Whats in your pack and what pack do you use?

[SwarovskiCoues]

just got the icon 5200 pack about a month ago and i am now slowly building up a good backpacking system for hunting coues this fall.

right now i have

jetboil flash

fire starters

toilet paper

outdoor knife

saw (lightweight an small)

havalon knife

headlamp

small flashlight

platypus bladder

poncho

stuff away bag for meat

eating utensils

paracord

tripod

15s

all i can think of at the moment

 

what i would like is some opinions on sleeping pads that are packable and actually comfortable! i decided on getting the limelight 3p by marmot for a pack tent too

[HuntHarder]

Batteries, BABY WIPES!!!!, Gps, extra havalon blades, starburst or skittles, guttin' gloves and a small first aid kit is what I carry in addition to your list.

[Kaffer62]

Use a pool float as a sleeping pad. Very cheap and weighs almost nothing. Just need to air it up and it's like sleeping on an air matress.

[SwarovskiCoues]

Use a pool float as a sleeping pad. Very cheap and way almost nothing. Just need to air it up and it's like sleeping on an air matress.

how have i never thought of that...wow great idea haha

[coues7]

I don't know, but that thing already sounds heavy.....

[SwarovskiCoues]

I don't know, but that thing already sounds heavy.....

not at all

[Coues79]

If you're doing overnight stuff definitely take baby wipes. You can use those to wash off at night and feel pretty clean when you crawl into your bag.

[muledeerarea33?]

I always got made fun of for bringing scent less baby wipes until my buddies caught on to the great invention they are. I leave home with a $1.97 pack and they always seem to disappear by the time the trip is over?

[Curtis Reed]

Sawyer squeeze water filter

[camoremi]

Picked up a badlands 2200 today. Time to start filling it.

[Elkhunter1]

OK What I put in my Badlands 2200:

1) Pentax 20x60 binos

2) Slik tripod

3) Med kit

4) Leatherman Wave

5) 70oz water

6) Breakfast bars, other snacks

7) 1 Buck Lite knife

8) My first knife I got for my 11th birthday

9) RMEF skinner knife set

10) 50ft+ para-cord

11) 3 flashlights

12) cell phone

13) extra batteries

14) 1 MRE spoon

15) 1 bottle of Scent-A-Way "Fresh Earth"

16) 3 lighters

17) 2 bottles of Windacater

18) 1 pair of Sneaky Feet

19) 1 backup release

20) 1 multi tool for my bow

21) rubber gloves for skinning and cleaning

22) trash bags

23) 1 knife sharpener

24) 1 Buck 110 knife

25) 2 sandwiches I stay out all day.

26) GPS

27) 2 pair of gloves "depending on time of year"

28) Nikon Coolpix L310 camera

29) TP

30) Benedryl for Rhett my dog

31) 1 pair of medical scissors

32) spare mag for my 9mm

33) Jacket "depending on time of year"

34) spare cell phone battery

35) if needed I have a Wyoming compact saw

All in all not much, only weighs about 35-40 pounds.

[Coach]

Looks to me like you're packing all the right stuff - of course as others have mentioned baby wipes are key. I also like to pack a bunch of disposable rubber gloves. They're great for cleaning game and just overall keeping clean, if you get my drift. An emergency blanket is also nice to have in there - the foil type you can get for around $5 and take up very little room. And don't forget the game bags for when you do kill.

[camoremi]

dang Stephen. Definitely got me thinking

[muledeerarea33?]

I recently purchased a Rockford jump power kit, bought it for work but figured I'd use it camping/hunting too. Basically it's a small LI power source with jumper cables, phone chargers, laptop chargers, and I Obama rigged a 12v female end to it for any 12 volt outlet stuff. Not really a back pack item but an extremely handy accessory for electronic stuff.

[Elkhunter1]

Looks to me like you're packing all the right stuff - of course as others have mentioned baby wipes are key. I also like to pack a bunch of disposable rubber gloves. They're great for cleaning game and just overall keeping clean, if you get my drift. An emergency blanket is also nice to have in there - the foil type you can get for around $5 and take up very little room. And don't forget the game bags for when you do kill.

the trash bags are for the quartered out big a$$ buck is for, but you are right about the space blanket. I think my first aid kit has one, I'll have to check. Thx