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Ultra lightweight hunting ?
- Thread starter carverk
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good to go basic ultralight 4 season kit
It don't mean I'm giving up on the unimog, alpine outfitter 8 man tipi tent ,rokon,30 foot boat just opening new doors and new adventures booking a unguided sheep hunt next fall up in the Alberta Rockies by Hinton I don't want to have to use the Outfitters Wall tent better to be independent with my own Ultralight gear plus Haida Gwaii Elk and deer
possibly goat and caribou traveling light and fast wen needed
getting ready for early retirement from the Oil patch Going back to carving stone and a life of hunting and fishing and chasing weman sum budy need to shake the tepees
I will let you guys worry about the ass wipe hahaha
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7kgH3tSmmko&feature=youtu.be
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It don't mean I'm giving up on the unimog, alpine outfitter 8 man tipi tent ,rokon,30 foot boat just opening new doors and new adventures booking a unguided sheep hunt next fall up in the Alberta Rockies by Hinton I don't want to have to use the Outfitters Wall tent better to be independent with my own Ultralight gear plus Haida Gwaii Elk and deer
possibly goat and caribou traveling light and fast wen needed
getting ready for early retirement from the Oil patch Going back to carving stone and a life of hunting and fishing and chasing weman sum budy need to shake the tepees
I will let you guys worry about the ass wipe hahaha
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7kgH3tSmmko&feature=youtu.be
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb459/carverk2/image_18.jpg[/IMG]
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I have used the snugpac ionosphere and stratosphere a fair bit and like them. I find with these small tents / bivvies that bringing an ultralight tarp or even a poncho is necessary. I hate getting wet and do not like getting my bivy wet either. Once it is wet packing it up sucks. To get arpund this I set the bivy up under the tarp / poncho. That way everything stays dry and I also do not have to get dressed in the rain when I get up in the morning. you can put the poncho or tarp higher or lower depending on the severity of the weather.
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If you go with a hennessy hammock bring a stitched foam roll as a liner in your bag. Hammocks give #### all for insulation, so having a stitched foam roll (stitched to be a shallow canoe shape) will give you insulation and stop it from slipping out from under you. When not in use, you make a loose roll inside your backpack and use it like a stiffener to keep the bag standing up without your stuff in it - works really well for that and keeps you warm in the hammock. Doesn't weigh much either. Otherwise you'll be cold in the hammock, even in summer.
Big plus side to the hennessy's too is their large fly to keep rain off your gear and layout, letting you lay pretty much flat. Just need to tie off to something big enough that you won't sag down and touch ground
Big plus side to the hennessy's too is their large fly to keep rain off your gear and layout, letting you lay pretty much flat. Just need to tie off to something big enough that you won't sag down and touch ground
I don't think I'd spend the extra money on any high-end rifles when factory offerings from Remington (Model 7 or 700 Mountain SS), Winchester (Model 70 Extreme Weather), and a Tikka T3 would do. They all offer lightweight or "mountain" options that are every bit as accurate as higher-priced guns. As for caliber, 308 isn't bad. But I'd also consider 270, 280, 7mm-08, and the 260 or 6.5x55. All will take down Elk or Moose.
I was considering a new rifle but the real weight savings is in gear and is money well spent
for now I'm sticking with my sigle shot rifles with the weight saving in gear weight of rifle is les of a issue
Once I get all my ultralight gear I mite lock into a ultralight rifle
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Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Those guns are pounds heavier than a Kimber. Guys are paying $500 to lose a few ounces, makes a Kimber look bloody cheap.
I will probly wind up with a Kimber down the road after I gear up
there is no Point in getting a ultralight Kimber and packing a heavy pack but a ultralight gear and a Kimber is wicked basic kit with tent ,sleeping bag,and pack and ultralight rifle puts the basic package is well under 20 lbs with option to add a stove or packraft as needed
One serious walking around kit
I get the whole shedding weight thing, and while I have done very little mountain hunting I can certainly understand the allure of light kit when doing so based on even my limited experience.......
The only caveat, and it's not a deal breaker by any means, is don't expect to buy an ultralight rifle bench shoot it to desired zero and head out to the mountains because you feel you are a good shot.......
While I am a decent shot from field positions and practice extensively, a local friend of mine bought a kimber adirondack as a deer dogging rifle based on weight and handy proportions......... and I have to admit that thing humbled me..... I do pretty well with my ruger compact which, scoped, comes in at about 7 pounds, but I pulled that thing up on a 200 yard target and it was waving around like the queen on parade....... not discouraging anyone from buying one or offering a counter to Ardent's advice.... just feel you should plan to get very familiar with your rifle if you go the ultralight route..... not something you buy and break in a week before a hunt......
As a side note, I find it odd they named it the "adirondack"...... I live near the adirondacks and the mountains look like snowbanks compared to the mountains in BC and Colorado....... lol
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Yea agreed on the name, think it was alluding to the pack canoes, they also call ultralight solo canoes (15-30lbs) Adirondacks. But this is a real #### in the dark only other ultralight piece of kit I know that shares the name.
For me I actually find the lighter rifles much easier off hand, and where a Kimber shines for me! Definitely a try before you buy deal.
For me I actually find the lighter rifles much easier off hand, and where a Kimber shines for me! Definitely a try before you buy deal.
There comparable to a 22lr and any one that can shoot a 22 LR off hand shood have no problem with a Kimber Adirodack
They are both likely named after the mountain (hill) range... and most likely a marketing thing... heck of a lot more population around the Adirondack's than the Northern Rockies... familiarity to drive sales? Just a guess...
I agree, but not many try to shoot 22lr at 400 yards, which is a readily available shot in real mountain terrain......... and they almost never shoot that cal "when it counts"
It's not a knock on you or anyone else carverk......... just relating that the ultralight certainly humbled me as a shooter..........
I don't think anyone shood be shooting off hand past a 100 yards regardless of rifle
Ther is always a rock or stump or dropping to one knee or go prone ther is alway sumthing to rest a rifle on
Shooting off hand is for Close range work wen split-second makes a difference
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Man I thought you wher smarter than that Angus, the no1 rule in hammock camping is keeping warm, and by that I mean "kick ass under quilt" from arrowhead - get that part right and you are sleeping in heaven.....
The wife and I spend many nights a year in our hammocks....
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Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Likely would be comfortable in that setting, less than ideal in this. I'm hanging it in the first stunted trees at the tree line that will support my weight, and riding out mountain gusts well beyond hammock suitability. Used a good air cell under pad and there was just no way it was feasible equipment up there, though I was convinced it would be the ticket for the aforementioned reasons.
The seek outside BH 2 is a fourseason tent and meant to use a canoe paddle or a stick in the Center of the tent and is Just as light as a Hamic tent more room more protection from the elements
The best part of the seek outside BH2 is I got it used on EE Almost New and I payed $230 shipped
Ther is just a bit more material in my HB 2 tipi tent compared to poncho tarp or bivi but not much
Ho did I mention it's a Fourseason tent Haahaa
The best part of the seek outside BH2 is I got it used on EE Almost New and I payed $230 shipped
Ther is just a bit more material in my HB 2 tipi tent compared to poncho tarp or bivi but not much
Ho did I mention it's a Fourseason tent Haahaa
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