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    I take 2 of these...

    Ultra lighters will cringe but I take 2 burners. Jetboil and whisperlite. Things go fine I use one for coffee the other for food (i boil oats for breakfast). I also take the jet in my day pack for afternoon coffee. I could always boil water on the campfire if the jet failed. Would probably...
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    Equipment needed for elk hunt

    I’ve got a kuiu puffy and Sitka light and medium layers for the uppers. For pants I’m 4 years into a pair of Swedish army surplus wool cargos. Pretty tough and the water and odor resistance of wool. They don’t have the weight advantage of the high end stuff sold now but I’m good with that...
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    REI 20% off

    20% off a full price item for members (and no reason NOT to be a member..). The code is advertised on their home page. Good till Apr 6 I think. Benchmade knives and Hults Bruk axes rarely/never go on sale so if you are in the market 20% off is some decent change. This pushed me off the fence on...
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    Colorado OTC hunting dates advice.

    I won’t hunt archery during the ML overlap. Few years ago in colo there was a case in the paper where a guy was hunting archery with his 14 year old son and a ML hunter shot and killed the boy thinking somehow he was an elk. I don’t wear blaze during archery and have no desire to have either...
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    Colo archery with youth need advice

    Good catch on no youth preference. I didn’t realize that when I first scanned the stats. It does look like 2 out of 3 youth applicants were pulled for EF tags in this unit with zero points so that looks like a viable option for the kid. My 3 PPs should be good for my EE tag. 39 out of 42...
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    Colo archery with youth need advice

    Thanks guys. That made up my mind. Great advice. We will apply separately and either both draw or I will draw (if the stats hold) and he will pull a PP and be Sherpa and side kick. Then next year I’ll be zeroed and as youth with 1pt he will actually get some decent limited odds and I will...
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    Colo archery with youth need advice

    Love to get some thoughts. I have 3 elk PP’s with CPW. I want to take my 13 year old this fall. He’s hunted with me several times since we lived in CO for 4 years but this time he can finally carry a weapon. I was thinking to burn my points on a quality hunt this fall. We are non-res now in case...
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    Kuiu mobile showroom feedback?

    Thanks all. Lines up with what I was thinking. I'll save the gas money and check their outlet site periodically. There's stuff I want but nothing I really need anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Kuiu mobile showroom feedback?

    Let's hear your take on the kuiu tour. Are the promos and hands-on worth a 3 hour drive? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Any Texas to Colorado transplants?

    Born and raised in Texas. Moved to Fort Collins almost 4 years ago. Lots of things to consider. Big things like the state income tax that TX doesn't have to little things like never hearing a kid say 'sir' or 'maam' any more. Sorry but my kids aren't allowed to address adults by their first name...
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    Cooking essentials

    I take the MSR whisper lite with a titanium pot plus a jet boil. I can't stand the idea of eating mountain house every day (plus dropping a hundy on meals for me and my son) so I use the standard pot setup for rice packets and other real food and the jet boil for coffee (and take it in my day...
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    Cheap/inexpesnive gear that has served you well

    4th season with a pair of surplus 100% wool army pants. Swedish or Swiss or some euro branch that uses metric sizing. I've gone name brand with my other layers but can't find a reason to upgrade these pants. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Holy solar eclipse!!!!!!!!!!

    Radio station in Fort Collins said that at the worst of it it was a 10 hour drive from Casper to DIA and lots cars left on the shoulders from running out of gas in the jam right after the two minutes of glory. I took my hour lunch break and watched it with my kids. 96% coverage here. Thought it...
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    Best GPS for a dummy

    Gaia. $20 one time. Then put in 'anker powercore' on Amazon and for under $50 get whichever power pack you're willing to carry. I went candy bar size. At least 2 full iPhone charges. I turn off my phone and only power up to get a gps read. Might not be necessary but I don't need it full time...
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    Trip report / photo posting practice

    Hilarious! And so true. Kid hikes take 'are we there yet' to a whole new level... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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