Backpacks

[CrookedArrow]

I like many of you carry one to the blind or for the hike. Sometimes I think I am over weighted with crap I do not need.

Other times I wish I had that in my pack. Yeah I know. I am not over nighting looking for elk in higher elevations. I also have a hydration pack in one of them but sometimes just carry water bottles.

I can never seem to have the correct items of what is essential for ONE day vs. too much weight for nothing I will use.

How do you decide what to take and what gets left behind??

[BrianL]

What always gets in the bag.

Binos
Range Finder
Extra release/ammo
Knife
TP or paper towels

Everything else is luxury items...


Weight and distance walked in to determine the rest. By the time I leave at the end of the trip I have to carry out everything in the UTV

[SCREAMINREELS]

For my pack and this is either hunting or hiking so things will be added depending on the situation but I'll always have
Headlamp
Multitool
Tiny first aid kit like individual triple antibiotic a couple different meds like Benadryl Tylenol individually packed etc
A few snacks like nuts or granola bars I can leave in there all year if I need to
A portable power source from my cell phone that will give me an extra charge
A little bit of 550 chord
Toilet paper
Then a very small kit like an Altoid can with miscellaneous like a lighter fire starter a little bit of duct tape Super Glue. Extra batteries for my headlamp

[Burnadell]

I like many of you carry one to the blind or for the hike. Sometimes I think I am over weighted with crap I do not need.

Other times I wish I had that in my pack. Yeah I know. I am not over nighting looking for elk in higher elevations. I also have a hydration pack in one of them but sometimes just carry water bottles.

I can never seem to have the correct items of what is essential for ONE day vs. too much weight for nothing I will use.

How do you decide what to take and what gets left behind??

I just look into my pack and decide what I want in there.

[Burnadell]

To be more specific, the first thing I decide I want in my backpack is toilet paper.

[BrianL]

I have always wonder why so many people carry stuff back only to haul it back that night and carry it back the next day. Get a ammo can or plastic box and leave it. If I know I'm coming back to the same blind, I leave 90+% of my stuff in the blind.

[breadman]

I was stuck out for two days about ten years ago , now I always make sure I have what I need if it happins again (better safe than sorry ) .

[Texans42]

TP
Puffy
Extra batteries and battery pack
Kill kit
Minimal first add
Firestarter
Rain jacket
Water purification (pills, squeeze or sawyer)
High calorie snacks
SOL emergency bivy
Phone
Inreach

[Dushon]

I was stuck out for two days about ten years ago , now I always make sure I have what I need if it happins again (better safe than sorry ) .

🧐You were stuck for 2 days in your deer blind? Story please lol


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[Pushbutton2]

Mine is not a back pack but a fanny pack I carry slung over my shoulder.
2 water jugs
Havalon w/extra blades
Bone Saw
Disposable gloves
Bug repellant
Headlamp
700 lumen flashlight - tracking light
Face mask & Gloves weather appropriate
Orange cap in the winter
Small 50 lumen flashlight - getting to and from blind in the dark
Extra battery for my Sniper Hawg Light

[Burnadell]

You girls have missed the point. Roy did not ask what you carry in your pack.

He wants to know how you decided what to take.

Discuss.

[100%TtId]

How do you decide what to take and what gets left behind??

What I take depends on how far I plan to get from my truck, my atv, and anyone else. And how long I MIGHT be out and the weather.

Basic first aid kit
Emergency kit
Snacks/drinks
In-field game recovery and processing as needed

^^ Always go in my pack.