Along the lines of the 2023 gear thread...
Man looking back 5-10 years it's crazy how far we've come.
What do you want to see hit the market in the future that currently isn't out there?
Mine:
1) More mobile climber options. Been rumored a couple years now but I'll believe it when I see it. Current mobile craze is screaming for this. I believe the holdup is how midwest centric the whitetail market is. They may not be as useful in the trees out there, but climbers are super practical in eastern hardwoods. There needs to be more mobile minded offerings pronto.
2) Build feature into trail cameras (cell or preferably not) that can be set to activate at a later date. Would love to get my cams out now while scouting but save the batteries I really don't need or want the photos until months from now in mid summer.
3) Light hikers that are actually built to last. Across several brands I've tried it seems planned obsolescence is the way of the world now. Lucky to get 100 miles out of a pair, it's ridiculous. Someone needs to get hikers back to bombproof so I don't need to purchase 3 pairs a year.
4) Better quality/more integrated backpack suspensions for the premium mobile treestands. You should be able to get a Kifaru/MR/SG/Exo/etc. level suspension on any mobile stand on the market without having to hack something up and use inferior junk like zip cables. Don't worry about what it costs, just give the serious mountain hunters something to easily turn their mobile stands into load haulers.
Man looking back 5-10 years it's crazy how far we've come.
What do you want to see hit the market in the future that currently isn't out there?
Mine:
1) More mobile climber options. Been rumored a couple years now but I'll believe it when I see it. Current mobile craze is screaming for this. I believe the holdup is how midwest centric the whitetail market is. They may not be as useful in the trees out there, but climbers are super practical in eastern hardwoods. There needs to be more mobile minded offerings pronto.
2) Build feature into trail cameras (cell or preferably not) that can be set to activate at a later date. Would love to get my cams out now while scouting but save the batteries I really don't need or want the photos until months from now in mid summer.
3) Light hikers that are actually built to last. Across several brands I've tried it seems planned obsolescence is the way of the world now. Lucky to get 100 miles out of a pair, it's ridiculous. Someone needs to get hikers back to bombproof so I don't need to purchase 3 pairs a year.
4) Better quality/more integrated backpack suspensions for the premium mobile treestands. You should be able to get a Kifaru/MR/SG/Exo/etc. level suspension on any mobile stand on the market without having to hack something up and use inferior junk like zip cables. Don't worry about what it costs, just give the serious mountain hunters something to easily turn their mobile stands into load haulers.