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  1. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    I was able to get out and stretch the legs this morning. Thanks to a tip from a buddy of mine, I was able to find a good buck not long after sunrise. I actually saw a few dozen deer right away, and had a couple does and a yearling forkie walk past me at about 30yds. But the nice buck was a long...
  2. sn.outdoors

    Bivy vs tarp; or a combo

    Don't setup in wet grass, problem solved. Lol. I use a piece of tyvek on the firm ground and fir, spruce, or pine boughs with tyvek on snow.
  3. sn.outdoors

    Bivy vs tarp; or a combo

    I use the kifaru setup any time I have trees, wood to burn and it's going to be wet and cold. Having the stove is a huge gamechanger for morale and comfort when its wet. I'd say for most of your uses, the supertarp and stove will work perfectly. I'll use the hilleberg if it's going to be really...
  4. sn.outdoors

    Bivy vs tarp; or a combo

    You can make everything yourself for WAY less than buying it assembled. I'll second mtnrunner's recommendation of ripstopbytheroll.com You can buy almost any kind of fabric you'd need for your tarp, bivy, and even a sleeping bag if you wanted to. They also have DIY kits that come with...
  5. sn.outdoors

    Bivy vs tarp; or a combo

    What's your budget, and would you consider making your own DIY equipment?
  6. sn.outdoors

    Mylar bivy for a cheap sleeping bag

    Having actually attempted to sleep in a mylar bivy in cold, wet conditions, I can say with 100% confidence that you DO NOT want to go that route. Unless you enjoy being cold, wet, and near hypothermic.... then by all means, proceed with your idea. ;) The mylar bivy will trap all of your body's...
  7. sn.outdoors

    Light weight, compact, warm sleeping pad recommendations

    I've had really good luck with Exped sleeping pads. I have a synmat 7 that's 8 years old and has accrued a countless nights, and has never leaked. I also have a Synmat HL that is my lightweight pad. I haven't used it nearly as much as my synmat 7, but it hasn't leaked yet. The thermarest xtherm...
  8. sn.outdoors

    Bivy vs tarp; or a combo

    I only use the supertarp when its cold and I bring the stove. You aren't putting a stove in the hubba hubba. I had a hubba hubba for a few years and it's not the same size and weight as a supertarp when you use trekking poles. I run it with one trekking pole in the front and a stick in the back...
  9. sn.outdoors

    Bivy vs tarp; or a combo

    I personally do not like tents. I think they're too heavy for the space you get compared to a tarp, and they don't really provide more protection than and tarp that's setup properly. I've spent hundreds of nights in the field under a simple standard issue military poncho and have been completely...
  10. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    Dan's still hunting in KS for the rest of this week. He's still sorting out the vehicle situation. I'm not planning on any more big trips for this year. There are several general units in Idaho that are open for archery deer hunting through mid-december. So I'll be spending my weekends chasing...
  11. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    As most of us know, the work starts when the hunt ends... And I had a lot of work ahead of me. Since darkness wasn't going to wait around for me to be finished with everything, I decided I needed to take care of my shelter arrangements for the night. I didn't carry a sleeping bag or a bivy bag...
  12. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    Halloween has always been a great day to be in the woods, and this one started out as gloomy and ghostly as any. My plan was to cover as much ground as possible, do some scouting, and figure out what was happening in the new area I picked out. I awoke to find the ground covered a thin layer of...
  13. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    Haha. The weather was nasty for most of the day, but the last trip up the hill was beautiful. I also should have mentioned that of the 1100' total feet of gain, 900' of it was in the first 600 yards.
  14. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    I'm convinced this is the first meal I'll be served in heaven. Everything's packed up, and I'm heading home. I'll do the write up tomorrow and get it posted tomorrow night for all of you. This hunt was fantastic.
  15. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    Looks like Dan and I are both enjoying some suck right now. I'm happy dealing with mine though. Last load is on the back and ready to start the 1100' climb to the truck. It ain't all that bad.
  16. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    Who cares if the sun's not out, still going guns out for the pack out. #woahbroyoutakingroids?
  17. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    Teaser pic. I'm tearing down camp again (this is the 4th and final time), heading to town to eat some delicious soul food, and then I'm relocating to the top of the mountain above the elk. It's going to be a steep, uphill pack out, but at least it'll only be just over a mile instead of the 6...
  18. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    Long night last night, and a long walk back to the truck today. A buddy of mine is coming up to help get the meat out. I'll do the full write up once I get back to my house. Plus the story isn't finished writing itself yet... Many miles of packing still to come.
  19. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    I'm really far from the truck... This'll be fun.
  20. sn.outdoors

    Average Joe's 2018

    After taking care of everything at home and work, I checked the zero on my rifle (it was fine), and made it back to the mountains around 930. So far today has been a lot of this... At least it's not raining yet... I might have to just stick to timber pounding in hopes of kicking...
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