The Gear I’ll Never Use Again

[Z Barebow]

Big Agnes sleeping bags and Big Agnes sleeping pads.

The bags are rated about 20 deg shy.

Never met a BA pad that wouldn't leak. (Last one was mercifully punctured by a bear, so I final threw in the towel of trying to find leaks)

Now use a WM bag. (I have yet to be cold) and Klymit insulated pad. Sleep is paramount and this combo has worked for me on past 3 elk hunts.

 

[JollyRoger]

Any knife by Montana Knife - never again.

What’s your reasoning for this?

 

[223dude]

Anything Vortex
Axel Xcore pro. Junk
Allan rifle slings

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Allen game bags. Pure crap.

 

[ni7ne]

Closed cell foam sleeping pads. I can't get a good nights sleep on one. For backpacking, I now use neoair's (xlite for warmer and xtherm for colder) and never looked back

Having used both, I'm on the path to doing the opposite. There's just too much cactus and mesquite everywhere and one more night where I wake up on the ground is going to put me over the edge.