Most valuable hunting item under $100

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

50 pack of starbucks Via Italian roast
Camo hockey tape
milkweed
Wrangler ATG outdoor pants
Zip ties
Aclima Woolnet base layers (slightly cheating, it's like $170 for the top and bottoms, which is less than $100 per piece!)
Kuiu Peloton 200 quarter zip hoodie

 

[Flatbrimmer]

Those ATGs are legit I’m trying to get a couple more pairs. I have two currently the fleece lined and the thinner pair..

Did anyone say bullets yet?? You get what you pay for, I’m a recreational BS shooter and try hard- certainly no professional; and I see a pretty big difference just in grouping with shit ammo, let alone efficacy on its flesh-and-bone target.

 

[Ought Six]

If you need wet wipes, get the good stuff

Those ones are ribbed for pleasure too lol

 

[375H&H]

50 pack of starbucks Via Italian roast

Skip the Starbucks and try BRCC instant coffee. They actually support hunting and guns etc. oh and the coffee is much better too.

 

[perma]

Good sox and undershorts. Smartwool sox and exofficio for me.

I second the socks. I use Darn Tough, but to each their own. Frozen toes have ruined more hunts than my attitude has.

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

Skip the Starbucks and try BRCC instant coffee. They actually support hunting and guns etc. oh and the coffee is much better too.

I happen to like charred coffee, thank you very much!

 

[KB_]

Ammo seems pretty important

 

[Irrelevant]

6 pages? WTF

 

[Tradewind]

OnX was a great call.

I always had issues with cold feet, I think a good pair of merino socks go a long ways for me. I actually have some alpaca socks I got for Christmas that I’m excited about but haven’t had cool enough weather to try them yet.

come visit

 

[6mm Remington]

Leatherman tool although there are some very good picks listed before mine.

 

[Tradewind]

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6 pages? WTF

was waiting for @Greenhorn to reply

 

[Tradewind]

Every year at hunting season one of the big box stores sells 2 inch thick foam pads for the hunting
stand types. i carry a couple for glassing. one to sit on and one to lean back against

 

[rjthehunter]

Quick-stix $37

Under Rated comment. Never heard of them, but ordering a set now!

Quick-StiX trekking pole adapters

Add the Quick-StiX to your trekking poles and instantly have a pair of shooting sticks in the palm of your hands.

www.wiserprecision.com

 

[OntarioHunter]

Ammo seems pretty important

Ammo is usually classed as "ammo" not "gear".

 

[OntarioHunter]

For me, because I'm on my feet and always on the move, usually in wet or snowy or cold conditions, Muck Boots are the most valuable gear I own. I can usually get Muckmaster model for around a hundred bucks. They make fancier stuff but I will wear out just about any boot made in a couple of years so what's the point. Warmer models are heavier (+ more expensive) and simply not necessary for me. I hunted pheasants and deer last year countless days when the temps hovered around zero F and never had a problem with cold feet wearing Muckmasters. I typically wear one pair of socks but nothing special. Key is staying on the move.

I bought this daypack at the local university book store and it's seen a thousand miles hunting. It has a lower strap that buckles across my abdomen to keep it from flopping around and also helps relieve weight on shoulder straps. I maybe paid twenty bucks for it twenty-five years ago. Long ago it lost its waterproof capability but I just make sure vulnerable stuff (like TP, fire starter, and map) goes in ziplock bags. I actually bought this one because it's red. When hunting big game I prefer to be visible to other hunters (but DO NOT like hunter orange). Not very glamorous but highly serviceable. I have no doubt it will last me to the end of my hunting days. This is actually quite a small daypack. I should have added something to the photo like my rifle for perspective.

 

[geetar]

I guess you don't have mosquitos. If you ever hunt in the east, one thing cheep you can't do without is the Therma Cell.

Mosquitoes are worse in my experience in the west. However the thermacell is nice in an eastern tree stand.

 

[geetar]

Skip the Starbucks and try BRCC instant coffee. They actually support hunting and guns etc. oh and the coffee is much better too.

I’ve had both and this one is even better. @andrew11 introduced me to it this year.

 

[OntarioHunter]

I’ve had both and this one is even better. @andrew11 introduced me to it this year. View attachment 260995

Gees! Six cups of coffee for fifteen bucks (plus shipping)? That's three bucks a cup ... and no sexy barrista to ogle while waiting in line. When I'm cold and wet, Folgers Instant hits the spot just as well. Fifteen bucks probably buys a truckload of that crap.

 

[MTLabrador]

I bought this daypack at the local university book store and it's seen a thousand miles hunting. It has a lower strap that buckles across my abdomen to keep it from flopping around and also helps relieve weight on shoulder straps. I maybe paid twenty bucks for it twenty-five years ago. Long ago it lost its waterproof capability but I just make sure vulnerable stuff (like TP, fire starter, and map) goes in ziplock bags. I actually bought this one because it's red. When hunting big game I prefer to be visible to other hunters (but DO NOT like hunter orange). Not very glamorous but highly serviceable. I have no doubt it will last me to the end of my hunting days. This is actually quite a small daypack. I should have added something to the photo like my rifle for perspective.

I’m trading in my Stone Glacier for one of these.

 

[gouch]

Back in the 70s or maybe early 80s I heard tale of a motor home full of prostitutes traveling from hunting camp to hunting camp. Of course, back then a $100 went a lot further than it does now days.