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    What to upgrade first: boots or backpack?

    Boots. 100%. For all the reasons everyone has said.
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    6.8 Western instead of 7mm Rem Mag?

    Another 6.8w fan here. I bought the xbolt in 6.8w and love it. It shoots well, low recoil (less than my .30-06), and has great ballistics. I shot a nice mule deer at 330 yards and it performed admirably.
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    WTS Insulated Schnees Beartooth sz 12.5

    Bump - make an offer
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    WTS Insulated Schnees Beartooth sz 12.5

    200g insulate. Boots are in good condition - I bought these for my dad at their ‘warehouse sale’ in Bozeman, last summer, but they are too small for his feet. Too big for mine. The leather is in good shape the the tread looks near new. $200 shipped to lower 48. Alternatively, I would be...
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    Exo Mountain K4?

    I, too, fell enamored with the k4 marketing and quickly purchased a k4 3600. I received it early this week and took it out today for a short 2 mile walk with a 35 lb plate. It felt amazing. I need to up the weight to get a better replication of a serious load. However, before this I had a...
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    How much money do you spend?

    Screw it - can’t take money with you to the grave. It comes and goes. But time only goes, might as well spend it on the things we love to do with the people we love to be with.
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    Cheap Stuff that Works

    I think you’ll be very pleased with them for the price.
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    Let’s hear some horror stories

    In 2019, I was about 11 miles into the backcountry on a very rough mountain road when I popped a tire. No problem, I thought, as I changed the tire and got back on the road. A quarter mile later…..I popped another tire. No service and way the hell in there. Thank god for an inreach. I was able...
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