I put a 3200 K3 on a SG X curve. Also had a Kifaru lid so was the ultimate frankenpack. The buckles line up but the top of the pack doesn’t really have a place to “sit” on the top of the frame. It slid down but was still functional. I just did a four day bear hunt with it and it worked fine for...
I have some lightly used Scarpa Wrangell GTX boots in size 45 or 11.5. They’ve been worn on one hunt and I came to the conclusion they are half size too small for me. I treated them with Obenauf’s which darkened them. No insoles and $125 PayPal to your door.
You looked at the Tarp Tent Protrail? It’s a one man tent which weighs a little more than a bivy but is a lot more comfortable. https://www.tarptent.com/product/protrail/
I have a Kni-Co Tundra which is a very packable, fold flat type stove. It isn’t light by any means but is heavy duty and keeps the heat well. I have the water jacket as well which is a nice feature. The box is long enough to add large pieces of wood.
I don’t know of any stove that doesn’t...
Brute Force has an app with a different workout every day. My favorite is a pushup to a squat clean and press. 100 for time.
MTN Tough had a horrible one as well which was with a 60lb pack of sandbag:
30 lunges with the pack on your shoulders
30 lunges with the pack overhead
30 lunges with the...
Just bought a Seek Redcliff Light for this exact thing. Haven’t received it yet but fingers are crossed it does the job. I hear great things about the Redcliff. I’ve used a Cimarron and it would be unpleasant for three guys with a stove inside.
I would just recommend getting in the best shape of your life. It is steep country back there.
I’ve hunted that area frequently over the last 15 years and we do not see a whole lot of deer that time of year. And not to be a downer but the elk numbers are not the greatest either. It can be...
My only suggestion to the great above recommendations would be to bite the bullet get a good set of dies. The Redding Type S full length dies have the addition of a neck sizer (separate bushing that goes inside the die) which will help you to get proper neck tension. With the Type S set you get...
Used but good condition MR Cabinet in multicam. 18-21 inch size. One stain on the hip belt but otherwise clean and in great shape. $250 to your door. PayPal F&F or add 3%.
I really like the Primos Imaka Da Bullcrazy close range call as well as the Primos Hyper Lip Single and Double. They are all easy to make great sounds on and are great for beginners.
One piece of advice I got a long time ago is to have a variety of calls at your disposal. If you use a call in...
I've used both an 8 man and the 12 man. We run a large stove and cots and bring camp chairs along. The 12 man is significantly more spacious inside but the 8 man is doable. I agree that the footprint of 12 man is pretty big (18 feet in diameter or something close to that) but we have found no...
My vote would be for the Seek 12 man as that is what we went with for this year. It is big enough for three people with cots and a stove. I have used a Kifaru 8 man as well and three would be tight in there with a stove. You could do five people in the 12 man but there would not be much room for...
I split the difference on my latest build and went with a carbon 22 inch. Felt it was a good compromise and I wanted a really light, packable rifle. The shorter barrel is definitely easier to pack around with the can on it. Both these rifles are M24 contour and not light. They are pigs but they...
I use a suppressor on a 20” and 24” barrel. It makes the rifle very “top heavy” when carried with a sling. I do have a heavier can so that is part of the problem. I wish I would have gone for a lighter can from the get go but one can never have too many. I have my rifle strapped to my pack most...