Items or products you don't hunt without.

BSK said:
Probably my biggest hunting problem. Honestly, I rarely completely empty out my pack. But when I do, I find all sorts of things I didn't need in there, some of them heavy. Last time I emptied it I found THREE big, heavy Leatherman's tools. And FOUR mini-Mag lights (all with dead batteries of course). Multiple screw-in hooks for hanging my bag in the tree. Half a box of rifle ammo. Several MZ speed loaders. Several headlamps. Several knives. Just tons of crap I don't need to carry.

I'm telling you, climbing steep hills with a pack and gun that together probably weigh almost 50 lbs (at least it seems like it) is not the way to go!
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I'm a flashlight junky. I've had to limit myself to two , and a couple extra batteries. I cleaned out my pack one year and found a half dozen, with dead batteries in all but one. Same with knives. No more than two now, with one having a saw blade.

I found candy, Advil, Benadryl, and cough drops that were a decade old. Good grief!

Not to mention a half roll of toilet paper that had turned to dust.
 
Lost Lake said:
I'm a flashlight junky. I've had to limit myself to two , and a couple extra batteries. I cleaned out my pack one year and found a half dozen, with dead batteries in all but one. Same with knives. No more than two now, with one having a saw blade.

I found candy, Advil, Benadryl, and cough drops that were a decade old. Good grief!

Not to mention a half roll of toilet paper that had turned to dust.
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Can't tell you how often I find 5+ year-old Toastie Toes and Hot Hands in various pockets of my pack!
 
Lost Lake said:
Doing some more thinking along the lines of what I can't live without, it would be a small survival kit that'll fit in my pack without much room.

When hunt larger areas like CNF, or LBL, I'm usually way off the roads, and usually stay all day on hunts like that without much communication other than small radios.

My kit usually has a space blanket (folded to about the size of a wallet) that doesn't take up much room, 40 feet of paracord, two ways to start a fire with a small pre-prepared tinder pouch, and a compass. I need to add a whistle.

I need to look at a small tarp that'd fit in there without taking up too much room too. One of my fears is becoming injured and somewhat immobilized during rain. Keeping as dry as possible might help stay alive.

Those might be the items that I really CAN'T live without.
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Super ideas Lost Lake.

Personally, I very rarely hunt alone anymore, and I'm never that far from camp, but I need to think about carrying the things I would need if I fell from a stand and was seriously injured. I always have my cell phone for texting, but many sections of my place have no cell signal (deep valleys). I need to start carrying a tourniquet kit and anything else I would need in case I were bleeding profusely.
 
BSK said:
Super ideas Lost Lake.

Personally, I very rarely hunt alone anymore, and I'm never that far from camp, but I need to think about carrying the things I would need if I fell from a stand and was seriously injured. I always have my cell phone for texting, but many sections of my place have no cell signal (deep valleys). I need to start carrying a tourniquet kit and anything else I would need in case I were bleeding profusely.
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Yessir.

Falls, bad cuts, and hypothermia can happen anywhere, even close to camp.
 
Lost Lake said:
Doing some more thinking along the lines of what I can't live without, it would be a small survival kit that'll fit in my pack without taking up too much room.

When I hunt larger areas like CNF, or LBL, I'm usually way off the roads, and usually stay all day on hunts like that without much communication other than small radios.

My kit usually has a space blanket (folded to about the size of a wallet) that doesn't take up much room, 40 feet of paracord, two ways to start a fire with a small pre-prepared tinder pouch, and a compass. I need to add a whistle.

I need to look at a small tarp that'd fit in there without taking up too much room too. One of my fears is becoming injured and somewhat immobilized during rain. Keeping as dry as possible might help stay alive.

Those might be the items that I really CAN'T live without.
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We think a lot alike. I use a extra large Constitution plastic bag for a emergency tarp it packs up nice. All those items you mentioned are in my pack.👍🏻
 
I always carry my back pack, I am also guilty of not clearing stuff out also, a drag rope with handle knife set paper towels snacks electronic hand warmers and a few old school hot hands, gps knife/fork/spoon/ electronic lighter and other stuff lol, 1 thing I did 2 weeks ago is trade in my iPhone on a new 16 pro max. If no cell service I am supposed to be able to connect to satellites to send texts, Out hunting and no service a hammer might be more useful, wife feels better about finding my remains if something happens 😜 , never paid that much for a phone before so it's going to have a long run. 1 thing I found out is my almost new battery pack and think its 20 is it states to small to charge it when I went to test it, hopefully wont never need to find out if it works.
 
It mostly depends on where I'm hunting. If here on the farm...knife, rope, water, flashlight, snacks, hand warmers, and some TP...and med kit. Oh...and my phone.

If a more distant area with bad cell service, I will also carry a handheld 2m/440 ham radio...with extra antenna that can be hoisted up a tree (couple ounces). I also carry a tourniquet and packs of quick clot...just in case.

I don't carry a big pack, and it's still mostly empty. I hate carrying extra weight. Getting my out of shape, overweight, arse up and down these ridges is hard enough... 😂
 
mike243 said:
I always carry my back pack, I am also guilty of not clearing stuff out also, a drag rope with handle knife set paper towels snacks electronic hand warmers and a few old school hot hands, gps knife/fork/spoon/ electronic lighter and other stuff lol, 1 thing I did 2 weeks ago is trade in my iPhone on a new 16 pro max. If no cell service I am supposed to be able to connect to satellites to send texts, Out hunting and no service a hammer might be more useful, wife feels better about finding my remains if something happens 😜 , never paid that much for a phone before so it's going to have a long run. 1 thing I found out is my almost new battery pack and think its 20 is it states to small to charge it when I went to test it, hopefully wont never need to find out if it works.
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A good phone is a must. On the farm there is no cell service but I can text. Only for emergency or the wife checks in to ask what I'm seeing.🤣 That's why I use old SD Card cameras on the farm. Also great for taking pictures of new scrapes and runs so I can place in my journal which I'm going to start this season.
 
A small bundle of zip ties, 4 large construction type trash bags, para cord, small roll of electrical tape, a few nails …Home Sweet Home…👍

Always a candle and a couple means of making fire and 2 small flashlights.
and water purification pills….that I've never used.(they could be dust now too) lol

I still carry 2 grunt calls,2 can calls( big & small) a diamond stone, spare knife (Sharpfinger) a couple pair of latex gloves, a spare pair of wool gloves, water bottle, snacks or food depending on the hunting situation.

I usually carry a extra wool shirt or sweater and an extra wool toboggan (hunter orange).

I also have a small first aid kit in my backpack.
Mostly for burns and cuts..

I use both, a Fanny pack & a backpack..and sometimes a haversack, depending on the situation.
It gets cold in the hollow..

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