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    Latest/Greatest Sleeping Pad

    I'm with spacemonkey. Have used both and for the same reasons strongly prefer the Expeds.
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    Xtherm for wide sleeper?

    I have slept multiple nights on both an Xtherm Max and Exped Downmats (7 & 9). The Xtherm Max was wide enough, warm enough for what I was doing and much lighter than the Expeds. The Expeds were thicker, more comfortable for me (side sleeper at least part of the time) and the difference is...
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    Truck camping sleeping pad

    Thermarest MondoKing 3D has been an awesome truck camping pad for me. Warm and comfortable on the ground or truck bed or on top of a cot.
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    Pad width

    It may depend on your size, gear weight concerns, type of trip, etc., but I am a little bigger than Drenalin and am much more comfortable on a wider pad, even for backpacking. I have settled on the Exped Downmats as the best combination of comfort, warmth and acceptable weight for me after...
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    Western Mountaineering bags and moisture

    Take a look at what WM says on their website about when they recommend the Windstopper versus the microfiber shells. I have one of their bags in microfiber and I would have to work to get it wet through the outside during normal camping conditions because the DWR is so good, and it breathes...
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    Shelter for SW Montana

    Either should work fine if you have conditions like I had in SW MT. I have done that trip a few times in September/early October with a tarp and it worked fine. Light tent like Niak would be fine too, but the tarp did the trick for me--bugs weren't an issue, held up to the weather., flexible...
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    Backpacking bag vs Hunting Bag - Have my cake and eat it too

    I use a Kifaru bikini frame and Highcamp 7000 bag for both circumstances you describe and recommend it. You can pick one up in the classifieds sometimes. I added a pouch on the hip belt and have the rest of my regular possibles gear in a Kifaru pull-out in the top of the pack.
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    Family tent “car camping”

    Another vote for the REI Kingdom tents. My family has camped for years in a Kingdom 6. Easy to set up, great usable space with high roofline and vertical walls, lots of ventilation and it packs into a backpack. Not designed specifically for winter or high winds, but I have guyed it out and...
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    Recommendations for Camp Rain Cover

    If the big poly tarp doesn't suit your needs, Cooke Custom Sewing makes a really nice big 15 x15 square sil-nylon tarp that is lighter and well thought out.
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    Fly or drive?

    I have had really good luck flying from the east coast to Montana to hunt. Wake up early in New York, camped a couple miles back in Montana wilderness that afternoon local time. You have to be a bit more disciplined about packing and have a plan for picking up your bear spray, stove canisters...
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    Recommendations for Camp Rain Cover

    Can you clarify if you looking for a tarp to cover a kitchen/camp area or a shelter?
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    Best pad out there.

    Totally agree with Slim9300 above. Exped pads are worth the weight for me.
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    Packable sleeping bag for a 6 year old?

    I had North Face Aleutian bags for both of my kids and they worked great--good bags, backpackable and warm. One was synthetic and one was down, which may be discontinued. I'd take a look at used bags too--the kids outgrow them so fast that a bag will have a lot of life in it long after the kid...
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    Seek 8 Man

    It isn't the same tipi, but I have packed in a Kifaru 6 man as a late season solo shelter and with family and friends many times in all seasons. It isn't the lightest shelter, and in summer where there are a lot of bugs I prefer a tent with netting and floor, but it hasn't been a big deal to...
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    Which knot to use?

    I would use this approach--loop on one end and pull through the other and secure with a slippery half hitch--holds well and comes undone with a single tug.
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    Truck Breaking Down in the Backcountry

    I don't drive a manual transmission these days, but it was an amazing feeling back in the day to get the car moving, pop it into 2nd gear and drive away. Exhilarating!
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    Truck Breaking Down in the Backcountry

    There is a lot to learn from other folks' bad experiences and value in carrying a few key extra items, but isn't a big part of the moral too that in the same way you build your fitness, hunting skills, and familiarity with the equipment you need on a hunt well in advance of showing up at the...
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    Bivy tent tarp?

    I tried to make my peace with an 8.5 x 8.5 square tarp but have been much happier and more comfortable with the larger ones.
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    Bivy tent tarp?

    As others have said, the DST is a good choice. Cooke Custom Sewing makes a good tarp too at about the same price and usability. Less expensive option might be a Kelty Noah's Tarp. I have a 12 foot one that is pretty handy and would give good coverage in the circumstances you describe. If you...
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    Fly fishing rod holder for backcountry hunting

    Forgot to add that I put a cordage handle on those tubes or any tube going on my backpack and run a strap through it so it is secure.

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