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    Bears in the AM

    I’ve killed them at all hours of the day. I see enough of them all through the day that I can rarely force myself out of the fart sack so early in May and June when the hunting is good. We usually just wakeup when the sun cooks us out of the tent around 0600, eat and hunt until dark which will...
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    Jetboil in Cold & at Altitude

    Regulated or non regulated doesn’t matter for canister stoves when it gets cold. Gas pressure is directly proportional to the temp of the liquid in the stove. The stove needs pressure to force vapour to the burner in meaningful quantities to get good performance. Once you get much below...
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    Stove efficiency?

    I run a newer pocket rocket deluxe and would say yes. Don’t crank it to full throttle unless you have a real wide pot, lots of wasted heat that way. You should have plenty of gas for 5 days (assuming the water isn’t right at freezing and you make some rudimentary provisions to keep the stove...
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    Lever Action Hunters

    Back to lever guns for me. I ran a flat shooting scoped bolt gun, then a short scout scoped 308, then irons on that 308. I just seem to want simple these days. Haven’t taken anything with it yet but the deer hunting is just start
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    Snowshoeing

    2-3 times a week in the winter. If the snow doesn’t stop I’ll be Nov deer hunting on them this year.
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    Coldest Temp you have camped/hunted in?

    -25c but that was day hunting. Probably around -15c for backcountry stuff. The older I get the more I’m interested in a mid day fire and a wood stove at night.
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    Elk Hunting clothing that won't break the bank

    If you’re hunting from a truck camp you can get away with almost anything as long as you can change at the end of the day and or dry stuff. Jeans a flannel works just fine.
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    Best place to live Colorado

    I left CO a decade a go and when I go home to visit it is really shocking how much it’s changed. I grew up in Colorado Springs and have lived in Durango, Woodland Park and Pueblo West. If you have work flexibility I would get away from the front range completely if you’re convinced it’s the...
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    Cheap Stuff that Works

    Old school wool, gloves and pants especially. Not sure why we ever let companies convince us anything is better. Crazy creek chair (you’ll never look back compared to the chunk of z rest). Iron sites.
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    Late season hot tent sheep hunting tips

    A silky folding saw is worth the weight so you can feed the stove bigger wood than you can break by hand. The quilt for glassing is also excellent. When it starts getting real cold I carry insulated booties that I put on when I stop for more than a half hour or so. I’ve had limited success...
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    What knife does everyone carry?

    I’m back to a SAK most days. Cheap and get really sharp without too much trouble. Have a spyderco delica that gets used sometime too.
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    Future Kifaru Minimalist bags

    I had a highcamp and then an argali. Should have held on to them. I really liked maximum simplicity.
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    Kifaru Woobie vs puffy pants, alternatives

    I’ve had both and prefer the wooby. I can get out of the wooby and move silently very quickly. In most cases i don’t carry a puffy coat as I wrap all the way up in the blanket and stay quite warm.
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    Kifaru Slick bag regrets?

    I had a Center zip before they upped the insulation thickness. I liked the position of the zipper but did have the same issues with the Velcro poking and scratching at me. The hood shape was great. I’ve run EE down quilts too and the big box store sleeping bags. I’m back with a 20 degree wiggy...
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    slick bag vs wiggys ul

    I’m back to carrying my 20 wiggys. I cut the double draft tube out and reduced bulk some. Liked my down quilt but got tired of worrying about getting it wet or tearing it.
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