Solo Backpack Hunt GEAR

[Brambles]

So another unsucessful backpack hunt went the wayside but I figured I'd try something different for you folks.

I backpacked into this spot a couple weeks ago and found this cool little draw. Figured it would be a good staging area for the bucks to hold up prior to the rut (and still might be a good spot later in the season).

Hiked in yesterday afternoon and setup camp and glassed the evening, glassed the morning and didn't see anything so I packed up and came home, had things to do at home anyhow.

While packing up camp I thought I'd show what it all looks like.

Here's the spot I hiked into:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Brambles77/IMG_1405.jpg


Here's the gear I took, what isn't shown is the polarfleece longjohns, stansfield longsleeved shirt and stansfield longsleeve wool sweater, all of which I was wearing when the picture was taken


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Brambles77/IMG_1424.jpg


Here's it all packed up. The polarfleece and both stansfields are in the pack too cause I took them off before hiking out. I have better packs but I decided to go "old school" on this trip as far as the pack was concern'd

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Brambles77/IMG_1426.jpg


Here's what was left:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Brambles77/IMG_1427.jpg

[Poguebilt]

what did you sleep in/under and what temps did you get through your trip?

great visual aid to alot of guys im sure!

[Brambles]

Rifle: Custom 280 AI titanium
Leki Makalau titanium hiking poles

Left to right:

Ziplock bag with gamebags and babywipes
First green compession sack is Sleeping bag
Orange sack is Tent
Second Green is Raingear (kinda bulky I know)
Thermarest Z-lite sleeping pad (doubles as a seat while glassing)
Leupold RX-II rangefinder
SnowPeaks Solo Cook set(inside is the stove)
Grey bag is poles and pegs for tent and siltarp
Green bag is siltarp
Cliff bars
Two mountain house meals
JollyRanchers hard candy
Camera (on Z-lite)
Black bag on left is Montebel synthetic sweater/Jacket
8 oz Jetfuel Canister
Cultery
Silk Carbon Fiber Tripod
Zeiss 65 spotting scope
Zeiss Bino's
Zeiss lense cleaning kit
Ziplock bag ( magnesium firestarter, diamond knife sharpener, tape measure, pen and paper and lighter)
Flagging tape
710ml water
Spare socks
3L Nalgene water bag
75 ft of rope in mesh bag
710ml water
Leather gloves
Toilet paper
Towels (looks like a roll of mints but its 10 towels in tablet form, just add a smidge of water and you got a moist reusable towel)
Leatherman
Scalple set for caping
Cell phone
ELoad tablets
GPS (piece of crap broke)
Alarmclock/thermometer
Garbage bags (under GPS and Clock)
10 extra rounds of ammo
Windicator
Ziplock with spare batteries

[Kody94]

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Awesome post. :) These kinds of threads are great....I get to show the little woman that I am not the only one taking photos of all their gear, and how it looks packed up, etc, etc. :D

What kind of sleeping bag did you use and how much did the whole works weigh?

Cheers
4ster

[Brambles]

what did you sleep in/under and what temps did you get through your trip?

great visual aid to alot of guys im sure!

Didn't get cold, only down to 11 degrees at night, had to strip some gear to stay cool enough in the sleeping bag.


Picture is not from this trip but the same tent used, Squall 2 tarptent

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Brambles77/P1010018.jpg

[Brambles]

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Awesome post. :) These kinds of threads are great....I get to show the little woman that I am not the only one taking photos of all their gear, and how it looks packed up, etc, etc. :D

What kind of sleeping bag did you use and how much did the whole works weigh?

Cheers
4ster


Dont' have an exact weight but I figure it was 50lbs going in, I had one more mountain house plus the 3 liter water bag was full and two more water bottles, the weight was not including the rifle, bino's or trekking poles. Still gotta weed out some unecessary stuff to further get packweight down for serious trips but I figured I need to get in shape a little more so I wasn't too worried about pack weight on this trip

[bruin]

I notice your ground pad is pretty bulky. I bought a thermorest Prolight 3. Here is a picture of it beside my 1L water bottle. I have been very happy with it and alot of the hunters and guides I work with have the same ones and relly like them. I can't remember the specs but they will be on the thermorest website somewhere.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/IMG_1794.jpg

[Brambles]

Yeah its a little bulky but it only weights 15 ounces for a long pad and I take it when I glass so my ass doen'st get cold or sore from sitting for long periods and I don't have to worry about the air leaking out of it either and it straps easily to the outside of the pack so it doesn't take up any cargo space really.

[BCrams]

I think you need to upgrade that pack to a Barney and you're set! :)

[Brambles]

I think you need to upgrade that pack to a Barney and you're set! :)

Yeah that is actually my meat hauler, I felt a little retro on that trip and decided to remind myself how uncomfortable they are compared to the Eberlestock pack. Only problem is the same gear in the eberlestock pack seems to weigh much more when just lifting it.

Seen Andrews Barney pack, same overall design just different bag and frame is made from different material. But the barney seems to weigh more. The pack in the pic weighs 5lbs 3 ounces. Eberlestock is pushing 10lbs with spike duffle and auxillary spotting scope pocket.

That being said I much prefer the Eberlestock for having around camp, the spike duffle is awesome and makes a great pillow :smile:

[BCrams]

Yep, Andy bought the Barney after he saw mine. Its heavy duty and does weigh a little more. The frame is indeed different aluminum and stronger as are the pins which are aircraft grade and is virtually indestructable. The stitching on the bag is teflon thread and 1000dd nylon. Keep in mind, he also put the pack through 2 full guiding seasons along with his personal hunts and its still going strong! Mine still looks new after 5 sheep hunts.

[Brambles]

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What kind of sleeping bag did you use?

Cheers
4ster


Sleeping bag is a montbel 800 fil down alpine superstretch hugger -1 comfort rating IIRC it weights 1.5lbs

[Ambush]

Do you find wind a problem with the Squal tarp? Can you pitch it right to the ground and still have room to manuaver?
Very interesting thread. Be nice to see some more gear pics from other back-pack hunters.
I assume those are fake tree boughs you used just for the pictures http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Brambles]

Do you find wind a problem with the Squal tarp? Can you pitch it right to the ground and still have room to manuaver?
Very interesting thread. Be nice to see some more gear pics from other back-pack hunters.
I assume those are fake tree boughs you used just for the pictures http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

I can't sit completely upright but I can rest on my elbow and have lots of room still, I can sit up if I hunch over a bit.

I havent' had it in mega wind yet but so far its been a good unit.

As for the fake boughs, I used them to level a sleeping spot, that is where my tent was, and they arn't fake. Yup you heard me, I CUT BOUGHS TO MAKE A COMFORTABLE BED:p

[Alpine Addict]

Love these threads! im 17 right now so I dont worry about the weight to much, im in decent shape. But I would like to get a lighter stove. what you have there? and how long does the feul last? I to have an old packframe at the moment, any suggestions on new packs? Something I could do a multiple day trip with (5-7 days)

AA

[pupper]

http://www.huntingtipsandtricks.com/a/A_Guide_to_Backpacking_and_Bivouac_Hunting

[Brambles]

Love these threads! im 17 right now so I dont worry about the weight to much, im in decent shape. But I would like to get a lighter stove. what you have there? and how long does the feul last? I to have an old packframe at the moment, any suggestions on new packs? Something I could do a multiple day trip with (5-7 days)

AA


I'm using the snowpeaks gigapower, burn time varies with fuel type and size. I'm in the process of trying different fuel to see which one works best. MSR iso fuel 4oz canister is good for 8 mountainhouse meals. But boil time seems a little excessive. Jetboil fuel seems to burn much better and with more velocity but not sure if it goes through more fuel or less.

Lots of good packs out there and lots of threads on the topic.

I have a couple

Tatonka external frame, called the Lastenkraxe.
Eberlestock J107 Dragonfly
Camptrails style external (think its an outbound but not sure on exact brand)

Other top choices are

Mystery Ranch
Barney
Badlands
Kifaru
BlacksCreek
Etc

Everyone has their own opinion on what the best pack is but in my opinion the ultimate pack hasn't been created yet.