Don’t do it Tussock. It’s an ambush set by Phil! Mind you, if you get taken out by that midget I’m struggling for sympathy.....
Liked On: 05-05-2019, 08:42 AM
Yes Gibo been up to the Kings. We went on Tracker 2, one of the Cascade charter boats. The paying crew were me, my father, uncle, his son (my cousin) my brother in-law and his brother, so a really...
Liked On: 02-05-2019, 10:46 PM
one simple word townies tho they don't seem to be as gullible as they used to be re a top class pig dog but a failed birder or the old ''he,d be a champion with a new owner''
Liked On: 01-05-2019, 10:48 PM
Yep, small. I got the econ 20 model with a little extra fill in. The only thing a bag has over them is a built in hood
Liked On: 25-04-2019, 11:47 AM
Well@Gibo, thread count is very important when looking for quality he he.
Liked On: 25-04-2019, 11:29 AM
Try getting out of the sleeping bag first :slow:
Liked On: 25-04-2019, 11:28 AM
I bought a hunting book from the 60's or 70 's off here. He reckoned late April all the way to mid march. And he mentioned that it is possible to roar stags in a fair few months after the roar....
Liked On: 24-04-2019, 08:15 PM
We normally go 3rd week April and have good roaring more single calls.This year went 1st week not nearly as vocal more hee haw calls .Still got onto stags and not so many people about.
Liked On: 24-04-2019, 02:06 PM
Used to run the 240 gr in my Rossi 44 mag, could hit turkeys easy at 100 yards so wouldn't be an issue on deer.
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 06:43 PM
Bondhus. Or snap-on.
Liked On: 21-04-2019, 11:32 PM
I have the Epic 600 and it is almost too hot. I never zip it up even this last week with all the tarns freezing over down here i had it open. I also have used it on the tops without a shelter as...
Liked On: 19-04-2019, 08:12 PM
Ironman or ARB. Opposite Lock also worth looking at. Dont use strut spacers, they now need cert (so LVVTA says)
Liked On: 19-04-2019, 08:04 PM
I can remember always being cold wet and miserable as a grunt when on ex in NZ. Waiouru and Tekepo humping around half your body weight in rain, hail, snow or shine. Digging in, in frozen ground...
Liked On: 19-04-2019, 01:01 PM
Everyone sleeps at different temps obviously. My mate bought a halo, very nice lightweight bag, supposedly water resistant. They are designed to be slept in using layers should you encounter a colder...
Liked On: 19-04-2019, 12:57 PM
I worked with two guys who took standard old Kiwi tramping gear to the dry valleys in Antractica several years in a row. Mangy thin synthetic fairy down sleeping bags, bush shirts and Olympus tents....
Liked On: 19-04-2019, 10:17 AM