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Help me to check my boxes for my elk hunt this year
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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 2188148" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I spike camped for February aoudad hunts many times. I'd carry enough water for one night and 2 days. A thin 3/8" blue pad is enoguh if you find pine duff to sleep on. Digging a shallow hole for your hip makes it much better. I use a Go Lite Lair Tarp Tent that weighs 13 oz. I also have an 8 oz. Bivy bag, so don't need a ground cloth. If you really want a light weight stove, make an alcohol stove out of a tomato juice can. My entire cook kit weighs 6 oz. Other than water, I could spike camp with only an extra 7 lbs. in my pack. Sawyer filters are light, inexpensive, and work very well. Are you hunting solo? If not, get Garmin RINO radios to keep track of your partner. If so, get a Personal Locator Beacon. It is the size of a small flip phone, and will send a satellite SOS with your GPS location. It gives my wife a warm fuzzy feeling when I carry it while hunting alone. I have a blood clotting pad in my first aid kit. Hope to never use it. We use 70 oz. Platypus water bags. Nothing lighter, and they are surprisingly robust. Even if you live at altitude, you'll need to drink lots of water. If you're a flatlander, you'll need more to prevent high altitude sickness. Make sure your flashlight can't turn on by itself in your pack. I like the green strapped Energizer light because the first light that comes on is red. Supposedly, elk can't see red light, so we walk in the morning with red light. I carry a spare that uses button batteries. On our October CO elk hunt we got 6" of snow, so a pair of light weight gaiters was essential. Walk with a pack to get in shape for your hunt. It helps more than anything I've tried. I've had good luck with the Hoochie Mama Elk Call. It is almost idiot proof. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 2188148, member: 29323"] I spike camped for February aoudad hunts many times. I'd carry enough water for one night and 2 days. A thin 3/8" blue pad is enoguh if you find pine duff to sleep on. Digging a shallow hole for your hip makes it much better. I use a Go Lite Lair Tarp Tent that weighs 13 oz. I also have an 8 oz. Bivy bag, so don't need a ground cloth. If you really want a light weight stove, make an alcohol stove out of a tomato juice can. My entire cook kit weighs 6 oz. Other than water, I could spike camp with only an extra 7 lbs. in my pack. Sawyer filters are light, inexpensive, and work very well. Are you hunting solo? If not, get Garmin RINO radios to keep track of your partner. If so, get a Personal Locator Beacon. It is the size of a small flip phone, and will send a satellite SOS with your GPS location. It gives my wife a warm fuzzy feeling when I carry it while hunting alone. I have a blood clotting pad in my first aid kit. Hope to never use it. We use 70 oz. Platypus water bags. Nothing lighter, and they are surprisingly robust. Even if you live at altitude, you'll need to drink lots of water. If you're a flatlander, you'll need more to prevent high altitude sickness. Make sure your flashlight can't turn on by itself in your pack. I like the green strapped Energizer light because the first light that comes on is red. Supposedly, elk can't see red light, so we walk in the morning with red light. I carry a spare that uses button batteries. On our October CO elk hunt we got 6" of snow, so a pair of light weight gaiters was essential. Walk with a pack to get in shape for your hunt. It helps more than anything I've tried. I've had good luck with the Hoochie Mama Elk Call. It is almost idiot proof. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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