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Originally Posted by sillyak
Older thread, but still very relevant.
Can you guys please comment on my list. Give me suggestions and tell me if there is anything I am missing or should omit. Please tell me if you see anything that can result in big weight savings for little money.
Tent: MEC Tarn 2 - 6 lbs
SB: MEC Aquila down -7 and MEC GO down pillow - 3 lbs 5 oz
Pad: Thermarest Prolite - 17 oz
Cooking: Jet boil zip, 2 fuel cans, mug and titanium spork - 1 lb 13.5 oz
MSR water filter -1 lb 2.5 oz
Rifle: Rem 700 7mm-08 w/ Leupold scope - 7 lbs 1 oz
6 rounds of ammo - 4.8 oz
Pack: don't have a big one yet. Thinking a Osprey Xenith 105L at 5 lbs 11 oz. Hunting specific packs all seem heavier and way more expensive.
Spotter: Redfield 20-60×60 - 2 lbs 4 oz
Tripod: Manfrotto - 5 lbs (definitely need a lighter tripod, thinking Vortex summit, yay or nay?)
RF: Leupold RX-1000i - 9.4 oz
Binos: Redhead Epic - 1lb 4 oz
Knife: Buck Vantage Pro
Rope: 2.2 oz
FA Kit and spare headlamp/GPS batteries - 8.3 oz
2 Vaseline smeared cotton balls and 10 matches in waterproof tube: 0.7 oz
2 lighters and compass: 3.7 oz
Petzl headlamp: 2.8 oz
GPS: 5.7 oz
Game bags: 7.9 oz
Map 1.9oz
Bug spray
Sleeping pad repair kit
Glasses, sunglasses
TP and baby wipes
Deoderant
Adil, tums
Electrical tape
Crocs
Camera
E-reader
Tags
Bear spray
Salt to be cached on scouting trip
2L H20
Food (Mountain house, oatmeal, cliff bars, GORP, beef jerry, fruit bars, Nescafe 3 in 1, herbal tea)
Clothes ( Merino base layer, 2 pair liner socks, 2 pair wool socks, insulated or non insulated mountain hardware pants depending on season, underwear, fleece or down mid layer, goretex shell, HH touqe and gloves.)
Zamberlan Boots
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I would leave out the E reader, deodorant, and pillow for sure. For a pillow I just shove any clothes I'm not wearing into the stuff sack of my sleeping bag. also maybe look at a new tent, that thing is heavy! And same with your tripod. I would look at Siriu tripods, as well as the vortex.
Also, if your looking at a pack I think the kuiu is around 3.5 lbs. They are more expensive but sometimes the non hunting packs don't offer a real good system for packing a gun or large pockets for your spotting scope. Just a couple things to think about
Edit : for instant drinks the Starbucks Via is pretty good if coffee is your thing