Headed to elk camp, forgot what?!

[Boarmaster]

I travel in my truck for my deer hunting. I use a list of the gear I will be taking. I generally haul that gear in rubbermaid brute totes and a few Yeti load-out boxes. I don't pack too early before the hunt. Regardless of when I pack a few days before I leave I go through my gear with my list. The totes and boxes are dedicated and are not used for any other purpose. Although I have not opened any of them since March but I could probably grab those right now and throw them into my truck and not be missing anything. But I dont, I would go through each with my list regardless of my confidence.

Once season has started the boxes of gear stay packed with the exception of my clothes which get washed and repacked. I keep things like socks and gloves in those travel organizers. One of My load-out boxes house my optics , harness and smaller items. The other load out has ammo , gun care, shooting type gear sort of a range box. I carry a small pack with what I need to my stand. That stays packed.

I do five to six trips a season. When I am on a trip and using my gear I keep a list of things that I will need to replenish , repair and clean as well as add for the next trip.

 

[grfox92]

I thought my Steripen took one cr23 battery. I always have spare batteries for everything in my kit so when the battery died on my steripen this summer on a 30 mile pack trip, I went into my pack and got the battery unscrewed the steripen and 2 cr23 popped out.


Me and my buddy had to share his life straw for the whole weekend.

I typically dont forget anything because I have a punch list that I check like a lunatic. Im the type of guy that will forget his head if it wasn't attached, so when it comes to going out on a multi day trip, I make sure I have everything I need with a litterall paper list.

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[Chris in TN]

Oh, I know one:

A lifelong friend of mine is in CO right now. When I started looking into taking my daughter hunting I reached out to him about taking his son. His son wanted to bowhunt and my daughter didn't want to share camp with people she doesn't know. So they're in CO right now. I helped him e-scout but they're in a different unit than us. They weren't certain when/where they'd arrive so they neglected to make hotel reservations anywhere for their first night in CO. Turns out there's a big motorcycle rally labor day weekend in the area and Saturday he had enough service to explain to me via text that they realized they needed a hotel. I probably called twenty hotels and cabin rentals across a 3-county area. No vacancies. They ended up driving back to New Mexico before they found a hotel.

 

[Weldor]

I always have someone in Elk camp forget something. Most mentioned here ,battery's, socks, knives,flashlights,.. I keep a tote at camp with extra of each. I usually forget the time of day in Elk camp, LOL.

 

[EastHumboldt]

I have a separate list for hunting backpack, hunting car, fishing backpack, trailer camping, gig with duo, gig with full rock band. I modify them frequently especially the back country lists, after each trip. It’s so easy to do on a computer. I use the list religiously and don’t forget stuff or take unneeded stuff.

A long time ago before the age of lists, we forgot silverware. Spent the whole trip eating with our hunting knives. Minor problem.

Edit: Recently went on an overnighter backpack with my son and his two boys. First backpack trip for the grandkids so only 1.5 miles, and I didn’t take packing seriously. Didn’t use the list. Remembered everything except…. Fuel pump/valve for MSR dragonfly stove. It’s not a stove without the pump, so we ended up cooking on a campfire. Once again minor problem.

Common things that get forgotten

Tags
Weapon
Spare ammo
Spare socks, skivvies, warm layers
Cookware/ cups
TP, wipes
Maps
Meds
Knife/sharpening tools
Game bags/processing supplies
Various parts of the tent… poles, stakes, etc
Various parts of sleeping gear … bag, pad, woobie, repair kit for pad
Optics/ cleaning supplies
Toothbrush/floss

Alright enough… make your own damned list…..