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    WANTED: Your Top 5 Base Camp Tips or Hacks

    A lot of great tips here, thanks! Coming from PA, how do you normally handle the trip out? Do you drive straight through? Stay in a hotel on the way? Do you arrive the evening before opening day or do you try to get there with some extra time to get acclimated? I'm a big list/spreadsheet...
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    WANTED: Your Top 5 Base Camp Tips or Hacks

    I definitely understand the potential for conflict with a group our size. We've already held a meeting to discuss expectations and what the trip will look like. We are also planning on splitting up and hunting in pairs, so as long as you're spending most of the day with someone compatible you...
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    WANTED: Your Top 5 Base Camp Tips or Hacks

    Thanks for the tips! My parents heat their house with a wood stove, so we have experience on how to moderate the intensity of the heat and making an "all-nighter" log burn through the night. We will definitely be doing some test runs before the big trip so we can be as efficient as possible...
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    WANTED: Your Top 5 Base Camp Tips or Hacks

    This hunt is actually for next fall as well, I just wanted to get out ahead of some of the prep and gear accumulation. It will be a little easier to justify with the wife if I can throw it on a Christmas list ;) I can definitely see that being an issue. I've spent a couple decades worth of...
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    WANTED: Your Top 5 Base Camp Tips or Hacks

    We're all related, so that would make the family gatherings pretty awkward if anyone quits early haha. Our hunting styles might vary somewhat, but I haven't known anyone in the group to quit a hunt early, particularly one requiring the time and expense of a western trip. This is the type of...
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    WANTED: Your Top 5 Base Camp Tips or Hacks

    We have a group of 6 or 7 guys from PA in the process of planning a Colorado 2nd or 3rd rifle season hunt, and I'm hoping to glean as much information from this forum as I can before we make the trip. We've already found a good deal on a 16x20 Davis Tent on Craigslist, complete with the rain...
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    WTB Hiking Boots - Men's Size 9.5

    Thanks for the feedback! I checked out your listing and it definitely seems like a good deal for the boots. One concern that I have is that my feet are pretty warm, so I'm typically in uninsulated boots into the 20's with a good pair of wool socks. 400g of insulation might deter me from using...
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    WTB Hiking Boots - Men's Size 9.5

    Thanks for the recommendation!
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    WTB Hiking Boots - Men's Size 9.5

    Still on the hunt for a gently used pair of boots!
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    WTB Hiking Boots - Men's Size 9.5

    Still looking, thanks!
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    WTB Hiking Boots - Men's Size 9.5

    I'm in the market for a new pair of boots that I would plan to wear for whitetail hunting in PA as well as on a future elk hunting trip. I've never purchased a pair of quality boots before, so I'm pretty open to suggestions and whatever you have to offer! I'm in the process of gathering a...
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    How many inReach Units are needed for a group of hunters?

    Thanks for everyone's input! It seems like 2 to 3 units would be plenty for our group. I'm pretty sure we're only going to have 2 tags for our group (trying to be realistic about our chances), so the extra guys with the two hunters probably won't be straying too far from the guys with the...
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    Teton Sports Altos-S 0 F

    I take it nobody has used this sleeping bag haha
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    How many inReach Units are needed for a group of hunters?

    Thanks! I hadn't even considered that there might be alternatives to the InReach. Zoleo looks like it could be a good affordable option for someone who will only be doing this hunt every couple of years.
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    How many inReach Units are needed for a group of hunters?

    Yeah, that's why I don't want to go overboard with it. They would mostly be for sending an evening update to the families back home for peace of mind.
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    How many inReach Units are needed for a group of hunters?

    Haha, my wife and I aren't prone to that type of messaging, so that shouldn't be an issue.
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    How many inReach Units are needed for a group of hunters?

    We have a group of 5 or 6 guys from PA planning an early season Colorado Elk hunt, and I was wondering how many inReach units we should consider getting for the hunt. We will likely split into two groups to hunt, so I'm assuming two units would be the minimum, but I didn't know if we should...
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    Boots for whitetails and elk?

    I'm glad my question enabled you to find another pair of boots haha. eBay for used boots hadn't occurred to me, but I'll definitely keep that in mind as a possible place to get a deal. Thanks for all of the advice!
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    Boots for whitetails and elk?

    I'm open to a pair of lightly used boots. Do you have a link to the boot trader thread? A search didn't turn it up for me.
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    Boots for whitetails and elk?

    Thanks for the feedback everyone! My feet tend to sweat, and I rarely have issues with cold feet sitting on the stand during the archery season in PA, so I think I will definitely be looking at an uninsulated boot. It seems like the sweet spot for boot height could be in the 6" to 8" range to...

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