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    Compressed sleeping bag. How long?

    Just reminded me... I was about to head out for sheep last Tuesday morning, when I woke up with Covid-19. Guess I better set it free.
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    pack pad odor

    I can smell your pain. My first internal frame pack was a Dana Designs, kind of an earlier version of Mystery Ranch. Great pack in it's day. Somebody suggested to me to try stuffing it in a big garbage bag with about a half pound of coffee grounds for a while so I did that for a few months in...
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    Full Curl or Not

    Some folks don't seem to realize which end these things grow at.
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    Dream Sheep Gun

    .270 win in a mid-70's tang-safety m77 RS, topped with FX 6x42 Leupold. Traded the irons for a blueing job and stripped and oiled the stock late 80's. Waaay lighter after that. Tipped over more rams than most rifles.
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    Outdoor Adventure Book Recommendation

    Alaskan-Yukon Trophies Won and Lost, by G.O. Young. An old book but back in print. Available on Amazon and at better bookstores.
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    "You can't use a gun for self-protection..."

    America is the greatest nation in our world. More of us Canadians ought to realize that we thrive under the protective umbrella of your country. It wasn't always that way, but since the World Wars, Canada(the government) has cut away at our military much in the same way as it has cut into our...
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    cutting shanks for osso bucco....

    Makita makes stainless steel meat saw blades for recip saws. I have 9" and 12". They work great on frozen shanks or as others have said. cut to the bone then saw. Your OssoBuca looks delicious.
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    how do you dry a bladder?

    Don't dry it. I just keep mine full. Use the water and keep refilling.
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    What about scope caps?

    Fatcamp, I just saw the notification bell. Sorry, I didn't come back to the thread. As said by Thinhorn, you just need to find an inner tube of suitable diameter and cut across section. Simple but effective.
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    What about scope caps?

    Well, first you find an inner tube of the right size...
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    Show me your sheep rig

    Love it! When the weather is likely to be dry, I go with my .270 win. in a tang-safety model 77 that I bought in 1977, at the old Woolworth's store in Whitehorse. I like to be kind to the wood. It's had a couple of different scopes over it but, a FX 6 X 42 for about the last 20 years. I have...
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    Crown method.

    That's a better mistake to make...
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    Stone Glacier vs Western Mountaineering Sleeping Bags

    In my experience as a Badger sleeper, I'll bet if you if the Badger was comfortable and a good fit, the 32 inch shoulder width of the SG bag would be tight and cold. I used a number of good quality bags over the years and never got the temp rating out of them. While shivering one early...
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    Can somebody fix a chewed up Mystery Ranch?

    I just want to know what it costs to have a Yorkie mounted...
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    Stone glacier sky 5900 with x curve frame

    Great pack... go with the medium belt. I'm a 36 waist, but I thought, with layers and whatnot... I should have paid more attention to the instructions. I bought the medium after one hunt with the large. It's plenty. These guys are great to deal with and well worth a call or email if you have...
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    What's your sheep clothing system?

    Skin don't leak...
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    Rain gear?

    Aside from the obvious of keeping you reasonably dry, fit is a big deal for me. I have used all kinds of gear. HH Impertech is the best for some circumstances. Not too costly, pretty tough in buck brush and relatively compact, but it doesn't breath and no good as a wind layer. Multiple days...
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    Which WM bag for me?

    WM bags are great, I have a Badger. It is a great bag but made for guys who are big around, or across I guess too. I am 5'11, 225, 49 chest. I would sometimes get cold in some of my bags then I realized that my shoulders were pressing the inside and outside of the bag together so, no...
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    Why not Kryptek?

    I've been weighing the cost/value of the Takur for about a year. I have Impertech and a few different Gore-Tex but I generate a lot of body heat and sweat and it's a challenge to stay cool when you need to have a layer for windy wet times. Logging in winter, I dress like most guys do for a...
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    Whose done lathrop and sons foot mapping system?

    On this topic... Movers pick up a load for Elmendorf family, moving to Ft. Smith Arkansas. The boys only see Ft. Smith and get out the road map to find Ft. Smith and it's 'on the road again'. They arrive in Ft. Smith NWT and start looking for the air base. Hmmm.. say the locals and show them...

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