What gear was a pleasant surprise?

[CAElkhunter]

Hard to say it was a surprise based on the price but I had a bunch of Cabelas points and decided to use them on a Sitka Incinerator coat which was on sale but still ridiculously priced....It is awesome.
I still would never pay full price if I didn't have the points.

 

[elkkilla1]

The first time I put my binoculars on a tripod I could not believe how much better my glassing and spotting was wish I would have done it years ago.

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[RoseAllen]

Grangers waterproofing wax. Every other leather treatment ive used is worthless, and I figured this stuff would be as well. It isnt. It flat works. And LASTS. For reference, ive used bee natural, mink oil, oubenauffs, crispi, bickmore, ray holes, redwing, sno seal, toilet wax rings.....I think thats it. It works in wet snow, day after day. The ultimate test in my view.

What about Montanna pitch blend?

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

Fritos. Absolute calorie bombs that taste so much better in the mountains!

 

[perry296]

Darn tough socks.

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[Ellensburg]

I bought one of those little clips that hold a diaphram elk call.

Forgot I even had it clipped to my bino harness (Wouldn't have had a diaphram otherwise)

Ended up calling in and smacking one thanks to it.