New Items in the Elk Tool Kit?

[WapitiTalk1]

What have you added in 2014 already, and, what else do you plan on adding this year? I've grabbed a few items (more than I thought after I wrote these down):

1. Elk Mountain Gear Slip Systems with camo cover for blind setups, and, I heard today my butt is in the mail (cow butt slip cover, that is). Thanks Jeff.
2. First ever tree stand. Went with Slim9300's recommendation and got a Lone Wolf hang on with climbing sticks. Now, I just gotta get him out to the house to show me how the dang thing works.
3. Wyoming Saw (thanks to Elknut1).
4. Extreme Beam headlamp. I think for 30 bones, they're a solid deal.
5. New filter cartridge for my Katadyn Base Camp water filter. The cartridge died on an Idaho mountain last year. Contacted Katadyn and they sent me a new one; said they had some manufacturing problems with some of them.
6. Two compact IR WGI Game Cams I got on a great sale at Del's Farm Supply.

Wow, I better slow down so I can afford my tags What have you cats picked up, or, are planning on getting to throw in your elk tool kit?

[Jcberg26]

Vortex Razor 11-33x50 spotter (thanks Paul), and more importantly....merino underwear hahaa.

[Toby]

Vortex range finder and binocs.
New Elite Energy 32 bow.

Need to pick up anorexic pair of boots.

[newmrc]

New sleeping bag on order. Marmot col membrane. Froze my butt off sleeping above timberline last fall. Cashed in REI points to get a good deal.

Considering a spotting scope and a tripod. Not really sure if it would be worth the expense. Last season, our first, most of the elk we hunted we heard bugle. Do you backpacking hunters take a spotting scope in?

My son is looking at a new pack or pack system. He is going to buy a frame with suspension. Then strap a dry bag and a day pack to it for the hike in and use the day pack for hunting. Has anybody here done this and if so how did it work out? Thanks in advance. Ron

[zpd307]

rory, you are starting to sound like me two years ago when I first got ready for my first diy hunt! not really, I wished my list was that small back then..... this year will be easy peasy, although I did get a new string for the bow. money well spent.

[elkaholic]

Picked up a vortex rangefinder( thanks Paul)
First lite llano top
New arrows - easton axis.
3d target as the old one was going on 8 years.

Only thing left to get is packing the bags and loading the grub!!

IF I am fortunate enough to draw an elk tag I will pick up another trail cam...

[ericleep]

These topics are always deadly for me. I think I am all set until I start reading this and find new things I didn't even think about.

My current wish list is some ASAT camo, a Garmin Rino 550, and some new arrows.

[timberland]

Quality rain gear
0 degree mummy bag
new broadheads
montana decoy
vario filter
New to me Blue Widow backpack

I spent a good deal of $ getting stuff that I will need for a solo hunt in the next year or two because I can see our team petering out and I am going elk hunting every year with or without them

[rowdycwby1]

1.The main thing I'm buying this year is a new pack just have pick one of the 3 I've b as narrowed it down to.
2. A slip cover system from Jeff
3.a dozen arrows

[Fridaythe13th]

Last year was the big year for me
tent
cot
stove
cook tent
shower zodi
tons of new warm weather clothes (live in minnesota did not need)

This year not so bad
looking at new GPS
lighter boots with duct tape for feet
added a couple of shirts

down the road next couple of year
upgrade on bino
new truck

[Lefty]

a few things on my maybe list
one of the elk decoys
a big oversized sleeping bag that I feel comfortable in

[pointysticks]

New elite energy 35
New fly creek UL 1
New black diamond headlamp
Need merino boxers.
Gonna revamp all my elk calls.

[jmez]

New used bag, Western Mountaineering Alpinlite
New Range Finder Leupold Full Draw
New pack Kifaru Timberline 1, haven't decided if I'm keeping this yet, leaning toward selling it and going with a Stone Glacier Sky series
New arrow setup Full Metal Jacket Injexion with VAP Penetrator II insert/outsert
May get a new tent a Big Agnes Scout UL plus if I get one
Helinox chair that my wife gave me for Christmas, thanks ctdad!

[one_elk]

[quote="Phantom16"]What have you added in 2014 already, and, what else do you plan on adding this year? I've grabbed a few items (more than I thought after I wrote these down):

1. Elk Mountain Gear Slip Systems with camo cover for blind setups, and, I heard today my butt is in the mail (cow butt slip cover, that is). Thanks Jeff.
2. First ever tree stand. Went with Slim9300's recommendation and got a Lone Wolf hang on with climbing sticks. Now, I just gotta get him out to the house to show me how the dang thing works.

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First off I want to be part of this tree stand clinic as well, have a couple of tree stands but virtually no experience using them, but some great (at least in my opinion) places to put them just lots of questions….
Anyway new for this year, I guess I have to say I been at this along time so really have plenty of gear (and really haven’t found that new gear is correlated with increased success….but new gear is fun..) just need more time…
Anyway new for this year
another dozen arrows
maybe some first lite pants
maybe a smaller day pack…something around 2200 ci

[itsnlkthing]

New to bow hunting so I needed some lighter weight clothing: First Lite pants, First light top, rain gear, Full Curl pack system; half of Elknut's store <grin> still plan to pick up a decoy and broadheads

[itsnlkthing]

I also picked up Swede ' s book on tree stand hunting and highly recommend it.

[pointysticks]

New used bag, Western Mountaineering Alpinlite
New Range Finder Leupold Full Draw
New pack Kifaru Timberline 1, haven't decided if I'm keeping this yet, leaning toward selling it and going with a Stone Glacier Sky series
New arrow setup Full Metal Jacket Injexion with VAP Penetrator II insert/outsert
May get a new tent a Big Agnes Scout UL plus if I get one
Helinox chair that my wife gave me for Christmas, thanks ctdad!

I'm liking the stone glacier over my DT2, I think. I hate loose straps everywhere. Hate them.

[jmez]

The loose straps don't bother me. The lack of a functional load compression system is disappointing.