Overrated Gear

[fngTony]

This was a great read. As silly as it sounds mine would be Black Diamond Storm and Spot headlamps. I’ve had them a few years and still can’t figure out the button sequences.. Maybe it’s just me

Me too!

 

[Gutshot007]

Sorry to say another on the black diamond head light ! Lol

 

[Hondo0925]

And one more for the black diamond headlight buttons!!!

 

[Nosferatu]

Gore-tex in boots.

 

[dank]

moleskin... the day I learned about leukotape changed my life. Praise the lord for this sticky little wonder!

 

[dank]

Also any type of softshell. Heavy and no real purpose for my style of hunting. Baselayer, Light fleece, down, and raingear is all I ever seem to need.

 

[Seeknelk]

And one more for the black diamond headlight buttons!!!

I have Black diamond and zebralight. Black diamond is straight forward compared to Zebralight. I suppose zebra has neat technology but I miss being able to switch from flood to spot like my OLD black diamond, so with zebra your just picking what kinda beam you want for life. Can't change it. Overrated.

 

[PredatorSlayer]

Just missed the biggest blacktail I’ve ever put my scope on due to a malfunction in the elevation turret of a viper hs. Obviously not the top of the line option but still shouldn’t have happened. I have lost all confidence in it and it will be sent in and then sold.

When you get it back, PM me, I an interested in buying it from you.

 

[PredatorSlayer]

Tikka - they are the new M700. Accuracy is hit and miss and their customer service sucks. Most people rebarrel and put a new stock and trigger and end up way more than the $700 or $800 they cost. Like I said, they are the new Rem 700’s.

 

[Izzy208]

Any hunting boot that says under armor on it. Only thing they have going is comfort. They leak something crazy and don’t hold up to the rigors of hunting.

 

[Dr.Chill]

And one more for the black diamond headlight buttons!!!

Same here. Switched to Petzl because of this

 

[Htm84]

As someone who’s far from intelligent it’s crazy to me how many people find headlamp buttons difficult.

Black diamond storm

Big button on/off and hold to brighten or dim

Small button cycles between colors and flood/spot light.
Press it once to cycle between spot/flood/color
when it lands on a color hold it to change colors.
Big button twice is strobe
hold both together til the blue light flashes to lock/unlock.

 

[IdahoBeav]

Knives that use replaceable blades.

 

[MuleDeerMike]

Another vote for Black Diamond headlamps being a complete PITA!

 

[Dr.Chill]

Knives that use replaceable blades.

Second this. Have a Gerber vital that initially was nifty, but now even fresh new blades wobbly in the 'lock' and lose their edge in a flash

 

[PredatorSlayer]

Knives that use replaceable blades.

A couple months ago I would have agreed. I am a huge benchmade fanboy…but, my buddy talked me into one of those 5” outdoor edge knives for our alaskan moose hunt. They were amazing.

 

[sivart]

agree. The Outdoor Edge is much handier than the Havalon. More rigid, and you can actually pry with it a little. I used Havalons for the last 10 years. After I used my buddies OE, I had to get one.

 

[DLIP]

Knives that use replaceable blades.

I went from a havalon to a $13 Morakniv and I don’t think I’ll ever have anything else.

 

[Drenalin]

As someone who’s far from intelligent it’s crazy to me how many people find headlamp buttons difficult.

Black diamond storm

Big button on/off and hold to brighten or dim

Small button cycles between colors and flood/spot light.
Press it once to cycle between spot/flood/color
when it lands on a color hold it to change colors.
Big button twice is strobe
hold both together til the blue light flashes to lock/unlock.

I didn't mind the buttons, but my experience with two of the Spot models is that 50% of them randomly stop working for no obvious reason. Not the battery, no trauma or damage to the light, it just quit. Hard to call a $30 headlamp overrated, but I was glad to discover I couldn't trust them before I was in a position where a light would have been necessary rather than handy.

 

[Drenalin]

Off the top of my head, stuff that doesn't work for me:

Kifaru pack
SG pack
Mystery Ranch pack
Kuiu packs
Kuiu Peloton 97
Kuiu Peloton 240 (specifically the "wind resistance")
Sitka lightweight hoody
Enlightened Equipment quilts
Sea to Summit pads (comfort is fine, not amazing, but warmth and weight suck)
Tyto knives (other replaceable blade knives are fine)
Jetboil (no issues, but no discernable benefit for me over the cheap BRS and a pot)