Zpacks wind shirt over a peloton 97 is a great combo while backpacking or hunting but I would not bushwhack in it. I have also heard great things about the Enlightened Equipment Copperfield wind shirt. EE right now has 20% off all stock merch.
CNOC water bag. Its easier to fill in a stream than a platypus bag due to the dual opening. In cold weather it’s easy to fill in seconds which means less time with hands out of gloves. I can hook my sawyer squeeze to it and hang it on my tipi pole or a tree.
One time my dad put a hand warmer inside his socks before crawling into his bag despite my saying it was a bad idea to put it next to the skin. I woke in the middle of the night to what sounded and looked like him being attacked by a shark in the middle of the night as he cramped up trying to...
No advice here but I hope you get some responses. Im of a similar age and same state hoping to get into turkey hunting this fall for more time in the woods. I've been researching and it certainly is a lot to take in. It appears more complicated than I had thought with all of the different...
I live in Indiana and I can tell you the man who stopped the shooter has been called a hero by local law enforcement, the mayor and local media. Simon property group who owns the mall however simply acknowledged that he was carrying a gun in the mall and shouldn’t have been.
I carry a glock 43 in hpg kit bag when backpacking in the midwest. I carry because I am typically alone and have encountered people in areas closer to civilization that were out and up to no good. Also, I carry the glock because it weighs less than a hammer.
For everything but winter camping I love my Zpacks duplex. Set up and take down is very quick and dyneema takes a beating for how light it is. I used to carry a Big Agnes Copper Spur, which is a great tent but, once I made the switch I didn't look back.