This list isn't broken down into trip length/season. Rather my master list I copy and then pare down for my specific trip.
Wish I had something like this years ago. Before I was hunting I did a lot of backcountry camping. Man did I haul silly loads. Of course I was young then so the timing was good. Dumb yet strong and no aching joints.
Now a days, no thanks. One notch above dumb, not as strong and lots of aching joints.
More money to blow on gear though! Plus the internet to research the living crap out of things. Never mind find plenty of deals.
Cool site to help you get organized and be aware of how quickly ounces add up.
http://lighterpack.com/r/evkzqe
Good luck on your hunt!
What you do for yourself dies with you. What you do for others lives long after you're gone.
T.R.
Here is a typical list, no salt in this list, was October. 39.6 lbs
ITEM Weight (oz) Food 140 Rocky Mountain Rifles Ultralight Sheep Rifle 74 Backpack - Kuiu Ultra 55 Swarovski 65mm Spotting scope in case 54.2 Western Mountaineering Sleeping Bag 33 1L Water 34 Tripod 31.4 Swarovski 8x32 EL Binos 22 Tent - Z packs Hexamid 16.2 Exped Trekking Poles 15.8 sat phone & bag 13.8 First Aid/Emergency Kit 11.8 Camera 11.8 Small Titanium Pot + Spork 10 Thermarest Neo-Air 7.8 Leica Rangefinder 7.6 Spare Ammo 5.8 Water Filter/Bag (Sawyer mini) 5 Creek Shoes 4.8 Backpack cover 4.2 Esbit Stove and tablets 3.5 Bino purse 2.8 Garmin Forerunner mini gps 2.2 razor knife - piranha knife - blades - saw 2 nailclippers/toothbrush etc 2 Toilet paper (PAPER TOWEL) 1.4 Food Bag 1.1 Fenix lite with Lithium battery 1 game bags 1 misc bag 1 50ft dyneema cord 0.8 Lens cleaning stuff 0.8 Lighters 0.6 Rifle Sling 0.4 towel 0.4 Matches/firestarterx2 0.4 oil wipes 0.4 water tablets 0.2 Clothes (in pack) Long underwear Pants 4.8 Socks- thin sleeping 1 Socks Hiking 3.4 Boxers 2.4 MontBell Down Sweater 5.7 Rain Pants Kuiu 14.1 Event rain jacket 11.4 Clothes bag 0.8 Merino Shirt 7.8 Gloves 1.4 Toque (down) 0.6 Waterproof Over Gloves 0.6
This thread has been unbelievably informative and helpful for someone trying to get started, thanks to everyone that has contributed to the thread. I wish everyone luck in their upcoming hunts but more importantly enjoy your time in the mountains, there are a lot of folks out there that wish they've done what you've done and been where you've been.
Cheers
Rick
Backcountry hosted a sheep hunting clinic featuring Clay Lancaster yesterday here in Fort St. John. He said he keeps his pack to 42 lbs without the rifle.
Man I thought I was doing good at 60# including rifle for 11 days!
my training pack is approx. double the weight of my hunting pack
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