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    Re: sheep pack weight ?????

    what about walkin sticks any one useing them

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    Re: sheep pack weight ?????

    what about walkin sticks any one useing them
    Yes, mentioned in my list... I used to take just one, then tried taking two and will likely always take two now. I do all my training without, so it's like a "treat" when we actually go and they make a major difference in keeping my knee problem in check, especially coming downhill, quite helpful in stream crossings and tricky spots with the extra points to leverage with.

    I just use cheap $15.00 "Chinook" hiking poles. They work fine. If you're doing a lot of walking some thin fleece gloves or something similar will prevent your hand from getting blisters.

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    After watching BCbillies use a pair of poles I started a couple of years ago using an old ski pole. It really does help stabile you on uneven ground and actually helps you power up a slope easier than without one. At some point I will get a real collapsable walking stick that you can put in your pack sometimes the one piece ski pole can be annoying.
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    Re: sheep pack weight ?????

    Great list Carl. What kind of pack and tent are you using?
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    Re: sheep pack weight ?????

    I have mine to 55 pounds, I could shave maybe a couple pounds of of that, but 2 or 3 pounds at that point was not going to kill me.
    Hiking poles are Great, I don't think I will hunt without them, they sure help to take a load off your legs, stabilize assents and descents, work great for setting up a sil tarp shelter and with a little neoprene/Velcro rod wrap around one of them they can quickly be attached together to make a very good and stable bipod
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    Great list Carl. What kind of pack and tent are you using?
    Thanks Dave, the pack is a Lowe Alpine 90 liter expedition pack (internal frame) and the tent is an Integral Designs MKIII... I could shed weight with a different tent. The pack has held up really well through a lot of thick nasty shit. I carry a spare waist belt buckle as well as some misc buckles in case anything breaks.

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    Re: sheep pack weight ?????

    For anyone wanting a 40 lb pack, excluding rifle, for an 8 to 10 day trip I have only two words: pack dog(s)
    Otherwise, 50 to 55 lbs (excluding rifle) is a lot more realistic.

    My pack for 8 to 10 days of backpacking in the summer is about 45lbs. The hunting gear you need to add to that for a northern sheep trip is considerable (wool clothes, spotter, tripod, ammo, salt for capes, etc, etc).
    "If you want to hunt beasts you don't see every day,
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    You have to go places no others can get to,
    You have to get cold and you have to get wet, too."
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    Re: sheep pack weight ?????

    Quote Originally Posted by SSSSter View Post
    For anyone wanting a 40 lb pack, excluding rifle, for an 8 to 10 day trip I have only two words: pack dog(s)
    Otherwise, 50 to 55 lbs (excluding rifle) is a lot more realistic.

    My pack for 8 to 10 days of backpacking in the summer is about 45lbs. The hunting gear you need to add to that for a northern sheep trip is considerable (wool clothes, spotter, tripod, ammo, salt for capes, etc, etc).
    SSSSter is right. I got my pack down to about 46 pounds and then I got this guy.



    The picture was taken when he was 5-6 months old. He is a just over a year now and the bags wont hang that low now (StoneSheepSteve and BC Rams saw him this weekend and said I should get him a saddle).

    So my pack for the upcoming sheep season should be about 25 pounds

    BHB

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    Re: sheep pack weight ?????

    Quote Originally Posted by bighornbob View Post
    SSSSter is right. I got my pack down to about 46 pounds and then I got this guy.



    The picture was taken when he was 5-6 months old. He is a just over a year now and the bags wont hang that low now (StoneSheepSteve and BC Rams saw him this weekend and said I should get him a saddle).

    So my pack for the upcoming sheep season should be about 25 pounds

    BHB
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    Re: sheep pack weight ?????

    Pack and walking sticks. Depends on how warm the weather is and how many people are going. Steaks, eggs, bacon can all add up in a hurry. Also got to bring lots of extra clothes in October. I wonder if Steadygirl recognizes the rocks in this picture?



    Pack Dog - pack is small only carries probably 10 lbs but it helps.


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