Evaluating your gear before you head afield will help to ensure that you have a more comfortable and hopefully successful hunt.
Outerwear
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SheepFeet Custom Orthotics Review
Updated: August 3, 2024Most people who spend their free time in the mountains chasing game know the importance of good footwear.
Testing Some Crazy Clothing Claims from Forloh – Can They Deliver?
Updated: August 3, 2024Testing out some of Forloh’s clothing technology claims.
Backcountry Prep: Test It!
Updated: August 3, 2024Few things trump a backcountry wilderness adventure but make no mistake, these far-off-the-beaten path hunts have been over-romanticized and can be flat miserable if you’re not prepared.
Waterfowl Camouflage
Updated: August 3, 2024The variety of camouflage possibilities in today’s waterfowl market is huge. What to wear and what to choose are both based on what store carries what and what you can get sight unseen on the internet. For this article, I will focus on waterfowl camouflage used primarily from October to February in marsh and timber settings. As well as fabric in most of these patterns is available allowing one to make their own outer gear.
Darn Tough Socks: Lifetime Means Lifetime
Updated: September 2, 2024Clay, are you really gonna write a column about socks? Yes. Yes, I am. Socks are an underrated part of your combat chassis unless you happen to be an ex-Grunt. For a Grunt, socks are of the utmost importance. If boots are the equivalent of tires, then socks are the air in those tires. A good sock can make the difference between arriving at your destination ready to fight, and arriving with blisters and boo-boos.
The Classic Jungle Boot
Updated: September 2, 2024As I have returned to the Malaria swamp we call the Southeastern United States, I have also resurrected a classic boot to fuel adventures. It may be old, it may be far from stylish, but it should be on your radar if you live anywhere water is a way of life. I am talking about the classic green jungle boot. Tried and true, it still can’t be beaten for certain environments.
Waterfowl Waders – Prepare NOW For Fall
Updated: August 5, 2024It is said a dry duck hunter is a happy duck hunter. For the many that hunt marshes, ponds, lakes, and rivers the need to enter the water is inevitable. Depending on the depth of the water you may opt for knee boots, waist waders, hip waders, or chest waders.
Dressing to Stay Warm and Dry While Waterfowl Hunting
Updated: August 5, 2024Over the years I have experienced a wild variety of waterfowl clothing. Starting with those old cotton waffled long johns you can buy at the farm and home store. Not sure those ever kept me warm or dry.
Sitka Kelvin Aerolite 30 Sleeping Bag Review
Updated: August 3, 2024I had packed the Aerolite for this hunt knowing the propensity for moisture where I’d be hunting. I was eager to see how it lived up to the claims of a durable, lightweight mountain hunting bag that retained its insulation value when wet.