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    Alpine Hunting Gear List

    Ok so this is coming from a total alpine hunting virgin point of view. When I was younger I did a bit of alpine hiking/ fishing etc. but no real hunting as of yet. All of the sheep, goat, mulie and alpine picture threads have really got me interested lately though.

    I was thinking of starting out sort of locally and maybe trying a high country Mule Deer hunt this fall, maybe in the Limestones above Clinton or Lillooet country. Start close to home and get a feel for things.

    What I was looking for is some help from the high country experts we have here on a gear list. Recommendations on pretty well everything from packs to tents to cook stoves, clothing, and gear. What is in your packs what works and what should a Noob stay away from? Normally I dive into something and buy a bunch of stuff I figure I will need and usually wind up with a bunch of crap I don't need or stuff that doesn't work, so this time I figured I'd ask around a little first, any direction or help is appreciated. I am currently working every waking hour that I can get because after late March I have no idea where the $$ is gonna come from, so I don't have a bunch of time to be visiting various stores and websites serching for gear. Thanks for any help you can lend.

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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

    what time of year do you plan on trekking out? That makes a big difference on some of the gear to buy
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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

    There has been a number of threads on this topic
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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

    I was hoping to get out early to mid Sept if I can.

    I will have a look around Gates.
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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

    Here's a start

    Sleeping bag, these are in Long, also avaliable in Regular lenght if your vertically challanged.

    Synthetic

    http://www.montbell.us/products/disp...1&p_id=1121770

    Down

    http://www.montbell.us/products/disp...8&p_id=1121729


    Backpack, just a couple popular ones

    http://www.eberlestock.com/J107%20Dragonfly.htm

    Or

    http://www.badlandspacks.com/4500.php

    Stove


    http://www.msrgear.com/stoves/simmerlite.asp

    or if you can get away with a minimalist stove, I like these, get one with a piezo starter and use either the snowpeaks gas or jetfboil fuel

    http://www.snowpeak.com/back/stoves/ultralight.html

    Sleeping pad, most comfortable pad on the planet, also packs up pretty small. Well worth the little extra weight

    http://www.trailspace.com/gear/exped/downmat-7/

    Tent

    Two vestibule, two side entry

    http://www.trailspace.com/gear/sierra-designs/electron/

    Or

    Single vestibule, single front entry

    http://www.bigagnes.com/str_tents.php?bid=8

    Trekking poles, pick ones you like, keep weight down.

    http://www.leki.com/Trekking/products.aspx

    Cookware

    http://www.montbell.us/products/list.php?cat_id=40



    -Take dehydrated meals, so all you have to do is boil water
    -Get a lightweight rifle so you don't have to pack a 9 lb heffer up the mountain
    -Synthetic or wool clothes
    -Dress in Layers I take both synthetic and wool depending on the item
    -Good socks that you have proven your feet like


    Thats a start
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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

    Sleeping pad in the picture isn't the downmat 7, its a Thermarest Z-lite, great to sit on if your doing a lot of glassing a touch bulky and not the best sleep but it really saves the ass while glassing.
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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

    Brambles thatnk you very much to take the time for such a detailed response I really appreciate it. I hope others can use your list as a starting point also. Need to start getting things in order now.
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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

    Quote Originally Posted by LeverActionJunkie View Post
    Brambles thatnk you very much to take the time for such a detailed response I really appreciate it. I hope others can use your list as a starting point also. Need to start getting things in order now.
    I see your in Kamloops (as I am), send me a PM and I can show you a lot of the gear Brambles talks about as I have some of it. Nothing like seeing the gear first hand before buying it.

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    Re: Alpine Hunting Gear List

    There are some basic items that every mountain hunter needs. Those you research, as you are starting to do now.

    Then you decide which category you fit into. There's the two extremes. The minimalist and the "kitchen sink" guy. And then there's the middle-man.

    I have a list of gear, on my computer, that lists everything that I would ever take for any alpine hunt. This has been refined over the years. When it's time to prepare for a hunt, I print off a list for myself and my hunting partner[s].

    I put a check mark next to any item I plan on taking. When that item is in the pack, I put an X next to it.

    For shared gear, who ever is resposible for that item has their name next to it.

    Decide on your gear priorities and put your money there first to buy qaulity gear.

    You can't hunt well or long if you don't sleep good at night. Tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad.

    You won't go that extra mile if your pack is an ill-fitting monkey on your back. Lots of pack advice from experienced users in past threads on HBC

    Your feet take you every where you will be going. Get good boots, but remember that the brand of boots somebody bought 5-10 years ago may be an off-shore piece of crap today.

    You have to eat to to hunt. You need food and a fool proof way to cook it. Duration of hunt makes a big difference. For myself it's Mountain House meals and a Snow-Peak Giga-Power stove and Snow-Peak titanium pots
    The Pocket Rocket stove is also really good. Some people are hard-core white gas stove guys. Your choice.

    Rain gear. I've had it with water-proof/breathable rain gear, so if you want some used stuff, I got a deal for you. It may be blasphemy, but I now carry Helly Hanson Impertect. It's light and it IS waterproof.

    Pay attention to the brand names and models that experienced hunters on here are going to mention, from socks to optics. Their pain is your gain.

    Take a camera so you can post your alpine pics when you get back. Good luck.

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