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whats in your pack??
« 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.



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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #1 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

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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #2 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.

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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #3 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

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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2007, 05:00:32 PM »
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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.
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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2007, 06:02:19 PM »
Is it fire starter?
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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #6 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.

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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #8 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!)
« Last Edit: June 21, 2007, 09:09:50 AM by Machias »
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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #9 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.

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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #10 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!

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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #11 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...



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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #12 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! 

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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2007, 04:17:47 PM »
Ah yes...No Orange...what happened to the good ol'days  :'(

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Re: whats in your pack??
« Reply #14 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.
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