I am right there with you, MR pack, leupold harness, under armour valsetz warm weather boots, la sportiva trango for colder weather, under armour base layers, browning and truetimber outer layers mostly. Whatever I can find for a decent price and fits right. I would take some sitka, first...
Boots are definitely the most important next to clothing that will keep you dry but also comfortable. Backpack is essential to keeping your shoulders, back, hips from aching after miles and miles. Bass Pro/cabelas actually has a decent inhouse pack/frame that you can probably try on and give a...
MR all the way for me. Mine is an older NICE frame with load lifters and the wolfhound bag. It has done great for two seasons. Packed two bulls last year and 1 deer this year. Also took on an early season antelope hunt. I am in the lead in the second pic with a load of meat. My son is...
I am in the same boat! Wore my wranglers with carhart base-layers or whatever my dad had that he wasnt using. Now I can get a few things that are more comfortable and keep my dry and much warmer. Comfort is important for long miles and cold/wet days. Killed a lot of animals in wranglers and...
Too many wannabes that don't take time to read about etiquette when they start out and learn from experienced hunters. If more people would take a few hours and read, they would learn so much and not cause problems for others
I started out with a walmart special 8 person dome tent. It did pretty good til below 20 degrees. Decided to try out a Marmot 3p with some better bags and it is great just no space. Just bought a 12x14 canvas wall tent so going to see how that goes on an upcoming trout fishing trip.
Ground blinds are awesome! I have been using some form of popup blind or other ground blind for 12-13 years to allow my kids to go hunt with me. I prefer tree stands or still hunting mostly but I have killed my third largest deer from a ground blind this year.
My first was a winchester 30-30, my oldest son had a single shot H&R .223 and killed numerous deer with it. My youngest son used my trusty .308. Low recoil .243 is another rifle my sons have used and they both have one.