Cheap Stuff that Works

[WI-Carcosa]

Based on recs, I tried the Kinko gloves this year for gutting and processing in cold weather and found them to be leakier than I would like. I found these when stopping at cabelas a few months ago and thought I would try them. My hands were clean and dry, rinsed off the stuff from them and threw in the wash and good as new. I found them very comfortable and it was easy enough to do precise knife work while wearing them.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-extreme-ice-gloves?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas%7CShopping%7CPMax%7CProprietary%7CGeneral%7CNAud%7CGoogle%7CNMT&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4-y8BhC3ARIsAHmjC_HSm8sezs5d58UXBugVcgr1r54FQeVNyw4p8H2z8fXsYdR5w1JUzhYaArH0EALw_wcB

 

[White Falcon]

Bottom of PJ leg I cut off. Works great.

 

[taskswap]

For any fans of pack-a-roons (coconut snack cakes) looking for a cheaper alternative, La Molienda bars are readily available at most Walmarts usually near the checkout area. I just paid $1.62 apiece for a few. One bar is about equivalent in nutrition (390cal 18g fat 57g carb 3g protein) to 3 packaroons.

For the ultra-light crowd, they're about 0.3oz heavier, but they're less dry so I find I need less (or no) water when I eat one. I'm personally a fan of the pineapple, which all the Walmarts I've been to (and some Murdochs/etc) always seem to carry, but there are other flavors on Amazon if you want them with nuts/etc.

Lately I've started to pay more attention to what I spend on food. I never really did before because I always thought of it as a splurge item. I make plenty of my own granola as well as jerky from my trimmings, but what's a good hunt trip without a fistful of gas-station jerky sticks and a few bags of Doritos? But it does all add up, and at my age I can definitely tell the difference when I'm eating healthier. I can't have soy, dairy, oats, or many fruits (which is why I make my own "granola", so I can make it without the oats almost all others use as their base) so things like Doritos used to be easy choices to justify, but nowadays coconut has been one of my favorite bases for many snacks.

 

[Carrot Farmer]

Thank you, Roksliders!

Always been paranoid packing BENCHMADE $150+ pocketknives around on the farm as EDC.

Makes me sick when I realize 1 mile down the road, that I left my knife on top of baler or sprayer or trailer!

Initial inspection… samesies!
Top $19.99
Bottom $175

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[mxgust]

I bought one of those knives too. I'm tickled with it

 

[Carrot Farmer]

Speaking of good cheap knives...I lost my ~$200 Benchmade mini bugout & saw these knockoffs on Amazon. For $20 I figured I'd take a gamble. I swear they must be made by the same factory. Compared next to a real one I can't tell any difference in the components. This same company has several models of the BM's

Amazon.com

Thanks! I’m giving it a go…

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[Agross]

I bought one of those knives too. I'm tickled with it

Same

 

[MunsterMash16]

My favorite cheap gear hack is something I use every single time as an upland hunter, and I cannot recommend it enough. I use a garmin alpha 100 gps for my dog with a leather loop around my neck, but I have found when it swings through the woods it is both annoying, and dings up the top of my shotgun. To stop the swinging, I affix one of these cheap gas station Lighter Leashes to my front left belt loop, and attach it to the clip onto a spare Garmin Alpha clip in place of the caribiner.

Lighter Leash

Garmin Alpha Clip

It gives just enough resistance to keep the gps on my chest while beating through the aspen woods and really thick stuff, but gives seamless access to my gps since it minimizes the pendulum effect.

I am sure this could be used for anything else that you carry from your neck or that would otherwise dangle, especially if people like super quick access to their gps devices.

 

[stan_wa]

Headlamps, Convoy is a custom Chinese light supplier. Simon the owner lives in Singapore his customer service is great!
I've slowly started to swap out my AA and AAA cheap headlamps out for rechargeable 18650/21700s. The runtime is longer and the LEDs are better quality.

I went down the rabbit hole of quality high CRI lights and blood tracking. The color red its the hardest color for LEDs to produce. Getting a good LED (not light) makes a huge difference. Most manufactures choose the brighter LEDs that dont reproduce the red colors.

You can have your own custom headlamp specked out for $20-$30 with free shipping. B35AM, XHP50.3 9050, XHP70.3 9050, 519A are all good lights for our applications paired with a "Boost Driver" for any style light.

They're on Chinese holidays so you'll have to wait to place an order.

https://convoylight.com/collections/h-series

Do you have advise in which led to choice and why

Or a design resource for specking out a ideal light