LAST EDITED ON May-17-07 AT 01:41PM (MST)[p]A question to the guys that have hunted elk without an outfitter(diy)....what do you guys pack inn as far as food(freeze dried) clothing, tent, water....etc? I am planning a 5 day hunt? I may and may not have horses.
Whats in your pack?
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tylenol pm to help you get some sleep at night on the hard cold earth!
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Baby wipes. Lots of baby wipes. Nothing worse than sticky ARSE.
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Califelkslayer
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HORSES- fullsized, 2 burner propane stove, Cabela's outfitter tent, sleeping bag, deluxe pad, coffee pot, cook set, 2 lanterns,cheese, crackers, boxes of noodles/rice/pasta, tarps, hobbles, picket line, canned food, grain, hunting equipment.
ON MY BACK- sleeping bag, lightweight pad, 2 man tent, freezed dried food, back pack stove, alunimum cup, candy bars, minimal hunting equipment.
i love my horses about 3 months a year.
ON MY BACK- sleeping bag, lightweight pad, 2 man tent, freezed dried food, back pack stove, alunimum cup, candy bars, minimal hunting equipment.
i love my horses about 3 months a year.
I personally don't care much for freeze dried food so I stick to things like oatmeal, lipton chicken noodle soup, mac & cheese and home-made trail mix. I always take a water filter and small kettle to heat water over a fire (no stove). Then for a treat, I will take a couple of already cooked items that you can find in the grocery store like tuna or chicken. These don't need to kept cold. Candy and raisins for snacks and oatmeal cookies. Other gear includes a plastic tarp for rain, a Big Bertha sleeping bag (REI) with a pouch for your pad (so you stay on it all night). A small belt hatchet, indispensible for getting firewood and butchering elk. 2 water bottles, game bag that serves as a pillow and a light weight camo rain coat that will block wind and keep you alive in an emergency. Light weight rope, back-up flashlight and matches, GPS. Skimp on the luxuries and make up for it with your spotting scope or good binocs. Definately aspirin for headaches from the altitude and sore muscles.
I can do 5-7 days of hard hunting this way, carrying my pack with me all day and always hunting new ground.
I can do 5-7 days of hard hunting this way, carrying my pack with me all day and always hunting new ground.
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All of the above are good. I'd also take a light weight saw like gerbers two blade that cut's bone and wood, a couple of the light weight emergency blankets, and fire starter sticks.
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JREDBUCK
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A couple of additional things, I never leave home without.
Rangefinder
Camel back
Shooting sticks
Video and digital camera
Tripod for optics and cameras
Zip ties
Rubber gloves
Cell phone
Knife and Stone
Maps if I have them
Some way to pack out meat
Game bags
Rangefinder
Camel back
Shooting sticks
Video and digital camera
Tripod for optics and cameras
Zip ties
Rubber gloves
Cell phone
Knife and Stone
Maps if I have them
Some way to pack out meat
Game bags
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SalVelinus
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Thats a lot of stuff! I take as little as possible, snow peak stove, 1 freeze dry a day, titanium cookware, individual packs of my breakfast and lunch for each day (whole wheat honey bagel, venison sticks or jerky, homemade trail mix, a couple power bars.)
No scope, just good binos, shooting sticks, sometimes a range finder, lightyear tent or integral designs bivy, guidelite thermarest, sleeping bag, petzal headlamp, sometimes a small surefire light, 3-5 light game bags (depends deer or elk), scalpel and a few blades (beats the hell out of sharpening a knife and is lighter), wyoming saw (elk), 100 feet of rope (hang food, etc), two industrial strength garbage bags, 10 or so bullets, sometimes a filter and sometimes iodine tablets, a couple water bottles, sometimes a camel back, sunglasses, maps, firestarter kit, a little electrical tape, a couple zipties, sometimes my leatherman. thats about it for gear. Oh yeah, a rifle.
Clothes, light non-cotton camo, long sleeved shirt, microtex or wool pants (depends on season/weather), collared microtex shirt, MT050 packable rain jacket & pants, polypro long underwear and top with collar, sometimes a wool sweater or extra polypro set, 1 or 2 extra smartwool socks, 2 extra sock liners, light wool or goretex gloves, sometimes extra insulated gloves, wool stocking hat, super light mesh orange vest (when needed, lucky baseball cap.
All fit into a just one pack. That is bordering on too much gear, don't like carrying more than that.
No scope, just good binos, shooting sticks, sometimes a range finder, lightyear tent or integral designs bivy, guidelite thermarest, sleeping bag, petzal headlamp, sometimes a small surefire light, 3-5 light game bags (depends deer or elk), scalpel and a few blades (beats the hell out of sharpening a knife and is lighter), wyoming saw (elk), 100 feet of rope (hang food, etc), two industrial strength garbage bags, 10 or so bullets, sometimes a filter and sometimes iodine tablets, a couple water bottles, sometimes a camel back, sunglasses, maps, firestarter kit, a little electrical tape, a couple zipties, sometimes my leatherman. thats about it for gear. Oh yeah, a rifle.
Clothes, light non-cotton camo, long sleeved shirt, microtex or wool pants (depends on season/weather), collared microtex shirt, MT050 packable rain jacket & pants, polypro long underwear and top with collar, sometimes a wool sweater or extra polypro set, 1 or 2 extra smartwool socks, 2 extra sock liners, light wool or goretex gloves, sometimes extra insulated gloves, wool stocking hat, super light mesh orange vest (when needed, lucky baseball cap.
All fit into a just one pack. That is bordering on too much gear, don't like carrying more than that.
I hunt in the steepest aweful CO BLM for 2 days minimum (in 4 years I've taken a bull on the 1st or 2nd day)....I plan not to come down for 3 days though. It's 3,000 vertical with little water.
-Cableas Alaskan Frame/w H2O bladder
-2lb Eureka solo tent
-6x8 blue tarp (tent set-up)
-small Katadyn (sp) water purifier
-AAA head lamp
-AA Garmin GPS (strickly for meat loacation
-All lithium batteries (for weight)
-(1) 400 yeard bushnell palm rangefinder
-Dakota callapsable meat saw w/3blades
-20 degree down compack 2lb sleeping bag
-(1) pair thermax long underwear
-(1) set Cabelas saddlecloth Goretex rain gear
-(1) 300 UM w/8 150gr bullets
-(1) XL foam sleeping pad
-(4) neon glow sticks (for night time pack-outs)
-(1) gerber knife w/lightweight plastic sharpener
-(2) heavy duty black plastic bags (to lay the meat on)
-(4) Alaskan mesh game bags
-(1) 15' section of small diameter rope
-(4) Mountain House freeze dried meals
-(8) energy bars
-(2-3) candybars
-(1) container of gadoraide powder mix (still stashed up there from last year)!!
-(6) extra empty water gallons (will always be stashed up there from year to year.....and 4 full gallons still there waiting!!)
-(1) fresh 12" sub for 1st day and night
-(1) aluminum pot w/match set and (4) fire starters
-Clothes:
Jeans I wear up mountain
Rocky 800 gram thinsulate boats (This pair is unbelievable!!! Although I don't walk through creeks, they have been exposed to wet conditions.....they are comfortable, never been internally wet and the best $119 I've ever spent!!)
(1) extra t-shirt
(1) extra pair synthetic socks
(1) Blaze orange vest
(1) blaze orange ball cap
(1) nighttime stocking hat
(1) camo fleece lightweight ASAT zipper jacket
(1) pair sunglasses
(1) Leupold 10x50 binos
(1) set of old Ski poles......This is the best thing ever!!!!
Toothbrush, Celebrex, toothpaste, Prevacid, Rolaids, antibacterial gel, baby wipes for face and hands
All the above is roughly 62lbs!!! It's a horrible assent up that damn mountain, but it's over in 2.5 hours and there's absolutely nobody up there!!!! It's virtually a dry camp but there's plenty of 250-290" 5x5's and a few 6x6's roaming around this steep canyon country......I hate it and I love it at the same time! The pack-out will kill me one of these days....usually it takes me 2-3 days (while lying in my hotel bed) to recover.....and I'm 34 and in prenty darn good shape. The weight of the outgoing load, coupled with multiple trips, is a MF'er.....but I love it and will gho back until I can't handle it anymore!!!!
Good Luck-
Crcountry
-Cableas Alaskan Frame/w H2O bladder
-2lb Eureka solo tent
-6x8 blue tarp (tent set-up)
-small Katadyn (sp) water purifier
-AAA head lamp
-AA Garmin GPS (strickly for meat loacation
-All lithium batteries (for weight)
-(1) 400 yeard bushnell palm rangefinder
-Dakota callapsable meat saw w/3blades
-20 degree down compack 2lb sleeping bag
-(1) pair thermax long underwear
-(1) set Cabelas saddlecloth Goretex rain gear
-(1) 300 UM w/8 150gr bullets
-(1) XL foam sleeping pad
-(4) neon glow sticks (for night time pack-outs)
-(1) gerber knife w/lightweight plastic sharpener
-(2) heavy duty black plastic bags (to lay the meat on)
-(4) Alaskan mesh game bags
-(1) 15' section of small diameter rope
-(4) Mountain House freeze dried meals
-(8) energy bars
-(2-3) candybars
-(1) container of gadoraide powder mix (still stashed up there from last year)!!
-(6) extra empty water gallons (will always be stashed up there from year to year.....and 4 full gallons still there waiting!!)
-(1) fresh 12" sub for 1st day and night
-(1) aluminum pot w/match set and (4) fire starters
-Clothes:
Jeans I wear up mountain
Rocky 800 gram thinsulate boats (This pair is unbelievable!!! Although I don't walk through creeks, they have been exposed to wet conditions.....they are comfortable, never been internally wet and the best $119 I've ever spent!!)
(1) extra t-shirt
(1) extra pair synthetic socks
(1) Blaze orange vest
(1) blaze orange ball cap
(1) nighttime stocking hat
(1) camo fleece lightweight ASAT zipper jacket
(1) pair sunglasses
(1) Leupold 10x50 binos
(1) set of old Ski poles......This is the best thing ever!!!!
Toothbrush, Celebrex, toothpaste, Prevacid, Rolaids, antibacterial gel, baby wipes for face and hands
All the above is roughly 62lbs!!! It's a horrible assent up that damn mountain, but it's over in 2.5 hours and there's absolutely nobody up there!!!! It's virtually a dry camp but there's plenty of 250-290" 5x5's and a few 6x6's roaming around this steep canyon country......I hate it and I love it at the same time! The pack-out will kill me one of these days....usually it takes me 2-3 days (while lying in my hotel bed) to recover.....and I'm 34 and in prenty darn good shape. The weight of the outgoing load, coupled with multiple trips, is a MF'er.....but I love it and will gho back until I can't handle it anymore!!!!
Good Luck-
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Califelkslayer
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My original post was incorrect now that I think about it. The only backpack I've worn since i got horses is April to late September when I'm climbing the mountain behind my house to get in shape for elk season. @ 43lbs now and going to 48 next week.
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I am still working on mine, food is no where near final, and I am packing alot of my dads stuff, and going to trim stuff to save weight. I love mnt house meals, a cap for sleeping at night is AWESOME, keeps you much warmer and allows you to carry a lighter bag, use it when hunting too, it is orange so I use it when packing out an elk (I am bowhunting this year):
Bivy gear list:
Pack Spare batteries (AA AAA) HUNTING:
Thermarest pad Condoms Scentaway wipes licensetagstmp
Sleeping bag Water filter tooth brush/paste Bow/arrows
Tent Water toilet paper Release
Stove Iodine tablets Garbage bags Maps
Wire mesh (stove) Platypus water carrier Emergency Blanket GPS
fuel canisters Coffee Filters Super glue Camera
Matches/lighter Gatoraid Multitool wind puffer
Pot/pans/cup/spork hvyduty alum foil camp towel Matches/lightr
Duct tape Ziplock bags Watch w/alarm Flashlite
Parachute cord /rope Scrubber (dishes) Folding saw Elk calls
Mini flashlite (keychain) Deoderant Zip strips compass
Fire Starter tarp for drying trail ribbon rangefinder
Knife Sleeping pills Spotting Cope Headlamp
Pencil Bowstring Wax Whistle
Rubber bands Tripod
Bow hook
Moleskin
judo points
Binos
Got elk: Game bags, razor, saw, garbage bags, knife, rope, zip strips, bungi cords, tag, pencil, trail marker, Knife sharpener
Spare clothes Windbreaker, Fanny Pack/daypack socks, Rain Gear, Down jacket, NO COTTON, spare boxers, gloves, belt, Boots,
first aid kit (asparin, sleeping pills, bandaids, gauze, antibiotic ointment, sunscreen, lip balm, Ibuprofine, roolaids, antidiahria,
Clothes (pants, shirt, boots, gloves, socks, underwear, hat, cap for sleeping, raingear, warm clothing, belt, polypropelene underwear (top & bottom), jacket, 2 hats (sleeping & hunting), orange vest,
Food: apples, ramen noodles (add to mountain house meals to bulk them up), packaged noodles, oatmeal, gorp, candy bars, mountain house, granola bars, canned chicken to add to noodle packs, String cheese olive oil, mayo, jerky, tuna packs, Prunes seasoning (lemon pepper etc)
Trout (fishing gear, seasoning, oil, pan, knife, cook in foil in coals)
Refueling trip: Batteries, fuel, food, handwrmrs, water, clothes, fire starter, garbage bags, missing items, target, camcorder, camera, aluminum foil,
MAYBE: Allen wrenches Rod for fishing, pan, Shorts, bandana, radios, Satelite phone, trekking poles, Target, MP3 player, extra broadheads, drop cloth, camo paint, Soap (dishes/clothes/body), Camcorder
Sorry it got all mixed from my word doc.
Bivy gear list:
Pack Spare batteries (AA AAA) HUNTING:
Thermarest pad Condoms Scentaway wipes licensetagstmp
Sleeping bag Water filter tooth brush/paste Bow/arrows
Tent Water toilet paper Release
Stove Iodine tablets Garbage bags Maps
Wire mesh (stove) Platypus water carrier Emergency Blanket GPS
fuel canisters Coffee Filters Super glue Camera
Matches/lighter Gatoraid Multitool wind puffer
Pot/pans/cup/spork hvyduty alum foil camp towel Matches/lightr
Duct tape Ziplock bags Watch w/alarm Flashlite
Parachute cord /rope Scrubber (dishes) Folding saw Elk calls
Mini flashlite (keychain) Deoderant Zip strips compass
Fire Starter tarp for drying trail ribbon rangefinder
Knife Sleeping pills Spotting Cope Headlamp
Pencil Bowstring Wax Whistle
Rubber bands Tripod
Bow hook
Moleskin
judo points
Binos
Got elk: Game bags, razor, saw, garbage bags, knife, rope, zip strips, bungi cords, tag, pencil, trail marker, Knife sharpener
Spare clothes Windbreaker, Fanny Pack/daypack socks, Rain Gear, Down jacket, NO COTTON, spare boxers, gloves, belt, Boots,
first aid kit (asparin, sleeping pills, bandaids, gauze, antibiotic ointment, sunscreen, lip balm, Ibuprofine, roolaids, antidiahria,
Clothes (pants, shirt, boots, gloves, socks, underwear, hat, cap for sleeping, raingear, warm clothing, belt, polypropelene underwear (top & bottom), jacket, 2 hats (sleeping & hunting), orange vest,
Food: apples, ramen noodles (add to mountain house meals to bulk them up), packaged noodles, oatmeal, gorp, candy bars, mountain house, granola bars, canned chicken to add to noodle packs, String cheese olive oil, mayo, jerky, tuna packs, Prunes seasoning (lemon pepper etc)
Trout (fishing gear, seasoning, oil, pan, knife, cook in foil in coals)
Refueling trip: Batteries, fuel, food, handwrmrs, water, clothes, fire starter, garbage bags, missing items, target, camcorder, camera, aluminum foil,
MAYBE: Allen wrenches Rod for fishing, pan, Shorts, bandana, radios, Satelite phone, trekking poles, Target, MP3 player, extra broadheads, drop cloth, camo paint, Soap (dishes/clothes/body), Camcorder
Sorry it got all mixed from my word doc.
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GrizzlyHunter
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Don't you mean 'wallet?'
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>LAST EDITED ON May-17-07
>AT 01:41?PM (MST)
>
>A question to the guys that
>have hunted elk without an
>outfitter(diy)....what do you guys pack
>inn as far as food(freeze
>dried) clothing, tent, water....etc? I
>am planning a 5 day
>hunt? I may and may
>not have horses.
You should have asked the weight of their pack besides the contents of the pack. Mine is 40 to 45 lbs.
>AT 01:41?PM (MST)
>
>A question to the guys that
>have hunted elk without an
>outfitter(diy)....what do you guys pack
>inn as far as food(freeze
>dried) clothing, tent, water....etc? I
>am planning a 5 day
>hunt? I may and may
>not have horses.
You should have asked the weight of their pack besides the contents of the pack. Mine is 40 to 45 lbs.
NORKALNIMROD
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I use horses. With one horse I can carry the gear I need for a week in the highcountry during all seasons but winter. Camps are not plush, but aren't to primitive either. I carry a very light 2 person tent. The other person best be my woman! A poly tarp, 8'X6', a single burner stove and lantern,water pump, 1 gallon saddle canteen, one quart GI canteen with quality steel cup, cook kit, a good sleeping bag, no pad, I use my horse blankets for a pad, a Wyoming saw, a couple of good knives, diamond hone,100' of para cord, lots of coffee, tea, nuts, chocolate, rice, noodles, boulyon,energy bars,tortillas, oatmeal,ultra-light fishing pole with minimal gear, spices,cooking oil,pancho,extra socks, shirt and pants, wool jacket & hat,leather gloves with wool liners,game bags,horse gear/vet kit, fence tool,leatherman, swiss army knive, three separate sources of fire starting,compass and maps. I know this sounds like alot but I have done this many many times and have learned to pack just so. I have not spike camped for elk in the winter but would take two more horses, a light tent w/stove and some winter gear.
Norkalnimrod
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I can put together one hell of a pack list now! I don't have to have alot of the things listed, but everyone has their own comfort level...My problem is a back injury years ago, and I have to have a good pad! The rest, as long as I can get dry, stay warm,and have food and water, I will be ok.
I guess I will make a list and cross out what I don't need!
I guess I will make a list and cross out what I don't need!
