Underrated - melton wool, rope, a good sense of humour.
Overrated - rain pants
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Underrated - melton wool, rope, a good sense of humour.
Overrated - rain pants
Overrated-Merino long underwear
underrated- merino socks
Underrated- Foam pad for under your ass when sitting. I always have it with me.
Overrated- Flip caps
Love my sil-tarp. Saved my ass a few times
Underrated, my Bass pro camo umbrella, even when you have the best rain gear on the extra protection is well worth it.
Overrated, the weather forecast.
Underrated: Kuiu Peleton 118 zip off base layers. Absolute game changer to not need to take off boots to add/remove base layer.
Overrated: 90% of hunting branded clothing. I've found great comfort and success moving to Mountain Hardwear and Arc’teryx.
Underrated: Drugstore eye patch. Helps provide hours and hours of comfortable spotting scope viewing. Been using one for over a decade and forgot it on this years sheep hunt. A real pain in the forhead without it.
Underrated: air mattress. After years of using a thermarest, I finally put an Exped downmat on the wish list for my bday and my gf purchased it.
It is an absolute game changer. I used to wake up so stiff I couldn't reach down to tie my boots in the morning. Now, I have a MUCH MUCH better sleep in the backcountry. Well worth the $165+tax that it cost. A little paranoid of poking holes in it so I carry a sheet for under it, but so far so good.
Unrated - Butt-out tool and deer drag