Looking at a Wyoming or western Montana mule deer hunt as a first trip then I hope to bow hunt elk in Colorado. These trips will be once a year for me because I’m in Mississippi and only get so much vacation. I’ll also be using them on 2-3 day trips to the smoky mountains in Tennessee.
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All of this is great advice. Thanks very much! I guess my biggest question would be is a $600 tent, $500 bag, and $200 pad worth it for 2-3 trips a year at best?
Nope. I’m a southeastern guy, so mountain hunting is a new thing for me. I’ll also be using it for some backpacking trips in the Appalachian mountains,
I've never been out west backpacking, hunting, etc., but I'm starting my research and getting plans together to make a trip in the next few years. What backpacking tent, sleeping bag, and pad is a good starting point? I