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    First Lite sanctuary 2.0, first impressions

    OK boys, I'm a freeze baby these days so I took a chance on the first lite sanctuary 2.0 bibs and jacket. I had fanatic bibs last year and really liked them, but gave them to my brother and went to purchase a tall pair in size xl but couldn't find any on sale. I started looking around at other...
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    The quest for the right mid weight pants

    OK boys Here's the deal I have my early season pants dialed. I love sitka ascent pants after 2 seasons of hard hard use on them they're doing great. Fit seems spot on, plenty durable and they have been awesome in warm weather. I have traverse pants that I really enjoy for the money. They're...
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    Sitka kelvin lite down 3/4, uncompaghre pants and a cheap pair of snow pants

    So in my ridiculous pursuit of staying warm on stand for deer season I bought a pair of fanatic bibs last year that performed beautifully. They were a touch short so I "sold" them to my brother which has left me looking for a solution. Since I already had stratus bibs I started to look at...
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    Which layer do you put the most importance on?

    Like a lot of us- I'm a tinker. I've taken a head first deep dive into base layers, mid layers, pants, puffy and shells. I'm starting to realize that for me personally mid layers make all the difference. Ive tried a ton of pants. Most of them do just fine. Light pants for early, heavier pants...
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    The original victory rip is really dang good

    I was trying to figure out how to get an arrow built up for turkey, 3d and summer practice that would be close to my rip tkos without being as expensive. I tend to break a lot of them shooting groups and shooting 3d and at 17$ or more per shaft for the elites (before components) it hurts to see...
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    The original victory rip is really dang good

    I was trying to figure out how to get an arrow built up for turkey, 3d and summer practice that would be close to my rip tkos without being as expensive. I tend to break a lot of them shooting groups and shooting 3d and at 17$ or more per shaft for the elites (before components) it hurts to see...
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    Scott verge: you gotta try it to see what I mean

    If you're like me and you love archery and like to tinker, you have a pegboard wall full of releases you've tried. I've shot a ton. Old school wrist rockets set so light a passing butterfly might make it go off New school index releases set so heavy I have to bend my draw stop pegs to make...
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    WTS Lightly used/ like new sitka outerwear for sale!

    Hey gang, looking to rehome a couple of items I don't find myself using. With a baby coming I am cutting down a bit on the number of items I have and since these are either extra or just didn't fit in my kit I thought I'd put them out there so someone else can enjoy them. For sizing help in...
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    Sitka Rover down vs Kuiu elements puffy

    Hey boys, I totalled out a puffy that I've had for a while today while I was helping a guy get himself un-f'd out of the ditch in his wife's SUV so I'm looking to replace it I've narrowed my options down to the Sitka Rover and the kuiu elements because they seem to have similar feature sets...
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    Frontal shot on whitetails

    Would you shoot a frontal shot on a whitetail? I've successfully taken the shot 1 time The deer was 18 yards facing me with the head turned to the deers left slightly. The arrow entered on the deers right side of the neck, followed the neck into the chest cavity and, hit the top of the heart...
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    Grid fleece comparison

    I'm interested in testing out a couple of new grid fleeces for winter running and cross country skiing and I'm trying to figure out thickness of different ones, since I would imagine the thickness of the grid fleece would determine breathability I have a few of them I have a cabelas grid...
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    First lite furnace. Not as good as the kiln- come fight me

    Hello friends and fellow over thinkers. It's currently the rut here in Northern MN and as such I'm spending far too much time up in the tree. Recently I purchased both a long sleeve mock neck kiln and a furnace for comparison as cold weather base layer. I have heard rave reviews of the furnace...
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    Federal fusion- the king of the budget friendly deer bullets?

    Hey boys With rifle season in MN rapidly approaching.... I was looking for something to help me help my father in law out. He has historically shot hornady American whitetail and remington core lokt bullets in the 165 grain flavor out of his 308 and while they have both resulted in dead deer...
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    Broadhead effect on blood trail - exodus vs grim reaper experience

    Do you all believe the type of broadhead used has a major impact on blood trail, or do you believe it's all about placement? For example My wife shot her first deer with a bow recently and used a grim reaper 1 3/16 3 blade and it left the nastiest blood trail I've ever seen from a fixed...
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    Simms exstream puffy vs Sitka Kelvin lite down

    I'm still on the hunt for a late season puffy that can be used outside of hunting for ice fishing and other cold weather endeavors. I'm leaning towards these two and am trying to see if anybody has good experience comparing them directly. This does not need to be a compressible puffy, since I...
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    Ascent + lightweight baselayer or heavier pant

    Doing some last minute dialing while I try ti not look at the calendar (I can't leave for elk for 10 days 😅) I have a couple pant options and I am trying to get a proper setup for the forecast. Monthly Forecast calling for lows in 20s in the low country over the dates I'll be elk hunting, and...
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    High exertion layering- merino under synthetic or?synthetic under merino

    I need people with more experience with Merino to help me out here... So I've been doing a ton of testing lately and I'm finding something that doesn't make sense to me so hopefully someone can help me understand I've been testing 2 basic systems right now. One featuring a merino next to...
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    Traverse cold weather hoody vs Wool hoody

    OK guys. I got it in my head that I "need" a heavy Weight wool hoody for late season deer stand sits and waterfowl hunting in a duck blind come late season. Problem is, I'm not entirely sure that they are in fact warmer than my tried and true never let me down traverse cold weather hoody...
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    Deleted- I'm dumb!
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    Pnuma palisade

    Anybody have real world experience with this? They're on sale right now and I'm wondering if it's worth the 150$ to have a heavier weight puffy. I have an aerolite I use a ton as well as an eddie bauer cirrus lite and I like them both, but looking for a heavier duty puffy for cold cold weather...

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