Not trying to advertise, necessarily, for anything in particular....but every once-in-a-while we all try out new products that are good ones, and it's great to share the info. Also, don't want to "take away" from any sponsors here, (maybe these are good ideas to stock if you don't already) but just highlight some of the "new, good, stuff".
I'm pretty traditional in how I like to hunt, I think. I've always used rattling antlers and I like to call a lot with them. I also like to have a large set for volume, to "cut" through the wind, water noise, and distances in the areas I hunt. That being said, I HATE packing them....they are always "clanking" and there's never a really good way to carry them. In past years I've tried rattle bags, and other stuff, but nothing comes close to the real deal, until this year.
I've been using the Night and Hale "Pack Rack Magnum", and have to give it a big thumbs up, for those who are searching for rattling options. Easy to carry, use, very versatile, and compact. And the volume if top notch. The best rattling product to come out, IMO, in years.
Anyone else have a good product to highlight. This might be a fun thread.
Pitch-blend water seal! Great stuff
Hi Mark, I've been using 2 sets of blacktail antlers duct taped together. I just put the right sides together and tape them. Then do the same on for the left sides. They make more volume and more realistic...there are 2 bucks fighting, need to sets of antlers! haha But always open to something better. One a side note are you rattlin' muleys or whitetails? I'm going to try it on muleys for the first time this month that's why I'm asking.
I'll check out the Pack Rack.
I really haven't found anything to add to my bag of tricks that I could share. I'll be watching this thread to see if I can learn something though. Thanks, David
Heat packs that you shake and put in your gloves, boots, etc. Merino wool is a hunters best friend. Today's carbon arrows are incredible. Schnee's pacs..luv 'em, safety vests for treestands today are worth their weight in gold.
Other than these all my stuff is made by me or pretty simple. Hope the good Lord keeps making deer and trees for me to sit in.
Wool
Thermacell -- an outstanding product, and necessary for stand hunting in the South.
Insect Shield clothing -- Incredibly effective, and I wish it was easier to find Insect Shield in good camo patterns. Keeps the mosquitos at bay in warm weather.
Skinny strings -- Like the SBD strings. Great performance boost.
Carbon shafts -- Incredible performance and consistency.
Diamond sharpener -- Makes quick work of sharpening broadheads and knives.
Those little bottles with powder in them for checking the wind -- I don't hunt deer without one.
Gorrila super Glue Gel and SBD strings.
woodsman
black widow long bows -- shrews
API game carts
screaming eagle tree stands.
dutch ovens.
wool
Tim Robert's arm guards :thumbsup:
Gene
Oliver Stacey strings- best I've used
St. Joe River Bows- rock solid, quiet and accurate
Outdoor Success Calls and Lures- consistently brings in critters
Predator Camo- very effective in the tree or on the ground
Carbon Express Arrows- tough as nails!
Muzzy Heads- wicked sharp and flies true
I had really good success and service from Summit climbers. The newer "Open Shot" is light, easy to use and works good for trad bows. The harness that comes with it works nicely also.
Forgot to mention a cover scent I tried for the first time.
"Ever calm" by Border Crossing "deer herd in a stick"
It looks like a deodorant stick, and uses the same type of adjustment to get more exposed as you use it. It leaves a long lasting gel coating.
I have put it in scrapes and have had good results, and have used it on deer trails to get them to stop where I want them to. It does not spook deer. (I have had other products obviously put deer on alert...as of yet, this stuff has not)
Pop the top, and wipe it where you want it. No mess...no stinky drips.
It smells a bit like urine, but not quite. I guess it is supposed to smell like a deer. It does NOT smell like a rutting buck.
I am just putting the finishing touches on a ad for Bow Hush and Hush Puppies and throughout this process I have really become very partial towards them, wont go without from now on for sure!!
X2 on Summit Treestands and thier customer service.
X2 on the Gorilla brand super glue, best thing I've ever used on fletching.
Florian ratchet cut pruners
The grabber brand heated boot insoles! There's nothing better on stand when it is really cold out.
QuoteOriginally posted by smokin joe:
Thermacell -- an outstanding product, and necessary for stand hunting in the South.
Carbon shafts -- Incredible performance and consistency.
Diamond sharpener -- Makes quick work of sharpening broadheads and knives.
Those little bottles with powder in them for checking the wind -- I don't hunt deer without one.
I agree with these.
Kwikee Bowquiver
Toothbrush- or Pararest
David Waldrop Pacseat!!
I got one this past week and I can honestly say I've never had a better hunting seat.
I was able to hunt in some spots that none of my other seats would have worked or if by some chance I figured out a way for it to work I know it wouldn't have been nearly as comfortable.
I'm not saying it's perfect but close.
Now if I could just find whatever would make me truly invisible....lol
God bless,Mudd
I know it is not new, but a revalation to me, Cordovan shooting tabs, I used a glove all my life and decided to try a tab, and man what a difference, in my release and accuracy!!
American Leathers Big Shot
Smokey's Lures
Waldrop Pac Seat
Sticshooter knives
SBD strings
Sitka gear clothing
Smartwool under garments
Schnee's boots
Carbomask face paint
Thermocell
Leafy Blind from LBR
I'm always evaluating my equipment and the above items are now in permanent spots in my setup. They do everything I need them to do and I'm very pleased with their performance. If I wear them out or use them up, I'll purchase more of the same.
I like adding a custom arrow holder to all my bows(see the "never use toothpick holder again" thread)
I also like a little trick Barry Wensel told me about for wind checking. Take a wad of colored yarn that fly tiers use and pull a little piece off and let it go in the wind. I get a better read because I can watch and see what it does 20-30+ yards from my tree as it gets closer to the ground. I was suprized what the little bit of thermals do when I started using this. I have a cool little holder but a film vile with a X hole cut in the top works as a good holder or just stuff some up into your front pocket at the top towards the button on your pants(if that makes sense.)
Flonase!!!
-Fletch tape
-Sika Gear Zip T-Top
-Crock sticks for 2-blade broadheads and knifes
-Predator camo pattern (especially oder model)
-Under Armor Sweat shirt
-Beman MFX Classic Carbon shafts
Ullfrotte' Wool
KME Knife sharpener
Lacrosse Alpha Lite 7mm side zip boots
Predator windproof fleece in Fall Gray
Fenix flashlights
Eagles Flight Quivers
Surewood Doug firs shafting
Fletch Tape
I'm a fan of most of these products you guys are mentioning also. Perhaps some folks will get the idea....
I'll throw in another. Those harness thingys that you replace the "regular" bino strap with. You know the king that goes around your shoulders instead of your neck. Plenty of brands, but they work well.
Along the lines of the wind detectors....this could even be in a "frugal" topic, but I like to use cotton balls. You can buy a decades worth of wind detectors for a buck. Put them in all your hunting clothes pockets so you have them. Just pull off a bit and let it fly in the wind...kind of like the yarn idea.
Hey Snag....I haven't had much luck rattling in Muleys. There are a few around in my deer spots, but whitetails sure respond well. I rattled in 5 bucks at the same time the other nite! That was fun.
Now that's some action! I'm going to give it try on the muleys starting Nov.20th...we'll see.
great thread, Mark.
Stylus Pen Light in green:
small, emits plenty of light to walk by in the dark to stands or whatever, NO night blindness when you shut it off, led light lasts forever...I always carry two...if you get an elk or deer down in territory your not familiar with, you can turn it on and tape it to a leg in the air or a nearby tree, etc, and you can see it from a long ways away to lead you back if your packing. I've guided using these lights since they came out and I highly recomend them. You need the plastic focus thing that comes with the new ones, though. Your beam is tough to see by game or anyone else but you, this is nice.
and that's the stylus streamlight penlight...it's the one that's actually the size of a pen...there are a number of streamlights.
Carlton wool/felt things that strap to the bottom of your boots...i don't know what they called and I can't find them in 3R anymore
I don't use a lot of gadgets, but I bought these several years back. I am constantly pulling off my boots to finish a stalk in my socks...not much fun in the cold, snow, etc. These wool pads work great and truly work to muffle the noise of crunchly leaves and icy snow for the final stalk.
I have to go with Thermacell. Great product. :notworthy:
Grobet files
Tapered Surewood shafts from archery past
Lone wolf treestands
Wool pullovers from hunters image
Any leather product by Jack Bowers, a Silva compass...PR
Leica,Swaro,Z, optics
ASAT leafy
Centaur
exercise
Anti-fog stuff for glasses and binos...life is soooo much nicer when you can actually see what your looking at :wavey: :coffee:
I've been using one of those small, two-piece Realtree EZ Hang bow hangers for several years. They work extremely well.
I've had good luck with those Primos estrus bleat can calls. Used at the right time of year, they're very effective.
Hunter Specialties makes a deer dragging harness that rolls up to the size of a baseball, sells for less than ten dollars, and has made more that a few deer drags less tiring for me.
And laugh if you'd like, but that Butt-Out tool for field dressing is outstanding.
Lone Wolf anything-stands, stick, harness--anything they put out is WELL thought and executed.
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ASAT Leafy Suit
Thermacell
Mora knife
Wool Clothes
Heat Packs/ Thermacare
Scent Smoker
Windproof clothing
Merino Wool
Goretex socks
chris <><
Wool from GFA and Ron LaClair and Becker knives.
h.s. Scent wafers -don't freeze don't lose scent great for any time of year terrain and come in a huge selection of scents
Kwikee kwiver- the one that holds 6 arrows the "first one" to come out great stays away from my hand and keeps arrows in a tight way you get what I'm saying if you used one LOL
h.s. Scent wafers -don't freeze don't lose scent great for any time of year terrain and come in a huge selection of scents
Kwikee kwiver- the one that holds 6 arrows the "first one" to come out great stays away from my hand and keeps arrows in a tight way you get what I'm saying if you used one LOL
Cabela's microtex, Garmin 60 GSx, Soulpad canvas tent, GN Bow quiver.
Niff-T-Seat
If I would have known how good this seat was it would have been one of the first purchases I made after my bow and arrows. I have put it through the test this past week and I am beyond satisfied with it.
It carries so easy on your belt, the set up is instant and I haven't found any pace that I couldn't sit with it. Its so nice not having to look for a perfectly level spot to put it down like I had to with the 3 legged seat.
This one really works for me and I won't be without it when I enter the woods.
KME sharpeners
Swarovski optics
ASAT camo
Sitka gear
Garmin Etrex gps
Highnoonhunter quivers
Kifaru & Mystery Ranch packs
Wyoming knife....Wyoming saw....GFA quiver....Windshear clothing.
Fletch tape and wool are two things I don't think I could do without now that I have used both.
Mora knives, valero clipper, skullsunlimited, onestringer arrow wraps...
Marine corps K-Bar,Benchmade knives,Lacrosse boots,Hill bows,polypropylene,silk socks,Badlands packs,and this site.
Oh and Duct tape!
Muck Boots
Kanati Bows
Axis or MFX Classics
Magnus Stingers
Nikon Travel-Lite binos
Windshear wool sweater
And your right the Butt-out tool works!
Winona Camo fleece-lined handwarmer (try and find of of those!)
Fenix PD30 flashlight
Jack Bowyers side quiver
SBD strings
any neti pot(saline solution) for sinus issues
-Carbon Express Arrows.
-Bone Collector body & hair gel. Eliminates human sent.
-Medalist SilverMax Clothing also Eliminates human sent, Awesome stuff!
Here's another....
Those foam Pad things that you sit on in your treestand. Cheap and they are great especially in the cold.
The past two weeks we had winter return here with a vengence. I love my wool, but even the best wool was'nt enough. A lightweight down jacket under my wool helped me hunt every day in some pretty brutal conditions.
My Muck boots worked pretty well too, I'll have to say. Some advance precautions with antipersperant, and liner socks under alpaca wool socks, and the Mucks worked well in sub-zero cold.
Neet no pinch tab, Duco, Rit dye, Raptor Dip, SBD strings.
Sitka Gear, Arrowmaster Quiver, Smartwool Socks, SBD Bowstrings, Ladder Stands
Zipper bows, thermacell,ladderstands,vpa broadheads.
Sika zip-front Traverse T. I use this as outer garment when temperature is 40+.
You can tell I really like the zip-top! I backed up to my original post, I didn't realize it was just 2.5 weeks ago. I saw the zip-top there already.
Smoke in a Bottle wind checker. They changed the name now it is The Hunters Friend or something like that. Works with the slightest breeze.
Main beam flashlight from Brothers of the Bow. Just amazing.
KME Sharpener works great on the muzzy phantoms I use.
HSS lifelines, really makes me feels safe in the stand under any conditions.
Any wensel book. I learn more everytime I read them.
the little $0.99 bow hooks. A wonderful part of my gear...
I don't go hunting without my Wyoming Bone Saw
I love my King of the Mountain wool...close to 20yrs service and still working hard for me.
Sidestalker quiver. The one Dean Torges used to (still does?) sell on his website. Arrows are right at my fingertips and I can wear it with a treestand on my back and nothing changes.
Niff-T-Seat. In my opinion, THE finest portable hunting seat ever made. Others may be more comfortable but I can hang the niff-t-seat from my belt or even store it in a small fanny pack. Can't do that with the lawn chair style seats and it will sit in any terrain short of solid rock.
Double Bull Matrix blind. Any blind is a chunk to carry but the DB's are quick to set up and there is nothing better for taking my kids along on a hunt.
Lansky knife sharpener. Mine is worn out but it worked great for years. However, I will probably try the KME next as it looks to be even better built.
KOM wool bowhunters jacket. I've got Predator (From back when it was NAO, the original company), I've got a Filson double mackinaw which is amazing but not camo so when I go bow hunting it's the KOM that I wear.
Thrift store sweaters. I get several each year for anywhere from $2 to $7 in merino, alpaca, virgin, angora, etc. Also picket up a silk pullover this year for $2 that is basically a long sleeved silk T shirt.
Mil surp wool pants. The Swiss wool pants are my favorite for about $14. Unfortunately, I'm slowly outgrowing mine... :eek:
Gerber folding saw. I've also got the Wyoming saw but mostly carry the Gerber as it does not require any assembly and is slightly more compact.
Mitchum unscented roll on antiperspirant. Best I've ever used. Lasts for two to three days.
Pruning shears. Even faster and easier to use than a saw for the small stuff.
My home made "Bulla Bulla Boot Butter". A secret blend of ingredients so I'll just say it's based on rendered deer tallow and bee's wax with a few other things added. Keeps leather soft and supple without the usual stink of store bought leather conditioners. Helps water proof but where it really shines is keeping the leather soft and supple AFTER you dry it.
Cross Creek Pocket seat takes up no room
Predator Camo
ASAT camo
Lone Wolf Treestands
LaCross rubber boots (30 yrs old)
We also use this acrylic knit neck gaiter that is awesome to both keep you warm and your shiney face hidden.
These are a few of my favorite things:
Ribtek Broadheads
Buck Crosslock Knife
My old Warren and Sweat superlight treestand
Duofold wool/poly longjohns
Sorel Caribou boots
Merino wool socks good cushion warmth and moisture wicking, Cabelas Wooltimate windshear Jacket especially good in the cold wind, Thermacell, Hush Puppy silencers , Rocky mid weight Longjohns , Danner Pronghorns very comfortable and easy to break in,Princeton-tec headlights bright and batteries batteries last forever, Gerber tree saw(slides into handle)light and sharp are all on my list of gear that I would highly recommend.
L.E.Carroll, what kind of antifog do you use for your glasses? I've tried severaland haven't found the"one" yet. Suggestions?
The Mark Baker style side quiver that uses a Kwikee quiver, I made my own but the idea is excellent!! Thanks Mark Baker for a great idea!!
QuoteOriginally posted by John Scifres:
These are a few of my favorite things:
. . . Ribtek Broadheads . . .
I love these, too. I hope someone in the U.S. picks up on importing them again. They have that 40's Ben Pearson Skeleton look I like and they are easy to sharpen and hold up to hard use.
Predator and ASAT Camo
Day One ASAT Wool
Realtree EZ Hangers
Woodsman Broadheads
Garmin GPSs
Lone Wolf and Rivers Edge Treestands
Merino Wool Base Layers
Mukluk Boots
Carbon Arrows
Fastflite Strings
Thermacell
Down Vests
Love those Ribteks myself!
Woodsman Elites,dutch oven Robertson longbows,Mister Heater,wool lots more but will stop there
I got a pair of 400gm insulated Pinnacle boots from Cabela's for this season.
They should do well in Ray's swamps this February!
My new wool Bison gear pack, I am really growing to like it.
I have a new sporthill 3sp shirt, it blocks the wind, stretches & is really quiet. Great layering gear.
I made a new blade with the help of master knifemaker Dave Ricke, it worked really good on a friends moose skinning & cutting.
The rest of my old standbys worked well again this year:
Bigriver longbow(s)
Goldtips from Big Jim
Lonewolf stands, my favorite
Gray wolf wolfskin & wool camo
KOM bunlite pants
Muck boots & My Meindels boots
My Leica binos are still the bomb
My trek mountain bike has got lots of new miles
Good post. TTT
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My heater body suit by far is the single best product that worked VERY well this fall. Mine is home made but any style will do...it's the concept of keeping body heat in one compartment that works so well. I sat all day dawn till dusk on cold stormy days here in Manitoba and not only stayed warm but didn't even get a chill. Can't put a price tag on this item. Plus....it allows you to wear less clothes under it making shooting Trad. bows much easier!
-Woodsman Elites, or any Woodsman head for that matter.
-Surewood doug fir shafting, followed closely by premium hickory. Just can't seem to break the latter.
-Milkweed pods for wind detection
-Surplus or thrift store wool clothing
-Grabber brand warmers, of all kinds
-KME sharpeners
-Thunderhorn Mini-Boa quivers. Had a love/hate relationship with them until recently. Now it's just love.
-Wool glove liners, especially with the little rubber beads on the palms. It's like they were made for bowhunters.
-Point savers, the little strips of heat shrink tubing that 3Rivers sells. Haven't lost a Judo yet with one.
-Judo's, Ace Hex Heads, and Tarantulas
-Sandpaper of various grits. Easier to lug around than a whole mess of stones...
I really like these things:
1) Pack a rack...I have rattled in 2 bucks with them and I have no idea what Im doing.
2) Lone wolf hand climber...I love this thing have harvested 5 of my 6 deer ever out of it.
3) retractable tow rope (a few companies make one, I love mine)...Lift rope that never gets knots!
4) Golden estrus leafs...they work, take two seconds to put up, are cost effective...my only problem is I tend to forget them at night if there is a lot of stuff going on...ie shot or something like that)
5) Dead sled...has made dragging deer so much easier!
X2 on the deadsled-great product!
EZ climb treesteps are awesome as well
Not very "traditional"...but man that propane Heater Buddy I bought for a recent Nov. muley hunt did the job GREAT in the tent at night!
ttt for more!
The Bow Tote bow sling. It is a simple, versatile, and really effective way to carry a longbow or recurve when your hands are full. Mine has been a great help in some of the days I've hunted this year!
Fletch tape
Great northern quivers
Razorcap broadheads
Eberlestock X2 pack
Those paper sharpening wheels.
Nicholson files.
mickey boots
smartwool socks
wool in general
EW bateman cordovan tabs
Osage wood for bows
Cedar for arrows
Woolrich wool shirts and hunting jackets
Old bear heads
Wolverine leather boots for hunting
wolleybugger, great stuff!
How can I resist?
- Merino Wool base layers.
- Wool outer layers
- KME sharpening Ssstems
- Paper Wheel sharpening systems
- Those heavy blue 'shop' paper towels for cleaning up after field dressing and anything else you might do in the woods.
- Plastic bags for protecting my pack while carrying out heart/liver.
- Stainless Steel Thermos for keeping my tea/coffee hot.
- Really SHARP two-blade broadheads like: Eclipse, Zwickey, Magnus, Grizzly, GrizzlyStik, etc.
- Good Quality Bino's
- Any good hydration system: Like Camelbak
- Broadhead Pro sharpener for in the field touch ups.
- Over the shoulder haversack for a hunting bag.
- Old Case and Marbles sheath knives. (Just can't switch to folders! But if I had to, the Opinel would get my vote.
- Those "Hoodie" things that are like an extra hood that you can drop down around your neck, etc. If it's chilly or cold I NEVER hunt without one.
- Thin wool gloves
- Ratchet Pruners
- Tree Saw
- Small adjustable tri-pod
- Stormy Kroemer 'Bowhunter's' cap (The one Ron LaClair designed.)
Ah, that's enough... :archer: todd
Ok I'll play...
- my 'burnt' made, osage sinew backed and skinned bow
- bamboo shafts
= Ace heads
- GoodWill wool
- AND my Quiver Caddy
- face camo removal wipes
Most of the list is not new; but it ALL works!!
Gets me pretty close and if I could just get the operatr to shoot something besides a tree.....well, you get the idea :knothead:
Niff T Seat!
Spandoflage face mask
Camoskin gloves: Thin, good feel, Fingers cut off of glove hand.
Eberlestock X2--best daypack out there. If you kill an animal it will pack out the first load too.
Sweat Roll--AKA Toilet Paper. :D
AMG feathers
Screw in tree steps
Hang on tree stands and climbers
the Glommit glove
Adhesive Body Warmers
Smartwool Long Underwear
Lone Wolf Treestands
Mainbeam Flashlight (Brothers of the bow)
Screaming Eagle tree stands
Zwickey broadheads
Zwickey Judo points
Grizzly broadheads
Magnus broadheads
KME BH sharpeners
Great Northern Professional quivers
Selway quivers
Buck lock blade knifes
Schafer Silvertip TD bows
Shrew longbows
Smart wool everything, especially socks
Grey Wolf Woolens
anthing wool
Port Orford Cedar
carbon shafts
brass arrow inserts
steel broadhead adaptors
D97 string material
Halo serving
Duco cement
Barges contact cement
Blitzenburger fletching jig
Kimsha quick stik hot glue
Trueflight feathers
Silva compasses
parachute chord
Deer skin or elk skin gloves are one of my most used hunting items. I believe that they do not gather/leave scent when used for treestanding and they keep my hands warm enough to be outside my handwarmer muff long enough to make the shot in any kind of weather including -20 below. Been using them for 15+ years. Enough protection to use as a shooting glove as well. Won't be without my favorite pair in my hunting jacket pocket at all times.
Cold weather gear always includes the handwarmer muff. I nock an arrow and set the bow on my knees with the nocked arrow under the muff. Easy to grab quickly and ready to shoot with minimal movement.
Been using Thermosole rechargeable heated foot insoles for the past 2 seasons. When charged properly they work great in my old LaCrosse 1200 gram boots. My feet have never been more comfortable in COLD weather.
Baffin Trapper boots and Titan boots have been added to my arsenal of cold weather apparel also. No more cold feet which lets me stay out longer and they are tall enough to minimalize scent dispersal when walking to the whitetail stands.
Move to the top for more good things.
This is great info for making out a Christmas list.
One more I forgot to add, Stihl chainsaw raker files for sharpening broadheads. Small enough to carry in any pack and inexpensive. I buy them by the box. They will work on any sharpenable broadhead made. Get out the sewing machine and sew up a leather sleeve out of some scrap light leather that will cover the entire file and it will be protected from getting dull while riding around in the pack AND it will not scratch up anything else you may have in the pack.
Fenix (mainbeam) flashlight
Nicholson rasps
Bowyers Edge
fletch tape
Duco
Loctite super glue
artificial sinew
Buck knives
Merino wool
Bic lighter
Goretex in boots
Snuffers
Jojan fletcher
Sure-Kill scrape mate (though I can't find it anymore)
TwoTracks wool vest
RFA Talon smallgame heaad
Ace HexHead
Zipper ZSR
Stalker Recurve
Summit lifeline
Lone Wolf treestands
Thermacell
Easton xx75 or xx78 arrows
Merino wool
Wool
Magnus broadheads
Deerskin gloves
LL Bean boots
Japanese Water Stones
Under Armor headsock thin lightweight very warm
Pack rack
Block fusion target
Okay I'm in! How about all that we've learned from all of those that went to the campfire before us?
A Niff-T-Seat
Wool anything
Burnt cork for camo
Good Bino's
A Wool Felt Fedora
My Montrail boots (bought in 1990 and still going strong after an average of five days a week usage)
Dacron B-50
Cedar shafts
and the ingenuity of this group!
Hey Jim...I've been using raker files for years for sharpening. Good one!
Yep, I like raker files too. I also use diamond stones, but raker files are my favorite.
small travel sized containers of bath powder, it works to make arrow quieter on the bow, makes the release smoother, show where your scent is going, emergency rash preventative and deodorant for when you are going into a public establishment after you realize that you smell like toe.
I like a couple things not mentioned.
Havel's knife with interchangeable blades
Stanley small rechargeable spotlight from Walmart
Puma "Hunters Pal" knife
Silk long underwear
This one is "frugal" too.
I like cotton balls for wind detectors. Fun to let a little bit fly in the wind, and a $buck$ will get you a decades worth!
I've often wondered about those interchangeable blade knives....hmmmmm.
Got some alpaca wool socks for a Christmas present last year and was able to put them to use this season.....excellent socks.
Zippo lighters
Coleman lanterns
Swiss Army Knives
Barry White records ... ;)
Camelback - I walk uphill alot, and get real thirsty.
Leafysuit - I can wear whatever the weather requires under it.
One of those LED strap on headlamps.
One of those pull thru carbon knife sharpeners for broadheads too.
Trail Cameras - At least gives you some pictures to show your friends after weeks of hunting and no getting :-)
A cell phone - so you can text your friends to find out you're not the only one sitting a tree freezzzzing all day not seeing anything.
:-)
Mark, those knives with the changeable blades are awesome, I think the Schefield brand is the best, their blades are the best too.
I'm pretty simple....
Shrew Bows
Asbell Wool pullover shirts
Ace Broadheads
Kustom King King Trailmaker Broadheads
Case Trapper style knives
GFA Quiver
Stormy Kromer hats
With this list of stuff I would do just fine.
Roger, you forgot to list your favorite brown liquid. :D
the grip on a Super Shrew Longbow
Hand/toe warmers for cold weather
Silk long underwear
Axis arrow shafting
Knives sold by Ron LaClair (that man knows steel/design)
Lone Wolf tree stands and sticks
My Shrewhaven hunting partners
A glass of Basil Hayden bourbon and a pipe with some Nolans Downtown Special pipe tobacco
Have to add one more product to this thread. For rubber boot repair (and lots of other uses!) Sonneborn Sonolastic polyurethane NP-1 joint sealant is the best. I have repaired barbed wire slashed boots that are still water proof after 5 years of wear. It comes in all kinds of colors, is applied with a caulk gun and is the best flexible sealant I have found for all kinds of uses. Even clothing repairs. I started using it on my log buildings and have since found all kinds of uses for it.
Jim, is that available everywhere or special order only ?
ChuckC
Chuck:
I am able to buy it locally at a specialty hardware/building store called Stan Houston's. Google it and there are many sellers on the net. Hope that helps. Less than $5 per tube less shipping.