The Gear I’ll Never Use Again

[MThuntrrr]

Second big Agnes pads. Developed a slow leak with less than 10 days of use. Replaced with xtherm max, much better. Sawyer mini also nearly worthless. Replaced with a befree with good results.

I’ve had great results with the super feet hiker pro max for r whatever they changed the name to from the older version. I have two pair and won’t hunt or hike without them.

I’ve had good results with the outdoor edge razor lite. Agree the blades don’t maintain the edge like a high quality fixed blade, but my experience changing the blades in the field with over 10 animals has been flawless. I broke quite a few havalon blades doing ball joints and haven’t broken a single outdoor edge blade. I still prefer a good fixed blade for day hunts, but the outdoor edge or a basic Victorinox paring knife are pretty great for the price.

 

[ni7ne]

Zebralight from an unusual failure mode. Had it fail with a resistive short that drained the cell to 0V within hours while the light was off.
I didn't get what was happening, and just assumed I forgot to charge my cells. By the time I realized what was going on, my last backup cell was permanently toast and I spent a couple nights borrowing lights.

 

[MallardSX2]

Mummy sleeping bags, vortex optics, Benelli shotguns and savage rifles have all made the top of my list.

Oh yes, and anything make by “ozark trail”.