Thread: Gear for a few days.

This one is sort of like another lens which connects the camera to the spotting scope.

A few more changes

Rifle - Sako Finnlight .260 with 3-12x50 PM2, stockpack, DPT over barrel suppressor, sling
4070

Pack - Exped Lightning 60
1131
Binoculars - Leica Geovids 10x42
1093
Atlas Bipod
367
Knife - Mercator
72
Sleeping bag + liner - Macpac Express 400, sea to summit silk liner
1030
Tent - Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2
1072
Sleeping mat - Exped Simlite XS
352
Jacket - Macpac Prophet AP lightweight
457
Waterproof pants - Earth Sea Sky
402
Waterbottle - 1 litre Keri juice bottle
47
Cooker, pot, cup, spork, bowl - mini macpac canister stove, titanium 750ml pot, sea to summit 500ml mug, sea to summit bowl, titanium spork
351
GPS - Garmin Etrex20
154
PLB - Oceansignal Rescueme
115
Emergency/useful gear - batteries, tape, space blanket, rifle cleaning gear, earplugs, fire starters, lighter, mini diamond steel, etc
394
First aid kit - crepe bandages, trauma bandage, bandaids, various drugs, tape, dressings
184
Truck key
11
Camera - lumix fz100
552
Tripod - slik
770
Small camera + tripod - replayXD 1080 mini, ultra pod
165
polyprop leggings
136
spare socks - icebreaker
56
towel - microfibre mini towel
106
beanie - icebreaker
43
neck gaiter
60
merino top - icebreaker 200
195
fleece - macpac
231
down jacket - macpac uber light
240
silky saw
104
polyprop gloves
36
headlamp - petzl
86
toilet paper
30
gas small can
214
dry bag (pack liner)
186
pack cover
115
ammunition (5 rounds)
132

10.69kg excluding food and rifle, getting to a pretty comfy weight

Nice. I ordered some silnylon and bits to make a single wall tent using trekking poles since I bought some $30 poles and liked them. They need another use to be worth taking so....
Got some patterns and what not to make my own goretex jacket too, something to do over winter.

How do you like the pack gimp, ive got one as well. like it so far

for cooking on a quick trip I just take a jetboil/cooker and pot equivalent and a spoon, and a cup

looking at a down jacket soon, but dunno whether it will get much use hunting , I guess mainly while sitting glassing/at camp

The uberlight macpac down jacket is real warm for the weight and I paid a total of 70 dollars for it with my pro deal discount


I like the pack but I've only taken it on one trip so far, walked into Kiritaki hut in the Ruahines last weekend. It seems to handle weight and carry better than my Macpac Ascent despite weighing half as much, the real thing will be durability though.

I could leave my plastic mug and bowl at home and just use the titanium pot but I like having the extra gear for flexibility, can have a coffee while eating my oats in the morning etc

Gimp. How do you like the xpress 400 bag when it gets cold? I have one, havnt used below zero tho.

It seems good. The coldest I've used it in was in the upper Hunter at like 1600 meters, my tent etc froze, I was comfy. Will be taking it tahr hunting for the next 2 weeks so will report back with thoughts after that...

Need more ammo Gimp!

Originally Posted by Ginga

Need more ammo Gimp!

More than 5 in the rifle and 5 extra? gosh. usually just 1 does it

Cool thanks. I use mine in a biv bag. Should make it warmer.

Ok 5+5. Yep enough.

@gimp did you get the pack locally?

Yes, from Bivouac in Palmy

Originally Posted by gimp

More than 5 in the rifle and 5 extra? gosh. usually just 1 does it

Love it....one shot one kill.....

Winter or cold weather overnight or weekend gear list (long range gear)

1.5L water bottle 50g
Either take an Eberlestock X1E 35L or a Stoney Creek 65L (depending if i want to bone out meat or take whole legs) they both weigh the same 2700g
NZ Hunter 7mm RM 3700g
Bipod 312g
Wet weather leggings 148g
Rain jacket 415g
Headlamp 203g
Earmuffs 171g
Binos 818g
Range finder 265g
Camera 212g
Meatbag kit 70g
Saw 212g
Down jacket 551g
Knife 208g
Ammo box 285g
Shooting rest 667g

RED BAG:
Lighter 22g
Bog paper 20g
Compass 20g
GPS 134g
Map 49g
First Aid Kit 70g

GREEN BAG:
Socks 84g
Gloves and beanie 71g
Merino leggings 197g
Merino top 371g

Sleeping mat 387g
Huntech bivvy 1149g
Stainless cup 118g
knife + fork 23g
Gas canister 230g
MSR pocket rocket cooker 129g
Lighter 22g
Tea towel 78g
Sea to Summit Trek1 0 Deg 970g

Total weight without rifle+food+water = 11,649g





Packed up in X1e 35l pack (without sleeping bag) with room for x2 boned out hind quarters and backsteaks.