How much do you spend on gear?

Scope
Rifle
boots
can

I don't buy hunting clothes,, it's all CRT type gear apart from shorts.

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Originally Posted by Adam1984

+1 on that.. I'm up to 17-18k been almost a year iv been hunting. I never asked to like nice flash new things. I was just born that way haha

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What the hell have you spent $18000 on in a year of hunting ?

I cant afford one of those fancy rifles with a bolt, just have to settle for my single shot rifle. does the job though :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Zamkiwi

What the hell have you spent $18000 on in a year of hunting ?

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3 rifles
90 & 60L packs
tent/cooking
Dog
sleeping bags
spotting scope
2 lots of boots pants/jackets
gps

the list goes on buying gear for two people sucks it up faster..

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Originally Posted by craigc

Day walk today:

Boots $600
Swazi jacket $500
Day pack $200
Binos $2000
Range Finder $1100
EPLB $500
Camera $500
Gopro $600
Knife $200
Multi tool $150
Diamond Steel $100
Rifle $3000

Around $10k this morning and I saw two hares!

So yeah - it can be an expensive game.

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Holy Shit!:D

Back in the day when I was paid piss poor bought the '42 'smelly' 303, bought the excellent swanny which is still going 44 years later...altho the feckn thing is getting smaller, (should take it back and complain eh.,)...that year 1971 traded the old scouting kapok sleeping bag for a good kiwi made one with hollofil the first off the rank...!!!! Jeez even I'm too old (good old 1946 vintage) but noone of my gear has let me down ever...

Spend what I can when I can really, have discussed this with friends before, a trip in the mountains can look like:

Pack: $400
Boots: $400
Rain jacket: $250
Thermals: $200/300
Gaiters: $40
Food: $30
First Aid Kit: Free/ $1000 (I won this for being top in my first aid course haha)
Bivy bag: Gifted
Etrex: Gifted
Sleeping bag: Gifted
Gloves: $10 (They're warm and waterproof but too small)
Sunglasses: Gifted
Toiletries: $20ish?
Camera: $300 or $400 depending which one I take
Range finder: Gifted
Cooking equipment: $100-ish
Blaze top: Gifted
Survival gear: $40-ish

Most of my gear is second hand though haha, and only my boots/rain jacket and pack are recent purchases. Everything else can be up to 15+ years old!

And since I don't have a gun of my own I usually borrow and chip in for ammo :)

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Originally Posted by Aly

And since I don't have a gun of my own I usually borrow and chip in for ammo :)

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What rifle and calibre would you have if you had a choice

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Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

What rifle and calibre would you have if you had a choice

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Not sure, I haven't played with enough rifles to have a set choice! Goat hunting with a .243 has been fantastic and I always seem to get spot on shots, and I've also enjoyed hunting with a .270. Both remington makes.

So all and all my first aid kit is my most expensive with pack falling in behind. Which is what I think is fair considering what they are used for, and what I want out of them.

For clothing that isn't outer shells I hate spending more than $80 on.... And I take ages to replace thermals, so most of the stuff doesn't fit any more (baggy/loose) and has holes in it all haha. I've bought some mint gear for $20 off 1-day before and will search through as many bargains as I can! Boots I definitely didn't want to skip the quality on them at all, I want at least a decade of use out of them - hard use!

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Originally Posted by Spanners

Buy once, cry once... Never keep receipts...
Mate I used to race motorbikes with would spend $5k + on extras on a new bike before he ever rode it. Every year...
His mrs found a receipt for a $60 riding jersey and went off her face that he would spend $60 on a shirt to go get muddy LOL

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Thats exactly my case, so I dont tell her fcuk all.
Other than Rifles and scopes it's:
Leica geovids
Sat phone
Wet weather gear
Boots

Most of my meat gathering is done via aerial taxi (Helisika) and a yearly trip to the NT.

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Originally Posted by R93

Comfort is key for me. There are some amazing items on the market to ensure you are comfortable in the bush and if it is good gear I don't care who makes it or what it costs.

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Same with me. I can spend a lot on gear that keeps me dry/warm/comfortable. Likely because I'm getting old, when I was young I "neverminded" being wet or shivering.

I also spend silly amount on optics (or rather: spent. They tend to last).

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Originally Posted by Aly

Spend what I can when I can really, have discussed this with friends before, a trip in the mountains can look like:

Pack: $400
Boots: $400
Rain jacket: $250
Thermals: $200/300
Gaiters: $40
Food: $30
First Aid Kit: Free/ $1000 (I won this for being top in my first aid course haha)
Bivy bag: Gifted
Etrex: Gifted
Sleeping bag: Gifted
Gloves: $10 (They're warm and waterproof but too small)
Sunglasses: Gifted
Toiletries: $20ish?
Camera: $300 or $400 depending which one I take
Range finder: Gifted
Cooking equipment: $100-ish
Blaze top: Gifted
Survival gear: $40-ish

Most of my gear is second hand though haha, and only my boots/rain jacket and pack are recent purchases. Everything else can be up to 15+ years old!

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What the heck kinda first aid course is competitive and gives you free stuff?

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Originally Posted by gimp

What the heck kinda first aid course is competitive and gives you free stuff?

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Outdoor Ed ones :cool:

How much do I spend on gear, none if I can help it.I'm a tight arse pensioner lol.

And so it goes, we buy within our means, and some of us beyond them, all in all it creates the same result... freezer full with luck, muscles sore, sleeping with a satisfied grin on ya mugs.