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  1. TX1

    Total pack weight for 10 days.

    The last time I did this my pack was 65lbs all in for a 7 day hunt, 55 yrs old 5'6" 165 lbs and i practiced working up to a 95lb pack for several months before i went. The altitude in Texas was no match lol but at least the pack was lighter at the trailhead than what i was used to. When I...
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    2023 rut-less observatons

    I saw the same thing, heard one bull then gone. I did call in a cow and thought hmmmn she sounds familiar to one i heard yesterday stepped around the trees at the water hole i was hid out at and saw 3 hunters answering my call call. said ok too many people here headed back to camp only about...
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    Overrated Gear

    Had a 2015 POS whistling door seals at 60mph i always wondered why any company would put TRD (turd) on the side of their vehicle
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    Puffy Jacket Giveaway

    Whitetails in Texas
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    Expanding your sleeping bag's range : bag liner or over bag which is better ?

    True, this year however i was not the mule and not worried about the weight we did a drop camp and were packed in by an outfitter
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    Expanding your sleeping bag's range : bag liner or over bag which is better ?

    I am by no means an expert all i can provide is this years experience. I used a WM badger in CO at 10500 ft, this was my first time using down i normally use a kifaru slickbag -20deg. Temps were in the 20's my grandson in the WM bristlecone was warm i was slightly chilled however i had brought...
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    Down/Insulation jacket recommendation

    I purchased the decathalon and it appears well made and warm
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    WTS Eberlestock H31 Bandit Pack

    pm sent
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    $80 850 fill down puffy!

    Purchased one of these and have been wearing it the last couple of days with the snow and freezing temps with a light windbreaker and I am happy with how it performs.
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    Budget Rangefinder

    yep but they did offer a discount on a replacement set
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    Budget Rangefinder

    Have leupold RX 1000i lightly used and the display died which is a known issue apparently, giving vortex a shot at least if it dies they will replace it.
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    Is the stand alone GPS a thing of the past?

    Still use my rino 750 just added a zoleo. The 750 has gotten me back to camp more than once in the dark and down off a mountain in the snow when we could not see the trail anymore.
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    Let see your best camp photos!

    2nd rifle and if i remember right 10k ft
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    Pellet smoker problems

    yoder 1500 here love it.
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    Let see your best camp photos!

    2021 CO drop camp
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    Let see your best camp photos!

    2020 All 3 pics same hunt in CO 1 day difference, went from 2 man down to 1 man overnight .
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    I need a serious sleeping bag

    No doubt down is warmer and lighter for equivalent temp rating my only concern is if it gets wet. I know if but in 2018 at 9k a front came in and my brothers tent filled up with water due to a bad choice on his part and his down bag got soaked. We had to come out early due to not having a way...
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