Be sure to check out Out on a Limb, serval different styles, made in USA and Matt is great to deal with. Eastern Woods Outdoors also has a lot of interesting saddle related gear.
Eberlestock X2 has plenty of room to carry saddle, platform and clothes. After downing a deer it generally takes two trips to carry deer and gear back to the truck
Kuiu guide gloves are always in my pack but most often soft elk leather with light wool liners are on my hands with a spare pair of liners tucked into an inside pocket, nice and warm if I need them.
I'm in the process of setting up a longer range hopefully lightweight and accurate rifle in 6.5 PRC. The rifle will have a 4.5x14 Leupold scope with a Christensen Arms full rail mount, haven't purchased any rings yet. The overall theme of this rifle is keeping it light, I have always used...
After wearing Danners for 20 plus years and seeing the decline in quality since they were bought out I purchased a pair of Mt. Extremes which work great for me and a pair of Corries which don't fit quite as well. Hopefully after a few more miles they will fit me better
Leupold glass on several of my rifles, matter of fact purchased as 4.5x 14 yesterday. As others have stated most Vortex are heavy and most Leupold are USA built.
Thanks to all that have shared their stories I have enjoyed reading all of them except for the one about the lady hiker and her camera. So to keep this thread going here is my first post.
Living my life in central WV I have spent a lot of time hunting in the Monongahela National forest...