Recent content by solitude

Unless you're hunting dangerous game, the caliber choices for big game will be no different than what you'd encounter in North America. Most on this forum are going to suggest any of the 284's or 30's... standard load for under 800's and magnum for longer. For LR hunting you'll get...

Re: What type of shelter do you use most often for backpack hunting during rifle seas I use a single wall 4-season tent (Integral Designs MK 2 Lite). Bomber shelter, and weighs less than 5 lbs.

Gore-tex, and others like it, by definition is "waterproof". The water molecules are larger than the pores of the gore-tex membrane, thereby preventing the water from penetrating through the gore-tex barrier. However, cheap garment construction, often at the seams, is more likely to be the...

I've been wondering the same thing, and am curious what others results have been with the Sendero.

Check out Kuiu packs as well.

It's not just what I believe, it's what I've experienced though guiding and instruction throughout 25+ years of mountaineering, hunting, climbing, backcountry skiing, trail running and hiking in the highest, roughest terrain and conditions imaginable. I put in over 40 miles and 7000 ft of...

Also wanted to add... If you fitted your boots with standard or lightweight socks, then you might have a problem with using a heavyweight sock... toe box volume/crimping, toe bang, heel slipping, etc. Also, what the boot salesman told you is not correct. You can't completely make up for...

Edd, today's socks are equally effective at moving moisture as a liner. Likewise, the liner as a friction layer is obsolete with today's socks. They are simply unnecessary if you have good fitting, quality sock.

Liner socks are not necessary any longer. Back in the old days, when I wore itchy, ragg wool socks, it was imperative to wear a silky liner sock. Today's merino and synthetic socks don't require a liner. Just make sure you're buying a quality sock. Check out Teko Socks.

eTrex 20 - better display that is much easier to see in daylight. Built-in memory (1.7 GB), and custom maps compatible. It's worth the $30 more.

I forgot to mention... IMO, the Rhino is conceptually a good idea, but you're paying a lot for a FRS/GMRS radio built into the GPS. Yes, it does have the capability to display another person's position using a similar Rhino, but I just can't justify the cost. You could argue that it's better...

Thumbs down on the recon smartphone app. Tried it last year, and I was not impressed. Smartphone GPS antenna are not as robust as a dedicated GPS unit. Horrible reception in forested areas... poor acquisition speed. Battery life on the smartphone with the GPS running is poor as well. And...

I think it's pretty obvious that you'll be happy with the build quality of all the boots listed throughout this thread; Kenetrek, Lowa, Crispi, Meindl, etc. The most important question is how the boot fits. Be careful about how a boot wears/feels in the store. Plenty of boots were very...

I own both a modified Sendero 7 RM and a modified Browning A-Bolt for my ultralight hunting. Both rifles shoot sub MOA, though the Sendero shoots much tighter groups. Point being, you'll most likely have work done on both rifles. With that in mind, typically Remmy's are much easier to modify...

Vortex Viper 4-12x40 PA.