PRO TIP #217

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

When slinging your rifle over your shoulder while standing next to your NEW truck , make sure your door is closed , or the barrel or your rifle might clip the door of your truck and remove the paint , thus causing a frowny face and a quiet ride home from the forest, and a 33$ bill at the dealership getting factory touch up paint . Im over it now and can share my event publicly!!! Lesson learned !!! Ha ha ha ha





Hey everyone feel free to add your PRO TIPS you’ve learned the hard way.

 

[Dave N]

#218 Don't sweat the small stuff. Paint chips are small stuff.

 

[406LIFE]

#218 Don't sweat the small stuff. Paint chips are small stuff.

They build character.

 

[Muskeez]

#219, don't run a clumbsy ladder stand down the boxside of your 2 yr old truck. Then be told by the dealership that they can do paintless dent repair on that , then have it haunt you every time you look in the mirror after the so-called repair. Another small stuff thing that's a constant reminder of self stupidity.

 

[manitou1]

I was loading my rifle into the back seat of my Ram a couple seasons ago and still had my back pack on... with my tripod attached to it. Needless to say, the truck paint was no match for the tripod head!

 

[nwihunter]

Look on the bright side. You got the first chip out of the way.

 

[Trslabaugh]

Could have been the window!


#220... make sure your hunting buddy closes his side back door of your truck before walking off on the mountain. Luckily, no gear was stolen, we just came back to a wet floorboard and seat!

 

[elkduds]

#13. When sleeping in your vehicle in the middle of elk habitat, don't arm the car alarm.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

#221 don’t forget your sleeping bag when hunting out of a corolla... there is no comfortable way to sleep in that vehicle.

 

[Buffs35]

Could be worse, you could drive a Prius.

 

[406LIFE]

Look on the bright side. You got the first chip out of the way.

First is the worst.

 

[Treeshark]

Could have been the window!


#220... make sure your hunting buddy closes his side back door of your truck before walking off on the mountain. Luckily, no gear was stolen, we just came back to a wet floorboard and seat!

I believe #220 includes making sure sunroofs are closed prior to overnight torrential downpours as well...

 

[Straight Arrow]

Use it but don't abuse it. Showroom condition is for stay-at-home-polished-in-the-driveway vehicles. It aint a Lamborghini ... it's a get-out-there-on-the-gnarliest-roads-in-the-worst-weather-hunting rig ... it's a TRUCK!

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Use it but don't abuse it. Showroom condition is for stay-at-home-polished-in-the-driveway vehicles. It aint a Lamborghini ... it's a get-out-there-on-the-gnarliest-roads-in-the-worst-weather-hunting rig ... it's a TRUCK!

Ha ha ha ha , I want it to last at least for the 6 years I’m making payments. But yes I bought it with hunting being the main secondary use besides basic travel , my 3 week archery hunt is coming up , it was more the way it happened, Just not wanting to speed up the process, put the 3rd coat of paint on last night , the hole is filled in and the steel is no longer showing , with the amount of rain and moisture we have here , that was my main goal

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Ha ha ha ha , I want it to last at least for...

15 years and 350,000 miles and until it looks like the millennium falcon because all the cheap plastic has been torn off from various encounters with trees and rocks on 30+ hunts.

 

[Scott85]

Don’t forget what you park around.

 

[Trslabaugh]

Ouch!

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Went out to the woods today, 1st time since chipping the paint , came away with only a flat tire , logging roads can be hell on tires , but I made a vast improvement, I took my rifle out of the truck 2 times today without wackin the barrel into my truck, baby steps !!! Ha ha ha

 

[Lmwmihunter76]

Pro tip close the tail gait !!!
I was in Kansas whitetail deer hunting when I finished up with my morning hunt and walked back to the truck I put my bow in the case and put in the bed of the truck forgot to close the tail gait. I did not realize it until I drove into town about 20 miles later when I stopped to get a coffee and noticed my tail gait was down and my bow was missing. Luckily I drove back to where I parked my truck and there was my bow in its case in the ditch.

 

[teej89]

Pro tip: Close the door to your truck when leaving to go hunt, I think Andrew learned that this year didn't he @mtmuley

Also put your keys in your pack, in a SAFE spot. After I shot my bull last year I was collecting my gear on the ground and found my buds truck keys laying in the grass. They musta fallen outta his pocket as we belly crawled into position, we were about 4mi from the truck.