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    Comfort Sheep Hunting Items

    anker power core is what have taken. i got two of the 20010. left one at the airstrip and packed one...
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    Comfort Sheep Hunting Items

    i bough a new iphone XS right before the trip so i knew that battery health was good. i used airplane mode, dim screen and ear buds. i got through on and off watching of about 10 hours of video with about 1/3 of the phone battery left. i used that anker 20,000 mah battery back to recharge it...
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    Comfort Sheep Hunting Items

    helinox chair zero with a ground cloth and an inflatable pillow added just over 1lb. i traded the paperback book for a 20,000mah battery pack and downloaded books and some netflix series to my iphone. i binged watched narcos while stuck in the tent for 24 hours. Sent from my iPhone using...
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    Tent for Sheep

    I would say trust your outfitter. They know what performs best. I was up last august in the brooks and we got some rain every day. Our outfitter provided hilleberg soulos which were double wall with the rain fly attached. You could set it up in the rain without getting the inside of the tent...
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    Worried about my sheep hunt

    I think you are going to be ok by August. We are in full on shelter in place mandates where we live currently. Talking to friends fairly high up l in public health, they feel this is similar to colds and flu and has seasonality. With spring/summer approaching and people doing the social...
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    Bottom Base and insulation layers - Brooks range

    Was in northern brooks last season August 10-24th. Kuiu peloton 97 zip off base layer was a must have. I never took them off. Slept in them to dry out. Kuiu ultra down zip off pants were also essential. Great to put on over your pants while around camp or glassing. Put your rain pants over the...
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    Video editing app? (for dummies)

    If you are on an iPhone I would recommend LumaFusion. I think it was $20.00 for the app but was worth every cent. The interface is a little cramped on an iPhone X (due to screen size) but on a larger phone or iPad that wouldn’t be an issue. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Close to booking first sheep hunt-anything I am forgetting??

    That’s great! I just returned from my first hunt and am already thinking about my next one. I would get contact info from a bunch of their guides and talk to them. If he is reluctant to provide, that would be a red flag. It’s also super easy to find them on social media. I would talk to guides...
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    Locking Tags - TSA Secuirity Check

    Heading out on My first Alaska sheep hunt. Flying commercially up to Alaska this morning. I’m trying to take enough stuff in my carry on that I could at least start the hunt should a bag get delayed or go missing. I have my metal locking tags in my carry on. Any chance the TSA screeners are...
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    Jason Hairston of KUIU passed away today

    New message on the kuiu site : We are saddened to announce the tragic passing of KUIU founder Jason Hairston. The family has requested that donations be made to support CTE-related research at the Boston University Concussion Legacy Foundation in lieu of sending flowers. Sent from my iPhone...
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