hmmmm where to start????
all my scopes are 2nd hand leupolds
I reload all my centrefire ammunition
laceup bullers are worn 90% of the time
socks we bought 4 supermarket bags full when alpsocks was having closing down sale in washdyke
usually wear postie plus shorts and thermal tights
polarfleece pants are either warehouse brand or set I got given for my 40th birthday 11 years ago
tops are mish mash of polarfleece bought on sale or off trademe 2nd hand or on sale
jackets are also mish mash all bought cheaply....
hats I have been given far too many over the years
pack is a K2 Hunter bought 2nd hand off here after waiting 20 years for one to come up at right price when I had spare funds
daybag is polarfleece pikau sewn by my wife
knives...oh boy do I own a few..nothing has cost me more than $60 except for the one I made on knifemaking course bought for me for 50th
cooker has been a penny stove...bum of two redbull cans and meths for years..now sometimes a jetboil knockoff from Kmart $80
75/15/10 black powder matters
The Bunnings cylinders are straight butane where the more expensive ones are propane/isobutane mix which burns hotter and much better at altitude and in cold conditions. Best thing to do is buy a cheap transfer valve off Ali Express and then you just have to buy the big (500g) cylinder and can refill the smaller (230g or 100g) cylinders. Works out much cheaper than buying the smaller ones.
Experience. What you get just after you needed it.
Lots of things are nice to have not must haves, a few things i would spend as much as i can on is scope, binos, rain jacket and a good puffer.
Head torch and back up and your preddy set i hunt in the same clothes i wear to work 90% of the time.
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Konus binoculars " The power to imagine"
My father always told me as long as you have fuel and a handful of bullets the worlds your oyster.
We all get carried away with gear but mainly out of too much time on the internet.
We never had a tent growing up, and dad used to carry a blue trailer tarpaulin, lay on the ground then put over ourselves. You make do, just get out and enjoy it.
Macpac halo puffer, got mine on sale for under $100, never been cold glassing and never thought i needed to spend another $300 on a stoney creek one. Long johns from the wearhouse. Sndway rangefinder of aliexpress.
Tent off aliexpress, msr
Copy for 1/4 of the price. Done me 5 years so far.
Mums of yesteryear sure knew how to economise!! We had a crack at sewing up some gaiters, but I think it was just a little too far outside our circle of expertise. Thanks for the tips.
Yeh, I like the big screen the phone has as it's easier to see with the up close vision not as sharp as it used to be. I carry a small GPS I was gifted by a very kind person and use the phone as a backup and camera for pics. Have found the phone GPS is very accurate thus far.
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