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.

 

[deadend88]

What’s your reasoning for this?

Lower cost, better options and poor edge/bevel grind failed me in the field. The marketing hype isn’t backed by quality build IMO. You make people wait for a knife “drop” then that drop better perform on par or better than other readily available and cheaper options for a fixed blade knife.

 

[eamyrick]

Superfeet. I’ve tried them several times over the years and they always trash my feet.

This is funny because they have been a savior for me. Run 40 miles a week with them in altras and gave them in my main Crispi hunting boots.