Thanks Capt Obvious

[RobG]

Spent a lot of time this season waiting for Sam to get his stuff together, like I am now. This allowed me some time to listen to captain obvious.

1) Instead of filling out those BMA forms with your address, use one of those address labels.

2) I take off my coat when I hike up hills, and then put it on after I've cooled off. It is a pain taking off my hunters orange and binoculars to put the orange on the outside. This year Captain Obvious told me to leave a cheap vest on my coat so I can just put it on over my other orange vest. Duh.

3) For years I've been working for an engineering solution to prevent my camelback hose from freezing. I tried various covers such as wool or pipe insulation and they sort of worked. I asked an engineering colleague and he cleverly suggested blowing down the tube (which worked once, then the bag was full of air). Finally I wondered what would happen if I just raised the tube above my head and squeezed the bite valve. All the water drained back into the bag so there was nothing in the tube to freeze. That's what. Duh.

Anyone else get a visit from Captain Obvious?

 

[belly-deep]

A while back captain obvious 2.0 told me instead of buying camo hunting coats, to find closeout Patagucci in blaze orange and use that as an outer jacket. Hike with a camo shirt and orange vest, then pull a blaze coat out when you sit down to glass. No more taking on/off the vest and bino harness everytime you mess with layers.

 

[Schaaf]

A while back captain obvious 2.0 told me instead of buying camo hunting coats, to find closeout Patagucci in blaze orange and use that as an outer jacket. Hike with a camo shirt and orange vest, then pull a blaze coat out when you sit down to glass. No more taking on/off the vest and bino harness everytime you mess with layers.

Patagucci had me rolling hahaha

 

[LCH]

I've been seeing orange Carhartts lately, I'd like to pick one up for that very purpose. I'm a big Carhartt fan.

Captain Obvious usually waits until I've done something incredibly stupid before showing up...

 

[Big Fin]

Finally, after a couple years of reading about them, I started using Lithium AA batteries in my GPS and our audio microphones. Cost 4X of the regular battery and last 8X longer. Saves some money and results in far less frustration of cold fingers prying on the cases to change the batteries. Never again. Ordered 144 of them half way through the season and ended up with plenty to spare. No longer need to start my own AA battery recycle center.

If you have not tried them, especially in cold weather, I would suggest you do so. Very impressive. Regular AA batteries are going to be obsolete in the next few years.

 

[hank4elk]

Finally, after a couple years of reading about them, I started using Lithium AA batteries in my GPS and our audio microphones. Cost 4X of the regular battery and last 8X longer. Saves some money and results in far less frustration of cold fingers prying on the cases to change the batteries. Never again. Ordered 144 of them half way through the season and ended up with plenty to spare. No longer need to start my own AA battery recycle center.

If you have not tried them, especially in cold weather, I would suggest you do so. Very impressive. Regular AA batteries are going to be obsolete in the next few years.

Yep,Capt Bonk on the head got me on them. Rechargable. I only use some out of the bag for headlamps(AAA) , all my other gear is AA .Game came too.

 

[npaden]

I use some of the newer NiMh AA batteries for my GPS, trail cameras, mojo decoys, etc. Spent close to $200 for 10 dozen of them a few years back, but I think I would have spent twice that much on disposable batteries by now.

The 2500 mAh ones last about a day and half sometimes 2 days in my GPS and I never turn it off from the time I leave camp until I get back usually well after dark. They actually do better in the cold than they do in the heat. I have 2 chargers that will charge up 12 at a time which works well because my trail cameras take 12 batteries. They last several months in the cameras though.

 

[Randy11]

I bought a couple of these for our alaska trip, and I can't imagine ever noto having one on me again-

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MQ...tery+power&dpPl=1&dpID=412lJLDs9pL&ref=plSrch

 

[El Jason]

If your trekking poles ride all day on your pack in the rain, make sure you take them apart and dry out the internals really good before you go elk hunting in very cold weather.

 

[Chucknduck]

When freezing I just blow air into the camelback tube after each drink. Seem to work pretty good but the mouth piece will still freeze.