full" roll)
- tags and license
- 4pk 48" Alaska Game bags
- 2 pair nitrile gloves
Toilettries:
- toilet paper
- Duece of Spades trowel
- moist wipes
- contact solution and case
- glasses and case
- toothbrush and toothpaste
- floss
Light and electronics:
- Black Diamond Storm headlamp, plus 1 set of extra AAA batteries
- iPhone 7 in UAG case
- Anker PowerCore 13000 portable charger
- 2' iphone charger cable
- Garmin InReach SE+
- in-ear headphones and adapter
Shelter and sleep system:
- Hennessy Expedition Ultralight hammock
- Mtn Hardwear 20° down sleeping bag
- Exped Synmat HL, large
- Sea2Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow (you keep your dirty mitts off my pillow)
- **3x9' Tyvek (in case I need to use the hammock like a tent in very cold weather; may double as a ground sheet for processing meat)
- two MSR groundhog stakes
First Aid/Emergency:
- 1 roll 2" Coban
- 1 roll 1" athletic tape
- moleskin
- surgical pad
- 2 non-stick gauze pads
- various band-aids
- antiseptic ointment
- alcohol wipes
- ibuprofen
- antihistamine
- anti-diarrheal
- pepto tabs
- space blanket
- lighter and firestarter
- ~50' reflective cord
Apparel (everything is synthetic):
- Sunglasses
- OR boonie hat
- Prana Stretch Zion pants
- OR pants (backup in case my zions get soaked)
- 2 pair Darn Tough hiking socks
- 2 pair undies
- longsleeve t-shirt
- short sleeve t-shirt
- Marmot Variant jacket
- **Mtn Hardwear Phantom puffy jacket
- OR Foray Rain Jacket
- **Cabelas spacerain pants
- **Patagonia Capilene 2 long undies
- Scarpa Zodiak Plus boots
- OR Flextex II gaiters
- **OR overdrive convertible gloves
- **OR Guide gloves
- **Mtn Hardwear beanie
- Scarf
Water:
- MSR Hyperflow water filter
- 2.5L Osprey Hydraulics hydration pack (filled to the minimum point I think I need at any given fill-up spot)
- 1L Platypus collapsible water bottle (used almost exclusively in camp)
Cookware/Kitchen:
- JetBoil Sol Titanium stove
- small JetBoil fuel can
- Sea2Summit Titanium cup
- MSR Mugmate coffee filter
- Sea2Summit long spoon
*Food:
- Mtn House dinners, portioned into foodsaver zipper bags
- oatmeal for breakfast
- lara bars
- trail mix
- deer summer sausage for good luck
- sometimes dark chocolate
*Obviously highly dependent on the length of trip, which varies from an overnight to 2night/3day.
**May be left at home depending on the weather forecast.
I'm about 100% I've forgotten to list something, so I'm sure I'll be editing this as we go. Thanks in advance folks!!
7mmfan:
My personal opinion, I would dump the following:
Leatherman. What you forsee using it for?
Toothbrush/paste
Headphones
Moleskin, use athletic tape
Do you need both Anti-diahreal and pepto?
Sunglasses, use the hat
1 pair undies, buy wool, they'll last 3 days
Short sleeve T-shirt, roll up the sleeves on the long one
One of those puffy's, based on weather forecast. Should be pretty confident in a 3 day out forecast
1 pair of those gloves
Scarf if any of your jackets are hoodies
Jonathan_S:
4 game bags? Two pairs of gloves?
There’s a whole bunch of stuff there. After a few high hunts, you’ll figure out what you want to ditch
That’s a lot of clothes IMO
shmacker:
:yeah: Plus I would drop the spotter unless you are really keen on trying to size up a trophy. One you use those Alaska game bags and toss them, do yourself a favor and get some T.A.G.s or Black Ovis synthetic game bags and never look back.
yakimanoob:
Leatherman. What you forsee using it for?
Various things; I find myself frequently using it backpacking and scouting. Importantly in this case, I'm not a huge fan of the gutless method and that little saw makes quick work of the pelvis and ribs to access the body cavity. Also it's the only thing I'm carrying for a pocket knife.
Toothbrush/paste
I've got enough bone loss in my jaw already from inadequate care, and while I could leave this behind for a trip or two each year, if I skipped it every time I'd seriously regret it when I'm older.
Headphones
Moleskin, use athletic tape
Tape had been my standard technique for many years, until I realized that moleskin weighs basically nothing and is way more comfortable if you do get a blister.
Do you need both Anti-diahreal and pepto?
I hope not, and haven't yet. I think about this just about every time I go through my first aid kit.
Sunglasses, use the hat
1 pair undies, buy wool, they'll last 3 days
Short sleeve T-shirt, roll up the sleeves on the long one
I hear ya. The prepper in me can't stand the idea of not having a back-up set of clothes though, in case the set I'm wearing gets wet. If the weather's warm and getting wet isn't dangerous, I could probably stand to leave the extra clothes at home.
One of those puffy's, based on weather forecast. Should be pretty confident in a 3 day out forecast
That's what I meant with the **. I agonize over the forecast every time trying to decide to carry my puffy or just make due with layers. The thing about that Phantom jacket though, is that at 11oz, it's easy to tip the scales with 1 or two layers.
1 pair of those gloves
Agreed. I should have clarified that I would take EITHER not both, depending on the forecast. Editing now...
Scarf if any of your jackets are hoodies
They are not (besides the rain jacket, anyway). Picking up a hoodie might need to happen before Sep 15...
Thanks!!
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