65 Days 11 Hours and 41 Minutes. That is the time we have left until archery season begins here in Utah. As I gear up for this years deer and elk hunt I have been looking a lot into the gear I use and how I can better prepare myself for the hunt that is quickly approaching.
The purpose of this blog post is to better familiarize you with some of the camping gear that we carry here at
BlackOvis.com, but also to share experiences with you so that you can learn from my mistakes. I also have a killer gear list to help you on this year's hunt, whether you will be backpack hunting in Alaska or spot and stalk hunting in Sonora.
"Last year while on the archery deer hunt in Central Utah, we got rained on pretty much every single day. Not just a little sprinkle here or there, but we are talking about torrential downpour each time we were in the field (make sure to get some
rain gear!) This lead to one thing... discouragement. It did not matter how much I practiced, how hard I trained, how many bow-hunting movies I watched to get pumped up. I was discouraged. Now I had 1 saving grace, 1 thing that helped me to keep going. My
Jetboil stove. A warm meal can really turn your spirits in an instance. With my
Jetboil, I was able to get a warm meal at least twice a day. With hot oatmeal in the morning and a hot
Mountain House meal in the field, it is what saved my hunt. Although I was not able to fill my tag, I did learn many valuable lessons along the way. 1 of which was the importance of my
Jetboil stove, but most importantly that I needed to upgrade almost all of my camping gear for next year's (now this year's) hunt."
CAMPING GEAR LIST
If you are ready to get serious about hunting, camping and backpacking here is a list I made of all of my favorite camping gear:
First off, a tent. You can't go wrong with any tents we carry, check out
Hilleberg,
Easton, and
Big Agnes tents for a solid camping tent.
A sleeping bag from
Big Agnes. I would recommend
this one. It's even on sale!
Sleeping Pad:
The Big Agnes Insulated Air Core is my pick. Check out more
HERE
Bear Protection from
Counter Assault. Check out the
Bear Fence!
GPS/Navigation from
Garmin, I like the new
Montana 650t
Coolers:
Grizzly Coolers
Water Filtration from
Katadyn
Cooking Stove from
Jetboil (Obviously!) My stove model:
JetBoil Flash Other Stoves and Accessories
HERE
Solar Panels from
Solio
Flashlights from
Surefire
Food from
Mountain House and
Alpine Aire. $1 off both right now on
BlackOvis.com
Trekking Poles for your hike.
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