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Top 5 gear items that help you hunt more efficiently/comfortably

Lots of great stuff and hard to add. Since this is a gear list I'll add that my favorite thing to take hunting is a 2nd backpack, which happens to be attached to the back of a good friend that can carry as much or more weight than I can :)
- DB_Idaho
- Post #65
- Dec 6, 2016
- Forum: Gear
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What's your preferred water bladder?

Wow - thanks for all the feedback everyone! Source was on my short list, so good to see they are getting used and holding up well. Some follow-up questions for the Source users... What do you think of the push-pull valve? I've only ever used a bite valve so wondering how this one compares...
- DB_Idaho
- Post #18
- Dec 6, 2016
- Forum: Gear
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What's your preferred water bladder?

Looking to buy a new one and would like to tap into the collective wisdom and experience here. Any guidance toward or away from specific options would be appreciated.
- DB_Idaho
- Thread
- Dec 5, 2016
- Replies: 28
- Forum: Gear
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Light compact saw for skull capping

Another vote for Wyoming Saw. I've tried several of the folding types with various tooth configurations. The finer double row tooth configuration works great for anything relatively dry, which allows for the bone fragments to shed the way the saw is designed. If, however, you are cutting a...
- DB_Idaho
- Post #18
- Dec 5, 2016
- Forum: Gear
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Which Multi-Tool you guys carrying?

Thanks for all the replies fellas. There seems to be too many good choices! I think I'm going to give the Skeletool a shot with the extra set of bits. It's reasonably light and has a full sized blade...and taking a few extra bits will allow me to jettison my Leupold tool and save a little...
- DB_Idaho
- Post #18
- Dec 20, 2015
- Forum: Gear
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Which Multi-Tool you guys carrying?

The Skeletool was on my list given it's pretty light and has a reasonable sized blade. Have you been pretty happy with it...and do you find yourself missing any of the other features like scissors, tweezer, etc?
- DB_Idaho
- Post #10
- Dec 19, 2015
- Forum: Gear
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Which Multi-Tool you guys carrying?

Gearing up (or is it down?) to go lighter weight for backpack hunting and I'm wondering what multi-tools you are carrying. I'm switching over to a Havalon knife so I feel like having a back-up blade and other handy tools is a must...but a lot of these multi-tools are pretty heavy. My current...
- DB_Idaho
- Thread
- Dec 19, 2015
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Gear
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New from Idaho...

Great site you have here! I discovered it while nerding out on some gear research...Rokslide kept coming up while searching for info on hunting packs and gear so I thought I'd register and check it out. I live in SW Idaho and hunt a little of everything but time is limited so I focus on Elk...
- DB_Idaho
- Thread
- Dec 9, 2015
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Rokslide FNG's
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exo mountain pack

I'm torn between the Exo and the new Kifaru Hunting frame. I love the Exo bag design, but I'm drawn to the Kifaru frame for robustness and comfort under heavy load. I've never had my hands on either so I have to rely on reviews and great forums like this to help make my decision. Is there a...
- DB_Idaho
- Post #1,512
- Dec 2, 2015
- Forum: Backpacks