Little things needed for September Colorado elk

[RS3579]

Dental floss. Can use for thread or to actually clean teeth incase of stuck food.

 

[sneaky]

I prefer to hang food, so enough paracord to hang food. It protects it from mice as much as bears. I bag each day's food, except evening meal, in a gallon ziplock. All I have to do is grab a bag each morning from where I have it hanging then rehang. I store all of the day's trash in that ziplock and hang it that evening when I retrieve the evening freeze dried meal for cooking.

I prefer to bring a toothbrush and paste, but the packs of little flavored disposable brushes work also. Floss is nice to have also.

Wet wipes or baby wipes are a must, but they are relatively heavy. I carry them anyway.

I like dry socks. Gaitors and extra socks help.

I don't have a fire very often (it's usually too dry in archery) but I like to have Firestarter. Cotton balls saturated in Vaseline and stored in a ziplock work pretty well. I spent most of my last backpack trip avoiding the rain, so a couple small fires were nice.

Store mouth calls in more than one location. I've made the mistake of having all my mouthcalls in one pouch on a day hunt once and lost the pouch busting through brush in the dark on the way up the mountain. Not having a call in my mouth probably cost me a shot at a cow.

I like to have several pieces of hard candy or cough drops in a pocket that I can reach. It seems to never fail that I need to cough at the worst times.


As stated above:
Wind Checker is a must. A lighter works in a pinch but I prefer the squeeze bottles of powder.

Leave the pack open on your baby wipes and let them dry out, then wet them when you get ready to use them. Saves a ton of pack weight and still gets the job done

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[Pilgs]

Leave the pack open on your baby wipes and let them dry out, then wet them when you get ready to use them. Saves a ton of pack weight and still gets the job done

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Does doing this with the antibacterial wipes cause the "antibacterial" part to be ineffective? I really like this idea, just wondering if it turns the antibacterial wipes into just wipes....

 

[Pontius]

Chapstick

Came here to post this. Chapstick with SPF.

 

[eaglemountainman]

Everything has been pretty much covered.

Just an FWI in case you didn't know. Milkweed seeds are fantastic windicators. You can watch them ride the currents far better/longer than a puff of powder, and the price is right.

Good luck on you hunt.

 

[MattCagle27]

After having a seed from some damn organic bar stuck between my back molars for 2 days i will never forget to bring some dental floss.........its the little things that kill.

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[txhunter581]

First thing to know is you don’t need all “Sitka” gear. Most of what you already have will be just fine. But there are certain things you CANT skimp on. You have to be comfortable to enjoy and persevere on a hunt

if you get wet, you will be miserable
If you get cold (day or night) you will be miserable
If your feet get blisters and hurt, you will be miserable.

You absolutely need:
Good packable raingear.
good long johns: polypropylene or merino wool
Merino wool Socks (aprox 70% wool)
Good boots that are well broken in
Good sleeping bag
Good sleeping pad (just as important as bag)
Ibuprophen.

even tho those don’t really qualify as little things, since this is your first elk hunt they are essential

 

[Trophybucks]

After having a seed from some damn organic bar stuck between my back molars for 2 days i will never forget to bring some dental floss.........its the little things that kill.

that is a fact LOL... i laughed for 5 minutes after reading this. I must have had some of the same bars.

Also something I used this year I loved was first lite zip off wool thermals. I absolutely loved these. Drop drawers, zip off, stuff in pack and keep going without having to take off my boots. This and my Kuiu gear were priceless.