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Who is your daddy...and what does he do?

John

Hit! Something north of the ditch! Little different than the coues

Hit...something up north!

Congrats on either one of those tags!

First, welcome to cwt from 24hourcampfire. There are a lot of knowledgeable people on this site. I know that you are with a good outfitter and I would trust what they have to say regarding your hunt. Snakes will be out but if you are careful they shouldn't be a problem. As to mosquitoes, I rarely have a problem with them, but taking some DEET may be a good idea. You are in a great elk unit as well so keep your eyes peeled for them!

Binos for sure. I don't have a scope personally but when I'm out with friends we only use it to determine if what we see with our binos is a buck (either putting spikes on deer for first time hunters or judging if the buck we see is something we want to chase) . Usually this is quite a ways away as we are all glassing with 15s.

I think I've had a gf or two that thought this...

Pm sent on .44

Never caught a walleye but I have eaten a bunch of them in my youth back in Buffalo, WI, and MI. Man I miss a good fish fry.

Beautiful bull...I love them in velvet

There look to be a couple good deals on a tipi stove combo on the kifaru classifieds fyi

Guess the metals and the coal that were mined to power and run his/her Prius don't count. What a bunch of Just sayin I hear ya NTS! Has more to do with the batteries and the amount of rare earth metals used in the magnets...

Like the song btw...thanks NTS.

Saw a Prius driving in Tucson the other day with a bunch of no mining bumper stickers on the back... made for a really good laugh but don't get me started on the reasons why it is so funny

Is anyone else having problems loading the forum and main site? This is the only place I have been able to access because I had the entire address stored in my history. Thanks in advance.

I get the same error message. So what hunts did you all put in for the draw?

Ok. Relieved as I thiught my computer was having problems

Viper There are now a lot of companies who manufacture the tipi stove combos. Off hand I would suggest looking at kifaru, ti goat, and I have been hearing good things about seek outside. Also check out the backpacking forum on 24hourcampfire...can search for threads on there about these combos. Also checkout the rokslide forum and kifaru has a forum as welll. The kifaru forum has a place where used gear is posted and you can sometimes find really good deals if patient. That is where I picked up my tipi. The tipi can be spendy so be prepared haha Sorry about spelling et al as I'm trying to type on my phone

How do you like the tipi and stove and how much does the stove weigh? azgutpile I will take a stab at this question as I have a 6 man tipi and stove combo as well. IMO this is one of the best set-ups for backpack hunting available. There is nothing like having the ability to heat a shelter to t-shirt weather while it is snowing outside. My girlfriend and I backpacked into a certain wilderness area and a storm moved in for a couple days...without this set up keeping us warm we would have been miserable. I went the 6 man route because it allows me the ability to stand-up inside the shelter. Also, I like the extra room and could comfortably fit the wood pile, gear for 3 people and sleeping arrangement all inside the shelter. Stove and shelter weight all up is about 9 lbs. Things to think about with this set-up: The shelter is floorless. At first I did not know how I would enjoy this set-up but now I love it. This feature allows you to walk in and out of the tent without taking off your boots. A huge plus if the weather is bad or for camp chores where you are constantly in and out. No need to take off your boots every time! The burn time on the stoves isn't that long. This isn't a stove that you can set and leave all night and expect to wake up in the morning with it burning strong. Quite the opposite. It needs to be fed pretty constantly, which isn't too complicated if you are up and eating or just lounging after a hard day of hiking. When it is bed time, fill it up and fall asleep. It will burn out but is easy to get going in the morning before you crawl out of the sleeping bad. Warm boots and clothes on a cold morning aren't too bad in the backcountry.

I will also add that I'm in Tucson if anyone wants to see anything let me know

Scott I have a six man and a couple stoves...gotta love that set up

Huntjunkie I will try to answer all your questions. I have a Marauder for day hikes, fishing, etc. This is a smaller pack, I think it is about 2500 cubic inches. I also have a longhunter guide which is a big pack at 7200 cubic inches. The longhunter is an older pack now but as much as I want that bikini frame, I just like the longhunter too much to move on. As to how long I can get out of the pack, with the longhunter you can stuff more gear in there than you ever would want to carry. This is the reason I bought the pack as it allows for so much versatility. With the cargo chair attached you can lash elk quarters to the pack and comfortably pack them out, or you can just throw them inside the pack. The amount of days varies for me based on trip length, what I'm doing, etc. As to pack weights all up, this also varies a lot due to what I'm doing. I was recently in the Grand Canyon with some friends and girlfriend and we did a three day trip. My pack all up for the trip weighed in at 30 lbs and 38ish with water (I was carrying all the cooking gear, food, etc for both of us). Her pack was just over 20 lbs. My girlfriend's first camping trip ever was a backpacking trip into the West Clear Creek Wilderness and I can tell you that pack was heavy. I probably humped 80lbs of gear up that trail as I brought every creature comfort known to man to ensure she had a good time and wouldn't HATE backpacking and camping. The thing I like the most about my pack is that it carries weight really well. The belt system transfers weight straight to my hips where it should be and I don't get fatigued like a lot of my friends in the shoulders etc. Having said all that, the ONE piece of gear that I would never go without is the Kifaru Gunbearer. This attaches to most packs and will keep your firearm secured, yet quickly accessible, during hiking with a pack on. This also allows your hands to be free for scrambling or using hiking poles. I can't tell you how many times I've watched friends drop their expensive scopes and rifles off their shoulder and onto the ground while hiking with a pack on.

I havw two kifaru packs. They have a forum on their website that is good for information. Also look at the forum on rokslide info there too The pack debate gets pretty heated at times but I will tell you that I love my packs. They are comfortable and really well built. I would also look into the bikini supension system they just came out with. It makes their packs a lot lighter and I think you can put a timberline bag on that suapension system as well.

Remember too that when you kill that meat has to go out on your back as well...so decide if you will be doing multiple trips or try to do it all in one. Meat plus 60 lbs of gear can be a grueling trip out... Good advice on this so far