Smallest Gear with the Biggest Impact

[Nutterbuster]

Which piece of hunting gear has cost you the least, but given you the biggest dose of satisfaction.

For me, it's a tie between Chinadermic broadheads ($15 per dozen), caffeine pills ($4 a bottle), and a clip-on ball compass ($3-$8 depending on where/when you buy). The Chinadermics I've weighed, spun, and shot through critters have all been indistinguishable from the $45 a pack ones, and mean I no longer worry about sending shots out into the palmettos and swamp mud. The caffeine pills are substantially cheaper than 5-hours and Redbulls now that coffee makes me crap like goose in the morning. And the ball compass...man, the ball compass. I've got one strapped to my chair, my waders, my all of my backpacks...I don't always know where I'm goin', but I know which direction I'm headed. Ya feelin' me?

 

[Fuse Dude]

Peanut butter and banana sandwiches

 

[Wirrex]

Not sure if it fits the parameters but the only thing that comes to mind is the victorinox boning knife.

 

[Crawdaddy4]

My Thermacell. It’s pretty cheap and has made a many a sit enjoyable that would be otherwise unbearable.

 

[brydan]

My Thermacell. It’s pretty cheap and has made a many a sit enjoyable that would be otherwise unbearable.

Absolutely my top “small gear big impact”

 

[kyler1945]

Scalpel.

Nose button on compound string.

Red dot on hickory creek mini.

Adjustable tree fork on JX3.

 

[krub6b]

Thermacell for early season

Hot hands for late season

Nose button on compound

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[DelaWhere_Arrow]

Accessory cord of all diameters and slings. I carry half a dozen plus 3-4 extra carabiners and hook all kinds of crap to me or the tree or my pack. 30-90¢ per foot for the non-HR stuff.

 

[BuckTown]

Mossy Oak “touch screen friendly” gloves. Got them on sale for $7.99 a few years ago at Wally World. Nice to be able to use phone/maps when needed without sacrificing my digits to the cold. Currently replying to this on a 30deg morning with them on.

 

[MattMan81]

Mossy Oak “touch screen friendly” gloves. Got them on sale for $7.99 a few years ago at Wally World. Nice to be able to use phone/maps when needed without sacrificing my digits to the cold. Currently replying to this on a 30deg morning with them on.

What? A pair of gloves that actually work on your phone for less than $10?????

 

[elk yinzer]

Ragg wool gloves. I've tried all the fancy ones, keep going back.

Does my truck count with all these "men" driving $100k pavement princesses, ahem, excuse me "ranch kings" these days.

 

[rhagenw]

Mora 511. Easy to sharpen, perfect size and only 10 bucks.

 

[BuckTown]

What? A pair of gloves that actually work on your phone for less than $10?????

Mossy Oak Obsession
To be fair, a little over $10 now.

 

[tailgunner]

Modified clippers with tool lanyard.
when others turn back because the trail is overgrown with blackberries.just quietly keep going.this and boot gators

 

[Empostarr]

Mossy Oak Obsession
To be fair, a little over $10 now.

I have these too, work pretty good. Gonna need some new ones, thanks for reminding me where I picked them up

 

[woodsdog2]

Here’s another vote for hot hands hand and toe warmers.

A little bit more in cost but not much ….. $30 range is a good but silent hand muff. I can wear thin liner gloves all season with a hand muff and hand warmers inside.

 

[DelaWhere_Arrow]

Here’s another vote for hot hands hand and toe warmers.

A little bit more in cost but not much ….. $30 range is a good but silent hand muff. I can wear thin liner gloves all season with a hand muff and hand warmers inside.

The only problem with hand muffs is having to take a shot lol. My hands be like “are you suuuuuuuure you want venison?” I tell myself that gutting the deer will warm my hands right up .

 

[TNSTAAFL]

Thermacell hands down, even in the northeast.

Picked up a new pull up/down rope from Innovatingtheoutdoors.com and it is MUCH better than my Dynaglide setup or previous paracord. Light, easier on hands, not much bulkier, ZERO stretch making rappel rope retrieval a snap. No biners/metal and convenient loops and bungee ball for storage. A little short (I out climbed it yesterday) so I might add a small paracord extension.

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[tarafrost]

I'm with @Nutterbuster on this one....ball compass for sure! Love my balls!

 

[Arrowsquirrel]

Not a fan of muddy but I bought a small screw in bow hanger years ago. I know it's not legal for a lot of you guys but I've started hunting more private and it's legal on some of the public I still hunt. I cut the little hook thing off the end and took the carabineer off. It slips in the side of my bino harness. Just a simple little thing that has been working great for me.