AK gear gems?

[camelcluch]

I’ll have to try the visqueen. I have a roll of tyvek. It’s really just convenience to use it.

 

[North61]

For Moose ... a Masdaam rope hoist with at least 50 feet of rope. Allows you to hoist your moose out of the water without resetting.

For trips where you need to walk in rough country...Leukotape. Has kept me going on several trips when my feet were trashed.

 

[northernmadman]

Smoked Salmon strips
Freeze Dryer
Apocalypse Design Musher's hat
flagging tape
moth balls for camp and bears
a golf ball for feet
a non-odor antiperspirant for feet
Vortex socks- the best product that they make.
An ultralight bivy for my sleeping bag
power naps

might be a dumb question, but I have never been told or herd of moth balls helping with bears. is that a scent thing?

 

[AK_Skeeter]

$20 Rapala filet glove to prevent knife cuts.

Working on a moose solo after 3 hours in the dark and rain,
there is a high likelihood the hand not holding the knife may get cut.

A $20 investment to prevent a serious cut is worth it.

 

[AKDoc]

$20 Rapala filet glove to prevent knife cuts.
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Working on a moose solo after 3 hours in the dark and rain,
there is a high likelihood the hand not holding the knife may get cut.

A $20 investment to prevent a serious cut is worth it.

Right on right on!! It has saved me from needing to do suture-strips in the field a bunch of times!

Worth every penny and ALWAYS in my kill kit...as well as other gloves for handling the moose hide during field dressing. I'm very meticulous when it comes to never touching meat with the same gloves used while handling the hide.

 

[medvedyt]

come along but im in the yukon not alaska ...

 

[hobolance]

Leatherman P4 multitool
Fenix Flashlight
Blackview or Samsung Xcover FieldPro (any kind of phone that won't break if you accidentally drop it.)
Bunny Boots (-20 rated ones for fall, -60 for winter)

 

[crich]

Not AK specific but I carry a mini multitool for changing havalon blades. Watching guys struggle to do it with wet fingers makes me cringe.

 

[AKDoc]

Not AK specific but I carry a mini multitool for changing havalon blades. Watching guys struggle to do it with wet fingers makes me cringe.

Me too...changing those blades with just my bare hands is not in my play-book and never will be!

I got one of these early on and use it every time I change a blade. It's also been a great stocking stuffer at Christmas for friends and family members who hunt:

Havalon Piranta Blade Remover - 4 Pack

Havalon Piranta Blade Remover - 4 Pack -The New Havalon Blade Remover has made changing the blade on your Havalon Piranta easier than ever before.

www.sportsmans.com

 

[Snowwolfe]

Arctic Oven 10x10 tent for 2 people.

 

[AK_Skeeter]

At least 2 head lamps.

A lightweight tarp is useful for glassing under in the rain
and for keeping "tundra salad" off the quarters
as well as a wind break and emergency shelter.

 

[VernAK]

Blue paper towel is far more durable than the usual white paper towels and serves well as TP without deteriorating in your pocket.

 

[william schmaltz]

Arctic Oven 10x10 tent for 2 people.

This guy knows.

Add on the 4 foot vestibule for sitting in and drinking coffee while it's raining sideways! I was joking during last year's awful weather that I'm just gonna buy a periscope and mount it up through the top of my AO.

 

[camelcluch]

Clothes pins or smaller binder clips are useful.

 

[william schmaltz]

These are what I grab for butchering. They’re long enough that if it’s raining, you can throw quarters on one half and fold over to keep rain off if needed. Bring one for each moose. Something like $4 and the size of a soda bottle. Just trash when I’m done instead of destroying a good tarp.

 

[Snowwolfe]

This guy knows.

Add on the 4 foot vestibule for sitting in and drinking coffee while it's raining sideways! I was joking during last year's awful weather that I'm just gonna buy a periscope and mount it up through the top of my AO.

During the 30 something years I lived in Alaska, EVERYONE who ever camped with me in my AO ordered their own as soon as the hunt was over. There is no finer cold weather tent made.
50 mph winds on Kodiak and I lay on top of my sleeping bag taking a nap as only a 2 mantle lantern heated up the interior of the tent keeping me warm, dry, and wicking away all the moisture

 

[LoggerDan]

Hand sanitizer makes for the easiest fastest way to get that late night butchering fire going! A sled is a great help too

 

[william schmaltz]

During the 30 something years I lived in Alaska, EVERYONE who ever camped with me in my AO ordered their own as soon as the hunt was over. There is no finer cold weather tent made.
50 mph winds on Kodiak and I lay on top of my sleeping bag taking a nap as only a 2 mantle lantern heated up the interior of the tent keeping me warm, dry, and wicking away all the moisture

I've had two moose hunting buddies in the last few years leave the state with one and sold their wall tents when they got home. We camped out for musk ox tags for 2 nights in -10 a couple years ago and were in pants and sweatshirts with Mr. Buddy on low with nice dry walls!

 

[AK Troutbum]

These are what I grab for butchering. They’re long enough that if it’s raining, you can throw quarters on one half and fold over to keep rain off if needed. Bring one for each moose. Something like $4 and the size of a soda bottle. Just trash when I’m done instead of destroying a good tarp.

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I always carry something like that in my kill kit. Also works well for collecting rain water if you don’t happen to be close to a good water source.


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[AKBorn]

Not AK specific but I carry a mini multitool for changing havalon blades. Watching guys struggle to do it with wet fingers makes me cringe.

I'm too chicken to do it even with dry hands, I always use my multitool to change blades.