I usually add a couple tracking lights, bottle of ibuprofen, case of water, batteries, change of clothes and some canned food. I would love to have a takedown bow that was impervious to heat to keep in there as well.
Just wondering what you guys add for season.
Rob
If I'm hunting with my van I'll often have a Jet Sled in the back. I also have a Coleman lantern, rope, hatchet, extra rattling antlers, toilet paper for tracking, etc. If I'm using my Expedition I will use a Hitch Haul instead of the Jet Sled.
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Don't vehicle recovery gear just in case. Had to use mine to pull my pickup out of a deep rut two weeks ago.
Tomahawk
Hooyman Saw
MSR Dragonfly Stove
Couple gallons of water
Few Mtn House meals
Lonewolf Hand Climber
Few Knives
Roll of 3mil visqueen
1000' spool of parachord(Probably 400' left)
Hennesy Hammock
Always a small pack with a complete change of simple clothes. Socks/skivvies/cargo pants/tshirt/hoodie/shoes
Most of this stuff is in my car year round and stays in the tire/jack stowage. I'm sure there's other things....I don't feel like listing all of the hunting stuff I keep in my plano box with my camo. Since I switched to the lone-wolf climber it's like I have no stand in the trunk at all. I'm not missing the Summit anymore.
Lantern. Extra gutting stuff. Extra flashlights. Full rain suit. Toilet paper. Extra clothing. First aid kit. Sled for dragging. Always a bottle of water.
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Respect All...Fear None!
Rough Country.. The Hunters Choice
suit. Toilet paper. Couple extra layer as hunting clothes.
I always have my bow in my vehicle during hunting season. wrapped in a white blanket and laid on back floor I have never worried about a bow in the heat. I also have all myhunting stuff in the way back. I hunt everyday of the season so that means heading out right after work except for weekends and the 3 weeks in November I am on vacation. Shawn
Water, change of clothes my MSR Rocket stove and some fuel with a few cans of soup/beans, etc..a hand axe, extra flashlight, 100' of good nylon rope, and some other stuff
I keep my truck box pretty full and during the fall and winter i have another cargo box that stays in the bed of my truck too.
So aside from truck recovery and emergency things i keep:
Spare clothes
rain gear
predator calls
decoys
rattling antlers
boots
rubber boots
knives
flashlights
batteries
leatherman
5150 cord
duct tape
diamond sharpening rod
lighters
compass
tree saddle
pole gaffs
screw in steps
bow holders
mtn bike
ratchet straps
among other things im sure im missing..
game cart
ropes and pullies
come-a-long
food
water
boots
first aid stuff
a ramp
pack frame
flash lights
knives
fire stuff
rain gear
etc
during hunting season not a lot really...but more than you think for down here:
my hunting clothes in rubbermaid container
extra butane and cards for thermacell
folding shovel, folding limb/bone saw
tarp
bug spray
rope
rubber boots
plastic bags
zip ties
first aid kit
extra compression bandages and super glue
baking soda, cedar leaves and acorn tea in spray bottle
backpack with (two knives, marking tape, deer can, deer grunt, HS Scent wafers (dirt), thermacell, rope, toilet paper, spare string for bow, spare leather tab, carbide blade sharpener, compass, gps, ziplock bags for phone if raining, photocopy of licenses)
I lean a different way. A number of guys in the area have had their vehicles broken into while on stand, so I try to carry all I need. If that's not possible then I hide everything I can in the woods off the road so my vehicle isn't targeted. Part of the downside of hunting right off a busy road I guess. :dunno:
Fix a flat
Spare clothing
Food
Water
Axe
Rope
Couple of big flashlights
Ice in ice chest
Target
First aid fire starter wind checker T.P. spare string and such is with me in my fanny pack or regular pack if it's cold and I need to carry extra clothes.
my trucks stuff stays in all year as well. i travel alot so my kits are inclusive enough that i can get out of most any situation and travel by foot for a week without worry.
I have a camelback packa that i stuff under my truck back seat that is fully loaded with everything i need for emergency situations and survival.
I also have a recovery bag to help if i get stuck.
Also have a full tool kit that i built. this tool kit is awesome and has full standard and metric sockets, wrenches, hex, torx, philips, flathead, side cutters, pliers etc. the tools fit in a small tool bag and stufs under my back seat.
Always have extra lights, lantern, knives, medicines etc in the truck. And a good saw. Always have about 4 gallons of water in the truck in small water bottles.
I have all my stuff in my truck.
But this year I have double of everything since my son is going to be with me a lot more. I tend to bring my bow inside every night
Besides a lot of the items mentioned above: my Whites DFX metal detector
Doe urine. My truck always seems to smell like doe pee by the end of the season...
MRE's for three days
Water and a Seychelle Pure Water Filter Straw
Svea 123 stove
3 flashlights and extra batteries
Clothes
2 man backback tent
Come Along Wench
100 rope
Fire Starter
Extra 5 gallon gas
Fuel tank patch
Oil pan patch and a gallon of oil
Extra full size tire
Extra quality compass ( Plus a couple cheap pin on's )
Extra knife and hatchet
Skeeter juice
Rain Gear
Tool Box ( Ratchets and wrenches and of course vice grips )
IFAK A-1 Med Kit
A few other odd's and end's like duct tape
All stuffed into a duffel just for any emergency. It's just pretty much our hurricane kit. I have one for each member of my family