Lark Bunting
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- Sep 14, 2016
- 710
I am hoping that I draw my elk tag for a limited unit. This particular hunt will require a pack in a few miles and living like a homeless person for a week or so. I\'ve never backpacked before so I am going to practice a few times before I find myself with the challenges of hunting on top of the challenges of backpacking. In preparations I have begun collecting the required gear. I\'ve had on old external frame pack I bought off craigslist. I can use this for backpacking as well as packing out an elk, hopefully. I recently bought a barely-used tent, new(barely-used) sleeping bag, some titanium stuff, built a ground cloth last night, etc, etc. I\'ll need some dehydrated meals, a long spoon and need to figure out a good spot to \"test\" my backpacking prowess. I\'m going to start in the back yard first...maybe the basement. We\'ll see.
I just ordered a hammock. For $16.00 it was hard NOT to order the hammock.
I\'m not interested in sleeping per se in the hammock but it sounds relaxing while in camp. It\'s 12 oz. I know, grams = ounces = pounds. I see one quick way to reduce weight and it\'s the SST \"S\" hooks on either end. I have aluminum carabiners that hold a hell of a lot more than myself. I\'ll replace the \"S\" hooks with those. I also have an old sun shade I had on my deck which is the ripstop nylon, water proof, and I may just convert that into a tarp to bring.
I\'m having a lot of fun sorting through all the gear. I also pride myself on finding deals on the classifieds. It\'s a bit therapeutic weighing all the stuff and deciding if saving a couple ounces here or there is worth losing out of functionality. I don\'\'t see myself getting into the ultralight stuff as I\'m prepared to justify the titanium cookware so I can bring a 750 of whiskey with me. I\'m not drilling holes in my toothbrush handle either.
I\'m planning my first overnight adventure for a couple weeks. I am excited. My wife has asked if she could come along as she\'s seen me really getting into something wholesome. I ordered her a hammock today and have an extra pack for her to use that I got for free off some local facebook classified site. I\'ll let her use my old sleeping bag and I\'ll have to carry a second sleeping pad for her since the others are pretty large.
Considering the nature of our relationship I hope the first outing goes well. We shall see. Wish me luck.
I just ordered a hammock. For $16.00 it was hard NOT to order the hammock.
I\'m not interested in sleeping per se in the hammock but it sounds relaxing while in camp. It\'s 12 oz. I know, grams = ounces = pounds. I see one quick way to reduce weight and it\'s the SST \"S\" hooks on either end. I have aluminum carabiners that hold a hell of a lot more than myself. I\'ll replace the \"S\" hooks with those. I also have an old sun shade I had on my deck which is the ripstop nylon, water proof, and I may just convert that into a tarp to bring.
I\'m having a lot of fun sorting through all the gear. I also pride myself on finding deals on the classifieds. It\'s a bit therapeutic weighing all the stuff and deciding if saving a couple ounces here or there is worth losing out of functionality. I don\'\'t see myself getting into the ultralight stuff as I\'m prepared to justify the titanium cookware so I can bring a 750 of whiskey with me. I\'m not drilling holes in my toothbrush handle either.
I\'m planning my first overnight adventure for a couple weeks. I am excited. My wife has asked if she could come along as she\'s seen me really getting into something wholesome. I ordered her a hammock today and have an extra pack for her to use that I got for free off some local facebook classified site. I\'ll let her use my old sleeping bag and I\'ll have to carry a second sleeping pad for her since the others are pretty large.
Considering the nature of our relationship I hope the first outing goes well. We shall see. Wish me luck.
