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    Bob Marshall Early Rifle Elk

    Before you take any naysayers seriously I'd inquire when/if they've done any hunting the Bob. Lots of myth floating around on this subject. I've hunted a bunch in the Bob, and backpack, skied and packrafted in it even more. I've packed out a few deer and a 6x6 bull, all solo and on foot. In...
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    Absaroka-Beartooth Bison Hunt

    Thanks Randy. Make the day-by-day as long as you like; I'll watch every second. As for our hunt, it worked out quite well. 6 miles in, 6pm on the first day, we're looking for a spot to camp, cruising along on a pleasant evening, chatting and having slipped mostly into backpacker mode. It...
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    Absaroka-Beartooth Bison Hunt

    We head in the day after tomorrow. Some final details: We're taking eight game bags I made myself from non-stretch, tight and light polyester from Joanne's. Bringing 300 feet of paracord for hanging stuff up away from the bears. This is surprisingly feasible even at higher altitudes in the...
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    Black Diamond Brand Ambassador Caught Stealing Tree Stands and Trail Camera

    BD dropped one of their athletes earlier this year for (essentially) being a dick on Instagram: Black Diamond Drops Pro Climber for Cyberbullying McLean was a full-time BD employee and designer way back in the day, and has been an influential writer in the skiing and climbing realms for a long...
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    Jason Hairston of KUIU passed away today

    Good advice regardless of how accurate this rumor may be. Lots of strong, quiet (largely) men in the west and the hunting world. Groups more at risk for suicide than most, and with access to firearms, more likely that most to succeed. If you have a friend or family member and are worried...
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    Absaroka-Beartooth Bison Hunt

    Carl, numbers are much appreciated. Lots of hyperbole and second-hand information out there on this subject!
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    Absaroka-Beartooth Bison Hunt

    Got a scouting trip in to Hellroaring the weekend before last; no bison nor any especially recent evidence. Surprising, as the only semi-solid rumor I'd heard about someone else with this tag was that they horse-packed one out of Hellroaring last year. Obligations meant the only days I had...
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    November in Montana - Tent Help

    Potentially a chilly experience with all the mesh on the inner. It could hold fine, but could also get smashed by any significant amount of snow and/or wind. I'd echo what the others have said; doing a backpack hunt in Montana in November often means winter conditions (the first night of my...
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    Absaroka-Beartooth Bison Hunt

    You can count the number of genuinely free range bison hunts in the lower 48 on one hand, and the number of fingers you need is up for debate. The Henry Mountains count, without question. The House Rock/Kaibab hunt in Arizona seems questionable, as most end up waiting for the bison to leave...
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    Sierra designs high route tent

    Annoying in high winds is a good descriptor. In fairness Skurka and I had pitched that proto in a spot with no wind shelter; 7500' at the top of a big cliff between two of the biggest valleys in Glacier. The winds bending the walls at the intro of that video were ~35 mph driving hail. The...
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    Montana Region 1 Proposed District Closures

    Thanks for the number Slick. Definitely a sad thing to see "my" unit closed. I'd certainly be interested in doing something to work towards more and better data.
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    "Waterproof" pack fabrics and other nonsense

    As with most things "waterproof" is an inconveniently complex thing when you dive into the details. Anyone claiming to have just one answer is likely trying to sell you something. That said, the prime purpose of the PU coating on pack fabrics is water/weather proofing. To say that 350mm...
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    "Waterproof" pack fabrics and other nonsense

    Most Cordura spec sheets have the 500D and 330D variations test at 350mm HH, which is roughly .6 psi. This means you can plug a tube with Cordura and fill that tube 13.77 inches tall with water and the fabric won't leak. Of course, with most Xpac fabrics you can make that same column 150 yards...
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    "Waterproof" pack fabrics and other nonsense

    Good stuff Bender.
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    "Waterproof" pack fabrics and other nonsense

    Kifaru's new use of Dimension Polyant fabric ("Xpac") has gotten a lot of attention, and a fair few of the answers to various questions and chatter generally has been misleading. I'll try to be as brief as possible in the following. "Waterproof" fabrics I'm not aware of anyone who uses a...
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