The Truth about OTC in CO

[ganngus]

He lost me when he said he was going to tell me the gospel after only being in the mountains one time...

 

[jmav58]

I made it 6 minutes. Story of my life.....


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[Mlank]

I made it thru. I’ll say he has one thing right, and that is to spend money on tags and getting there, not expensive gear. But as said, he was lucky to be in elk, that doesn’t make him a pro with a need to have his own elk hunter YouTube channel.

 

[Poser]

I made it thru. I’ll say he has one thing right, and that is to spend money on tags and getting there, not expensive gear. But as said, he was lucky to be in elk, that doesn’t make him a pro with a need to have his own elk hunter YouTube channel.

But his channel is called “Generation Elk”, he must be an authority?

 

[R_burg]

I’ll say he has one thing right, and that is to spend money on tags and getting there, not expensive gear.

You might be on the wrong forum, my friend.

The discussion of "backpacks" is the most popular subforum here outside of General Discussion.

Backpacks.

I love gear, but it always blows my mind when I see that.

 

[JRMiller]

I’ll admit I watched most of it but should have stopped when he was talking about hiking in with over 85lbs.

This is exactly what i thought. As first an experienced backpacker (15 years),then later as hunter, i can honestly say this guy is lost if he thinks he needs to pack in 85lbs

 

[DenverCountryBoy]

I got through him showing the scab on his leg and had to shut it down....

That part was hilarious.

"I gashed the shit out of my leg."
-shows a tiny 1" scab
"It was pretty much to the bone."

Suck it up, buttercup.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

he’s not big enough to be strong

Just curious, what minimum size is required to be strong?

 

[deerhunt1988]

Guy sees the jump in views, gets all excited. Then stumbles upon this thread.

That'd be great.

 

[Indian Summer]

I’d rather do mental toughness training. Go camp in your back yard for 30 days straight for starters and let us know how that goes. After that lesson number 2... go to a golf course and crush golf balls in rain sleet snow and hail and don’t leave until you get a hole in one! Haha!

 

[T28w]

Just curious, what minimum size is required to be strong?

I’ll admit it funny u ask considering ur screen name but I wondered the same thing. I’m by no means big but I know I’m plenty strong.

 

[Mlank]

But his channel is called “Generation Elk”, he must be an authority?

Haha, I found that very odd. I agree with you.

 

[Mlank]

You might be on the wrong forum, my friend.

The discussion of "backpacks" is the most popular subforum here outside of General Discussion.

Backpacks.

I love gear, but it always blows my mind when I see that.

I actually do love gear tinkering. Trying to get maximum value from items. So, I’m kind of in the right place....lots of items used and abused around here.

 

[ChrisAU]

I couldn't make it past the water part 2 minutes in. I'm no expert at all, but humping in 4 gallons of water for the fun of it and then saying that there was no water within 2 miles of camp? Yeah, right.

 

[md126]

Getting a KUIU pack was his first mistake.

Overall, I think he made some valid points but his delivery could’ve been better.

 

[Maverick1]

Interesting video, thanks for sharing.

From his standpoint, he is 100% correct in everything he says in the video, for his opinions are based on his experiences and my opinions are based on my experiences. Why should anyone try to reconcile the two?

That being said, some of the experiences he shares align with my experiences, others do not.

The delivery of the content in the video could have been better.

 

[Poser]

Just curious, what minimum size is required to be strong?

There’s not. But, generally speaking, skinny guys who run marathons aren’t strong, nor do they go around claiming to be strong.

 

[Ratbeetle]

Sounds like the typical military guy who has done a few field exercises and thinks his experience in the mil actually makes him some kind of backpacking sme.

The military is great at what they do, but efficient and comfortable backcountry travel ain't it.

I was that guy once. Turns out, sere training doesn't make you a good backpacker after all.

If he sticks with this backcountry thing, he'll look back on this video and cringe one day.

 

[5MilesBack]

You could always take a different approach on these things, like.......which is the greatest challenge........being in the best possible shape and stronger than you were a year ago. Or, going in weak and out of shape and coming out heavy? Don't we do this for the challenge?

 

[Will_m]

You could always take a different approach on these things, like.......which is the greatest challenge........being in the best possible shape and stronger than you were a year ago. Or, going in weak and out of shape and coming out heavy? Don't we do this for the challenge?

What a silly world we live in.