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What all do you pack in and how do you do it?

sureshotscott said:
I like your list. This one item (battery bank) I could justify a few years ago. I can't anymore. Drive out in the morning charging the phone, use it as necessary to find spot, then turn that phone on airplane mode and have lots of juice if necessary. Getting sucked into looking at phone while hunting is an invitation to disaster (see Kenyon/Holyfield). Won't let it enter my realm of possibilities anymore. I encourage more people to DISCONNECT and take in quiet times on-stand void of electronics. Deer hunting quiet time is therapy TO ME and I encourage others to kick electronics to the curb.
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My biggest problem is how old my phone is. All the updates for 3 years with no hardware upgrade, plus battery degradation means it burns through battery FAST.
I assume that this will improve when we upgrade phones this year. I expect to be able to drop the battery with the phone upgrade. But, at this point, my phone is somehow burning through 30-40% in airplane mode in my pocket on a few hour long flight...


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sureshotscott said:
Android here, sorry good luck. :coldsweat:
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Haha, if I wasn’t cheap as heck and running an old phone it wouldn’t be a big deal. A 3 year old Samsung would be having the same problems if it was having to run what I expect this phone to run.


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Here's a Google doc of everything in my pack for an early to mid season day hunt.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J9qGhxUTJfX2C0UICIesVI2Vo_jZDN-ojHJa0WaAKWk/edit?usp=drivesdk

Not including the bow, 22 pounds total, 3 pounds of which is the actual back pack.
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River Hunter said:
Here's a Google doc of everything in my pack for an early to mid season day hunt.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J9qGhxUTJfX2C0UICIesVI2Vo_jZDN-ojHJa0WaAKWk/edit?usp=drivesdk

Not including the bow, 22 pounds total, 3 pounds of which is the actual back pack.
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Which model alps pack is that? Pursuit?

Update** I typed the above before clicking your link. Question answered. Do you like it?

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Bigshootnsuly said:
Which model alps pack is that? Pursuit?

Update** I typed the above before clicking your link. Question answered. Do you like it?

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Big fan of the trailblazer. Tough, everything I need and cheap. If I didn't empty a bottle of doe piss in it I'd like it even more.

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For everyone that is hesitant about bringing hydration bladders - get a Source bladder.

https://www.amazon.com/Source-Tactical-Profile-Hydration-Universal/dp/B008S9BD7O/

I've had one for several years now. It has never failed me. You can fully open the top for cleaning. The inside is smooth as glass and easy to clean. Antimicrobrial as well. The fill adapter (grunt tube looking thing) works really well for filling the bladder while it's in your backpack. The quick disconnects have built in check valves, so there's no leakage if you have to take things apart. There's a reason GoRuck recommends Source for their events.

The ONLY leak I've ever had was where the tube connected to the bladder. A little bees wax on the o-ring fixed that.

I have nothing against Camelbak either. I have one that's even older than the Source bladder (over 10 years now). It's still being used by my son. Had to replace the o-ring in the quick disconnect once.

Honestly - if you're getting one of the major brands (not a Walmart Ozark Trail knock-off), they're all pretty good. You have to fall on these things repeatedly to bust them.
 
I haven't done a wet run on this yet, which I'm sure will change things, but this is my noob-plan.

Carry Bow

Harness/Fannypack Integration
-tether
-linemans
-xtra carabineers
-gear hoist

light cheap backpack
-xtra layers
-water/food
-knee pads
-calls
-scent spray
-climbing stick and platform strapped outside

bino pack
-phone
-binos
-range
-gear strap

emergency kit in back pack
-zip ties
-xtra release
-pills
-band aids
-compass
-flash light
-batteries

Plan is to wear the fanny pack with platform attached, and bino harness (flipped to be on my back) up, then haul up bow and backpack.
 
I will try to get something together soon. Maybe Catman can help me with a video on the 15th.


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I got a Mystery Ranch Metcalf last year and it has worked really good for me. Its a little overkill for what you need, but I wanted to be able to haul everything in and quarter a deer and carry it out in one trip. I hunt 95% public and usually go in 1/2 to 1.5 miles in so not having to make multiple trips is always a bonus. Plus I will be able to use it on western trips as well.

I think the biggest thing to factor into what kind of pack you get is what kind of climbing method you are using. If you are using sticks you want to find a pack that will fit them well.

I tend to pack less and less every year. Bow, water, food for longer sits, headlamp, knife, milkweed, stand or saddle. Leave all the "stuff" at home, you don't need it.
 
For those of you that have used the Alps Trailblazer...would the “bowholder” straps in the middle of the pack work for carrying climbing sticks? Thinking of getting. Is pack to carry my predator, XOP sticks and other gear.
 
Badger5 said:
For those of you that have used the Alps Trailblazer...would the “bowholder” straps in the middle of the pack work for carrying climbing sticks? Thinking of getting. Is pack to carry my predator, XOP sticks and other gear.
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I use them for sticks. Just added bungies just in case
 
Guff Dawg said:
The H2O bladder is first in
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Yeah, I couldn’t hunt without water. I use my bladder until it get cold out up here and then switch to insulated bottles so they don’t freeze. I can handle an all day sit without food, not that I do that on purpose but it’s happened, but not without water.
 
CamoMan said:
I use the Outpaq as my pack. I wear the saddle with doyles gear hoist attached. My ring of steps and tether are in a pouch. Linesman belt is daisy chained up. LW sticks have an old duffle bag strap on them that I sling in the other direction across my back compared to the Outpaq. Carry my bow in. In my pack I have knife, zip ties, pencil and small notebook, chemlight sticks, water, snack, range finder, field dressing gloves, TP, any other calls or scents depending on time of year. Usually wearing in binos around neck.
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IkemanTX said:
This is my first one to use since they first got popular 12-15 years ago. The first generation bladders were pretty prone to busting. But, these newer ones seem super stout.
Most backpacks have built in locations for them and minimize the possibility even further. I’ve only used this one for roughly 100 miles of hiking so far, but I feel like I couldn’t leave home without it now.


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My bladder busted yesterday and soaked me and all my gear.
 
LiverEatingJoe said:
My bladder busted yesterday and soaked me and all my gear.
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LEJ - which brand of bladder was it?

I've had small leaks from connections on Camelbak and Source bladders, but not a total fail. The Camelbak (about 8 yrs old) needed a new o-ring and the Source needed some bees wax on the o-rings.
 
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