I didn’t put anything together… bought it from Weatherby and with that six lbs rifle/scope I can put three in a row in a 6” target at 600 yards from a cold barrel. That’s two more bullets than I usually need to kill an animal.
I agree that most of the stuff you’re saying to drop would never make it in a pack that I’m hiking with, but there’s definitely a grey area here since he’s being flown into a base camp. If I’m not hiking it all in I’ll bring some nice shit to leave at base camp too… in that regard he’s missing...
I’ve never been on a guided hunt, but I’m an Alaskan resident hunter and a small business owner. I applaud your motivation and think that could be a great idea in THEORY, but I in practice you’re leaving yourself open for a LOT of interpretation. If you’re dead set on this pricing structure...
Take everything I have to say with a grain of salt, because different strokes for different folks right? For a completely backpack access hunt I think that’s way too heavy. I aim for a gear weight that I can carry comfortably all day. IE, pack that doesn’t hurt or slow me down. I’m about your...
For a backpack hunt I’m around 38-40 lbs skin-out weight, not including water, for five days. Around 48-50 for ten days, more food obviously but I also usually bring a light tarp and battery pack on longer trips. That’s early season Alaska. Add a couple more pounds for later season or if the...
I’ve cut up whole moose with a single Havalon blade, you just have to be careful. But yeah, my preference is an outdoor edge with 1-2 extra blades for large game and a havalon for small game like sheep/deer
Well in that case: Goldbond for chafing and swass, dehydrated wet wipes, a ccf pad cut down to torso length, (sit pad, place quarters on, glassing nap pad, backup for your ultralight inflatable pad, extra pad insulation depending on season), ultralight tarp (I hunt in Alaska and have found it...
Boots, glass, pack, sleep system. Quality of gear depends on how much you plan on backpack hunting out west, but I’ve personally wasted a ton of money on buying gear I thought would be “good enough” before realizing it wasn’t and then dropping more coin for the good stuff. My advice is skip...
Depending on how bad you want a successful trip, I think you need to change your mindset and consider what you should be leaving behind. Go hike around for a day with a 40 lbs pack then do the same route with a 70 lbs pack. I personally wasn’t successful sheep hunting until I changed my...
Hard to say… you’re not overdoing it if you’re leaving half that at the truck. If you’re planning on hiking with all that on your back I’d say drop half of it.
One time brought too little TP on a 12 day sheep hunt. Was wadding leafs behind one square to wipe with, lol. Other than that I’m constantly trying to go lighter and have never had a bad time because of it, knock on wood. But I always test my gear out before committing to a long hunt, Alaska...