I’ve been in the same boat.. don’t see a damn deer for 4 days... see 14 on the side of the road going home. Pro tip... boil water and put it in your water bottle, then place it in your sleeping bag. Keeps you warm and your water doesn’t freeze
Did the same thing, but was a spike only elk hunt. NOTHING hiking dozens of miles etc (plenty of big bulls and cows though). Camp is packed up and were almost to the paved road and see across the river 2 nice spikes. Unfortunately due to the canyon and no way to get to the elk, didn't take either of them.
Same situation here just got back from 4 days of seeing nothing. Saw 10 deer on the road on the way out. Wouldn't hurt so bad if the buddy I was with didn't get his deer as soon as he walked out of the camper at first light on day 2
I'm new to the Hunting scene. Your videos are top tier, super informative and I super appreciate all the little details that go into your content. Great great job guys! Keep up all the hard work🙂
You guys are real load mules ! Impressive, really. I'm nowhere near that kind of poundage, well less than half that for a full week ! I'm always upgrading to lighter equipment and leaving extra stuff at home, sacrificing a lot of potential weight issues. I live in the desert Southwest, not so much cold and wet, but drier and water demanding. Thank you for sharing your equipment lists. Very nice, take care and be safe guys.
After watching all your videos you guys rock keep em coming. I was on the fence about buying my first hunting rifle I ended up going with the tikka t3x in 270 win wicked gun and thanks for the video on it
Tip: Wrap our your clean clothing in a band of electrical tape and put in zip lock bags to ensure dryness and reduce volume. If you have the resources, vacuum sealing would be better, but then you need a good vacuum sealer. My father was in the military and that is how he did it.
I don’t hunt out of a backpack but I have a lot of northern Canada winter camping experience and the big game changer here is the titanium wood stoves and tipis. In the fall for some remote fishing trip the 3 lbs stove is a life saver. Dry your stuff out, cook and also on colder nights than expected you can warm up in the night. You guys should look at that option. Love the channel! Getting ready to get myself a tikka thanks to you guys.
Check out the MSR pocket rocket stove. It's small, compact, and boils water in 2-3 minutes and it's a lot cheaper and lighter than the jet boil. Only downside is that it doesn't have an igniter, but I just bought a mini torch from a hardware store, has a better flame than the cheap bic lighters. Only cost an extra 5$.
+1 to the pocket rocket. That thing is seriously impressive. On my first backpacking trip, i didnt have a stove. I was with my uncle, his 2 kids, and me. And that pocket rocket boiled water for our mountain house food very very quick and it used very little fuel. After that i went and bought my own 😂
Lol! Definitely gotta get the 24 rangefinder. I mean, that bull at 2160 needs a proper firing solution.... Loved the fire starter idea. What we have is saw dust that they use on the farm for oil spills and such. Instead of throwing it away, it makes amazing firestarter and it also burns for an incredibly long time.
Loved the video. Reading comments, I am not sure people understood what is backcountry hiking. We are talking about places that have no roads, no indoor plumbing. Hunting property where you park on a dirt road and then hike another 8 hours to get to your zone. So, you need stuff to have with you. And I am just as guilty of trying to prepare. I have public hunting land in the county next to me, about an hour away. And I have the Alps frame with the Commander Z bag. The back pack has the comfort belt and the fold down shelf that I also call the "meat" shelf. I am optimistic and with it being public land with downed trees, I will have to quarter and pack out a harvest, if I get one. In mine I have a folding camp stool, a tripod for the rifle. Outdoor Edge Wild Pak game processing kit. A regular old style hunting knife my boss (also an avid hunter) gave to me. I keep a tall bottle of water on the cargo pocket of my pants. A roll of blaze orange ribbon I get at Academy or Walmart. I cut and tie flags on my way in or to refresh others' trail markings so that I can find my way back out. License and tags and pen and tie wraps for affixing a tag to an antler or even around an Achille's Tendon. A roll of toilet paper. Half a dozen plastic bags for harvest. And a machette. Selective cuts here and there make things easier. 9 mm on an OWB holster. Sometimes I would carry my rifle in the backpack. But being on public land you are having to still hunt, so, it pays to be ready. So, I carry the rifle across my chest with both forearms. A simple cover over the scope that I can pull quickly. This is not like setting in an elevated blind in a manicured field 50 yards from a feeder with fences to keep out cows. This is hiking in and out. Since I am hunting by myself, I got from Amazon a bluetooth shutter button. So, should I get one, I can pose the shot and set up my phone and then take a pic.
mydemon I rely a lot on what I learned from my Cherokee teaching as I am a small percentage Cherokee in ancestry. I did get to learn some of the old ways. They made a pemmican to take with them on hunts so no cooking. There are other things I could eliminate and use less gear but I have many years at this and lots of training.
Guys, Sporks are great, but get one of the long handled ones. They make eating out of the Mountain House meal pouches so much nicer. You don't have to shove your hand into the bag to get the last f the food.
Great video! Always interested in what others bring along. Some musts not mentioned: trekking poles with a tent/tipi that sets up from trekking poles, 1st aid kit, emergency bivvy or blanket. The very best thing to have is a close friend or family member who loves to buy expensive gear over and over and then hates storing or selling it (hammy downs).
Watch the Born and Raised video on what is in there packs. When they take there stuff out the stuff is covered in mud, blood, and stinks like sweat. That is real shit there.
Invest in a lightweight tent, sleeping bag or quilt and decent. Sleeping pad. Liking the rifles and great choice, I have both the browning and a Sako who make tikka. Stay away from the cheap crap buy once cry once😂 check out the leica rangefinders as are amazing as are their binos!! Its a fair bit extra $ but in first and last light you’ll be glad you did! Live the vids as all what you guys are doing we have all been through, very real and honest👍🇦🇺
The insulation for synthetic bags use a man made fiber. As that fiber ages, it looses it’s shape (becomes straight instead of curled). That results in a loss of temp rating. This does not happen with down. Down is more expensive but will last 15 to 20 years if properly cared for.
Great videos guys! Very well edited and love the index at the beginning to skip to topics. Keep it up! Also, best tent for the money IMO is a Nemo Galaxy 2p. 200 on sale, light, and very high quality
That is an surprising mix of very high end and walmart quality. What to bring backpacking is very unique to each person, so no wrong answer. But if you wanted to save half the volume and significant weight, a good tent, down sleeping bag, and inflatable pad would go a long way. It's just surprising to see someone pay $650 for a pack and put a teton sport sleeping bag in it!
I'm a backpacker, this is way to much heavy crap... besides the Marmot 0° bag. Still enjoyed watching. Best fire starter 🔥 👌... cotton balls with Vaseline, and a Bic lighter. The Tika is a great rifle for the price all day, I have a Tika T3 300 WSM... it's a beast. At the end of the day, you carried your pack that's all that matters.
These guys were doing a late season hunt. Plus he took a spotter and tripod, 0 degree sleeping bag, a self inflating sleeping pad, a pretty heavy pillow, a big ass tent, and he probably over packed on food., But he got out there. Experiences give you confidence. More confidence means taking less/lighter gear. Give him time, he'll get there.
@@5shotgroup451 Well said - it's too easy to jump to criticism in a comment. Knowledge comes from reading, but wisdom comes from experience and we all have to start somewhere.
Right now we're shooting for Monday and Saturday. I think we'll switch soon to more like Monday and Friday. We'll settle into a regular day/time schedule before long. Thanks for your support!
I have the Tikka in 300 win mag and I didn’t mind the recoil, I wouldn’t want to fire it 20 or 30 times in a row, but I had a break put on it so my daughter could use it. I felt it was about the same recoil as a 338 win mag.
Hilarious to see the expensive pieces and the pieces they cheaped out on. Almost opposite on who got the expensive gear vs the cheap gear piece by piece.
It was great watching your video because you guys actually think about what is possible to afford. Well at least one of you.😉 I'm so tired of the videos of guys completely outfitted from head to toe with first lite or sitka showing me what kind of stuff they take. I need more guys like you talking about the crap you took to give me realistic ideas of what I can afford.
I use a Browning BLR in 300 WSM.. Does the job. I just wanted a short action over the 30-06...As I'm not shooting something 500+ yards away. I hate walking that far. Then have to traverse 3 hills to pack it out...
I actually misplaced it after my hunt and couldn’t find it for a week. I was pretty ticked because I thought it got left behind. But I ended up finding it. I love that axe...
Boggles my mind, that home boy bought a $600 back and then spent only $35 on a tent?!?!?! I found a Used Osprey Aether 70Liter pack for $75 off of craiglist and got a kelty Salida 2 person tent for like $149.
I like most of your stuff, but I love my Olight USB rechargeable headlamp/flashlight. Ill never use 2aa batteries again. Nice vid. I live in Montana and I have the SAKO Carbonlight in 7mm with leupold VX5 with CDS.
@@GreenFields-7777 Oh I love the Rifle, but I havent killed anything with it yet. I mostly chase Mature Whitetails. I passed several 4 point bucks. Light and doesnt bother my shoulder.
🙈 guys ! Your packs are so full, what you gonna do if you bag a deer??? 😂 For pillow, it's more comfortable and takes less space to pack your clothes into the mattress bag over night 😅
this video makes it seem like you went one mile night out, next to the trailhead. thats a shit ton of big money gear mixed with cheap amazon stuff for a trip. this is where hobbyists are first separated by experienced outdoorsmen. Where would you put your meat to pack out? What boots did you wear? How many miles a day did you hike? 3 trips out of camp a day? no wonder no deer were harmed lmao
Hey brotha, love your channel! Do you carry a sidearm when out hunting? If so, how do you carry it? Some people I know carry on their hip, others on their pack strap, etc
You guys overpacked. Take 3 days of quick food. Water, water filter, Knife, rifle, cleaning kit, fire kit, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, headlamp, 5 changes of socks and skivies, 2 hats, some binoculars, and a few bags for the meat with some rope. You split carrying the tent in both bags.
New hunter here, question. Once you harvest something and pack it, how to you manage/store your pack overnight if you are still out there. Is scent a problem since pack might smell like blood? Do you hang the pack like you would a bear can?
Get rid of the tent. Get a large, lightweight hammock with a cold weather cover and a tarp to go over it. I have never been so comfortable camping in my life. Watch a video on how to sleep in a hammock before you go.
I also always bring my gran force bruks small forest axe and my Mora Kansbol knife that I love. With these two items, I can make a shelter, process fire wood, make feather sticks to easily start a fire, or cut game for food.
Don O Yes, on most packs that are bigger than just a day pack, have some kind of system to load it. Whether it has some sort of load shelf or not, you can either bone out the meat and place it in the pack, or leave bone in, quarter it up and strap it and if it’s a big animal, such as an elk or larger, hope you have a buddy who can help take out the other half. If not, plan on making a couple trips packing it out.
The Savage the only problem with a. Hammock is when it gets in the colder temperatures, no matter how much insulation you have under you and around you, you’ll freeze. The amount of air around you or between you and the ground, will have a much larger cold effect than if you are laying on cold frozen ground.
Lads....your loads are too heavy! 10 days sheep hunting with a partner and shared gear...I try to keep it at or under 50 pounds with food. Ounces make pounds and pounds make pain.
Yeah, that’s a lot of weight. Those pads and bags alone... holy crap. Spend the money on some lighter weight stuff. Buy once cry once. And I will say this to people who have somehow got this in their suggested a year later like I did... I have that head lamp and it’s garbage. Get what you pay for. I don’t care what he says, you are getting what you pay for with that thing...it turns on in your pack unless you remove the batteries and as nice as you might think it is to have AA batteries... go with the Fenix HM61R. It has a rechargeable 18650 battery. They last longer, it runs brighter, it’s got multiple settings (the other one has only three), including red so that you can keep your night vision, you can take it off the head band and clip it to your had, it’s also a handheld, it will clip to a shirt pocket, it has a magnetic bottom, it’s just Better. Get a spare 18650, have it charged and good to go, if somehow you use all your battery (on a full charge over a week long trip, doubt it) you have the spare and you can recharge the first one while you use the second. Buy once, cry once.
He just turn the jetboil on without any water in it...damn they really need to learn how to use their gear properly. They didn’t even pack out correctly. Who puts sleeping gear on the outside with the elements?
i love ya guys but its hard to understand sometimes where yoiu choose to put your money. thousands of dollars into an okay rifle but a brutally cheap tent? i just feel like this could've been planned better
I’m sorry we didn’t spend more of our own money to buy luxury tents so we could impress you more... My Alps Mountaineering tent holds up great even in the wind, rain, and snow we experience here in Idaho. You don’t have to spend a fortune on every piece of gear.
$600 USD for a ruck and you basically poo the bed with tents? Seriously guys, you were rucking over 60lbs there should have been a small tent stove and equivalent tent in there. Thumbs up on extra socks, my sleeping socks are mohair and I love them.
Jim you talk about all the hunting and hiking you do but you don’t have a good tent yet? You are full of hot air. Ricky, I recommend you keep staying in the house making TH-cam videos because if you actually tried to hike a mountain you would Die in about 50 yards.
Not hating, but man videos like these remind me how easy it is to throw away money in the hunting world. There is so much money tied up in this hobby that it can almost be a gear contest. To any new hunters don’t worry, you do not need to get all the high tech gear. Yes you CAN but it will not make you a better hunter and you probably won’t even use half of it when you actually get out in the field
Videos are great.. But from everyone I've seen up to now ,I've never heard Jim give a rifle a good review, yes I know there's no perfect gun ..but come on man , design one yourself then!!!
I’ve been in the same boat.. don’t see a damn deer for 4 days... see 14 on the side of the road going home.
Pro tip... boil water and put it in your water bottle, then place it in your sleeping bag. Keeps you warm and your water doesn’t freeze
Did the same thing, but was a spike only elk hunt. NOTHING hiking dozens of miles etc (plenty of big bulls and cows though). Camp is packed up and were almost to the paved road and see across the river 2 nice spikes. Unfortunately due to the canyon and no way to get to the elk, didn't take either of them.
I do something similar. Warm water bottle and a pee bottle. Don't confuse the 2:)
Same situation here just got back from 4 days of seeing nothing. Saw 10 deer on the road on the way out. Wouldn't hurt so bad if the buddy I was with didn't get his deer as soon as he walked out of the camper at first light on day 2
This boosted my confidence as far as backcountry goes. I would carry half that stuff. Experience is everything!
I'm new to the Hunting scene. Your videos are top tier, super informative and I super appreciate all the little details that go into your content. Great great job guys! Keep up all the hard work🙂
You guys are real load mules ! Impressive, really. I'm nowhere near that kind of poundage, well less than half that for a full week ! I'm always upgrading to lighter equipment and leaving extra stuff at home, sacrificing a lot of potential weight issues. I live in the desert Southwest, not so much cold and wet, but drier and water demanding. Thank you for sharing your equipment lists. Very nice, take care and be safe guys.
You guys need to try Wiggys sleeping bags! They rock!!
After watching all your videos you guys rock keep em coming. I was on the fence about buying my first hunting rifle I ended up going with the tikka t3x in 270 win wicked gun and thanks for the video on it
Tip: Wrap our your clean clothing in a band of electrical tape and put in zip lock bags to ensure dryness and reduce volume.
If you have the resources, vacuum sealing would be better, but then you need a good vacuum sealer.
My father was in the military and that is how he did it.
Love your firearm content guys it's fantastic, terrifying how little you know about outdoor gear by contrast!
Haha an 8 pound 30$ tent 30$ 🤦♂️ maybe if he had a sub $10,000 rifle he could’ve picked up a little better tent😂
I don’t hunt out of a backpack but I have a lot of northern Canada winter camping experience and the big game changer here is the titanium wood stoves and tipis. In the fall for some remote fishing trip the 3 lbs stove is a life saver. Dry your stuff out, cook and also on colder nights than expected you can warm up in the night. You guys should look at that option. Love the channel! Getting ready to get myself a tikka thanks to you guys.
Hey guys I just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos! Keep up the great work!
Check out the MSR pocket rocket stove. It's small, compact, and boils water in 2-3 minutes and it's a lot cheaper and lighter than the jet boil. Only downside is that it doesn't have an igniter, but I just bought a mini torch from a hardware store, has a better flame than the cheap bic lighters. Only cost an extra 5$.
I have a titanium pot and lid that lock together and i travel with it and the gas in that pot so it's always together and ready to go.
+1 to the pocket rocket. That thing is seriously impressive. On my first backpacking trip, i didnt have a stove. I was with my uncle, his 2 kids, and me. And that pocket rocket boiled water for our mountain house food very very quick and it used very little fuel. After that i went and bought my own 😂
Lol! Definitely gotta get the 24 rangefinder. I mean, that bull at 2160 needs a proper firing solution....
Loved the fire starter idea. What we have is saw dust that they use on the farm for oil spills and such. Instead of throwing it away, it makes amazing firestarter and it also burns for an incredibly long time.
Loved the video. Reading comments, I am not sure people understood what is backcountry hiking. We are talking about places that have no roads, no indoor plumbing. Hunting property where you park on a dirt road and then hike another 8 hours to get to your zone. So, you need stuff to have with you.
And I am just as guilty of trying to prepare. I have public hunting land in the county next to me, about an hour away. And I have the Alps frame with the Commander Z bag. The back pack has the comfort belt and the fold down shelf that I also call the "meat" shelf. I am optimistic and with it being public land with downed trees, I will have to quarter and pack out a harvest, if I get one.
In mine I have a folding camp stool, a tripod for the rifle. Outdoor Edge Wild Pak game processing kit. A regular old style hunting knife my boss (also an avid hunter) gave to me. I keep a tall bottle of water on the cargo pocket of my pants. A roll of blaze orange ribbon I get at Academy or Walmart. I cut and tie flags on my way in or to refresh others' trail markings so that I can find my way back out. License and tags and pen and tie wraps for affixing a tag to an antler or even around an Achille's Tendon. A roll of toilet paper. Half a dozen plastic bags for harvest. And a machette. Selective cuts here and there make things easier. 9 mm on an OWB holster.
Sometimes I would carry my rifle in the backpack. But being on public land you are having to still hunt, so, it pays to be ready. So, I carry the rifle across my chest with both forearms. A simple cover over the scope that I can pull quickly. This is not like setting in an elevated blind in a manicured field 50 yards from a feeder with fences to keep out cows. This is hiking in and out.
Since I am hunting by myself, I got from Amazon a bluetooth shutter button. So, should I get one, I can pose the shot and set up my phone and then take a pic.
Love the videos and reviews but think I take about 30lbs less gear for same Hunt. Just saying.
Cant wait to watch and critique your answer video to this one
mydemon I rely a lot on what I learned from my Cherokee teaching as I am a small percentage Cherokee in ancestry. I did get to learn some of the old ways. They made a pemmican to take with them on hunts so no cooking. There are other things I could eliminate and use less gear but I have many years at this and lots of training.
@@steveshell6576 it would be cool to see a video of it so ww can learn from it too
Really enjoy the content thank you. Different perspective is awesome.
Ricky - GO CARNIVORE! and don't look back!
Guys, Sporks are great, but get one of the long handled ones. They make eating out of the Mountain House meal pouches so much nicer. You don't have to shove your hand into the bag to get the last f the food.
Ross Fudd toaks makes a great titanium
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Another great video guys. Thanks. I love the transparency.
Great video! Always interested in what others bring along. Some musts not mentioned: trekking poles with a tent/tipi that sets up from trekking poles, 1st aid kit, emergency bivvy or blanket. The very best thing to have is a close friend or family member who loves to buy expensive gear over and over and then hates storing or selling it (hammy downs).
Watch the Born and Raised video on what is in there packs. When they take there stuff out the stuff is covered in mud, blood, and stinks like sweat. That is real shit there.
I will check them out, this video is like an overnight boy scout trip, not surprising they didn't fill a tag.
Look into using a hammock for sleeping. Hammock, bug net (for warmer weather), underquilt and rain fly. Much less than tent, bags, pads, pillows, etc.
Put those hand warmers next to your jugular and your wrists. Works for me everytime, been on the teens and below and was still relatively warm
Invest in a lightweight tent, sleeping bag or quilt and decent. Sleeping pad. Liking the rifles and great choice, I have both the browning and a Sako who make tikka. Stay away from the cheap crap buy once cry once😂 check out the leica rangefinders as are amazing as are their binos!! Its a fair bit extra $ but in first and last light you’ll be glad you did! Live the vids as all what you guys are doing we have all been through, very real and honest👍🇦🇺
I really enjoy the videos you guys do! Please never stop!
The insulation for synthetic bags use a man made fiber. As that fiber ages, it looses it’s shape (becomes straight instead of curled). That results in a loss of temp rating. This does not happen with down. Down is more expensive but will last 15 to 20 years if properly cared for.
Taking extra ammo is a very good idea. The sound of a pistol shot doesn’t carry for very long at all. It could come in handy if you get lost.
Love the videos. Would really enjoy a scope comparison at some point!
Great videos guys! Very well edited and love the index at the beginning to skip to topics. Keep it up! Also, best tent for the money IMO is a Nemo Galaxy 2p. 200 on sale, light, and very high quality
That is an surprising mix of very high end and walmart quality. What to bring backpacking is very unique to each person, so no wrong answer. But if you wanted to save half the volume and significant weight, a good tent, down sleeping bag, and inflatable pad would go a long way. It's just surprising to see someone pay $650 for a pack and put a teton sport sleeping bag in it!
I'm a backpacker, this is way to much heavy crap... besides the Marmot 0° bag. Still enjoyed watching. Best fire starter 🔥 👌... cotton balls with Vaseline, and a Bic lighter.
The Tika is a great rifle for the price all day, I have a Tika T3 300 WSM... it's a beast. At the end of the day, you carried your pack that's all that matters.
There’s is absolutely no reason whatsoever to ever, under any circumstance, at all, have 70lbs of gear for a weekend.
What the kids don’t have legs and backs?
These guys were doing a late season hunt. Plus he took a spotter and tripod, 0 degree sleeping bag, a self inflating sleeping pad, a pretty heavy pillow, a big ass tent, and he probably over packed on food., But he got out there.
Experiences give you confidence. More confidence means taking less/lighter gear. Give him time, he'll get there.
5 Shot Group I’ll take that
@@5shotgroup451 Well said - it's too easy to jump to criticism in a comment. Knowledge comes from reading, but wisdom comes from experience and we all have to start somewhere.
5 Shot Group True but these guys are supposed to be knowledgeable... not “gaining experience “
Love the videos, keep up the good work fellas
You guys are the latest and greatest. I look for your new videos. Do you have a set schedule you release on?
Right now we're shooting for Monday and Saturday. I think we'll switch soon to more like Monday and Friday. We'll settle into a regular day/time schedule before long. Thanks for your support!
Damn I need to start a TH-cam channel, seems like money is endless to buy gear.
Ralph Magnus for real
Pretty sure they make all their money from their day jobs.
I have the Tikka in 300 win mag and I didn’t mind the recoil, I wouldn’t want to fire it 20 or 30 times in a row, but I had a break put on it so my daughter could use it. I felt it was about the same recoil as a 338 win mag.
Hilarious to see the expensive pieces and the pieces they cheaped out on. Almost opposite on who got the expensive gear vs the cheap gear piece by piece.
Nylon mesh bags... reminds me of my time in the Navy
Check out the BlackDiamond Spot325, it’s $40 and amazing, super bright, has red, and dimmable while waterproof and super long battery
It was great watching your video because you guys actually think about what is possible to afford. Well at least one of you.😉 I'm so tired of the videos of guys completely outfitted from head to toe with first lite or sitka showing me what kind of stuff they take. I need more guys like you talking about the crap you took to give me realistic ideas of what I can afford.
I use a Browning BLR in 300 WSM.. Does the job. I just wanted a short action over the 30-06...As I'm not shooting something 500+ yards away. I hate walking that far. Then have to traverse 3 hills to pack it out...
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Great upload! Thanks for sharing! Big like from Elly
Love The Video & It Was Best Experience
Great job Guys I love your channel 👍🏻
it is a little more trouble but fill the egg carton with pitch and they will last for 15 min. on snow.
Bought an extremely expensive axe.... forgets the axe... lol
I actually misplaced it after my hunt and couldn’t find it for a week. I was pretty ticked because I thought it got left behind. But I ended up finding it. I love that axe...
Extra ammo in the unfortunate case you get lost, could help communicate your location without leaving you empty
Great content guys! Keep it up!
Boggles my mind, that home boy bought a $600 back and then spent only $35 on a tent?!?!?! I found a Used Osprey Aether 70Liter pack for $75 off of craiglist and got a kelty Salida 2 person tent for like $149.
I like most of your stuff, but I love my Olight USB rechargeable headlamp/flashlight. Ill never use 2aa batteries again. Nice vid. I live in Montana and I have the SAKO Carbonlight in 7mm with leupold VX5 with CDS.
How do you like that rifle?
@@GreenFields-7777 Oh I love the Rifle, but I havent killed anything with it yet. I mostly chase Mature Whitetails. I passed several 4 point bucks. Light and doesnt bother my shoulder.
Love the channel guys. More subs to come!
Glad you like it!
My base weight (no food or water) for backcountry hunt with gun, binos, tripod is 19lbs. I am working on getting it under 15lbs.
Thanx for talkin merican no twang
🙈 guys ! Your packs are so full, what you gonna do if you bag a deer??? 😂 For pillow, it's more comfortable and takes less space to pack your clothes into the mattress bag over night 😅
You should try using the 0 degree Coleman mummy sleeping bag
The blacks creek pack kinda seems like a similar/nock off eberlestock pack.
And people me why I do lots of heavy squats and deadlifts, what are you a power lifter? No, this is why. Back country hunting and packing.
this video makes it seem like you went one mile night out, next to the trailhead.
thats a shit ton of big money gear mixed with cheap amazon stuff for a trip. this is where hobbyists are first separated by experienced outdoorsmen. Where would you put your meat to pack out? What boots did you wear? How many miles a day did you hike? 3 trips out of camp a day? no wonder no deer were harmed lmao
Call me crazy but now they make the tikka T3 X super light in 300 Winchester short mag and I plan on getting one
have you guys thought of the biodegradable body wipes? that way you can clean up before bed then change into clean clothes before bed.
Cool
New to Idaho Hunting.. Care to share some tips?
Thanks 🤔👍⚡️
I like your videos. I like the way you guys just tell us how it is. What part of Idaho are you in? I'm in the Boise area
Hey brotha, love your channel! Do you carry a sidearm when out hunting? If so, how do you carry it? Some people I know carry on their hip, others on their pack strap, etc
You guys overpacked. Take 3 days of quick food. Water, water filter, Knife, rifle, cleaning kit, fire kit, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, headlamp, 5 changes of socks and skivies, 2 hats, some binoculars, and a few bags for the meat with some rope. You split carrying the tent in both bags.
I prefer Jim's lighter weight approach.
Edit: The tent. WTH?
New hunter here, question. Once you harvest something and pack it, how to you manage/store your pack overnight if you are still out there. Is scent a problem since pack might smell like blood? Do you hang the pack like you would a bear can?
Get rid of the tent. Get a large, lightweight hammock with a cold weather cover and a tarp to go over it. I have never been so comfortable camping in my life. Watch a video on how to sleep in a hammock before you go.
I also always bring my gran force bruks small forest axe and my Mora Kansbol knife that I love. With these two items, I can make a shelter, process fire wood, make feather sticks to easily start a fire, or cut game for food.
What do you think on the new chambering you can get in the tikka t3x superlite you can get the 300win and 7mag, 7mm08 or 243 what would you pick
I've never been backcountry hunting. How do you bring back your kill? Do those backpacks have a way to strap game onto them?
Don O Yes, on most packs that are bigger than just a day pack, have some kind of system to load it. Whether it has some sort of load shelf or not, you can either bone out the meat and place it in the pack, or leave bone in, quarter it up and strap it and if it’s a big animal, such as an elk or larger, hope you have a buddy who can help take out the other half. If not, plan on making a couple trips packing it out.
How far in? Elevation gain/loss? How many miles per day? Trail or off trail?
I am looking to buy a tikka like that in 7mm-08
Same. Also be aware that if you buy a long action mag and bolt stop you can load heavy for caliber bullets with no problem.
@@Coopaloop-gg3kw I load 162g for one without all that stuff.
Man I hope he didn't leave his axe I feel for you man.
Why don’t you guys pack a light weight hammock instead?? That would be a lot less space and weight
The Savage the only problem with a. Hammock is when it gets in the colder temperatures, no matter how much insulation you have under you and around you, you’ll freeze. The amount of air around you or between you and the ground, will have a much larger cold effect than if you are laying on cold frozen ground.
Adopt some ultralight materials.
Just bought the badlands carbon ox for a few hundred off. Bought I cause it was on sale couldn't find much good or bad researching. Any thoughts?
You guys brought your own tents on a trip you took together?
Makes a lot of sense huh?
Do you still have that browning xbolt?
Lads....your loads are too heavy! 10 days sheep hunting with a partner and shared gear...I try to keep it at or under 50 pounds with food. Ounces make pounds and pounds make pain.
What was Rickys battery pack with the solar panel?
Y’all need to film a hunt , similar to meat eater
What rings u got on ur tikka?
Is a 60L bag a good size for packing in a whitetail? What’s your thoughts?
That’s what I use. Seems to be just right for me.
Great vid but lose the handwarmers guy! Think environment!! Anything single use should be a no👍
Yeah, that’s a lot of weight. Those pads and bags alone... holy crap. Spend the money on some lighter weight stuff. Buy once cry once. And I will say this to people who have somehow got this in their suggested a year later like I did... I have that head lamp and it’s garbage. Get what you pay for. I don’t care what he says, you are getting what you pay for with that thing...it turns on in your pack unless you remove the batteries and as nice as you might think it is to have AA batteries... go with the Fenix HM61R. It has a rechargeable 18650 battery. They last longer, it runs brighter, it’s got multiple settings (the other one has only three), including red so that you can keep your night vision, you can take it off the head band and clip it to your had, it’s also a handheld, it will clip to a shirt pocket, it has a magnetic bottom, it’s just Better. Get a spare 18650, have it charged and good to go, if somehow you use all your battery (on a full charge over a week long trip, doubt it) you have the spare and you can recharge the first one while you use the second. Buy once, cry once.
60-70 lbs for a 3 day hunt?
800K Subs, but only 1.5K thumbs up? What's going on here?
The only reason to spend $650 on a backpack is if you're selling them too.
He just turn the jetboil on without any water in it...damn they really need to learn how to use their gear properly. They didn’t even pack out correctly. Who puts sleeping gear on the outside with the elements?
You guys should get a room ... bromance alarm lol
They brought two tents. Disappointed?
What part of Idaho y'all from? I'm from southern Idaho.
Star
@@backfire ah gotcha. My wife and I looked at moving to star a few weeks ago. Pretty nice area.
All the gear...no idea.
$650 pack! Yikes.
i love ya guys but its hard to understand sometimes where yoiu choose to put your money. thousands of dollars into an okay rifle but a brutally cheap tent? i just feel like this could've been planned better
$650 on backpacks and those crappy tents? lol
I’m sorry we didn’t spend more of our own money to buy luxury tents so we could impress you more...
My Alps Mountaineering tent holds up great even in the wind, rain, and snow we experience here in Idaho. You don’t have to spend a fortune on every piece of gear.
$600 USD for a ruck and you basically poo the bed with tents? Seriously guys, you were rucking over 60lbs there should have been a small tent stove and equivalent tent in there. Thumbs up on extra socks, my sleeping socks are mohair and I love them.
@Ian no, no of course not. These guys are putting out a good effort though.
They never leave the house!!
You ever notice that all there stuff is new. It has NEVER been used.
Jim you talk about all the hunting and hiking you do but you don’t have a good tent yet? You are full of hot air. Ricky, I recommend you keep staying in the house making TH-cam videos because if you actually tried to hike a mountain you would Die in about 50 yards.
@@johnwebb7882 savage😂😂
Not hating, but man videos like these remind me how easy it is to throw away money in the hunting world. There is so much money tied up in this hobby that it can almost be a gear contest. To any new hunters don’t worry, you do not need to get all the high tech gear. Yes you CAN but it will not make you a better hunter and you probably won’t even use half of it when you actually get out in the field
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Videos are great..
But from everyone I've seen up to now ,I've never heard Jim give a rifle a good review, yes I know there's no perfect gun ..but come on man , design one yourself then!!!
U dudes got burned