One item you wish you carried sooner?

[jayhawk]

A first aid kit. Even if just a simple one w/ bandaids and such. I didn't have one and got a nasty cut that never healed right. I always carry one now in my truck AND my pack

 

[bsills]

Lots of great tips

 

[Mghatts]

Big Agnes chair similar to the Helinox ones and a titanium cup I can use to cook and drink right out of.

 

[RT84]

Alps Z seat. Hardly weighs anything and makes sitting while glassing lots more comfortable.

 

[rootacres]

Another vote for chapstick. After a 7 day WY trip in high winds. . . I had to stop and get some medicated stuff from a CVS. I now carry some full time in my bino harness.

 

[NABG Hunter]

Another vote for chapstick. After a 7 day WY trip in high winds. . . I had to stop and get some medicated stuff from a CVS. I now carry some full time in my bino harness.

I never leave home without a "chapstick", a knife, my wallet, and my phone. No matter where I'm going.

 

[Hoff]

Flagging tape, as a rifle hunter it wasn't need as much. But after an archery shot I find it pretty vital now.

I'll agree with that. It comes in real handy while tracking a blood trail. I have had to go back to the last known blood spot and being able to pick up where that left off made the difference in a successful two hour tracking job to find the animal.

 

[Ron.C]

Tripod adapter for bino's

 

[Hoff]

A tester in your pack? I use a good one at home but test and group batteries before I even step out the door. A tester that does use batteries to induce a load will give you a more accurate result.

i also mark my batteries so I can keep them together so they drain together.

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The battery tester I use is my headlamp. When it goes dark the battery is dead.

 

[Deputynrc]

Leukotape

I'll second this!! Saved a lot of grief several miles in a canyon and a heal blister started. I have it wrapped around chapstick tubes, trekking poles, lighters and anything else I can think of. As well as some strips on wax paper in my possible pouch.

 

[Marmots]

Surgically enhanced eyeballs

 

[kayvon]

Each day we stray further from the grace of God

 

[Hoff]

Leukotape

Agreed- its the only thing that can actually stay in place

 

[go4thegusto]

I never leave home without a "chapstick", a knife, my wallet, and my phone. No matter where I'm going.

Made me laugh because my son likes to say “testicles, spectacles, wallet, and phone” as he heads out the door


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[Mike Islander]

Surgically enhanced eyeballs

Had my second eye done (cataracts) 8 days ago and haven't touched glasses since. I can see everything from the hair on my arm to God.

 

[westsloper]

A pillow. I spent too long stuffing clothes under my head and thinking that should be enough. It never was, and I had a lot of miserable nights. I still haven't found the perfect pillow for me (if such a thing exists), but just about any pillow will make my nights in the woods a lot easier.

 

[dlee56]

Just a single badass knife for the whole butchering process. High end steels go a long way. Spent too much time carrying around 3 different knives and a saw.

 

[Gun&BowSD]

Second the bino adapter for a tripod. Wish I would have done that 15 years ago

 

[TheGDog]

My jet boil. A warm cup of coffee really helps stay on glass. Not to mention some mountain house biscuit and gravy.

Hellz to the Bleep yes to Mountain House Biscuit and Gravy!

 

[TheGDog]

My teeth are pretty tight so flossing always feels like I'm gonna pop something out or off.

So I'm NOT the only one! Thing I struggle with is the initial Snap-down of that thread past the tightest part of teeth ends up cutting my Gums and makin' 'em bleed for a bit. And I'm always nervy around the underside of some of the crowns in the back. I've had floss get caught/stuck in there with the gum holding it under a lip the crown makes. Which can be a PITA with a pre-built flosser/pick