I am less than 30 days out until I leave Souther Ca to Idaho for my first DIY Elk hunt. I have been accumulating gear over the past year in hopes that I will be ready for my hunt. I have been obsessed with organizing and packing and repacking my gear to see how its going to fit and feel.
What I was hoping to do was do a bag dump to share what I got so far and take any suggestions whether its to delete some items or add more. I have not gotten my food items set yet. Also not pictured is my Rifle. I will be shooting a Tikka T3 Stainless 7mm Rem Mag I have a Leupold Vx5hd 3x15 scope and will be shooting Nosler 168gr Accubond
Bag:
-Exo Mountain 3500
-3L Platypus
Clothing:
-Sitka Kelty light hoody
-Sitka Traverse
-Sitka Mountain Pants
-Sitka Medium bottoms
-Sitka ls Merino wool Shirt
-REI Merino wool socks x2
-REI heavy wool socks
-First Light undies
Camping:
-Nemo hornet Elite 2p
-Nemo hornet 2p Foot print
-Nemo nocturne 15 degree bag (Stuffed in a Sea to Summit Compression sack)
-Nemo tensor sleeping pad
Gear:
(Kifaru XS light weight pullout)
-chapstick
-Black Diamond 750 Lumen Head lamp
-5.11 500 lumen flash light
-havalon piranta knife w/6 blades
(Kifaru Small Light weight pullout)
-Sawyer water filter
-rain poncho
-Hand Santizer wipes x4
(Kifaru Medium Light weight Pullout)
-JetBoil Flash
-Fuel Cannister x2
-Colman Waterproof matches x3
-500ft mil spec cord
(Kifaru Large Light weight Pullout)
-Sitka Merino Medium weight bottoms
-Sitka LS Merino wool Shirt
-REI Merino Wool Socks x3
Optics/Electronics:
-Vortex Razor Spotting Scope
-Vortex Viper HD 10x50 Binos
-Vortex Ranger 1500 Range Finder
-Vortex Summit Tri-Pod
-Pictured but sold Garmin 64st ( Replaced with Garmin In reach with maps)
-Sony RX 100 mkV w/2 batteries
-Ipone 6s Plus
-anker power core 13000 mAh
-Garmin Fenix 5s watch (This watch replaced my Series 2 Apple watch and I love it. Battery Life on this watch is amazing. Activity tracking is flawless and very accurate.)
-Costco Walking Sticks
-Alaska Guide Creations Bino Harness
(Missing)
Kill Kit- I have procrastinated assuming that I can order anytime and when I checked on the Rokslide store they were back ordered. I put in my order this morning for a Magnum Caribou game bag Kit.
I feel that I am close with my gear but when I look at it, I feel that Im still miles away, plus there is always room for improvement. My 11 year old son will be with me and I will be carrying the brunt of the load he will carry in his own clothes and sleeping bag and food. I think my biggest concern is having not done this before just having a brain fart and forgetting or overlooking a crucial piece of gear. I am debating on picking up a Goal Zero solar kit to keep electronics charged but haven't decided on one yet.
Most Everything on this list is new. I spend the last year going over different sites and different places to get deals on everything. I believe the only items that I paid full price for was the Items I bought at REI which was only 3 or 4 items.
My challenge is now going to be food. I would like to be a little more creative than just mountain house type foods.
If anyone has any Ideas for me or constructive criticism for my gear and anything I should add is much appreciated.
What I was hoping to do was do a bag dump to share what I got so far and take any suggestions whether its to delete some items or add more. I have not gotten my food items set yet. Also not pictured is my Rifle. I will be shooting a Tikka T3 Stainless 7mm Rem Mag I have a Leupold Vx5hd 3x15 scope and will be shooting Nosler 168gr Accubond
Bag:
-Exo Mountain 3500
-3L Platypus
Clothing:
-Sitka Kelty light hoody
-Sitka Traverse
-Sitka Mountain Pants
-Sitka Medium bottoms
-Sitka ls Merino wool Shirt
-REI Merino wool socks x2
-REI heavy wool socks
-First Light undies
Camping:
-Nemo hornet Elite 2p
-Nemo hornet 2p Foot print
-Nemo nocturne 15 degree bag (Stuffed in a Sea to Summit Compression sack)
-Nemo tensor sleeping pad
Gear:
(Kifaru XS light weight pullout)
-chapstick
-Black Diamond 750 Lumen Head lamp
-5.11 500 lumen flash light
-havalon piranta knife w/6 blades
(Kifaru Small Light weight pullout)
-Sawyer water filter
-rain poncho
-Hand Santizer wipes x4
(Kifaru Medium Light weight Pullout)
-JetBoil Flash
-Fuel Cannister x2
-Colman Waterproof matches x3
-500ft mil spec cord
(Kifaru Large Light weight Pullout)
-Sitka Merino Medium weight bottoms
-Sitka LS Merino wool Shirt
-REI Merino Wool Socks x3
Optics/Electronics:
-Vortex Razor Spotting Scope
-Vortex Viper HD 10x50 Binos
-Vortex Ranger 1500 Range Finder
-Vortex Summit Tri-Pod
-Pictured but sold Garmin 64st ( Replaced with Garmin In reach with maps)
-Sony RX 100 mkV w/2 batteries
-Ipone 6s Plus
-anker power core 13000 mAh
-Garmin Fenix 5s watch (This watch replaced my Series 2 Apple watch and I love it. Battery Life on this watch is amazing. Activity tracking is flawless and very accurate.)
-Costco Walking Sticks
-Alaska Guide Creations Bino Harness
(Missing)
Kill Kit- I have procrastinated assuming that I can order anytime and when I checked on the Rokslide store they were back ordered. I put in my order this morning for a Magnum Caribou game bag Kit.
I feel that I am close with my gear but when I look at it, I feel that Im still miles away, plus there is always room for improvement. My 11 year old son will be with me and I will be carrying the brunt of the load he will carry in his own clothes and sleeping bag and food. I think my biggest concern is having not done this before just having a brain fart and forgetting or overlooking a crucial piece of gear. I am debating on picking up a Goal Zero solar kit to keep electronics charged but haven't decided on one yet.
Most Everything on this list is new. I spend the last year going over different sites and different places to get deals on everything. I believe the only items that I paid full price for was the Items I bought at REI which was only 3 or 4 items.
My challenge is now going to be food. I would like to be a little more creative than just mountain house type foods.
If anyone has any Ideas for me or constructive criticism for my gear and anything I should add is much appreciated.