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  1. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Thanks for all the great advice guys! Very much appreciated! As an FYI, I put a 80 pound bag of rock salt inside 2 industrial garbage bags and then strapped it into the game carrier on my frame pack and walked on the treadmill on an incline prior to our antelop hunt this fall. The one thing I...
  2. Outdoor Junkie

    Which Garmin GPS

    U use this on my Garmin GPSMAP CSX and it works great. Not a huge screen, but a great gps
  3. Outdoor Junkie

    Tag your animal immediately!

    Hey Rob, No disrespect, but I disagree. At the end of the day the laws are put in place to prevent people from unethically taking an animal without a license. There needs to be room for reasonable interpretation by the warden. Heck, I've watched Randy and the guys from western Hunter drop their...
  4. Outdoor Junkie

    Tag your animal immediately!

    Hey Buzz, That's probably the worst possible story I've heard. Are you supposed to take the tag with for each quarter? How do you win with a situation like that?
  5. Outdoor Junkie

    survival supplies

    SOL emergency Bivy. Reflects 90% of your heat back in and is wind and water proof. It's not going to make the ground softer, but it could save your life.
  6. Outdoor Junkie

    Green tailgate

    Nice work!
  7. Outdoor Junkie

    NV 2014 Buck

    Very cool!
  8. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Well, I guess the AK bags will have to be used for the late season cow elk hunt next year. Thanks for the heads up! Anyone ever use old pillow cases for this or are the TAG bags worth the coin? What type of tape do you use for the muzzle? Great idea on the emergency fire starter!
  9. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Hello Bambistew, I don't know where to start, but thank you! Tons of great advice! Some feedback: 1.) The stove is being split. I actually subtracted half the weight of the stove, tent, ground fly and water filter out at the top of the spreadsheet. 2.) Never considered sharing a rifle, but...
  10. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Thanks Kaitum! Good reading! As far as the batteries are concerned, good call. I will probably cut out the headlamp batteries, since I only change batteries every year or so anyway (they last forever in my Tikka headlamp). The GPS batteries get used up much faster (usually about 10 hours of...
  11. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Thanks putm2sleep. I absolutely love the planning phase of these hunts. I know I might sound like a homer, but the feedback I've received is what makes this forum the best. People genuinely want to help when they see that someone has already done their homework before throwing something up onto...
  12. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    What about this jacket? http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1621728#BVRRWidgetID Looks to have fairly good reviews, $100 which is very good for a down jacket? I tried this on yesterday at Cabellas and thought it felt like a real good quality jacket. I've never owned a down...
  13. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Thanks JLS! I have the platypus 3 liter hydration bag/ tube and I've put it through hell and back.... neve leaked once. I just bought the 1 liter collapable bottle yesterday and it looks to be equal quality. Great advice on the spotter, down jacket and tent stakes. Also, I have SOL emergency...
  14. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Great advice Bozone! The tent is a 3 person tent (ideal for 2 people). I've already taken half the weight away for the ground fly and the tent (subtracted at the very top of the spreadsheet), so essentially my half of the weight is 52 oz (3 lb 3 oz for the shelter). I know that a decent amount...
  15. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Thanks Minnesota Hunter. 1. Consider buying a base camp filter. It potentially allows you to get rid of the 5 gallon collapsable jug. Our problem is that we are camping way above the closest water hole that I can identify on google earth. We need some way to get a large amount of water up to...
  16. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Thanks Shooots-straight. I've thought about this, but we have no experieince with horses, goats or lamas. I'd prefer to not have to mess with animals if at all possible. Now, if this was an elk hunt, we'd definitely coordinate to get some sort of pack animal on the way out. This go around is for...
  17. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Thanks JLS! That makes sense. The rifle and ammo are probably going to be ~ 4 pounds heavier than the bow/ arrows ( just guessing), but you probably had ~ 3 pounds more food. Was 60 pounds pretty manageable? What ype of elevation gain and distance did you hike in? Thanks for the advice!
  18. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Sorry duplicate post.
  19. Outdoor Junkie

    Backpack list help

    Hello all, I have a backpack hunt planned for next September in the high country of Wyoming with my brother. My goal was to get my entire pack to 50-55 pounds, but I'm ending up at 65 pounds with everything included and I'm looking for advice (without spending another $500-$1,000). I found a...
  20. Outdoor Junkie

    wy late season cows

    Nice work! That's some good eating right there!
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