Best Gear...... what is yours??

[Farmingdale's Finest]

Ok, so with all the gear everyone has tested and used throughout the years I’d like to see what everyone has concluded as being their “best” gear. You only get ONE answer per topic and a short one liner of why you think so.

1. Pack
2. Shelter
3. Sleeping Pad
4. Boots
5. Cooking Device
6. Optic

I’m thinking there is going to be a ton of redundant answers but every once in a while someone has a curve ball answer that might get people interested in taking a look at different gear.

I will start

1. Pack- Kifaru Bikini Frame and Dt2 = it’s a Kifaru, need I say more
2. Shelter – Kifaru Paratarp = Light, versatile and great with just a bivy
3. Pad – Exped UL7 = Light , durable and comfy
4. Boots – Asolo Sasslong = They fit well and have held up great for 2 seasons
5. Cooking – MSR Pocket Rocket = Its my old faithful for cooking. Never had had one issue and its light as sin
6. Optic – Meopta Meostar HD binos = Currently don’t own but looked thru Arons yesterday and beyond great glass! Owning soon!

Best to fit my budget at the time of my first elk hunt.

1. Pack MR Glacier with KIfaru Grabit....Likely SG Xcurve for next year
2. Shelter Mountainsmith Mountain Shelter LT
3. Sleeping Pad Nemo 3" don't remember model name
4. Bag Big Agnes Encampment 15 degree long/wide
5. Boots Meindl Denali
6. Cooking Device MSR Pocket rocket
7. Optic Vortex 8.5 x 50's

 

[mcseal2]

Pack Exo
Shelter Kifaru Megatarp
Sleeping pad Thermarest Xtherm
Bag Kifaru 20 degree Slick bag
Boots Kennetrek Mountain Extreme
Cooking MSR Windburner
Optic Leica Geovid HD-B 10x42

 

[Phaseolus]

Pack: Seek Outside Peregrine
Shelter: Just bought a Seek Outside Eolus but I’ve been happy with the DST tarp
Pad: thermarest neoair
Boot: Lowa Renegade narrow, third pair

 

[coloyooper]

Pack- MR guidelight MT frame- pintler or Beartooth depending on hunt
Tent- fly creek UL2. Maybe not the most durable out there but it’s served me right.
Bag- undecided. Looking forward to trying out my slick bag this year.
Pad- neo-air
Boot- crispi Nevada’s have done me well
Stove- MSR forgot the model
Optic- some older Meopta Meopro 10x42 I bought on here. Beat the hell out of the Diamondbacks I’ve been using.

 

[actionshooter]

Pack- MR Grizzly
Shelter- Paratarp
Bag- Montbell SS down hugger
Pad- Exped UL or Exped Downmat
Boots- Meindl
Cooking-Jetboil
Optics- Swarovski

The list changes a little depending on season, but thats for about 80%.

Its been a few years.... the list has changed a little, stayed the same a little (this is stuff I have used, not will use)
Pack- Stone Glacier 6900
Shelter- REI Quarter Dome (most of the time)
Bag- 3 season Montbell/ Cold as crap... Nemo Sonic
Pad- Still rocking the Expeds
Boots- Lowa's
Cooking- Still Jetboil
Optics- Swaro, Vortex Razor LHT Hunter, Nightforce

Curious how others have changed.

 

[gexpro]

Pack - KUIU Pro 7800 w/ Pro Suspension
Shelter - SeekOutside DCF Cimarron
Sleeping Pad - Thermarest NeoAir X-lite
Boots - Crispi Lapponia GTX
Cooking Device - Jetboil Flash
Optic - Swarovski SLC 10x42 / Meopta S2 Spotter / NF NX8 4-32x50