Since there isn't a lot of hunting going on right now, most of us are probably spending time trying to figure out how to spend some more money on hunting gear. Every year, I find one or two of those "How did I ever live without it" kind of items.
I am curious what you guys might be using, that I need to be looking at to make my life easier, my pack lighter, or my trips more fun.
My 2008 season "How did I ever live without it item" is my Mystery Ranch Crew Cab pack. They are an investment, but I have a shop full of packs that I could have saved the money on, had I found the MRCC before buying them
It collapses into a much smaller pack, forms to your body, and rides on your hips like it is not even there. And when the critter is on the ground, it can haul more than my body is capable of carrying. Definitely the real deal if you do much backpack hunting, whether day trips, or longer trips.
My 2007 season "How did I ever live without it item" is my Peranta knife from Havalon. No more carrying tons of knives or sharpening stones. Just carry the Havalon, with a bunch of extra blades. They are replaceable scalpel blades. Not gonna cut any bone with them, but they will cape, quarter, and debone an entire elk, if I don't torque on them. Hint - get the orange handle, so you don't lose the black handled one .
Probably a few more items, but other than my rifle and ammo, those are two items that I am not leaving at home.
Would be interested to hear any other items you guys can't live without. My pack always has space for some new things.
And if there are some items you tried and found that you can continue to live without, it would be interesting to hear of those also, so no one else wastes the time and money.
I am curious what you guys might be using, that I need to be looking at to make my life easier, my pack lighter, or my trips more fun.
My 2008 season "How did I ever live without it item" is my Mystery Ranch Crew Cab pack. They are an investment, but I have a shop full of packs that I could have saved the money on, had I found the MRCC before buying them
It collapses into a much smaller pack, forms to your body, and rides on your hips like it is not even there. And when the critter is on the ground, it can haul more than my body is capable of carrying. Definitely the real deal if you do much backpack hunting, whether day trips, or longer trips.
My 2007 season "How did I ever live without it item" is my Peranta knife from Havalon. No more carrying tons of knives or sharpening stones. Just carry the Havalon, with a bunch of extra blades. They are replaceable scalpel blades. Not gonna cut any bone with them, but they will cape, quarter, and debone an entire elk, if I don't torque on them. Hint - get the orange handle, so you don't lose the black handled one .
Probably a few more items, but other than my rifle and ammo, those are two items that I am not leaving at home.
Would be interested to hear any other items you guys can't live without. My pack always has space for some new things.
And if there are some items you tried and found that you can continue to live without, it would be interesting to hear of those also, so no one else wastes the time and money.