Question on hear for you all

[Luked]

Not sure if I havw seen this around here yet.
Friend of mine and I are going out west this year hunting. Plan is to base camp at a trailhead and hike in from there for a few days then return to base if needed.
I havw never been out west hunting before and have been researching and buying gear for over a year. So I think I have a pretty decent grasp on my gear.
My buddy has been out west a lot but most of his hunts are done with a guide or on private ground. So this will be his first year doing a backpack type hunt.
Question I have is do you all who hunt with a friend or buddy have pretty much the same gear? Or do you use or suggest using different type of items if one goes down.
Say each carry a stove or each havw a different type of water purification system.

If I carry a steripen would it be best for him to carry a pump?
Those types of things and if so what items would you all suggest us have different.



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[68Plexi]

It will get real heavy, real quick, for both of you if you double up items. Maybe it doesn’t matter if you aren’t hiking very far, but I usually split items with a buddy. He carries a water filter, I carry a stove, we split the tent (poles separate from body/fly), etc.

Consider water tabs as a backup instead of a second filter. Lots of ways to substitute “insurance” items rather than doubling up. Just my opinion. Legs are usually fresh going in, but packs get a lot more heavy when your legs are tired and you add lbs of meat in them on the way out.

I used to carry way more in my pack than I do now. It’s a learning process, and you will see what you really need and what you don’t after you carry a bunch of stuff in your pack you don’t end up ever using.


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[Dos Perros]

I think you're on to something OP.

I've always carried two stoves, as in he carries his and I carry mine.

Usually we share a singular water purification device (filter). I don't quite trust the Steripens yet, and I do carry Aquamine tablets as a just in case.

Sometimes he'll just carry a tarp and I won't bring a shelter (good weather forecasts only).

I might be the only one to carry a bear bag & line, only need one of those.

I'm a little more disciplined carrying the 'oh shit' type items, like pad patch kits, extra lighters, fire starter, etc.

He's better about carrying extra knife/knife blades, meat tarp, stuff like that, paracord.

Sometimes I'll be the only one to carry an InReach.

I guess to answer your question, I don't think we strategically buy items. Like I don't buy taking into consideration what he has. I buy for me. And he buys for himself. And then sometimes we pool resources and trim redundant weight at the trailhead.