Thread: Gear for a few days.

This one is sort of like another lens which connects the camera to the spotting scope.

A few more changes

Rifle - Sako Finnlight .260 with 3-12x50 PM2, stockpack, DPT over barrel suppressor, sling
4070

Pack - Exped Lightning 60
1131
Binoculars - Leica Geovids 10x42
1093
Atlas Bipod
367
Knife - Mercator
72
Sleeping bag + liner - Macpac Express 400, sea to summit silk liner
1030
Tent - Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2
1072
Sleeping mat - Exped Simlite XS
352
Jacket - Macpac Prophet AP lightweight
457
Waterproof pants - Earth Sea Sky
402
Waterbottle - 1 litre Keri juice bottle
47
Cooker, pot, cup, spork, bowl - mini macpac canister stove, titanium 750ml pot, sea to summit 500ml mug, sea to summit bowl, titanium spork
351
GPS - Garmin Etrex20
154
PLB - Oceansignal Rescueme
115
Emergency/useful gear - batteries, tape, space blanket, rifle cleaning gear, earplugs, fire starters, lighter, mini diamond steel, etc
394
First aid kit - crepe bandages, trauma bandage, bandaids, various drugs, tape, dressings
184
Truck key
11
Camera - lumix fz100
552
Tripod - slik
770
Small camera + tripod - replayXD 1080 mini, ultra pod
165
polyprop leggings
136
spare socks - icebreaker
56
towel - microfibre mini towel
106
beanie - icebreaker
43
neck gaiter
60
merino top - icebreaker 200
195
fleece - macpac
231
down jacket - macpac uber light
240
silky saw
104
polyprop gloves
36
headlamp - petzl
86
toilet paper
30
gas small can
214
dry bag (pack liner)
186
pack cover
115
ammunition (5 rounds)
132

10.69kg excluding food and rifle, getting to a pretty comfy weight

Nice. I ordered some silnylon and bits to make a single wall tent using trekking poles since I bought some $30 poles and liked them. They need another use to be worth taking so....
Got some patterns and what not to make my own goretex jacket too, something to do over winter.

How do you like the pack gimp, ive got one as well. like it so far

for cooking on a quick trip I just take a jetboil/cooker and pot equivalent and a spoon, and a cup

looking at a down jacket soon, but dunno whether it will get much use hunting , I guess mainly while sitting glassing/at camp

the Exped pack got a small hole in it, can't lean against rocks wearing it like the old macpac

did you shoot your pack Gimp?

Originally Posted by gimp

the Exped pack got a small hole in it, can't lean against rocks wearing it like the old macpac

Same, on a lighter Exped. I just used a poofter pad repair patch. Worked well.

The uberlight macpac down jacket is real warm for the weight and I paid a total of 70 dollars for it with my pro deal discount


I like the pack but I've only taken it on one trip so far, walked into Kiritaki hut in the Ruahines last weekend. It seems to handle weight and carry better than my Macpac Ascent despite weighing half as much, the real thing will be durability though.

I could leave my plastic mug and bowl at home and just use the titanium pot but I like having the extra gear for flexibility, can have a coffee while eating my oats in the morning etc

Gimp. How do you like the xpress 400 bag when it gets cold? I have one, havnt used below zero tho.

It seems good. The coldest I've used it in was in the upper Hunter at like 1600 meters, my tent etc froze, I was comfy. Will be taking it tahr hunting for the next 2 weeks so will report back with thoughts after that...

Need more ammo Gimp!

Originally Posted by Ginga

Need more ammo Gimp!

More than 5 in the rifle and 5 extra? gosh. usually just 1 does it

Originally Posted by gimp

More than 5 in the rifle and 5 extra? gosh. usually just 1 does it

Love it....one shot one kill.....

Cool thanks. I use mine in a biv bag. Should make it warmer.

Ok 5+5. Yep enough.