Thread: Day Hunt Gear?

Hey guys/girls, I've just been in my second hunt, with @stretch thanks again... and like the idea of shooting at food, aswell as paper.
I'm looking for the appropriate gear for day trips only at this stage.

A couple of years ago I had a significant stroke (aged 33), and its left me in not as new condition, (lack of feeling on my right side, constant pins and needles/numbness)
I also fatigue/tire easily so will be sticking to the track more often than not, and the less weight i have to carry the better
my game of choice at the stage will be goats (but would love to have a go for deer one day), and in the Auckland area and will be mostly hunting in the warmer/drier months.

at this stage I'm looking for the following items (and hopefully doesn't break the bank)

1) a day pack, I'm thinking around the 25l mark with a hydration pack

2) what knife/knives would you suggest,

3) and a good pair of boots, light weight and ankle support is very important for me.

I'm also looking at investing in a PLB but am reading other threads on this....
any other essentials is should looking at?

PLB is a good idea. I have Andrew Gz2 they have a higher ankle than most others and I find they are quite light so could be something to look at although they're about $600

I have a hunters element apex bag and a camel bag in it which is mint. In my day bag i have a compass x2, gps , plb , torch and multple batterys , emergency blanket , 5m or so of bailing twine and a life straw bottle so i can drink water anywhere and not worry about giardia.

Originally Posted by matto1234

I have a hunters element apex bag and a camel bag in it which is mint. In my day bag i have a compass x2, gps , plb , torch and multple batterys , emergency blanket , 5m or so of bailing twine and a life straw bottle so i can drink water anywhere and not worry about giardia.

Sidetrack: What's the best sort of straw/water filtration vs cost ?

Day gear I use a twinneedle hunters belt and molle me pack to hold camel pack and rain coat. And meat if I'm lucky

Belt has knife, PLB, GPS, first aid kit, electrical tape, string etc. Keeps all that weight nice and low and heaps stop you fatiguing from shoulder weight etc.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Sidetrack: What's the best sort of straw/water filtration vs cost ?

$25 will get you a Sawyer Mini https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MPH1LEU
or a LifeStraw https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006QF3TW4/

I use a Sawyer Mini. Threads onto a pump bottle / coke bottle, and can also be installed in-line on a Camelbak hose. Either way, it allows you to fill your water storage with 'dirty' water, and drink thru the filter on the go. The LifeStraw is exactly that - a straw. You need to suck from the dirty water source.

daybags dont need to be flash...you can pick up a reasonable one for under $100 easy enough.....or get a string potato/onion sack and make a pikau
a lightweight waterproof coat that doubles to kill wind is a must carry (mine is cabelas with soft outer..trademe under hundy)
knife...well bacho pretty darn handy and a mercator folder is light and will do it all...so will the svord folder.
water bladders are all the rage but nothing wrong with a bottle of poweraid or h2go and refill will water.....mine seem to last me for about 3 years!!!!!
boots are a personal thing but for me its ashley lace up gummies...... the john bull range of work boots are great and at $200 you can get good leather boot without steel toe that will see you right.
try your cell phone out in area you hunt,and pinch mates cheap top up phone from other cell providers and try them out too as one provider will be heaps better than others. it may be ok to not need PLB in that area......I havent got one yet but with health issues it sounds like a "must have" for you.
binos......10x50 are great but heavy,compact 10x are good compromise.
food is again personal but hard to go past chocholate and nuts,muesli bars etc.
a small square cut off bottom of poofter pad/closed cell foam mat is great to plant you bum on when stopping to glass for game or having lunch.
hexamine cooker......light/cheap and if you leave it behind no biggie...just found the fuel tablets in H&F for $10 for 24 tablets...that should boil billy at least 8 times,maybe 12 or more so whole weekend, only need to take 4 for day trip giving you 2 hot cuppas...the vanilla chai latte tea sachets are a touch of posh out in the boonies and its amazing how much of a pick me up a hot cuppa or pack of 2 minute noodles will give you.

I use a Badlands reactor pack and hydration bladder, lightweight jacket rolled up and strapped to the bottom of the pack, PLB, GPS, Nikon compact bino's, emergency blanket, small first aid kit, rope, insulation tape, mercator knife, spare ammo, and a couple of meat bags.
Amazingly it all fits in a tiny pack.

This same pack gets used most nights with a lipo battery pack, and little else in it for, chasing down rabbits and hares.

The pack was almost given away on Trademe.

I use a full sized pack cinched down for day hunts. It means when I shoot something I can fit all the meat in the pack, and means I don't have to own 2 packs.

The pack I use is a Macpac Torlesse 65 I think. Cheap for a new pack, maybe not the best thing out but.

For a knife get a Bahco from bunnings. 10/10 for $15.

Boots you must 100% try on. Don't buy off recommendations like I did at first, it never works (and wasted $500). Get into a shop and try some on.

Chris

Originally Posted by Tommy

Sidetrack: What's the best sort of straw/water filtration vs cost ?

Was 30bucks at the field days , has a bottle to fill up and then drink when ever , will filter very fine sediments and water comes out crystal clear

Originally Posted by Glycerine

Hey guys/girls, I've just been in my second hunt, with @stretch thanks again... and like the idea of shooting at food, aswell as paper.
I'm looking for the appropriate gear for day trips only at this stage.

A couple of years ago I had a significant stroke (aged 33), and its left me in not as new condition, (lack of feeling on my right side, constant pins and needles/numbness)
I also fatigue/tire easily so will be sticking to the track more often than not, and the less weight i have to carry the better
my game of choice at the stage will be goats (but would love to have a go for deer one day), and in the Auckland area and will be mostly hunting in the warmer/drier months.

at this stage I'm looking for the following items (and hopefully doesn't break the bank)

1) a day pack, I'm thinking around the 25l mark with a hydration pack

2) what knife/knives would you suggest,

3) and a good pair of boots, light weight and ankle support is very important for me.

I'm also looking at investing in a PLB but am reading other threads on this....
any other essentials is should looking at?

I have a spare 30-35litre 2 in 1 day pack here that you can have for free if that interests you

Its a daypack that can zip down to a bumbag, probably ideal for what your wanting

Send me a pm with your details and I can mail it this week

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I have a spare 30-35litre 2 in 1 day pack here that you can have for free if that interests you

Its a daypack that can zip down to a bumbag, probably ideal for what your wanting

Send me a pm with your details and I can mail it this week

Legend. @Glycerine, this is just what you need. That sorts that part of the equation.

These day packs will be all the rage for 2017. You can have any colour you want so long as its sack cloth brown. I will start production as soon as I get the first orders, using this old original of mine as the pattern (circa 1968).

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I have a spare 30-35litre 2 in 1 day pack here that you can have for free if that interests you

Its a daypack that can zip down to a bumbag, probably ideal for what your wanting

Send me a pm with your details and I can mail it this week

awesome. thanks you have a pm

@7mmsaum very generous

I've been using one of these for years & find it great, just make sure you pull the Zips down to the bottom when you do it up, if you zip them to the top they can come open & you can lose stuff.