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When preparing for an outta State huntin trip do we  :confused:  

Think we need 2 doz. arrows for a 3 day Hunt

Think we need an ARTIC bag in GA.

Think that we need EVERY piece of Cammo Clothing we own. And want to stop at Cabela's to buy MORE

And WHY oh WHY do we wait until 11:59 to try and get all this DONE  :knothead:  ...can't forget my Harness, Cameras, Tripods, GPS, Two Way Radios

Am I the ONLYST one that does this  :help:

You are not alone on that Vance.  I do the exact same thing for a hunt that is only a couple hours from home and for a weekend!!  My wife thinks I am crazy but I tell her I need to be prepared for anything!!

Why do we do this?   Simple, because we can.  I think Its a Man Law or something.     :readit:    :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:

Same deal here- went on a 5 day trip to Missouri last year- have the town behind 15ft enclosed trailer loaded with enough stuff to hunt for a month... this year 4 guys taking two trucks, and I am only taking enough stuff to hunt for 3 weeks.....or what ever will fit in the truck  ;)

Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

I know when I go to hunting camp for a 2 day hunt, if there is any room left in my full size Blazer, it usually means I forgot something.

I think it IS a Man Law. If there is a hole to pack...fill it.

Ya just need a bigger truck, like with a semi trailer. Then ya can just keep all your stuff in it. Keep the wife happy cause its not all over the house. And you from asking her where it is!  :readit:    :D  And its always ready for road trips.  :bigsmyl:  

                  Brent

Vance.  yes...you are the only one.   weird !


hehehehehehehee   OK, so you aren't alone.  Lots of us do that.  

Don't worry.  But really truly, you don't ACTUALLY need all that stuff.  You can actually get by with 3-4 bows and a dozen and a half arrows.    Just go have fun.
ChuckC

Hey Vance old buddy...Getting ready to leave in a couple of hours for a day and a half of hunting at Chad's...and have the entire bed of the truck packed.  Probably won't even unload most of it, but if it's needed, I got it!  Hope you eat good on your trip.  :bigsmyl:

My Grandpa always told me "The first ingredient in CONFUSION was CHOICES"

When I get done I'll be able to confuse the whole dern huntin camp  :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:

And not have what was really needed in a crisis  :readit:    :jumper:

Heck what I take might fill a duffel bag. See Vance you need to pair up with someone like me, that way you can have all the packing space.    :p

Ha!  Thats about how I prepare for a overnight hunting trip in the next county!  I'd hate to see how I prepare for a 3 day trip in another state!

Cam

My equipment for a 3 day hunt looks more like a 6 month expedition to outer Mongolia.    :D  I believe it's the anticipation for the hunt that makes us do it.

By the way, everytime I get home from a trip and am unloading all this cr@p, I tell myself I will not do this again.      By the way, I've been saying this for 40 years.

WHY???

Same reason I have 14 different bows!   :knothead:    :bigsmyl:  

Just for the sheer heck of it! You've paid for it, you might as well take it Brother!   :biglaugh:

same here, going to Ok. for 3 days.. 3 of us in a 3/4 ton truck and staying in a motel.. and we are worried about room... do we really need 2-3 bows apiece?? along with what you originally mentioned.. WAY to many arrows, be lucky to shoot 1..wonder what the mountian men with thier single pack mule staying out for months would think about that??

It is a primitive instinct, much like that which overcomes expectant mothers who find themselves buying everything with a picture of a baby on it, creating a "nest". We create nests for our hunting selves, too.

"Heck what I take might fill a duffel bag."
That is because Vermon travels with guys who pack like Vance. "Hey Vance, can I borrow a set of tree steps?" "Be about half an hour. I'm still looking for the hand warmers..."

I camp for three weeks every November. I overpack. Lately I have been paring stuff down, as I would rather be out doing the hunt, than hunting for that one piece of junk that I can't hit the trail without. Arranging, rearranging, and looking for stuff was taking up waaaaay too much camp time. I am down to one backpack full of knives. Besides the ones in the kitchen stuff...

Killdeer  :rolleyes:

LOL Vance I pack more like Vermonster. Leaving for Wisconsin sat morning. Packing 1 bow, 3 broadheads, 1 flu flu blunt, 1 field tip, 2 pair of flannel lined jeans 2 flannel shirts, turtleneck, couple t shirts,1/2 doz pair of socks, knit cap, some rubber boots, small stool, neck knife, headlamp, 1 shooting glove, a little cash and my credit card.

Oh wait you've hunted with me, so you KNOW how much I take on a hunt LOL

Just hate being encumbered by "stuff".   :bigsmyl:

I think we all do it, except for Mickey maybe...Drive safe...see ya in a couple days my friend. Tracy and I are very much looking forward to it   :campfire:

Oh yea...good luck down there. You pack a treestand?   :biglaugh:

He can buy a new one at Cabela's...  :)

It's always better to have and not need it than need it and not have it.  :goldtooth:  

Thats my story and I am sticking to it.  ;)  
Atleast thats what I tell the wife.


Tracy

I thought it was only me..... My wife says "Looks like you are packing for the second invasion of Normandy!" ... But we know that our "stuff" will feel bad if we leave it behind. Maybe we just like to show it off to the people we will meet at hunting camp. Whatever.

... mike ...  ;)  ...

QuoteOriginally posted by Paul/KS:
He can buy a new one at Cabela's...   :)  

As well.....

Vance, Good luck on your hunt!  I am sure when you get about half way there you will remember somthing that you forgot to pack.  It always happens to me.

Heck Vance, try fitting almost all that into a set of bear proof panniers.   :knothead:

OH Barney..Lots less goes with me when hunting near "The King's Forrest"

Even here I can't feed my dogs outside and all my grains are in steel in the Tack Shed. "The Kings Forrest" keeps gettin BIGGER N BIGGER  :help:

Packing tonight for a 2 day camp-out hunt in Madison, VA...pack inventory is more Ferret-like: 1 bow, 4 broadheads, 2 Hex-tipped arrows, couple of knives, clothes, tipi/stove, etc., etc.  Still seems like a lotta stuff...Oh yeah, I'm splurging...takin' two different quivers  :rolleyes:

Mickey.  where in WI are you headed ?
ChuckC

Chuck, northwest Wisc close to Webb Lake, Burnett Co.

Good luck in Madison, paradocs. I have a friend down there. Pretty country, lots of deer!!

Ferret, three days, six pair o'sox! You prolly think I am about to razz you, but that sounds conservative, especially for Wisconsin.  :thumbsup:  

Killdeer

Killy we will be there 7 days. Oops better throw in another pair of socks   :knothead:

Heck fire! I'm gonna go hunting with Iron Bull.  All I'll need to do is bring some clean BVD and a tooth brush  :)

rusty

ROTFL   :biglaugh:

:clapper:    :clapper:

Rusty,
You're not far off, I know from experience.  Though unless you plan on wearing the same clothes the entire trip you might want to bring some clothes, you might be just a litle a little smaller then Vance.

Just ask Vance to find the safety pins.  :)

I think its been a bit wet up that way lately, but not too awful cold.  We are losing leaves in Madison (south) already, although some, including the choke cherries haven't even turned yet.  There are geese and Sandhill Cranes all over the place in Mid Wisconsin, making tons of noise every evening.  Woodcock are down and I have heard tell that the Ruffed Grouse populations are building back up after a down spell.  It should be a great time up there. Please yell if you see a lot of snowshoe hares. Good luck
ChuckC

Vance,

If your bringing all that I may just show up in a t-shirt and shorts and rumage around in your truck for what I need!  :bigsmyl:

p.s.

Got a left bow in there pulling between 50 and 70 with a couple matching arrows?

Got in here late (as usual) but, Robtattoo nailed it on his first post.

Ferret, you may not even need all of that this year.lol  Btw  while your out there chase some of the deer about 225 miles due east.(towards the U.P.) ;)

I use two dozen arrows for an afternoon hunt....specially' during squirrel season.  :saywhat:

This is exactly what I do and three forths of it never comes out of  the truck,but if I die on one of these trips whoever finds me will go wow look at all the stuff this guy had! Ben

I hate the thought of unloading all this  :scared:    :scared:  Even when I get back to the Tipi

But when yer goin for 4wks on a 3 day hunt it takes a lot ta keep ya a float  :bigsmyl:

yah vance,

I think mickey is the only crazy one who sits out there with the only arrow being the one on his string!   :)

I just moved my 'quick-morning-hunt-before-work' stuff to a new fannypack, and its got GPS, 2 compasses, sml binos, kitchen-dish gloves, baby wipes, spare knife, orange flagging tape, scent pads and bottle, rattling antlers, calls, drag rope, zip ties, spare glove, etc...

as you can see,I like to keep it simple     :biglaugh:

I always seem to pack more than I need and still manage to forget something , I don't think I want to hunt with Ferret though , no offense but a guy who packs 6 pair of socks and doesnt have any underwear on his list is too much for me , just kidding , Fred