Makes sure you take your workout materials out before the hunt. I was 2k ft of elevation gain and several miles from the truck when we stopped for lunch on day three found a 2# ankle weight in the bottom of my pack. :rolleyes:
Yeah - buddy of mine did it for a year then did the math on his per night expenses 😳. It’s a different conversation if you are mainly going full time vs just recreation.
We live in the shotgun area of Michigan and both my boys started with a youth model 870 20 gauge shooting slugs. Things have changed and straight wall cartridges are legal now so my daughter gets to use a ruger compact bolt action in 350 legend with a suppressor. Recoil is virtually nonexistent.
Yeah I agree biggest decision is to determine if you want a 75 lb stove or a 15 lb stove. We have been running a Knico stove that is the Alaskan model and I does what you are suggesting but it is similar to the Riley in that it sheet metal so it doesn’t hold the heat like a cylinder stove or...
Another vote for gunfighters inc. I kicked all the ideas around mentioned in this thread before choosing one for my Wyoming hunt in griz country last fall. I quickly got very used to the pistol to the point I almost felt weird when I didn’t have it. My bino harness easily fit over the chest...