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<blockquote data-quote="Don A Parsons" data-source="post: 1698109" data-attributes="member: 97414"><p>Old Timer that I'm hunting with this year knows all to well how to save funds for more boots on the ground...</p><p></p><p>His list includes a 1967 Remington 308 semi auto that he bought new, both him and his rifle are well worn...</p><p></p><p>A set of binoculars from 30 years ago with most of the paint missing,,, all the lettering has faded away,,, they might be old 7 power Weaver glass since I ain't seen anything like them in all my years,,, 1 lens is kinda Fuzzy but the other side is still good.</p><p></p><p>I like his skinning knives,,, Old and rusty along the sides but the cutting edge will cut paper with ease,,, my old time blade is a 1976 Puma 5" with the bone handle,,, I found out last week that it's actually a collectors item... Ha. Here I am walking around in the bush for 40 years with a diamond hanging off my belt...</p><p></p><p>The back packs are old budgeting types that cost us next to nill,,, Old water flanks, the cheapest flash lights with duct tape holding the end caps,,, WW II compass along with weathered paper maps that have seen better days,,, good thing the plastic bread bags are holding the map together...</p><p></p><p>I found my old flint stricter in the bottom of my pack the other day,,, some of you folks rember the old wood sticker with the flint Glued to the wood,,, the striker slides into the back when not in use... I bet it was worth $3 bucks back in the day... It was my Dads when he was in his 30's,,,, 75 ish years ago...</p><p></p><p>Funny what we've been packing around for all those years,,, a roll of rusty hay wire,,, black electrical tape,,, spool of fishing line & hooks,,, and a Mimi sewing book with thread and needles incase I decide to stop along a cut line and do some sewing... LOL</p><p></p><p>Nothing like sitting on a rock in my long John's well I hem up a tear in my pants... Ha</p><p></p><p>Always good to be prepared you know...</p><p></p><p>Yuppers,,, the more digging I do the more of this simple stuff I'm finding,,, at least we found some lite weight candle holders at a frugal cost,,, UNO Units for $20 each with 3 extra candles,,, Old timer is making some PCV plastic pipe tubes to put them in so they don't get crushed,,, threaded end cap with foam on the one end to keep them snug from the bangging around...</p><p></p><p>A hand full of zip lock buggies,,, chunk of tarp,,, blue water proof foam to sit on,,, and some silver emergency blankets turned into extra large sleeping bags...</p><p></p><p>We used Gorilla Tape to put the ends tighter,,, $5 total for each of them,,, super warm once we're rapped up in them along with the camo blanket we place over top to dampen the rustling sound,,, nothing worse than scaring off the critters in a big silver suit... Ha...</p><p></p><p>Yuppers,,, a bit of old school with some of today's new world junk to incress the good times in the back woods...</p><p></p><p>The best part is knowing that it cost us next to nill for another year of good times... That's what really counts...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Don A Parsons, post: 1698109, member: 97414"] Old Timer that I'm hunting with this year knows all to well how to save funds for more boots on the ground... His list includes a 1967 Remington 308 semi auto that he bought new, both him and his rifle are well worn... A set of binoculars from 30 years ago with most of the paint missing,,, all the lettering has faded away,,, they might be old 7 power Weaver glass since I ain't seen anything like them in all my years,,, 1 lens is kinda Fuzzy but the other side is still good. I like his skinning knives,,, Old and rusty along the sides but the cutting edge will cut paper with ease,,, my old time blade is a 1976 Puma 5" with the bone handle,,, I found out last week that it's actually a collectors item... Ha. Here I am walking around in the bush for 40 years with a diamond hanging off my belt... The back packs are old budgeting types that cost us next to nill,,, Old water flanks, the cheapest flash lights with duct tape holding the end caps,,, WW II compass along with weathered paper maps that have seen better days,,, good thing the plastic bread bags are holding the map together... I found my old flint stricter in the bottom of my pack the other day,,, some of you folks rember the old wood sticker with the flint Glued to the wood,,, the striker slides into the back when not in use... I bet it was worth $3 bucks back in the day... It was my Dads when he was in his 30's,,,, 75 ish years ago... Funny what we've been packing around for all those years,,, a roll of rusty hay wire,,, black electrical tape,,, spool of fishing line & hooks,,, and a Mimi sewing book with thread and needles incase I decide to stop along a cut line and do some sewing... LOL Nothing like sitting on a rock in my long John's well I hem up a tear in my pants... Ha Always good to be prepared you know... Yuppers,,, the more digging I do the more of this simple stuff I'm finding,,, at least we found some lite weight candle holders at a frugal cost,,, UNO Units for $20 each with 3 extra candles,,, Old timer is making some PCV plastic pipe tubes to put them in so they don't get crushed,,, threaded end cap with foam on the one end to keep them snug from the bangging around... A hand full of zip lock buggies,,, chunk of tarp,,, blue water proof foam to sit on,,, and some silver emergency blankets turned into extra large sleeping bags... We used Gorilla Tape to put the ends tighter,,, $5 total for each of them,,, super warm once we're rapped up in them along with the camo blanket we place over top to dampen the rustling sound,,, nothing worse than scaring off the critters in a big silver suit... Ha... Yuppers,,, a bit of old school with some of today's new world junk to incress the good times in the back woods... The best part is knowing that it cost us next to nill for another year of good times... That's what really counts... [/QUOTE]
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