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Not all remote fuel stoves have the option for an inverted canister set up. In order to run inverted, the butane gas needs to be routed through the flame of the stove, which heats the butane into a gaseous state before combustion. Some remote fuel stoves have this feature. Many don't

We used one of these for our 4 kids and a bunch of boy scouts. Worked well. https://toughtraveler.com/products/camper-kids-hiking-pack

Triplex is not cheap and is not made for heavy snow loading, but it's strong and light and can handle heavy wind and rain. https://zpacks.com/products/triplex-tent Slingfin Portal is a terrific 2 person tent. Will handle snow loading. Would not fit 3 people, however...

Seek Outside Brooks is big enough for 5 days and is designed to be compressed down to daypack size. Light, comfortable with a lot of weight. https://seekoutside.com/brooks-7400/

This is how you end up with a pack that weighs twice as much as it should. Take gear that you can trust. Don't take a backup.

My 2 pair of First Lite merino boxers fell apart with less than 20 days of use. Very disappointed in them.

Seek Outside is my favorite pack for hunting. I owned an Eberlestock. Too heavy, and didn't carry nearly as well as the Seek Outside. This is the pack I have: Seek Outside Brooks Lightweight, extremely comfortable for carrying big loads, durable, can adjust volume from massive to daypack...

A few comments: Since this is the backpack hunting thread, I assume that weight is an issue. For water purification, I don't bother with a filter any more. I use chlorine dioxide tablets, like these: Katadyn Micropur Unlike iodine or other water purification chemicals, chlorine dioxide...

I am a big fan of long john base layer bottoms that have full side zips. Kuiu used to be the only ones that sold these, but I found their patterns/fit were a bit wonky. I understand that Firstlite is now doing them too. Recently, I discovered an outfit in Scandanavia that sells these. I...

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Looks like it's the AMR, not the SKMR. Here is what it looks like:

Just to be clear, as I've had some questions about it: The $4,300 is for the rifle, the scope (including the flip-up covers,) the bipod, and the sling. Buyer pays shipping.

I carry this Peregrine pack. It weighs 3.3 ounces, and is great for times when I don't need my big pack. It can do double duty as a stuff sack for my sleeping bag. https://peregrineequipment.com/peregrine/backpacks/ul-dry-summit-pack-25l-orange.html

$4,300 Christensen Arms Summit TI rifle with carbon fiber thumbhole stock, carbon fiber barrel, titanium action. 6.5 Creedmoor caliber. Kahles 624i scope. 6-24×56, mil/mil, 1st focal plane AMR (Christmas Tree) reticle. Mounted with Talley rings. Neopod Bipod. High tech bipod that...