WVHUNTER
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I went on an Alaska Dall sheep hunt and didn't kill a sheep so I will post a review of my gear.
I was in the Alaska Range,August 18th to 25th, temperature 30 to 50,elevation 2,500 ft to 6,500 ft,rained every day but one, didn't rain all day, just showered and drizzled with low clouds and fog, very little sunshine.
Tent, didn't have a tent, used a tarp, worked OK, a lot lighter than a tent to carry.
Pack, Mystery Ranch Wolfpack,4,200 cu in, might be a little small I strapped my sleeping bag to the outside so was big enough, only spike camped two days at a time. Mystery Ranch packs are nearly indestructible.
Sleeping bag, North Face 0 degree synthetic bag. You couldn't get in it wet and come out dry but you could get in damp and wake up dry. It did great.
Shirt, Cabela's wool shirt,did fine.
Pants, Cabela's Dry Plus rain pants, did fine, dried fairly quickly.
Underwear, Under Armour heat gear, did a lot of sweating so they helped.
Coat, Cabela's three way Goretex parka, worked well, did a lot of no coat, then light coat, add Goretex outer coat, then storm would blow through and take it off and start hiking again.
Socks, ordinary wool socks.
Badlands Bino Case, worked well for my needs,if you are going to sit and glass they do well, if you are going to pull them out 10 times an hour while hiking they would be cumbersome.
Trekking pole, used one inexpensive aluminum pole, it was invaluable, I wouldn't have fallen a dozen times without it. Would recommend a better one that would be less likely to break and wouldn't clang against the rocks.
Food, good food in base camp (sheep steak), spike camp, oatmeal for breakfast, pilot bread, spam and cheese for lunch, MREs for dinner, didn't think much of MREs, everything else was OK.
Rifle, mostly dead weight since I didn't chamber a round, Remington 700 XCR, did well, didn't rust, had blued scope rings that rusted some.
Boots,saved the worst for last, Kenetrek Mountain Extreme 400, with the rain we had stream crossings, wet grass, wet moss and brush. They soaked through by the end of the first day and I had wet feet for eight days. They were a horrible failure.