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10-18-2017, 10:09 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 2,987
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Best piece of hunting gear?
Just wondering what's the best piece of hunting/ shooting gear you have added/ found to your kit since last season? Or if nothing new what's your old never without? Mine is definitely scope shield. I spent 3 days last year fighting wet snow foggy lenses and butler creek scope craps while hunting. Spent a few hours researching and came across the scope shield product and now all my hunting rigs have one.
What's your greatest product find ?
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10-18-2017, 10:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 540
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Does an upgrade count? I got a pair of Swaro SLC binos and I can't believe how amazing these are compared to the $200-$600 binos I've used my whole life. Second for me would be a tripod. Also blown away by how much more I see since I began glassing of the tripod.
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10-19-2017, 07:15 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 6,846
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May ASAT leafy suit and my home made heater suit.
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10-19-2017, 07:34 AM
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Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 61
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Originally Posted by calgarychef
May ASAT leafy suit and my home made heater suit.
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Want to show off your DIY heater suit?
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10-19-2017, 07:47 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Southern Alberta
Posts: 1,786
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I never go hunting without my bow/shotgun/rifle
Seriously, my Buck knife that was given to me by my brother in 1983.
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10-19-2017, 08:03 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 50
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I switched from the frustration of wearing the bouncy bino harness (bungee type) to the Alaskan Guide Creations, outstanding piece of gear.
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10-19-2017, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 1,827
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I try to bring along my "mind-set."
It works the best after a few cups of coffee. LOL
Don
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10-19-2017, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Lloydminster
Posts: 1,539
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Looking back I cant believe I ever hunted without my binos in a harness on my chest. That has got to be the best improvement for me, especially bow hunting.
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10-19-2017, 08:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,998
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Number one is a few things,matches is top priority or good lighter of sorts,the rest my hunting gear,good boots.
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10-19-2017, 12:08 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 8,549
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I'm going to say my Golden Retriever. Her enjoyment of the hunt has got me hunting again! I've never hunted with anyone that has hunted harder then she does!
BW
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10-19-2017, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 315
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1 new piece of gear I got before the season was the kuiu bino harness. No bounce or sag and keeps lenses dry. An absolute must for the athlete hunter IMO. I wouldn't go without now.
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10-22-2017, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Okotoks, AB
Posts: 27
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Wind checker. I’m pretty sure just having it and using it regularly has improved my hunting 100%.
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10-22-2017, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: etown
Posts: 321
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I sure like my ThermaSeat. I have the skinny foam one and my wife the larger cushion. Both are great for long sits because otherwise you can lose a lot of heat to the ground.
Pretty cheap, but if they are still too much I bet a guy could improvise one with just a slice of the pool noodle we all keep in the truck.
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10-22-2017, 07:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 5,326
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3 things.
Zeiss rangefinding binos.
Lowa footwear.
Helinox chair.
Not necessarily in that order.
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10-22-2017, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 99
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Gaitors
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10-22-2017, 08:18 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 2,109
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A good pair of boots can make or break a hunt in my mind.
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10-22-2017, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ft. McMurray
Posts: 38,860
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I have multiples of danged near everything from boots to gloves to rifles .
The ONLY thing that remains constant that I use on every hunt and I have only one of is my Rangefinder/ binoculars ,Leica Geovids .
Cat
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10-22-2017, 09:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markmac
Want to show off your DIY heater suit?
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I'm curious to see this too!
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10-22-2017, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 863
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My glasses
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10-22-2017, 09:39 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Leduc
Posts: 1,638
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A good chair.
I have a couple of different ones I use depending on where I go and how I hunt.
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10-23-2017, 07:03 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Alberta
Posts: 273
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nosler partition
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10-23-2017, 07:12 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
Posts: 46,116
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My Leica Geovid HDs and my Triggersticks tripod see more use than any of my other accessories, as they get used all year on varmints and on big game. The Triggersticks were a huge improvement over a bipod.
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10-23-2017, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: West Central Alberta
Posts: 6,687
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For a new piece of gear it would be my Outdoor Edge Razor Lite knife. So sharp and blade change out is a breeze and can gut and skin a moose easily with one blade. No more sharpening for this guy.
For any piece of gear it would be the Badlands Bino case from 3 years ago and my Primos Trigger Sticks for coyote calling I purchased 4 or 5 years ago. Way better than the Bog Pods I had.
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11-07-2017, 09:50 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 280
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Trigger stick
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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
My Leica Geovid HDs and my Triggersticks tripod see more use than any of my other accessories, as they get used all year on varmints and on big game. The Triggersticks were a huge improvement over a bipod.
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Just got myself a Gen3 Primos tripod trigger stick and I am liking it! Custom knife that was made by my Uncle, got this when I was about 12 years old, still using it.
Ken
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11-07-2017, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,129
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Bigfoot decoys and final approach pack n go, and a goose flag
We’ve deked way more geese in this fall than previous falls. Had way more sporting shoots this yr. it’s been a success.
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11-07-2017, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,345
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Stone Glacier pack with xcurve frame .
Best pack Ive ever used,
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11-08-2017, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,110
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trashheap
Gaitors
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Me too. Mine paid for themselves this past Saturday.
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11-08-2017, 06:45 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
Posts: 25,264
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Don_Parsons
I try to bring along my "mind-set."
It works the best after a few cups of coffee. LOL
Don
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Yup, the grey matter between your ears will fill the freezer every year...run around with all the best equipment and your not in tune...well your the skinny guy at the end of winter
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11-08-2017, 07:44 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: SW Calgary
Posts: 27
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A couple items come to mind:
Bino/rangefinder harness from Kuiu and my Vortex tripod for glassing. Since I started glassing with a tripod it has made a world of difference. It forces me to sit still.
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