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    Always pack too much

    I have this problem because of things I needed in the past and didn't have. For example my tool kit has expended beyond a multitool to include torx bits, zip ties, spare buckle, etc. I could leave out the torx bits (which also work for most socket heads), but I've seen 3 times a scope has come...
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    The Chilkoot Blowhole

    A couple of things here: Bags have several ratings: limit and comfort. The limit is the temp you can survive in the bag (this is usually what they advertise as the temp rating) and the comfort rating is usually 15-20 degrees above the limit temp. The hot water bottle trick is amazing! boiling...
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    Cheaper Fleece pants with pockets than Kuiu Strongfleece?

    These would be perfect if they had pockets…
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    Cheaper Fleece pants with pockets than Kuiu Strongfleece?

    I'm looking for a pair of pants to wear around camp and to bed that can double as heavyweight long johns on an upcoming November hunt. I typically bring a pair of merino bottoms that I wear daily and just wear them and my hunting pants (First Lite Kanabs) around camp. They can be damp after a...
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    A review of the British Military Satchel

    Got a couple of these from a surplus store awhile back and have been using one on our hikes around the cabin. I go a lot of places with my kids and I’m sometimes giving one of them a ride on my back so I wanted something to carry a bit of water and snacks that wasn’t a backpack. Sometimes a...
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    PRE-treating my boots with ShoeGoo!

    These are the Mucks I did last year. Probably 200 miles on them since ShoeGoo. The heel centers were completely flat and are 100% ShoeGoo. I put a full layer of Goo on them then rebuilt the tread bumps. The fore-foot just has added Goo on top of the bumps:
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    PRE-treating my boots with ShoeGoo!

    NEVER had it peel off. It wears about twice as fast as Vibram rubber. I’ve repaired boots with it in the past (reattaching separated soles and filling in worn soles) and it sticks like it’s one with the sole material. I’ve never done this (just on the high spots of a new sole) so I’m interested...
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    Water filtration setups?

    If you use the Sawyer in a squeeze or gravity setup, make sure you bring the syringe and back flush it often. Makes a huge difference! Our setup for 8 guys. Shown with a smaller dromedary bag. With the 20L Dromedary it does a days worth of water in a couple hours (we run it overnight and again...
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    Water filtration in dry sage country

    Here is our gravity setup. Provides fresh water for 8 guys. I put a hole in a drybag and a 1/4” quick-connect for silicone surgical tubing. There’s MSR Siltstopper then a Sawyer filter then an MSR Dromedary (with a custom adapter to go from 1/4” tubing to the MSR cap. We fill the blue bag at...
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    PRE-treating my boots with ShoeGoo!

    I’ve saved many pairs of boots with ShoeGoo over the years. It truly adds a year or two before a resole. I have a pair of muck boots that wore really fast and I completely rebuilt the sole with ShoeGoo and the grip is actually better than new! This got me thinking: what if I took a new pair of...
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    Power Banks and Solar Chargers

    Also, if you have solar, make sure you keep the panel very clean. If even a single cell (the smaller squares) is dirty or in shade, that whole panel can be reduced to 10% output. Newer panels are improving this deficiency but the majority of panels output in total only as much as the lowest...
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    Power Banks and Solar Chargers

    There are other benefits to power banks as well. They are much better in the cold (still affected though), and usually have very decent controller boards on both the input and output sides. If you get a waterproof version this could greatly clean up your charging station (no external charger...
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    Power Banks and Solar Chargers

    We do a week long hunt up north and have found Solar chargers not to be worth it if you don’t already have them. If you’re buying new, go with a huge power bank or 2 decent ones. With a 20w panel I maybe got half an iPhone charge in a week. For the same weight I could have brought another...
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    Water filtration in dry sage country

    I have found a gravity filter can fix most of these problems. You can be picky about what goes into the bag and you can easily put a pre-filter inline. If possible let the water sit in a container or bag overnight and then use the water off the top. I use an MSR pre filter (called a...
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    Sitka kitchen knife

    I bought 5. One for each finger.
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