Thread: Gear for 2 nights...

The WX wasn’t very nice. Walked 7 hours this day.

Looks a lot like my new years day.

Hot water is for pussies. Eat it out of the tube.

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

Hot water is for pussies. Eat it out of the tube.

I must be a cat then MA. Ha ha ha ha

total pack weight BC?

Originally Posted by scoped

total pack weight BC?

Will weigh it next time.

What I did find out though is that the new Cascades are not a patch on the old ones. Leaked badly (my bad I didn’t use a pack liner) and the elastic straps on the outside came to bits. The harness length adjustment buckle is a nightmare to adjust with wet/cold hands.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Will weigh it next time.

What I did find out though is that the new Cascades are not a patch on the old ones. Leaked badly (my bad I didn’t use a pack liner) and the elastic straps on the outside came to bits. The harness length adjustment buckle is a nightmare to adjust with wet/cold hands.

I hope you were practicing some compass nav up there!!!

Originally Posted by Neckshot

I hope you were practicing some compass nav up there!!!

Nah. Every now and again I could catch the aroma from the Palmy MacDonalds on the breeze, so I just followed that.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Will weigh it next time.

What I did find out though is that the new Cascades are not a patch on the old ones. Leaked badly (my bad I didn’t use a pack liner) and the elastic straps on the outside came to bits. The harness length adjustment buckle is a nightmare to adjust with wet/cold hands.

oops, meant how much did your pack weigh loaded up ready to go

Are you mainly sitting small areas and glassing or covering country?

Done these so its a simple matter of slice open the bag empty contents into pot with water and throw a couple sachets of gravy into it and bobs your uncle

Heres mine for 2 nights also
Clothes are the ones I will wear (Stoney creek shorts, t-shirt an had, polypro top an bottom) boots etc etc
Pillow case for meat bag an glad Ziploc bags also.
Food is 4 instant porridge, 4 instant soup, 4 bumper bars ( over OSM bars at the moment) back country meals................and pudding bread bugs because soup an fresh break is the shizzel...........
Gadgets are PLB, GPS, range finder, vid camera, suppressor, phone in orange dry box and bipod. Head light an hand held light
Small camo bag contains batteries, few sticking plasters, strapping tape, survival sheet, lighter, compass, little knife sharpener
Small gas stove, titanium little billy & top, titanium alloy knife fork an spoon, pop up cup, bowl an plate. Small gas canister (half size, fits in billy)
Sleeping bag an thermoreast
TENT, not shown mate has that in his pack.
Rifle an 10 rounds on deer slaying bombs

Some stuff is hard to see in the photo didn't realise till now sorry





and all packed up ready to walk in apart from what I have to wear
Will assemble gun in 30seconds once get in near start of decent hunting area

Originally Posted by Toby

Done these so its a simple matter of slice open the bag empty contents into pot with water and throw a couple sachets of gravy into it and bobs your uncle

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Great idea toby! im going out to get a vacuum packer


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Nice light pack Tahr, sensible gear list covering food, warmth & safety........i find older buggers like ourselves (even though im still a pup at 56!) have what they need 'down pat' as experience from previous decades kicks in......

mines very similar, i take already cooked thick/chunky soups in a plastic bag (vacuum sealed) as you can eat them cold if your cooker packs a sad! takes very little gas to warm up,

HAVE to have a hot drink in the morning to get me started!!!!!!

good thread for newbies starting out.....we all take the 'kitchen sink' when we start out, it gets lighter & lighter as the trips get longer....for me the 'article' has to perform at least 2 jobs, or its gets left behind.....

ive converted over to titanium too....and merino base layers, warm when wet.....its the mutts nuts

Originally Posted by username

Great idea toby! im going out to get a vacuum packer


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Yeah the idea was there, go hunting for 4 days and forget about bringing them is another story