This evening I rounded up my gear for this upcoming season....I think it took a heavy 3 minutes.
Over the yrs. Ive learned to not burden myself with things I dont need and take only what I may have to use, which in turn has made my time spent afield much more pleasurable than ever.
" Keeping it simple " for me, is more than just a term , but a philosophy worthy of practicing.
How many others have finally found that delicate balance between too much and to little when going afield ?? :campfire:
The older I get the less I carry. Doesn't take much at all.
Yep, I hear you Brother... Bow, arrows, knife and a flash light and I'm ready to go. Oh ya, TP :biglaugh:
I hunt mostly close to home so take very little
QuoteOriginally posted by Caughtandhobble:
Yep, I hear you Brother... Bow, arrows, knife and a flash light and I'm ready to go. Oh ya, TP :biglaugh:
Yep, and my 3 legged stool for ground hunting! Thats all I bring, love keeping it simple.
QuoteOriginally posted by Caughtandhobble:
Yep, I hear you Brother... Bow, arrows, knife and a flash light and I'm ready to go. Oh ya, TP :biglaugh:
x2!
I love trad because the closer I can get to the ways it was done in my early days, the more I enjoy it.Older bows,arrows,broadheads,knives,clothing w/candy bar in the pocket,all help me have a more satisfying time. plus I can look for hours at a beautiful bow. :archer: I carry less items but more weight :biglaugh:
Absolutely, a philosophy and not just confined to hunting. I have found that gear management really tends to bog me down. One of the primary reasons for my move to traditional. A light bow and a light stool (feel like I am out on parole).
It's a way to connect with the half of me that doesn't belong in a white man's world (as that username is not a joke but my real lineage.) Something in me was never a fit, but out in the woods everything makes sense.
I know I don't miss that dang rangefinder
:biglaugh:
:campfire:
I have my list and check it twice, but it takes me a few trips to get settled each year for what I'll be hunting with.
Don't know why that is, but something always has to be added or subtracted.
Maybe I'M the simple one...
Hunt behind the house so I don't need to carry much.
QuoteOriginally posted by PUDDLE JUMPER:
Absolutely, a philosophy and not just confined to hunting.
I'm good on the hunting part (although sometimes I wish I had more clothes in January.) I need to work on expanding the philosophy to the rest of my life.
:campfire:
I've been giving this some thought this year. Being my first year with a traditional bow, I've been thinking about other changes too.
I carry a backpack with me that is filled with 99% of things I don't even use. I'm guilty of this big time!!
I think this year I'll reduce it to a fanny pack. :laughing:
I love the challenge and when you are sucessful in taking a critter with a trad. bow what wonderful feeling person has doing it the right way.
This is my first year of trad hunting and I started packing up my fanny pack for bear camp next week... spent longer taking out my wheelie bow stuff than it did to load it up with my trad stuff! No gadgets, just an extra string, string wax and tree umbrella is all that is in there now.
i do agree that simpler is better. i used to only carry bow, knife, flashlight and a lunch. but now seems how the land that i am scouting is much farther from home and much bigger than the private river bottoms that i used to hunt i will have to expand my gear and possibly pack enough for the unexpected over night stay...or atleast have it in my truck..
Moleman,
You are the conscience of TradGang -- always reminding the rest of us of what matters most.
Bravo :clapper:
If it don't fit in my pockets, it's stayin' home!
... mike ...
Yep dude on 90% of my outings the hardest thing to figure is how to carry the water. Tag, knife, smokes, couple snacks, bow arrows, and car keys. Lol got a buddy that drags out a 20 pound pack just for hunting squirrels! The long bow I carry weighs only a pound or so! What a joy compared to carrying a 6 pound shotgun or 4-5 compound.
I am actually in the designing phase of a back quiver that will safely and protectively carry a 3 piece takedown, extra strings, wax, skinning blade, wyoming or similar saw, some parachute cord, etc...basicly a "jump kit" for trad. After I make my prototype I'll post it on here...
Loren Freeman
I'm usually good with what is in my quiver for after work hunts but most weekends I like to stay all day or overnight. Thats when a few creature comforts are nice. A hot meal and a hammock can lift your spirts after a long day. I also have been enjoying the lack of movement it takes to sip water out of a Camelbak.
I've had a trad bow for three years now and noticed every time I hunted with it bow I like packing it over my wheel bow! So this year it's my old bear black panther hunter, case folding hunter, streamlight stylus, and most important Therma cell!
Every year I think I'll go back to a fanny pack. I start unpacking the day pack and filling the fanny. Then I put everything back in my day pack because the fanny is over-stuffed.. My pack pretty much stays packed for all my local hunting which is 95% of my season.
I don't use several things in the pack but they are there if I need em. I hunt so close to home I could go with just the bow and arrows. I wouldn't even need a knife.
Stealth, claws, teeth and abundant quarry may be all that is required.
Bow with a 3-arrow EFA quiver, fanny pack with a 3-legged stool strapped to it, and I'm good for the season.
Man... Given where I hunt, I make sure I have a minimum of 4 liters of water with 2 or 3 more in the vehicle. Might as well carry a pack all the time then, eh? But I do keep the rest of it to a minimum.
QuoteOriginally posted by moleman:
This evening I rounded up my gear for this upcoming season....I think it took a heavy 3 minutes.
Over the yrs. Ive learned to not burden myself with things I dont need and take only what I may have to use, which in turn has made my time spent afield much more pleasurable than ever.
" Keeping it simple " for me, is more than just a term , but a philosophy worthy of practicing.
How many others have finally found that delicate balance between too much and to little when going afield ?? :campfire:
X2 brother...last year I was creepin down the side of a valley, loaded with too much gear. Caught some movement in front of me. A few moments later, a fox came in from my left within 10 yards..coulda been my 1st trad kill. After that, I hunted with minimal equipment.
I sure can echo the fanny pack switch. :thumbsup: Did not need the back pack at all for my type hunting.