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Def going to drop a fixed blade knife and my silky saw out, the gaiters will be either on or off they’re just stored in there now, thermacell and grunt tube etc won’t go. Going to cut down the first aid kit by a lot. But the thing that really stands out to me...
That’s a duplex frame, Stryker XL, Sherman pocket, and claymore lid with a belt pouch and Nalgene holder. The Lid and Sherman are both 10 oz each per the website. I didn’t take them all the way off to check.
Weighed everything, have about 20 oz coming out of misc crap (thermacell, grunt tube, etc) that's just in there for storage right now. My rain Gear is about 3 lbs, puffy is about 1.5 Lbs, shell is 1 lb and those can come or go based on weather I assume. Have a spare knife I can leave also just...
I know the gaiters will either be on or in the truck, the thermacell and likely the saw but in reality that’s likely less than 5 lbs of stuff I can trim out. Def want enough food and a tarp where I can spend an uncomfortable night out if absolutely necessary. But I’d really rather not.
What’s your loaded out day pack weigh? Gearing up for a high country mule deer hunt in sept and mines getting chunky for dark to dark day hunts.
Contents, mymedic myfak, puffy, kill kit (mostly), stove, fixed blade knife, silky saw, tp roll, grunt tube, thermacell, gaiters, tripod, spotter, and...
Starting looking for one myself. Usually run my kid in a chest holder but those little hands are fast and snatch everything! Kept me from hanging trail cams yesterday lol
Hypothetical scenario, you glass up a nice buck and get him to bed about a mile and a half away. Planning your approach you have to cross a drainage to get to the other side, the shortest route puts you walking across an open patch where you're visible but still 1.5 miles away, or you could walk...