Man my kill kit is heavy. Whats the deal? Help....

[fillthefreezer]

your kit seems fine to me, especially with your adjustments.
i think where it may seem heavy to you is some of the items youre counting people have elsewhere in their kit, not counting for kill kit weight...
my kill kit is like 18oz. but thats because my cord is in my emerg kit, same with space blanket.

 

[Rizzy]

I sometimes go through about 3 pairs of those laytex gloves. Always at least 2. In Idaho you have to leave evidence of sex attached and especially with Elk, I don't want to handle the junk and belly hide with the same gloves as the meat.

 

[Sunspot]

A Kifaru Ultralight Pullout to hold everything

3 Contractor trash bags (they seem heavy!)
Keep at base camp or truck

1 Kifaru Meat bag to protect my pack (weighs next to nothing)

1/2 roll or 75 ft of light flagging tape for marking
Keep in truck and use toilet paper which dissolves if you miss picking it up.

2 - 25 ft lengths of Paracord

TAGS Bags BOMB Game Bags Kit

Havalon Piranta and 6 blades
Shouldn't need 6 blades but the weight is negligible

2 pairs of latex gloves
I don't use gloves

Small plastic spray bottle and some citric acid powder.
Nice to have but probably not necessary...keep in truck.

Space Blanket
Nice to have but not essential. Maybe use the meat bag.

 

[MattB]

Northern Arizona and flowing streams don't really go together, so I wouldn't pack anything that will be used specifically for submerging meat. In most of the units, the water is all stock tanks or drinkers.

 

[Hunt'nFish]

Yep, nix the plastic bags, gloves and flag tape.
Lots or ways to mark your path, broken limbs, rocks, sticks in the ground, etc.
The citric acid, never used it....but doesn't mean you won't.
Spray bottle seems bulky and heavy.
Maybe take the powder and find a differant application method.
Can it be applied as a dusting powder?

I wonder if a sprayer will thread on a Plytupus hydro bag/bladder?
I see multi-function use there.

I wonder if a spray nozzle couldn't be adapted to squeeze type setup.
You know nix the pump, keep the nozzle.
Hunt'nFish

 

[Daniel_M]

Yep, nix the plastic bags, gloves and flag tape.
Lots or ways to mark your path, borken limbs, rocks, sticks in the ground, etc.
The citric acid, never used it....but doesn't mean you won't.
Spray bottle seems bulky and heavy.
Maybe take the powder and find a differant application method.
Can it be applied as a dusting powder?

I wonder if a sprayer will thread on a Plytupus hydro bag/bladder?
I see multi-function use there.

I wonder if a spray nozzle couldn't be adapted to squeeze type setup.
You know nix the pump, keep the nozzle.
Hunt'nFish

For the citric, I use the Caribou Gear bottle/pump. it's a 1oz unit and only holds 4oz of liquid. Very minimal in size/weight. The mix is applied in a liquid form.

 

[charvey9]

Assuming you have a GPS, ditch the tape. Maybe use it to flag a trail back to the meat once you've made it to the truck.