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Title: OH NOOOO !
Post by: Pine on June 18, 2019, 09:12:11 AM

Started packing for Bear Quest.
Leaving in a couple days so gotta get my hunting pack checked out and packed up.
My pack was in the garage sitting on a bench from where I left it a year ago after Bear Quest.
Due to being all gimped up last summer and fall, I didnt hunt at all so the pack didnt get used.
Now I start going through the pack and I  discovered that I hadn't unpacked it last year.
The things in the top and side pockets were only things like 1st aid and extra compass and stuff like that.
Now I opened the main compartment and to my surprise, my quilted flannel shirt was shredded with a mouse nest in it.
Now the worst part.
My Asbell wool vest was underneath that.  :scared:
I  thought it was hanging in my closet.  :knothead:
I took it out and looked it all over and thankfully no tore up Mark's anywhere.  :pray:
So I see now there's mouse crap and pee all over the inside of the pack.
I grab some Lysol wipes and try and clean it out.
The stink got so bad that I carried the whole thing to the trash can.
And off we went to Cabelas.
So now I have a new hunting pack and the wool vest is soaking in a bucket with Teresa's magic cleaner.

Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: Basinboy on June 18, 2019, 09:22:56 AM

On the bright side you got a new pack and your still going bear hunting! :biglaugh:
Best of luck Graps! Have a safe and fun trip  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Pat B on June 18, 2019, 10:05:13 AM

Cover scent!   :thumbsup:

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Post by: GCook on June 18, 2019, 10:10:05 AM

I've been a victim of my own neglect that way as well.  Expensive lessons like that have made me more assertive in preventing those types of over sights.

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Post by: Roy from Pa on June 18, 2019, 10:28:20 AM

It only gets worse as we get older:)

Hell, I've slammed the truck cap door on fly rods:)

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Post by: Friend on June 18, 2019, 10:59:43 AM

Thank you didnt delay your packing prep.

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Post by: kevsuperg on June 18, 2019, 01:59:27 PM

It happens!
 Hopefully no one finds out it was your plan all long so you could get a new pack. .
 Probably left some trail mix in the flannels pocket too ha ha.
 But seriously sorry for your loss.
 

Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: reddogge on June 18, 2019, 03:27:14 PM

I found the mummified remains of a quail in an old shooting jacket game pouch that I hadn't worn in a year.

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Post by: Killdeer on June 18, 2019, 03:38:55 PM

Reddoggie, I gotta report that to SOMEONE!
Yeah, smelling like a mouse can’t hurt, Graps.

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Post by: durp on June 18, 2019, 03:46:03 PM

i dont feel so bad now !!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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Post by: Car54 on June 18, 2019, 03:46:33 PM

Hope it wasn't your good luck pack. Lol

Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: Pine on June 18, 2019, 04:08:35 PM

This is my new pack.
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Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: Pine on June 18, 2019, 04:10:00 PM

And the wool vest looks great and no stink.
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Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: varmint101 on June 18, 2019, 04:25:21 PM

Pew!  Well, could’ve been worse. Vest could’ve been toast and you could’ve just been thinking about the fall instead of going bear hunting! Have fun!


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Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: Wudstix on June 18, 2019, 04:34:56 PM

Had that happen as I left some GORP in a Zip-Loc bag in my backpacking bag.  It now has a small 1" hole chewed in one of the exterior pockets.

Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: Pine on June 18, 2019, 04:36:01 PM

I'm so happy. This Asbell vest is wonderful.
It works great for those days that are in between.
I wear it over a flannel shirt and I can handle around 45° and if the temperature drops a little more, a quilted flannel shirt over that and I'm good down to low 30s.

Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: David Mitchell on June 18, 2019, 04:54:44 PM

Quote from: Wudstix on June 18, 2019, 04:34:56 PM

Had that happen as I left some GORP in a Zip-Loc bag in my backpacking bag.  It now has a small 1" hole chewed in one of the exterior pockets.

Stix, I did that very same thing but with a Snicker bar--boy did the mouse love that. Chewed a 1" hole in the bottom of a nice fanny pack. :banghead:

Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: Car54 on June 18, 2019, 05:37:29 PM

Looks like your ready...good luck Sir 

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Post by: slowbowjoe on June 18, 2019, 07:43:07 PM

Killie! So glad you're still around! Hope all's well with you.

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Post by: mj seratt on June 19, 2019, 02:25:27 AM

Heck, David, I'd chew into a pack for a Snickers bar.

Murray

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Post by: reddogge on June 19, 2019, 11:26:22 AM

Killie, here is that wonderful garment. I bought it in 1965. It's long since gone but quite the relic. Ironically, the quail didn't smell down in the basement, just mummified.

Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: pavan on June 19, 2019, 02:15:10 PM

We had a friendly vole begging for food on one of our last stops on a canoe trip. When we got home two days later, he jumped out of the food pack.  He did not chew up anything that we could see.  He stayed true to form, every time we ate on the picnic table, he climbed up to beg for food.  He became a family pet, he really liked cookies and would eat them right out of your hand.

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Post by: jvs9932 on June 19, 2019, 02:31:14 PM

I love it. Whatever it takes to get new gear. HAHA! Good luck on your bear hunt!

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Post by: Butchie on June 19, 2019, 05:10:49 PM

"Teresa's secret cleaner".  Can you share?

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Post by: Butchie on June 19, 2019, 05:13:04 PM

Ahh...Charlie's Soap I presume?  :goldtooth:

Title: Re: OH NOOOO !
Post by: Pine on June 19, 2019, 08:29:08 PM

Yes, Charlie's soap.
The vest is as good as new now.