1 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: As a guide and hunter, I've spent thousands of days 2 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: in the field. This show is about translating my hard 3 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: won experiences into tips and tactics they'll get you closer 4 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: to your ultimate goal success in the field. I'm Remy Warren. 5 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: This is cutting the Distance. Welcome back to the podcast. Everyone. 6 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: This week is gonna be a little bit different because 7 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: this week is going to be all about gear. I 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: think if you get a bunch of hunters in a 9 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: room together, uh, first, they're probably gonna talk about some 10 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: of their hunting stories, share stories of hunts or recent 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: hunts or other things that they've done, and then the 12 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: conversation always tends to go toward gear. Gear that they like, 13 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: gear that they don't like, gear that they want to 14 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: try or want to buy. It's just, for some reason, 15 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: is in hunter's DNA to talk about gear. And I 16 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: think it's because there's so much good gear and gear 17 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: so integral to what we do. There's a lot of 18 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: good gear out there that helps us be more successful, 19 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: be more comfortable. Um, and there's a lot of gear 20 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: out there that you know is really good, and there's 21 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: a lot of gear out there that it's not so 22 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: good and It's just something that we like to talk about. 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: We like to see what everybody else is using. We 24 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: like to talk about what we like, what we don't like, 25 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: and I am no different. So this year, I've decided 26 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: to make a top gear of list. I'm gonna be 27 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: running through all my favorites and all the things that 28 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: I got to try, things that I like, and why 29 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: I like them. Now I feel very, very fortunate because 30 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: when it comes to gear, I get to try a 31 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: lot of stuff. For some of the magazines that I 32 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: write for, I get to sample gear for um just 33 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: various things. I work with a lot of companies very 34 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: closely through partnerships and sponsorship type things, but also just 35 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: get to try a lot of different product lines and 36 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: other things to sample some stuff I really like, some 37 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: stuff I don't like. But generally the stuff that I 38 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: don't like, it's not even necessarily worth talking about for 39 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: the most part. But for me personally, I've always been 40 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: the type of person that when it comes to picking 41 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: out gear, I have the philosophy that I'd rather buy 42 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: it once and use it forever. I really like high 43 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: quality gear that I know is gonna last a long time, 44 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: that's going to get the job done. And I also 45 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: am very cognizant of the fact that my uses for 46 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: gear might not be the same uses as other people. 47 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: You know, I've professionally guided pretty much my entire adult life, 48 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: and I'm using these things day in day out as 49 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: part of my job. But also, you know, you're using 50 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: it every day, so I really demand some of the best. Um, 51 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: I understand that maybe for a week long hunt or 52 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: something that might not necessarily be necessary, but also I 53 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: think that there is something to be said for how 54 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 1: having gear that gets the job done. I'm a really 55 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: big proponent of that. Now, good gear doesn't necessarily mean 56 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: it's the most expensive, but it does mean that it's 57 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: high quality, it does the job, it works really well. 58 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: Now for me, I get to try a lot of 59 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: different stuff, and which is awesome because I work with 60 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: a lot of companies. I always think it's good to 61 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: just disclose, like, yes, I am sponsored by some companies, 62 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: and I do get to try a lot of different things, 63 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: so I can be very well versed in all things 64 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: gear because I get to try so much different stuff, 65 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: and I get to kind of report back and say, Okay, 66 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: here's what I liked about this here's what I think 67 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: is really good at this price point. You know, I 68 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: think that that's something to just kind of keep in mind. 69 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: It's not like nobody's paying me to say these things. 70 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: These are just kind of my own opinions, and I 71 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: just kind of like to lay it out there that, yes, 72 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: I am sponsored by a lot of these companies, but also, 73 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, that's because I choose to work with them, 74 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: because I seek out things that I already like and 75 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: use and find as good quality gear, and then end 76 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: up building these working relationships with these companies as well. 77 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: So that's kind of my stance on it. You know, 78 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: take it as you will. I just think it's always 79 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: good to disclose that kind of stuff. And then also, 80 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's really nice because I might be working 81 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: with a certain company, but I also get to try 82 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: a lot of their products within that company. And I 83 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: say that whenever I do these gear things, because I 84 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: think it's good to know where I'm coming from. But 85 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: on this gear list in particular, there's a lot of 86 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: things UM companies that I work with, and then some 87 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: of that's just completely random stuff for other stuff that 88 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: I've tried, other stuff that I've sampled, UM I get 89 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: sent sample things for the magazines and other things like 90 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: I mentioned, So some of this stuff just also just 91 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: who knows where it comes from, just cruising Amazon and 92 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: being like, oh, this looks nice. There's a lot of 93 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: that in here as well. We might as well just 94 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: jump in. I know that sometimes when I start talking gear, 95 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: I could talk this could be a forty four hour 96 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: podcast and then we'd just be barely scratching the surface. 97 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: And I could probably and then we can move from 98 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: the first one. But I figured if we do kind 99 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 1: of like a best of that's going to be the 100 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: best way to kind of showcase some of the things 101 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: that piqued my interest this year, some things that I 102 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: was really excited about. And I think there's some cool 103 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: stuff in here that you know, especially coming around that 104 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: time holiday season, this might be a really good kind 105 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: of gift guide. I always get these messages from people who, um, 106 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: it might be like husband listens to it, and his 107 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: wife and kids listen to it all the time. The 108 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: wife and kids don't hunt, but they'll be like, hey, 109 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: I listened to every one of your podcasts. Any suggestions 110 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: on something from my husband? So this this is for 111 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: you as well. So This is for the hunter and 112 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: the non hunter. This might be the perfect gift guide 113 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: for those of you, uh, if you've got someone in 114 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: your family that's really hard to buy for. It kind 115 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: of has everything you might be able to glean some 116 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: tips out of here. Let's start with the best of optics. 117 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: I know optics for me personally, the way that I hunt, 118 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: that's one of the categories that I would say is 119 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: really integral to success, something that's very important. I work 120 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: with Vortex Optics, so I got to try a lot 121 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: of stuff in their product lines. If we're gonna talk 122 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: about binoculars for me, I think that this year the 123 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: ones that really stood out would be the ten by 124 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: forty two razor u h D s. Now, that's their 125 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: top of the line, highest in binocular I know in 126 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: the past, you guys you've probably heard me talk about 127 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: liking twelve by fifty binoculars. But these u h D 128 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: s are super super, I don't know, just like really 129 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: easy on the eyes, really clear, really crisp. They're a 130 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: little bit heavier than the regular razors, so the weight savings, 131 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: but I think that the quality over the weight is 132 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: kind of worth it. They're similar shape and design, but 133 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: just a little bit you know, I actually haven't read 134 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: the specs on it, but they just feel a little 135 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: bit heavier to me. It might just be of a 136 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: different glass in there or whatever. I originally went with 137 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: the twelve by fourty two is just because they fit 138 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: a little bit better in in my favorite by no 139 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: Harness it. Then I just kind of like fell in 140 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: love with them and can't part with them. So I've 141 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: been rocking the ten by forty two u h D 142 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: s and I think it's the best class of four 143 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: Texas come out with so far. Um it is their 144 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: highest then binocular. But for me, you know, using it 145 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: day in and day out, I really really really like them. 146 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: One other thing that I did try though this year 147 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: was the Diamondback fifty fifty six is now that's they're 148 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: more mid price optic and I think it's really it's 149 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: actually pretty smart choice on there. And but I used 150 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: it pretty much all of a Springbury season because a 151 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: lot of sitting glassing. They're a little bit lighter weight, 152 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: but the clarity and quality of them was really surprising, 153 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: like really decent, really good, especially for the price they 154 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: actually are. H D as well, I think it's fills 155 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: a good niche between having those like higher power binoculars, 156 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: but not wanting to spend that primary binocular price. So 157 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: the binoculars you got every day around your neck. You know, 158 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: when I'm thinking about higher power optics, I call them 159 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: my bag bag knocks because They're going to be in 160 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: my backpack and I'm gonna get up sit glass somewhere 161 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: overlooking area and then put them away when I'm done, 162 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: or maybe drive to a glass knob like a short 163 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: walk from there. So it's kind of a good price 164 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: point where you can get into having that type of 165 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: binocular where you can sit because it's so much easier 166 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: on your eyes and better for glassing than staring through 167 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: the spotting scope, which is more magnification. But for a 168 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: lot of hunts man, I just almost prefer high powered binoculars. 169 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: I can kind of verify what I'm looking at if 170 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: I need that verification, as long as I'm not trying 171 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: to like really nitpick the animals that I'm looking at. 172 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: Score wise, I just need okay it's legal or yeah, 173 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: it's a mature representation. I can tell from here because 174 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: having both eyes open and just scanning off a tripod 175 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: with the high powered binoculars is is a nice way 176 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: to do it, and I think sometimes for backcountry hunting, 177 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: I've actually taken those, you know, just go with higher 178 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: power binoculars and kind of forego the spotting scope. But 179 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: um spotting scope still is extremely handy. And I did 180 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: also try out the Diamondback hd UH spotting scopes. I 181 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't say they're cheap, but I wouldn't say they're expensive 182 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: as far as spotting scopes go, and it's really good 183 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: like bang for your buck. They're around five that five range, 184 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: still still not cheap, but um really high quality for 185 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: the price. Because when you're talking about spotting scopes, I 186 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: mean you can go up to the kind of the 187 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: skies the limit when it comes to glass, and you know, 188 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: as they say, well you normally get like the more 189 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: you pay, the better it is. But I think some 190 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 1: optics there's kind of this happy medium where it's good 191 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: enough and you don't really necessarily need to go that 192 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: extra bit more or you know, it's not in the budget, 193 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:55,599 Speaker 1: but if you can afford this, then you're going to 194 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: be very very very very happy with it. And not 195 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: that it's not big purchase as well, but I think that. Um, 196 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: I'm really impressed with it. I've like, actually, I was like, okay, 197 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: it's a little bit lighter than some of the more 198 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: expensive stuff as well, so I kind of like that 199 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: that little weight saving. So I think it's just something 200 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: to look into if you're looking for optics. Those I 201 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: was really happy with those. The one optical piece that 202 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: knocked it out of the park for me the Razor 203 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: LHT rifle Scope Light Hunter Tactical. Hands down the best 204 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: rifle scope I've ever used. It has everything that I like. 205 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it's kind of like they designed the scope 206 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: particularly for me, and they may have I don't know, 207 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 1: you know, every time I talked to him, like you 208 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 1: guys design that scope from me, right, you know, because 209 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: they know that I like the scope that I've liked 210 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: before and just has the features now that I just 211 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: wanted in a scope. I mean, it's really really good 212 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: optical clarity. I really like the radical in it. Um 213 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: it's got also kind of a light up radical. It's 214 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: super lightweight but has all the tactical features as well. 215 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: So it's got one thing that I think is absolutely 216 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: necessary for a hunting for Like, a feature that I 217 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: really like is a locking turrets. UM. I like an 218 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: m O A scope, So this one has got locking elevation, 219 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: capped windage. It's perfect. It's everything that I've ever asked 220 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: in a scope. It also has like easy to do 221 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: zero stop. It's easy to adjust because I'm actually like, 222 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: when I go somewhere, I'll get out like let's say 223 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm going on a trip actually this week. I just 224 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: shot my gun at the range yesterday. When I get there, 225 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be different elevations everything. I like to set 226 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: my ballistics for where I'm at and the temperature and 227 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: everything like that. So I'll just actually recite that scope, 228 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: pull that top cap off, reset my zero stop, and boom, 229 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: I'm good to go there. And it takes me two seconds. 230 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: You know, it's like super easy. I love everything about 231 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: the scope. It's if you were to ask me what's 232 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: the best scope ever made right now, I would say 233 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: Vortex rasor l h T. That's definitely got my name 234 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: all over it. I guess since we're talking about scoti, 235 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: might as well talk about guns. The best gun of 236 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: best one that I used, I would say I really 237 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: liked the Saco Carbon light. UM. I like a light gun. 238 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,959 Speaker 1: I got it in six five and I if you've 239 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: listened to me talk, you know that my favorite caliber 240 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: is a three short mag and I would have got it. 241 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: It's like, how many three short mags because a guy 242 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: need um, I don't know, it's just like every everything 243 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: to be three in a short. But they didn't make 244 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: this one in three short, and I liked the features 245 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 1: of it, so I went with the six five cream More. 246 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: You know, I've shot six five cream More a lot. 247 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: I don't think it's like the best caliber ever made, 248 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: but I don't think it's bad either. Um, it's great 249 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,599 Speaker 1: for for a lot of different things. And on a 250 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: cariboo with it this year, uh dear cow elk, everything 251 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: was one shot awesome. So the thing I really like 252 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 1: about the gun just like the ergonomics adjustable trigger. It's 253 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: just super comfortable, super lightweight, definitely definitely a really high 254 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: quality gun, super accurate. So I definitely liked that. And 255 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: I guess let's go on to the best suppressor of 256 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:23,960 Speaker 1: the best suppressor of I'm gonna have to say, hands down, 257 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 1: sure Fire Titanium. I got it in thirty cow that way, 258 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: I put it on everything, so it's um, it's pretty sweet. 259 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: It's a lightweight. I've got it currently on that Socco 260 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: Carbon Light six five, but I got thirty cow so 261 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: I can just put it on pretty much any rifle 262 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: that I own. You can put a break on your gun, 263 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: and then it's got a quick thread adapter to go 264 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: over your muzzle brake. I know some people think that 265 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: those might not be as accurate because well, you don't 266 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,559 Speaker 1: know if it's seated same, but the brakes are indexed 267 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,719 Speaker 1: on there. It's got like this um so that you 268 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,599 Speaker 1: kind of put it on the same every time a 269 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: little index thing on the break threatens on and just 270 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: like essentially a full or half turn kind of thing 271 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,359 Speaker 1: seats it on there. I've had no problems with accuracy 272 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: with it. Actually kind of increased the accuracy on some 273 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: of the other guns that I've put it on. And 274 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: it's it's awesome. It it does a good job making 275 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: you know, it takes the crack out of the rifle, 276 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: protects your ears a little bit, and also takes a 277 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: little bit of jump out of the rifle. It's really 278 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: nice because you can squeeze off that round and you're 279 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: still on target. Even if on higher magnification. You can 280 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: watch the impact, and it's really nice if you're hunting alone, 281 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: um or even hunting with other people, it's nice to 282 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: have that not blow your drums out like a regular 283 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: break does. So that one, that one's been good. UM, 284 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: I think I got it took me you know, everybody 285 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: asks questions about the suppressors and other things. It didn't 286 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: take me that long to get my tax stamp for it. 287 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: I think it was kind of right around COVID and 288 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: I thought, man, is gonna take forever. This is a bummer, 289 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: I think. I. Let's see. I sent in my paperwork 290 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: in March and got it around September, so it wasn't 291 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: actually too bad. Um. I don't know what the weight 292 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: times are like now, but uh, if it's something you're 293 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: thinking about, highly highly suggests getting one. Uh most states 294 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: it's legal to hunt with. So that's kind of a 295 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: that was like a fun purchase for myself this year 296 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: that um Man, I really really like that one. I 297 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: actually got a couple of them because I was like, 298 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: I tried a couple of different ones, but that one 299 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: was hands down better than the other ones that I 300 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: that I got, So I was really impressed with that. 301 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: Since we're still talking about firearms here, and we'll get 302 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: into some bow stuff here shortly. The best AMMA of 303 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: it's got to be Terminal Ascent, Federal Terminal Ascent. I've 304 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: had really really good luck with it, and for me, 305 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: bullet choice is huge because I'm looking for something with 306 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: good BC, looking for something that I think I kind 307 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: of talked about this earlier, but looking for something that 308 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: also has good killing power, like you it needs if 309 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: it's used for hunting. So I started getting kind of 310 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: disenfranchised of some ammo that's like it was more target 311 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: ammunition that they're selling his hunting ammunition that didn't perform 312 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: like hunting ammunition. There's a lot of manufacturers doing that, 313 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: and it was just really irking me a little bit. 314 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: And this is performing like target ammunition, but on game 315 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 1: is definitely having that knockdown power that controlled expansion, like 316 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: from a short range to a long range. So I'm 317 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: pretty stoked on that. Actually. Just I just cited my 318 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: three short in with it um yesterday and uh man, 319 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: it was like just a sub m away group two yards. 320 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: I was less than in I would say less than 321 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: an inch for sure, five shot group two with it. 322 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: So I'm like, all right, that's awesome. And it was 323 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: out of a gun that was a little bit finicky 324 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: with some other AMMO. So that's nice because I spent 325 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: a lot of I mean, I did a lot of 326 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: round testing and it likes it, so that's nice. Um. 327 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: But then I've also hunted a lot with it this year. 328 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: You know, out of my six five and everything, I've 329 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: shot one shot drop like dead. That's what you want 330 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 1: in hunting AMMO, and so it's been pretty good. We 331 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: took it on a caribou hunt and I think three 332 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: out of the four caribouer shot with that same Ammo, 333 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:33,239 Speaker 1: same rifle actually, and then a couple of wolves and 334 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: deer and uh elk, cow elk and the cow it was. 335 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: You know, it's just perfect four yards lined up shot, 336 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: drop dead kind of thing. And that's what you like, 337 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 1: That's what you want your AMMO to do. That's what 338 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: you want your shots to do. So very very happy 339 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: with that this year. That definitely gets an award from me. 340 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: Let's go into some bow stuff. I think the best bows. 341 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:01,719 Speaker 1: Let's do best bows of I mean, I'm a Prime shooter. 342 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: I worked with Prime. I've been shooting Primes for a 343 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: long time. Their new Nexus bow I like a lot 344 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: better than the Black. I think that there was some 345 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: things that I didn't necessarily like about the Black as much, 346 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: but have been like it wasn't a bad bow by 347 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 1: any means. But this Nexus bow, I think is just 348 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: a step up from it, And so I'm pretty stoked 349 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: on that. I haven't got a lot of hunting time 350 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: in with it, but what I've used it for so far, 351 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,239 Speaker 1: I'm pretty stoked on. I'm also kind of just one 352 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: of those people that I get a bow that I 353 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: still really love the synergy. It's an old boat. I 354 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: don't even they don't make them anymore, but damn did 355 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: I love that do? I still love that bow. I'm 356 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: just one of those people though, with bows, I get 357 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: super sentimental. If I have like a great year with it, 358 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: then um, it's hard for me to switch bows. I've 359 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 1: always been and I'm like that with rifles as well. 360 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: Like I like to name them, I like to spend 361 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: time with them. You know, you carry something around for 362 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: so long, and it's just one of those things like 363 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: I don't like to each guns all the time. I 364 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: don't like to switch bows all the time. Um, I'm 365 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: pretty sentimental when it comes to I don't even know 366 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: if it's sentimental. It's just you get used to it. 367 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: It's like you carry it through the mountains for a 368 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: certain amount of time and you have a good season 369 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: and you're just like, let's keep these good times rolling, man, 370 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 1: you know, and you keep that. I don't know what 371 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: it is. I'm sure there's a lot of people like that. 372 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: I'd probably still be shooting. I don't even know if 373 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: they still like if you could keep a bow up forever, 374 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 1: I probably just keep shooting the same bows that I've 375 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: always shot. Um. But that I say that, and then 376 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 1: I get a new one and I'm like, oh, there's 377 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: things that I really really like about this new bow. 378 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: So I definitely think that the nexus takes you know, 379 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 1: I've shot I actually got to shoot quite a few 380 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: bows this year, so UM, that one I really enjoyed. UM. 381 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: But like I said, I haven't got like hunt time 382 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: with it yet. So as of right now, just shooting 383 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: it out of the box, um, hands down, I'm pretty 384 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: stoked on it. Uh, But I guess I don't know 385 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: if I always like to just hunt with it and 386 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: then come back and give another report. So I'm sure 387 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: if I if I like it out of the box, 388 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: it's gonna hunt well. I've never had one that I 389 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: didn't like out of the box. Um not hunt well 390 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: and pretty good about deciphering that. So pretty stoked on that. 391 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: That's I mean, that's the one to look out for 392 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: for sure. Um. It's really there's a lot of things 393 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: I really like about it so far. Like it's pretty quiet, Um, 394 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: it's super dead in hand, things that I kind of 395 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: look for in a bow, um, especially for like Western hunting, 396 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: when you're in the mountains and everything's kind of already 397 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 1: unstable bow, it's easy to just hold on that spot 398 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: and then something that you know doesn't really have a 399 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 1: lot of knock travel because you know you've got if 400 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: you're twisted at a weird angle or whatever. You just 401 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: want every shot, no matter the angle you're shooting at 402 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: or whatever, to just go right where you want it. Um. 403 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: So that's been fun. Uh this year too, I kind 404 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: of want to just get back to the basics a 405 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,360 Speaker 1: little bit. You know, it's been so long since I well, 406 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say it's so long. Every year I hunt 407 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 1: with a trad bow, but I don't necessarily always film it. 408 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: This year I just decided to go like old school, 409 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: bust out my Montana longboat. It's a bare long bow. 410 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: I think I got it at cabela Is like quite 411 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: a few years back, use like the Cabella's credit card 412 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: points and got this thing is like maybe three D 413 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 1: bucks or something like that. Had a lot of fun 414 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: with that this year, you know, just kind of getting 415 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: back to shooting the trad bow. Why I shoot him 416 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: a lot all the time. But um then a friend 417 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: of mine came out this year with his He had 418 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: a recurve a stalker stick bow, and that thing is 419 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:44,479 Speaker 1: just like an absolute work of art, handmade like beautiful wood. 420 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: And so I'm like, okay, I need one of these. 421 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: And I actually just got a stalker stickbow too. So 422 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: if you're looking for something that's like absolutely the best, handmade, 423 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: just like beautiful piece of hunting art. I'm gonna hunt 424 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: with the stick bow and allow Aska this week, and 425 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: then I'm gonna come back and help my mule your 426 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: tag with that Nexus Prime. So those are two hunts 427 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: that I'm really really looking forward to here coming up 428 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 1: and hopefully get first harvest with a couple of new bows. 429 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: Nothing better than breaking in a new bow on a hunt. 430 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: So much fun. Oh yeah, those will be my hunting 431 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: partners for the next couple of years, hopefully. I like 432 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: how I talk about bows and guns like people. I'm 433 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: just a special type. It's okay. You can continue to listen. Packs. 434 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. You can't talk about gear and not talk 435 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: about packs. Packs, I would say, is probably the most 436 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: talked about piece of gear. Because anything that's uncomfortable and 437 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: somebody can make it comfortable, or a task that's hard 438 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: and somebody makes it just a slightly a little bit easier, 439 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: that's a good piece of gear. The pack, I mean, 440 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: I used Stone Glacier. I work with them a lot. 441 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: This year I used the sky on the X curve frame. 442 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: Really really solid pack. I mean there's many many packouts 443 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: that I had. The heaviest pack out that I had 444 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: in that pack this year was a hundred and sixty 445 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: five pounds I think for I don't know, a really 446 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: long ways. I mean we started I started walking, it 447 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: was daylight and I ended up at three in the 448 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: morning getting back. It was it was a slog for sure, 449 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: but that pack really held together. I had stuff strapped 450 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 1: everywhere to that thing I had. When you talk about 451 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: awkward weight. I had caribou rack over the top just 452 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: trying to balance this thing velvet sluffing. I ended up 453 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 1: just ripping all the velvet off because it was hit 454 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: me in the face and stinking and just I didn't 455 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: have enough room in the pack. That was the only trouble. 456 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: So I think, um, not that the pack isn't huge, 457 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: and that's not I mean, like, you don't need to 458 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: put that much weight. I don't know why I like 459 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: to load my packs down so much. I just didn't 460 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: want to have to go back for a second trip, 461 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 1: but I ended up ferrying a lot of stuff anyways. Um, 462 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: next sure I might actually try like a little bit, 463 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: maybe go like the sixty nine or you know, because 464 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: they shrink down too, But pretty dangn good for multi 465 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: day trips and like carrying out lots of meats, So 466 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: that that one gets my stamp of approval on that 467 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: for sure. This is something that I hadn't uh used 468 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: before and didn't even really know existed. But it's the 469 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:25,439 Speaker 1: Gerber freescape saw. I like to do those boning cuts lately, 470 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: and so I'm like, Okay, a little bit extra weight 471 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: to carry a saw is fine, And I've been using 472 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: like these Exo mood knife. So it's got a little 473 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: saw in it as well. It's like a three you 474 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: can they all kind of clipped together, but it's just 475 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: more of like a skeletonized fixed blade knife. You know. 476 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 1: For a long time I did the whole replaceable blade thing, 477 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: and I think those are really nice. But something about 478 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: just having like a solid fixed blade knife that I 479 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:50,880 Speaker 1: just like, you know, I like to get in there 480 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: and um, it's just nice to have like a solid blade. 481 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: So I've been using solid knives a lot more recently. Um, 482 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: And that Exo it does have a saw, but then 483 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: this free Scape saws more of like a I hope 484 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: they still make it. It folds like it's a wood saw, 485 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: but the blade folds into itself. So you know those 486 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: old like white pack what are they called saws of 487 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: wyoming or I can't remember what they were, but it's 488 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 1: like this in this kit and you have the saw 489 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: blade and you three pieces that you put together in 490 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: a handle and you tighten the blade. This is like 491 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: that style saw, but it folds out. It's pretty incredible. 492 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 1: I wish I'd known about it sooner. That one. That 493 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: was like good surprise for this year. I liked that. See, 494 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: oh we talked about packs, so we got to talk 495 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 1: about boots. Um. I tried a lot of boots this year. Actually, 496 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 1: I thought that was like one of my things. I 497 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 1: was like, I kept I figured, Okay, I'm just gonna 498 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: I had some boots that I hadn't broken in yet. 499 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: I really beat my feet up on some of these 500 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:56,399 Speaker 1: hard soul boots. Man, the breaking period on some boots 501 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: is horrible. But once they're past that breaking period, you're like, Okay, 502 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: now I'm riding nice. My two favorite pairs that I tried, 503 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 1: I would say the snays bare tooths really really nice. 504 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: This type of boot I like full leather boot um. 505 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 1: The souls a little more flexible on those, so the 506 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: breaking period was not very bad on that. And then 507 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: the other one that I really liked that I'd never 508 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: tried before was the crispy nevadas Um. Those ones are 509 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: good too, and I'd heard a lot of good things 510 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: about that. I have a lot of friends and stuff 511 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,120 Speaker 1: that wear those boots. My brother wears those boots. Um, 512 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: a lot of guys that I hunt with like those. 513 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: I'm really glad I got to try those this year 514 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: that those are really enjoyable to hunt in a little 515 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: bit stiffer soul, but also like really good ankles support, 516 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: really durable. I was pretty pumped on both those pairs 517 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: of boots this year. Those are those both get awards 518 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: I got kind of like a couple of different I 519 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: just did three tents in here, because you know, you 520 00:26:56,840 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 1: gotta have your your packable backpacking tent. Um Stone Glacier, 521 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 1: the Skyscraper two person. That's hands down the best tent 522 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 1: I've ever owned. Um that's like just for everything. It's 523 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: a two person tent, but I carry it solo most 524 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:13,399 Speaker 1: of the time. There's a lot of room in it. 525 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 1: I've taken it on a lot of trips in like 526 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: winter from winter camping. I would consider it a four 527 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: season tent for sure. It's really nice. But then this 528 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: year I also did a lot of early season stuff 529 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: and just like some kind of what i'd call like 530 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: Bonzaye trips or just like BIV whacking and going. And 531 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: I used their u l T like their ultra light tent. 532 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: It sets up with your trekking polls. It was nice 533 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: because I could keep a little bit of rain off. 534 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: Not Um definitely not I wouldn't consider it like a 535 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 1: four season tents, more early season tent. But it's so light, 536 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: it's like stuffed down to nothing. It's just essentially a 537 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: nice little tarp tent style. But um man, that was nice. 538 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 1: And then in Alaska this year a tent that I've 539 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: used a lot, just if you've got a lot of 540 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 1: people and you're flying in or horse packing in. Um 541 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: pretty decent price and like pretty durable. The Cabella's outfit 542 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: or six man that's like kind of a gold standard. 543 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: I just wish it had two vegetables. Maybe they make 544 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: them now. This one's old. I wanted it like a 545 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,919 Speaker 1: Wild Sheep Foundation silent auction or something. Got it like 546 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: a silent auction something like that. But it was really good. 547 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: We had how many people really have the thing? Four people? 548 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: It's a sixth man tent. If four is pretty damn snug, 549 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,400 Speaker 1: I would go more than that. Um but it worked 550 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 1: out pretty solid. We had a little bit of inclement 551 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: weather and it was good. Let's go into the best 552 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: of electronics. One thing. I think this is actually the 553 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: coolest thing that I got to test this year, and 554 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: I'm actually wearing it right now. I would never consider 555 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,479 Speaker 1: myself a watch guy many moons ago. I used to 556 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 1: wear a sunto watch a lot um and that was 557 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: way before smartphones and all these other things. And then, um, 558 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: they stopped kind of making the battery for the one 559 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: that I had, and it was an awesome watch at 560 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: the time. It had altitude, a little bit of barametric pressure. 561 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: Obviously it's told time. And then I just kind of 562 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: stopped wearing a watch. And then I recently got the 563 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: Garment Delta Tactics watch and I was like, I'm not 564 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: really a watch person. I haven't taken the thing off 565 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: since I've got it. Absolutely love it. It's the Tactics 566 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: Delta Solar. I wear it every day now and it's 567 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: one of those things I'm like, I didn't know I 568 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: needed it, and now I have one. I hope I 569 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: don't have to give this back. I've tested it for 570 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: a long time now. It's pretty damn awesome and I 571 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 1: would definitely buy it if I do have to give 572 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: it back. I've just like enjoyed the heck out of it. 573 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: A couple of the features on it. Every time. Every 574 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: time it's like like, sit down, I have to tell 575 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: someone about my watch and how cool it is. But 576 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: it's got a by ballistics curves in it, so I 577 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: can just put in my ballistic data right there, my 578 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: dope chart just on my watch. I've got my drop 579 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: compensation all that. It also has full GPS capability. It's 580 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: got a little bit of solar charging. The battery lasts 581 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: for a long time. Um. I actually lost the charger 582 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: and ordered a couple more off Amazon recently. I think 583 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: it was like thirty days ago that I lost the charger, 584 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: so I still got eleven days left. Um. It's got 585 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 1: the altimeter shows your steps every day, which is nice. One. 586 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: The feature that I used probably more than anything the 587 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: sunrise sunset table on there. That's pretty rad man. And 588 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: then just like not having to waste the batteries in 589 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: your in your phone for a backcountry alarm. So this 590 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: thing has just been money. I think it's a pretty solid. 591 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: Like if you're looking for a really good upper end 592 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: gift for somebody that kind of has everything, this one's 593 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: hard to beat. I'm pretty stoked. On another couple of 594 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 1: pieces of electronics. Uh oh, the in Reach many that 595 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: thing's awesome. I upgraded this year from the used to 596 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: be in Reach, but it was delarm and it was old. 597 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: I think they've sold well they I know they've sold 598 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: to Garmin and now the Inn reach you just satellite 599 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 1: message through your phone. Pretty awesome, and it's a lot 600 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: smaller than the ones of the past, so that one's 601 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 1: been pretty pretty awesome. Let's go best headlamp of my 602 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: I had a black diamond head lamp that took a 603 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: crap this year, just like stopped working. And then I 604 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: just decided I've had a lot of really expensive headlamps 605 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 1: that didn't work, and I have a backup headlamp that 606 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: I've used. I always kind of have to headlamp two 607 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 1: flashlights with me of some kind at all times, especially 608 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: when I'm like even when I'm by myself, but if 609 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: I'm guiding, because it's like somebody whatever, something happens. I've 610 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: had this like Energizer one that I've had forever, and 611 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: so I just thought, instead of buying a really expensive headlamp, 612 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: I went to Costco and I saw a pack of 613 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: Energizer head lamp flashlights. It's like a four pack or 614 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: maybe a two pack, and it wasn't very expensive, and that, 615 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: hands down gets the best head Lamp of the Year 616 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: award because the thing is pretty dang bright. It costs 617 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: hardly anything. You get a couple of them, and so 618 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 1: far the one that I've had is outlasted both Petzel 619 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: and Black Diamonds, So I'll probably have these two for 620 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 1: from now until the end of time. We'll see. But man, 621 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 1: it's bright at everything I want in to head lamp um. 622 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 1: Obviously it locks, so as long as you got the 623 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 1: lock feature. It's bright and works when I want it 624 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 1: to work. I'm pretty stoked on it alright. Best new 625 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: stuff on the market that I got to try this year, 626 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: there's some meat processing stuff that this company kind of 627 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: just started up and um, meet your maker. They've got 628 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: a chamber of back seealer, so they just go do 629 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: everything like direct to consumer. If you aren't familiar with 630 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: a chain vac sealer and you process your own meat, 631 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 1: man vacuum ceiling is the worst, I think one of 632 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 1: the worst. Well, there's the worst part of processing yourself 633 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: is if you've got a crappy grinder. So They're grinder 634 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 1: definitely makes the cut as well. It's like the I 635 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 1: use just the half horse grinder, but the one and 636 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: a half horse is just it pretty much sucks. The 637 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: animals off the hill and grinds them for you. It's 638 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 1: pretty fast. Um, the half horse is good, the one 639 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 1: and a half horse is better, but both work really well. Now, 640 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: the chamber of Actealer, it's like you can actually vacuum 641 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: seal water in there, so you could put your marinades 642 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: in there. You can vacuum seal, but you also don't 643 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: have to do anything. You just put it in the machine, 644 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: you close the lid, and it vacuum seals it. It's 645 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: really fun to watch as well. It like sucks all 646 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: the year out creates a vacuum chamber makes sense, but um, 647 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: it's kind of cool because like when it sucks, the 648 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: artist I call it said, it just drops the hammer. 649 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: It's like pump pump, pump, pump, pump, and then boom 650 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 1: and everything vacuum sealed inside there. It's pretty crazy how 651 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 1: it works. I was watching it, I'm like, how does 652 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 1: this even work? I don't even get it. So I 653 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,840 Speaker 1: had to watch like videos on the science behind chamber 654 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:15,760 Speaker 1: vacuum steelers. That's actually quite interesting. We did talk about 655 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: some bow stuff, but I might as well talk about 656 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 1: some other accessories on the bow sites this year's winner. 657 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: I mean It's kind of the one that I've decided 658 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: every year, And to be honest, though, I really like 659 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 1: the site that I've got. The spot Hog fast Eddy 660 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:31,839 Speaker 1: Xcel is the one that I've been using a lot. 661 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 1: I get a lot of questions on both sites too, 662 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:36,439 Speaker 1: so that's the one I've been using. I just haven't 663 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 1: found one that I like better than it yet. I 664 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: never thought I'd be a single pin guy. This has 665 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: kind of got two pins and a slider site. Um, 666 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:46,839 Speaker 1: but I really like it. The Xcel is essentially just 667 00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:50,320 Speaker 1: a bar that you can push out. I used to 668 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:53,960 Speaker 1: shoot with my bar further out, but um now I've 669 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:55,920 Speaker 1: been shooting with it further in, so I think maybe 670 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:59,000 Speaker 1: from now on I'll just get the fast Eddie. Um. 671 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 1: The Excel is nice to because I travel a lot, 672 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,799 Speaker 1: so I put in a bowcasing. I just pull that 673 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: rail out and then slide it back in when I 674 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: get wherever I'm going without having to take the screws 675 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:12,839 Speaker 1: of the whole site housing off. So that's nice. Um. 676 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:16,040 Speaker 1: One thing I also did try this year, just because 677 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:20,759 Speaker 1: I was out of curiosity and was pleasantly surprised, was 678 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: that Garmin zero site. I know there's a lot of 679 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:27,439 Speaker 1: some people like, oh, it's too much electronics or whatever, 680 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: but if you're using a range finder anyways. I haven't 681 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: actually got to hunt with it yet though, because all 682 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 1: the places I had my tags this year it wasn't 683 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: actually legal, but it's almost It's legal in a lot 684 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 1: of places, just um, not in Montana and Idaho, um 685 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,880 Speaker 1: and Alaska. Not during the archery only season, but it 686 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: is during rifle season you can use it. But I 687 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: thought it would be fun to try, especially for like 688 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,840 Speaker 1: some stuff when I'm hunting in New Zealand, which I 689 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: you know, obviously didn't get to go there this year 690 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 1: or whatever, but um, I definitely thought that that was 691 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:01,080 Speaker 1: that would be kind of cool. Um And I was 692 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:03,760 Speaker 1: just really really curious about it as well. And actually 693 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:06,279 Speaker 1: it works better than I thought it would and it's 694 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: at least as advertised and better, so that was pretty sweet. 695 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 1: I would like to go hunt, access to hear or 696 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: something with it, because there's those times, especially when I'm 697 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:18,399 Speaker 1: filming myself, and I need that there's like that too 698 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,319 Speaker 1: many steps process where I sneak in, I set up 699 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: the camera. I like it's something that's super cag maybe 700 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: like a jumpy access deer. Then I focused the camera, 701 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,840 Speaker 1: then I ranged the deer, and then I set my 702 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,800 Speaker 1: pin and then I draw back and then the animal 703 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:33,880 Speaker 1: walks away. So it would just take out a lot 704 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 1: of steps. Would be like set up camera, sheet the thing, um, 705 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:39,719 Speaker 1: and that would be nice. So that's kind of my 706 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: thinking behind that, and I definitely think there's some places 707 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 1: that would be pretty pretty solid work pretty well. Best 708 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: arrows of this year. I did some switching up because 709 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 1: you know, I had with the whole quarantine thing, I 710 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: gotta play with my bows a little bit more. Instead 711 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,600 Speaker 1: of being on the road so much, I had some 712 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: downtime to just mess with a bunch of things. And 713 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 1: the more I messed with things, the better I get, 714 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: which is generally a good thing. This year, I just thought, hey, 715 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:08,920 Speaker 1: you know, let me I want to try a bunch 716 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: of different stuff, try different arrows. I switched to Day 717 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,360 Speaker 1: six arrows. They had a lot of things that I 718 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: like going on. They're a little bit heavier, they're extremely durable, 719 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 1: and they're extremely accurate. Um. Just by switching those arrows, 720 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,400 Speaker 1: I tightened up my groups quite a bit. They're a 721 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: smaller diameter than I was used to shooting at first 722 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: I was kind of like, how do I want arrows 723 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: with these outskirts? And now I'm like, okay, I wouldn't 724 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,560 Speaker 1: see myself shooting another arrow right now. I've been so 725 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 1: happy with it. And then another thing that I just 726 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,440 Speaker 1: started doing Brian when the owners of the owner of 727 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 1: Day six, he suggested doing four fletch on my traded arrows, 728 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:51,200 Speaker 1: and that has been actually surprisingly much more accurate. I 729 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: like the arrow flights I've been getting with it, and 730 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:55,920 Speaker 1: I never thought I would go four fletch on my 731 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:59,400 Speaker 1: like on my compound bow, but I think that's going 732 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: to be the next step for me. And I've just 733 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:03,279 Speaker 1: kind of shied away from it because I have a 734 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:07,880 Speaker 1: weird anchor point that I've always used, like with three fletch, 735 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:11,000 Speaker 1: and it involves the way the fletching sits a little bit, 736 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: so I thought, I don't want to mess at the 737 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:15,839 Speaker 1: four fletch, but I think I'm gonna I think I'm 738 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 1: gonna go for a fletch from now on. We'll see um, 739 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:24,320 Speaker 1: but definitely on my feathered arrows on my trad bow. Um. 740 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,359 Speaker 1: That's been really nice and I just really liked their 741 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:30,000 Speaker 1: arrows this year and going to continue to shoot him. 742 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:36,840 Speaker 1: Oh u arrow rests still, I can't get away from them. 743 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: Hamski Hunter Pro. That one's like it's got some microadjust 744 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:45,240 Speaker 1: it's a limb driven but I don't know. I really 745 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:48,880 Speaker 1: like that rest. It's like bomb proof, bulletproof. It seems 746 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:50,560 Speaker 1: like it's got everything I need and I like that 747 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:54,800 Speaker 1: micro tuning ability. I know Tim Burnett, a friend of mine. 748 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:57,000 Speaker 1: He does the Solo Hunter stuff too. He's kind of 749 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:59,719 Speaker 1: set up his own little bow shop over there, and 750 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:02,080 Speaker 1: so I've been going over there and just like shooting 751 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 1: bear shafts and just tuning my rests and really getting 752 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,160 Speaker 1: everything dialed. And that's been a lot of fun this year. 753 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:12,880 Speaker 1: So um release, I haven't had a new release and 754 00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, probably fifteen years. Um just a Scott. 755 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:18,319 Speaker 1: I think it's like a Scott little mongoose. Not even 756 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:21,040 Speaker 1: sure they make those anymore, but UM, I like it. 757 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: It's got the kind of parachord thing so I can 758 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 1: tuck it. It's like on a webbing, so I can 759 00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:28,319 Speaker 1: tuck it underneath and wear the release I don't really 760 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:30,799 Speaker 1: like to use. I mean, I I shoot all kinds 761 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: of releases just in the backyard for fun. When I'm 762 00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:36,120 Speaker 1: target shooting. Um, I've got a back tension, I've got 763 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:39,040 Speaker 1: a thumb release, I've got I even bought this release 764 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:43,160 Speaker 1: this year. You press the trigger and then it's like 765 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:45,840 Speaker 1: and then you release it, and you release the trigger 766 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: and it's like kind of it's a pure surprise release, 767 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:53,279 Speaker 1: but it's like risk style and so it just like 768 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: slowly opens on a hydraulic and then let's the aero fly. 769 00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: So you just gotta focus, focus, focus, focus, focused on 770 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,680 Speaker 1: the boat just goes off whenever it once. I thought 771 00:40:01,719 --> 00:40:04,280 Speaker 1: I'd try that and just see it's like, okay, um, 772 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:07,360 Speaker 1: it's just kind of fun, you know, try something different. 773 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:09,799 Speaker 1: It's not something you would hunt with, but I thought 774 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:12,320 Speaker 1: it was kind of cool. Um, just for target shooting 775 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 1: and switching between my releases and just making sure like okay, 776 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:18,160 Speaker 1: checking my form and you can really pay attention to 777 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,280 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff, just more as a training tool 778 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:25,520 Speaker 1: than um an actual hunting device. But I won't remember 779 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:27,399 Speaker 1: the name of it. I'll have to go find it 780 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:31,080 Speaker 1: and then report back later. Best archery target Oh I 781 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:35,640 Speaker 1: got this, uh the backyard Mini Rheinhardt Elk. Things pretty 782 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:38,400 Speaker 1: awesome and it's a good price to the big Elk 783 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:41,680 Speaker 1: targets are way too expensive, I think so. Um, that 784 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:45,279 Speaker 1: was pretty solid. Uh, just kind of fun planking with 785 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: the old bow, getting to shoot at something that looks 786 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,879 Speaker 1: like an elk. That was good. Best broadhead this year, 787 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:52,799 Speaker 1: I have to say, is I mean as you know, 788 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:54,400 Speaker 1: I've talked about it before. I'm a big fan of 789 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:56,280 Speaker 1: the mom text and then they got the M three's 790 00:40:56,320 --> 00:41:00,480 Speaker 1: this year, so it's unvented solid Um. That's in a 791 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:03,760 Speaker 1: really good broadhead for me. Best field tips I cruised 792 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:05,560 Speaker 1: the Amazon for a lot, a lot because I was 793 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:09,080 Speaker 1: shooting a lot and I got sick of having to, Like, 794 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: my arrows were just so hard to pull out of 795 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,600 Speaker 1: my target. So I was looking on Amazon. Found these 796 00:41:14,719 --> 00:41:17,840 Speaker 1: Trophy Taker easy outfield tips. Maybe everybody else in the 797 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:20,680 Speaker 1: world knows about these, but it essentially when it hits 798 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:22,839 Speaker 1: the foam, it creates a little bit of a gap, 799 00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:25,640 Speaker 1: so it's easier to pull your arrow out. I don't 800 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:27,920 Speaker 1: know why I didn't use those before. It's probably one 801 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:31,680 Speaker 1: of the best things I've ever bought. Best gun cleaning rod. 802 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:34,560 Speaker 1: My father in law gave me a would dow with 803 00:41:34,680 --> 00:41:37,200 Speaker 1: some stuff on the end, and that has been probably 804 00:41:37,239 --> 00:41:40,319 Speaker 1: the best gun cleaning rod I've ever owned. So next 805 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:44,600 Speaker 1: time you're at home, depot, get some wood dowels. The 806 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,480 Speaker 1: best hunting tool, I think, probably the best hunting tool 807 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:50,759 Speaker 1: ever now as far as technological hunting people has to 808 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:54,880 Speaker 1: be on x hunt app and it's it's crazy how 809 00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:59,680 Speaker 1: much scouting I did this year, um just from home 810 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,799 Speaker 1: while quarantined. I spent a lot of time on that 811 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:07,600 Speaker 1: half This year Best Gators year and Year out goes 812 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:10,680 Speaker 1: to Outdoor Research O our Gators. I don't think you 813 00:42:10,680 --> 00:42:13,480 Speaker 1: can get a better set of gators right now, but 814 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:17,240 Speaker 1: I did learn something new this year. So I've always 815 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:20,520 Speaker 1: gone with the size Gators fitted for my boot, but 816 00:42:20,560 --> 00:42:25,040 Speaker 1: I have size twelve boots and fairly small calves I 817 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:28,640 Speaker 1: mean very strong caps. Okay, don't worry, but um, I 818 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:31,640 Speaker 1: don't need like like this giant tops that they're always 819 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:34,360 Speaker 1: a little sloppy. So this year, because I needed a 820 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:37,600 Speaker 1: new set of gators, I walked in in my hunting 821 00:42:37,640 --> 00:42:42,040 Speaker 1: boots and then tried on the size down and found 822 00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:44,759 Speaker 1: out that they still fit the boot that they aren't 823 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:48,080 Speaker 1: sized for and they fit my leg better. So if 824 00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:53,160 Speaker 1: you also have that struggle with the gators, maybe try 825 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:56,520 Speaker 1: sizing down. The best thing I didn't know I needed. 826 00:42:56,560 --> 00:43:00,360 Speaker 1: This year, I got a caribou gear Hunters tart. I 827 00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:04,480 Speaker 1: didn't even know I need it. I think it's like, um, 828 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:08,320 Speaker 1: it's this super lightweight foldable tarp. It's saved my caribou 829 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:11,800 Speaker 1: meat and I've been carrying it around ever since. It's awesome. 830 00:43:11,840 --> 00:43:13,880 Speaker 1: It comes with some steaks and you can use it 831 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:16,319 Speaker 1: as tarp, as a shelter, as a whatever. It's not 832 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:19,799 Speaker 1: real big. I've slept on it many nights, and I've 833 00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:21,759 Speaker 1: also like used it to cover up meat when it's 834 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:25,399 Speaker 1: raining and other things. Pretty solid little piece of year. 835 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:31,319 Speaker 1: Let's go best snacks for me because Nature's Bakery fig 836 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:35,080 Speaker 1: bars those are pretty good. They stay pretty soft even 837 00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:36,960 Speaker 1: when it's cold out and even when it's hot out, 838 00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:41,160 Speaker 1: very stable snack um taste pretty good too. It's like 839 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:43,160 Speaker 1: a giant fig Newton. And then I read the back 840 00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:46,799 Speaker 1: of the package and they're made in Reno, Nevada, where 841 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:50,239 Speaker 1: I grew up. So hey, little hometown I didn't even know. 842 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:53,960 Speaker 1: And it turns out I liked them before that, so hey, um, 843 00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:56,560 Speaker 1: I think you can get them everywhere that anything is sold. 844 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:59,480 Speaker 1: But they're pretty good. Best drink mix, I would say, 845 00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:01,839 Speaker 1: if you ask me in the summer, I would say 846 00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:05,160 Speaker 1: the Wilderness Athlete watermelon because I had this. Um, I 847 00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:07,200 Speaker 1: thought I was gonna be sheep hunting all of August, 848 00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:09,799 Speaker 1: so I really wanted to stay in shape and I 849 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:11,759 Speaker 1: was just running a lot and then I would run. 850 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:15,479 Speaker 1: I'll run a lot, drink the watermelon, and then jump 851 00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:18,960 Speaker 1: in the river. And that was my twice a day 852 00:44:19,360 --> 00:44:22,080 Speaker 1: little thing that I did. And I think I drank 853 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:24,719 Speaker 1: way too much watermelon because it was so good. And 854 00:44:24,719 --> 00:44:26,200 Speaker 1: then I think I burnt myself out on it, but 855 00:44:26,239 --> 00:44:29,200 Speaker 1: it's still good. Um. So then now I'm gonna have 856 00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:33,480 Speaker 1: to either say strawberry pomegranate or KEEPI pineapple. And then 857 00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:35,840 Speaker 1: if I want a little caffeine, I go Tropical Fusion 858 00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:41,359 Speaker 1: and the best dehydrated meals of the year. Uh that 859 00:44:41,400 --> 00:44:45,200 Speaker 1: goes Peak Refuel. They've really they just kind of came 860 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:47,799 Speaker 1: out of nowhere stepped it up. Well. I think they've 861 00:44:47,800 --> 00:44:50,839 Speaker 1: always been good, but there I think way better than 862 00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:53,120 Speaker 1: Mountain House. Now. I've been talking a lot about them 863 00:44:53,120 --> 00:44:56,440 Speaker 1: because of the I'm like, yes, uses less water taste 864 00:44:56,440 --> 00:44:59,400 Speaker 1: a lot better. Um, I feel better when I eat it, 865 00:44:59,480 --> 00:45:01,560 Speaker 1: and they're best to meal. I think this year, they 866 00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:05,360 Speaker 1: did like a Chad Mendez thing. It was like a 867 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:10,960 Speaker 1: partner was a bison bacon ranch mashers. I was addicted 868 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:13,439 Speaker 1: to those. I don't know how many I ate this year, 869 00:45:13,480 --> 00:45:15,600 Speaker 1: but it was a lot. I don't know if they're 870 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:17,640 Speaker 1: gonna keep making those ones or not, but they should. 871 00:45:18,200 --> 00:45:20,600 Speaker 1: I will say though, there's certain things that I do 872 00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:22,319 Speaker 1: like about the Mountain House. So I'm going to give 873 00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:25,000 Speaker 1: Mountain House best breakfast because their biscuits and gravy is 874 00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:28,400 Speaker 1: really good. Oh but all dehydrated meals were beat by 875 00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:30,200 Speaker 1: a wild trout that I caught, and they didn't have 876 00:45:30,239 --> 00:45:34,000 Speaker 1: any seasoning, so I used barbecue chips the seasonings. That's 877 00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:39,239 Speaker 1: that's good. And then let's close it out here. It's 878 00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:42,279 Speaker 1: Christmas coming up. Um. You know, there's a lot of 879 00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:46,480 Speaker 1: really good gear out there, but you know, don't have 880 00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,120 Speaker 1: to It doesn't all have to be expensive. So here's 881 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,359 Speaker 1: five things for under thirty dollars that I think every 882 00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:56,080 Speaker 1: hunter might might enjoy, or at least I enjoy, and 883 00:45:56,080 --> 00:45:57,719 Speaker 1: if they listen to this podcast, I think if you 884 00:45:57,760 --> 00:45:59,640 Speaker 1: get them some of these things, these are things that 885 00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:02,920 Speaker 1: I would like to get um and do regularly get 886 00:46:03,239 --> 00:46:06,520 Speaker 1: for myself. Or as a gift. But the first thing 887 00:46:06,560 --> 00:46:09,320 Speaker 1: I would say on the list is probably on x 888 00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:11,600 Speaker 1: hunt app you can get a single state around that 889 00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:14,880 Speaker 1: thirty dollar mark if you If they don't have that, 890 00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:18,759 Speaker 1: that's it's just so handy, especially too if they're if 891 00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:21,200 Speaker 1: somebody you know is going to be like planning and 892 00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:23,319 Speaker 1: out of state hunt. That's kind of a cool thing. 893 00:46:23,400 --> 00:46:25,520 Speaker 1: I I guess you could just get the whole yearly 894 00:46:26,320 --> 00:46:30,520 Speaker 1: all fifty states thing as well, but um, that's pretty handy. 895 00:46:30,680 --> 00:46:34,279 Speaker 1: This next one, number two rapid rope, So it's this 896 00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:37,399 Speaker 1: uh cordage that comes out of this. Can I keep 897 00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:39,759 Speaker 1: them in my truck and then it's awesome to just have. 898 00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:43,359 Speaker 1: Shortly after I talked about it on the podcast, they 899 00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:46,240 Speaker 1: were on Shark Tank as well and they got a deal, 900 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:49,000 Speaker 1: so that was kind of cool. Um that's always like 901 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:52,440 Speaker 1: a really solid Christmas gift for someone. Number three on 902 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:56,719 Speaker 1: the list, Husky forty two gallon contractor bags. Probably the 903 00:46:56,719 --> 00:47:00,399 Speaker 1: most useful tool in a hunter's backpack. I use these 904 00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:03,200 Speaker 1: things for everything. It's the most underrated piece of gear 905 00:47:03,239 --> 00:47:05,920 Speaker 1: on the planet. And when I see that yellow box, 906 00:47:05,960 --> 00:47:09,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, yes, now if they're if you're a hunter 907 00:47:09,800 --> 00:47:13,600 Speaker 1: or you're planning on getting a hunter or something, write 908 00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:15,840 Speaker 1: down all the uses of these contractor bay because I 909 00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:18,239 Speaker 1: mean I've used them as waiters primarily. Is what I 910 00:47:18,239 --> 00:47:20,440 Speaker 1: started using for is to line my pack so they 911 00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:22,640 Speaker 1: don't get bloody, but me use them as a tarp 912 00:47:22,719 --> 00:47:26,320 Speaker 1: of melted snow in them to make water. I've actually 913 00:47:26,400 --> 00:47:28,640 Speaker 1: filled I forgot my sleeping pad one time, so I 914 00:47:28,719 --> 00:47:31,160 Speaker 1: just filled them with pine boughs and then slept on 915 00:47:31,200 --> 00:47:33,600 Speaker 1: top of them. It was like kept me warm. That 916 00:47:33,680 --> 00:47:36,880 Speaker 1: was nice. It's a poncho. I mean, it's a million 917 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:40,200 Speaker 1: different things. They worked pretty awesome. I always have a 918 00:47:40,280 --> 00:47:42,440 Speaker 1: box in my truck or like in the garage that 919 00:47:42,560 --> 00:47:47,120 Speaker 1: are specifically for hunting, not for yard work, just reserved 920 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:50,040 Speaker 1: for hunting. In that same line of kind of like 921 00:47:50,040 --> 00:47:53,760 Speaker 1: a random thing, but it's like really nice. Uh. Micro 922 00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:57,360 Speaker 1: Flex diamond grip gloves. They are like Latex style gloves, 923 00:47:57,400 --> 00:48:00,000 Speaker 1: you know, like disposable gloves that you'd use, say you're 924 00:48:00,080 --> 00:48:02,160 Speaker 1: like cleaning an animal. You don't want to get anything, 925 00:48:02,160 --> 00:48:04,640 Speaker 1: and it's probably not a bad idea to use gloves 926 00:48:04,719 --> 00:48:06,600 Speaker 1: if you can, just because there's you don't want to 927 00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:09,880 Speaker 1: catch a disease or starts you know, get an infection 928 00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:14,280 Speaker 1: of some kind or whatever. So, um, my dad's actually 929 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:18,480 Speaker 1: a painting contractor and he uses these a lot, so 930 00:48:18,520 --> 00:48:21,000 Speaker 1: I get them from him. Man, they're way better than 931 00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:22,400 Speaker 1: all the other gloves out there, and they come in 932 00:48:22,440 --> 00:48:24,759 Speaker 1: like a pretty solid box. I don't know, I don't 933 00:48:24,760 --> 00:48:26,520 Speaker 1: really want to mention it too much and then have 934 00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:28,560 Speaker 1: fifty thou people go out and buy them all and 935 00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:31,320 Speaker 1: then never be able to get them again. But microflex 936 00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:35,200 Speaker 1: diamond grip gloves, that's the pro tip right there. And 937 00:48:35,239 --> 00:48:40,680 Speaker 1: then the last thing every hunter can use alan key sets. 938 00:48:41,239 --> 00:48:43,000 Speaker 1: You gotta have both kinds. You gotta have the kind 939 00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:46,080 Speaker 1: that's on the little flipout deal that they're all together 940 00:48:46,080 --> 00:48:47,680 Speaker 1: and you never lose them, and then the kind that 941 00:48:47,680 --> 00:48:50,120 Speaker 1: you can pull out and lose. You gotta have both, 942 00:48:50,640 --> 00:48:54,360 Speaker 1: probably mostly s E. But today I was looking. I 943 00:48:54,440 --> 00:48:58,759 Speaker 1: was like, I've got all as E ones and a 944 00:48:58,880 --> 00:49:06,400 Speaker 1: standard English size and needed a two point five millimeter 945 00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:10,239 Speaker 1: to lighten up my trigger and couldn't find it. And then, 946 00:49:10,320 --> 00:49:12,360 Speaker 1: of course you know what, I looked in a random 947 00:49:12,440 --> 00:49:15,520 Speaker 1: spot and there it was right there, and I'm like, yes, 948 00:49:16,040 --> 00:49:20,080 Speaker 1: thank God, I over by Alan keys because I feel 949 00:49:20,080 --> 00:49:23,040 Speaker 1: like every piece of hunting gear uses them like from bows, 950 00:49:23,120 --> 00:49:26,600 Speaker 1: two rifles to it just doesn't matter you need them. 951 00:49:26,840 --> 00:49:29,360 Speaker 1: You can't have too many of those. So that's a great, great, 952 00:49:29,360 --> 00:49:33,480 Speaker 1: great gift. So I hope that helps. I know it 953 00:49:33,600 --> 00:49:36,000 Speaker 1: kind of got a little long winded, the gear stuff 954 00:49:36,040 --> 00:49:38,480 Speaker 1: generally does, especially when I do big lists of it. 955 00:49:38,560 --> 00:49:42,640 Speaker 1: But I hope you at least maybe enjoyed hearing about 956 00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:44,000 Speaker 1: some of the gear that I got to try out 957 00:49:44,040 --> 00:49:45,520 Speaker 1: and some of the stuff some of some of my 958 00:49:45,560 --> 00:49:48,200 Speaker 1: thoughts on that stuff. So coming up, we're gonna be 959 00:49:48,239 --> 00:49:51,440 Speaker 1: doing a Christmas special. I'm really looking forward to that. 960 00:49:51,680 --> 00:49:54,200 Speaker 1: So it's such a great time of year. Uh there's 961 00:49:54,239 --> 00:49:57,440 Speaker 1: some hunting seasons, some great stories. Hopefully you'll get to 962 00:49:57,480 --> 00:50:00,000 Speaker 1: spend it with some close family. I know this year 963 00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:02,080 Speaker 1: is gonna be maybe be a little bit different. Maybe 964 00:50:02,080 --> 00:50:04,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be long distance than people won't be traveling 965 00:50:04,520 --> 00:50:07,000 Speaker 1: or whatever, and which is fine. And then we got 966 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:08,879 Speaker 1: some cool stuff coming up for the new year, talking 967 00:50:08,920 --> 00:50:12,279 Speaker 1: about some planning things and some other stuff. So I 968 00:50:12,320 --> 00:50:15,120 Speaker 1: hope that this helps. I hope that maybe you glean 969 00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:19,600 Speaker 1: some ideas for either your yourself or something you want 970 00:50:19,600 --> 00:50:21,640 Speaker 1: to look into to add to your kit. Next year, 971 00:50:22,080 --> 00:50:24,040 Speaker 1: and if you guys, as always, you know, I like 972 00:50:24,080 --> 00:50:26,560 Speaker 1: to make these two way conversations, so reach out via 973 00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:28,799 Speaker 1: social media. If you try something you really like this year, 974 00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:31,920 Speaker 1: let me know, because you know, the best way for 975 00:50:31,960 --> 00:50:34,200 Speaker 1: me to find out some cool stuff or some good 976 00:50:34,239 --> 00:50:37,279 Speaker 1: stuff is to hear what other people have tried and 977 00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:39,560 Speaker 1: got to use, and then I generally look into it 978 00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:41,480 Speaker 1: and then I'm like, Okay, I gotta try that. I 979 00:50:41,480 --> 00:50:45,000 Speaker 1: haven't tried that, so uh, keep me posted on things, 980 00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:47,839 Speaker 1: some of the things that you guys really enjoyed this year, 981 00:50:47,880 --> 00:50:52,000 Speaker 1: and hopefully yeah, hopefully you have a good holiday season 982 00:50:52,320 --> 00:50:54,400 Speaker 1: and we will talk to you later.