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    3:1 Haul Ratio for hanging meat in the Backcountry

    length of the cord isn't going to change mechanical advantage in any meaningful way, if anything a longer cord with any stretch is going to magnify inefficiency. your numbers are about exactly what I'd expect from the Pynch pullys, just looking at the design that isn't an efficient pully at...
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    Best western state as a resident? Idaho?

    @TaperPin is pretty close, if hunting is the priority then go to WY, if snowboarding/skiing is the priority go to CO or UT, or honestly CA, Tahoe/sierra eastside. plenty of people understand the work play balance in ski towns, I wouldn't work for anyone that expects me to show up at the office...
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    2024 Best Wild Sheep Hunt Photo Contest, by Stone Glacier

    my first sheep, I'm fully addicted now. CO, 9/4/24
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    Who has left GAIA and what did you switch to?

    Caltopo is what you are looking for, not quite as good of a mobile interface as Gaia but miles better than onX, and the desktop functionality is the best in the market, every option/layer you could want plus quite a few more.
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    Chugach sheep hunt 24

    You're going to be pretty sad with those in any kind of terrain where you might be walking on rock, IMO full aluminum crampons are for walking on clear blue glacier ice, anything else for any period of time and they will get destroyed, 99% of hunting a good pair of microspikes is a better idea.
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    Inreach/zoleo talk to each other

    as said above, it's super easy if the Inreach starts the conversation, works seamlessly just like sending to a phone number, one thing I've noticed is that there is still significant lag on the inreach end, the zoleo will get messages almost in real time while the inreach will take up to an hour...
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    I Pushed SOS and Got Rescued: Lessons Learned

    As a generally broad answer to everyone wondering about cost, if you are in the US you generally won't pay anything for search and rescue, funding mechanisms vary from state to state, but you can assume that it is a volunteer team coming to get you, do a little research beforehand and see if...
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    E-Scouting; Navigating the back country

    if the area you are hunting has been surveyed by Lidar you can't beat it for showing all the tiny terrain features that will screw you over, plus it usually is detailed enough to show the little sneaks through cliff bands... I'd suggest using slope shading more in the field as Lidar is pretty...
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    Advice for Solo hunts

    I'll echo the people saying just go, if it was me I'd do a truck camp to start, buy an OTC elk tag while you still can and just go, you will learn 20x more from a week in the field that you can off the internet... if you're dead set on backpack hunting learn to be comfortable backpacking by...
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    Would a side arm be necessary? Also what caliber?

    hard no from me, you already have a rifle, so why add weight and bring something less effective?
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    Feedback on backcountry elk loadout

    hard to beat Kuiu attack pants for an all around go to, for similar quality, if you don't need camo I'm a fan of Himali guide flex pants, $138 full price and almost always in sale somewhere, close to bulletproof if they fit you, they are pretty slim fit. lots of mountaineering world softshell...
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    Feedback on backcountry elk loadout

    I'd suggest ditching the 3 freeze-dried meals a day, realistically if it's cold you're not going to be able to boil that much water with one fuel canister and a stove without a heat exchanger, at the very least ditch the lunch one and bring bars/trail mix/jerky/nuts, you're going to be craving...
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    Unfamiliar Territory

    I try to hunt new units/states every year, given your conditions I'd look at harvest stats and get a feel for units that have a good success rate and not a ton of private land to muddy the waters, look at a map/sat imagery to see if it loosely looks like you could hunt it how you like to hunt...
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    Plastic/double boots

    I can't imagine why you would get double plastics, especially used ones in 2023, there are a dozen or more supergaiter double boots available now if you really want something with a removable liner to put in your bag overnight, same support, half or less weight, and actually significantly...
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    How long would it take for you to give up?

    with all those considerations I'd probably say that quitting is a reasonable idea if you aren't willing to change your approach, whatever you are doing now doesn't seem to be working well, and it's probably not going to get better without some significant changes. Hard to tell what the exact...
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    Distance Travelled Archery

    Sample size of around 20 for me, I find that in general, the close range shots go farther after the hit than the ones at 40+ yards, I have a handful at 50 that have walked less than 5' after the hit, and a handful shot under 10 yards have gone 200+ yards, I think in general the elk at really...
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    First Day in Unit

    if you are rolling in after daylight I'd 100% be driving around and checking that your E scouting assumptions are correct, If you haven't been in the unit before you never know if the trails and roads shown on your map actually exist and are driveable, where other people are, etc, spend a...
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    Vomiting at altitude

    Zofran isn't doing anything for the actual cause through...you're still dealing with all the actual problems of AMS, you just aren't puking... walking in and out a couple of hours a day should be just fine for the first couple days, light packs and reasonable fitness and I would consider that...
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    2nd or 3rd gen Tacoma questions

    I've got an 06 with 328K on it, in that time I've worn out pretty much all the suspension components but zero engine work or repairs required, it's not fast or flashy but I can't bring myself to upgrade, it's as close to bulletproof as a truck gets.
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    Backpack base camp distance from elk

    I try to keep a mile or ideally a basin away, I don't think its just one time use that's the problem, it's the disturbance that comes from setting up and hanging out in one area for a couple days at a time, you can get away with a lot for a day or two, if you want an area to stay good for a week...

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