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READ PART 1: How to Assemble an Awesome Bivy-Hunting Setup \u2013 Part One: Camping & Sleeping Gear<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A relentless sun beat down on\nme from a brassy sky, brutal in its intensity. My tongue was swollen in my\nmouth, saliva a distant memory. Every step was an effort, my boots fighting the\nrocks and drifting sand and fatigue as I hunted water. I was thirstier than I\u2019d\never been before. Even so, I wasn\u2019t in serious trouble. I had some\nold-but-reliable intel about a water source, and if it proved illegitimate I\ncould always wait till the coolness of dusk and slog my way back to the seep\nwhere I\u2019d watered the day before. I was thirsty though, inconceivably,\nimpossibly thirsty. I wanted water, wanted it so bad I\u2019d have considered\ntrading my Utah buck tag for a drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the second article in a three-part series on the gear needed to be a successful wilderness-territory bivy hunter. In it, I\u2019ll detail good gear and techniques<\/a> for obtaining and purifying water, and carrying and cooking food. These two things are incredibly critical to staying alive and hunting hard in tough backcountry conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
Topographical maps are a good place to start scouting for water. Once you\u2019ve identified potential sources you need to scout them in person to verify that water is actually present. Beware; a seep that\u2019s running happily in the spring may be drier than a three-day-old biscuit come fall. Plan accordingly. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FINDING WATER<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When planning and executing a bivy hunt in remote territory, water should be your number one priority. In some regions \u2013 like a moose hunt in Alaska<\/a> \u2013 water is available everywhere you turn. In other areas, like desert mule deer or coues deer country, water can be dangerously hard to come by. Even in the semi-tropical backcountry of Hawaii thirst can be a problem. You can stand atop impossibly steep cliffs and listen to creeks roaring through canyons and watch the ocean pounding beaches thousands of feet below, and still, you\u2019re thirsty as a packrat in the Mohave Desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re going to hunt where\nwater is in short supply, you need to scout the area pre-season. Study\n7.5-minute topo maps and satellite imagery to find potential water sources, and\nthen put boots on the ground to verify that it\u2019s there. And while you\u2019re\nscouting and hunting, never, ever travel so far from a known water source that\nyou could not physically make it back. Once you find another source of water\nyou can refill your canteens, hydrate thoroughly, and strike out again from\nthere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
Boiling is an easy way to purify water; especially when you\u2019re horse packing or float-tripping, have an easy water supply, and possess a largish pot. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PURIFYING WATER<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

BOILING: When you\u2019re hunting a water-rich area such as an Alaska river bottom or a Rocky Mountain high-country canyon, boiling is often your simplest option. The only caveats are that you will need to have a fire regularly, and you will need a container in which to boil the water. (I like to have a fire for cooking anyway unless I\u2019m camping very close to sensitive hunting areas, in which case I keep a cold camp.) If you\u2019re accessing the backcountry via a raft or horse pack string it\u2019s a simple matter to carry a small pot for boiling water. When backpacking, a liter-sized stainless-steel Klean Kanteen is awesome for boiling and carrying water alike. Just fill your container with water and place it on a bed of hot coals or right in the fire. Bring the water to a good rolling boil to kill all the nasty swimmy things. Boiling will kill bacteria and such in water, but it won\u2019t remove chemicals or heavy metals. If your water source is a pool in an old mine tunnel or something like that, you\u2019ll want to use a water purifier capable of eliminating those things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
Purification tools: Klean Kanteen, Life Straw, Aquamira chlorine drops, and Iodine tablets. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PUMPING: The best way to purify your water when you don\u2019t want to have a fire, or simply don\u2019t want to boil your water, is with a quality lightweight pump. I personally don\u2019t like gravity-feed water filters, because I have had them freeze solid and stay that way for the duration of a backcountry hunt. I like a pump that I can use, drain, and return to my pack. Here again, find a super light super compact pump of superior quality. One huge advantage many pumps offer is that they filter away heavy metals, chemicals, and other toxins that boiling can\u2019t hope to remove. Keep your filters clean, maintain your pump meticulously, and it\u2019ll serve you well for years of backcountry adventuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
Even in Hawaii, with waterfalls cascading from mountains and waves crashing on beaches, finding and accessing purify-able water can be a challenge. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

TABLETS AND DROPS: If you\u2019re\nmaking a super-hardcore backpack hunt and weight is a primary concern, tablets\nor drops are your best option. Like boiling, they\u2019re not capable of removing\nheavy metals or toxic chemicals, but a bottle of iodine tablets weighs next to\nnothing and will keep you in water for a week or more. I have used them\nextensively, and in certain cases still do. You can pick up a little bottle of\nAquamira or pack of Iodine tabs at any sporting goods store, and in many cases\neven Walmart carries them. There are three downsides to using purifying drops\nor tablets: first, the twenty or thirty minutes you must wait after adding the\nchemical and before drinking your water can be absolutely agonizing, especially\nwhen you\u2019re very thirsty. Second, the taste is never particularly pleasant. And\nthirdly, there is some concern about the effects of the drops or tabs on your\nhealth. Regardless, they are my go-to option for superlight, hardcore hunts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFESTRAW: This awesome little\ntool always lives in my pack, regardless of where I\u2019m hunting or what pack I\u2019m\ncarrying. A simple filter-straw, you suck water directly from a creek or\npuddle, through the filter, and into your thirsty mouth. It\u2019s work, but brings\nblessed, immediate relief when you\u2019re thirsty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
A stainless steel Klean Kanteen is a versatile tool, good for boiling water, making coffee or tea, and even cooking. Just remember to remove the plastic lid before placing your Kanteen on the fire! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

BACKPACKING FOOD<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MEALS READY TO EAT: Since weight is a primary concern during any wilderness backpack hunt it makes sense to carry only dried or dehydrated foods. One good option is military rations (MREs) if you can get your hands on the good ones. The little chemical heaters in the food packets render a stove or fire unnecessary, and the grub \u2013 here again in real MREs, not the consumer-grade imitation \u2013 is actually pretty good. They\u2019re a bit heavy though; so pre-hunt I usually open and discard all the superfluous packaging and knickknacks before stuffing the important stuff in my pack. I feel like the cutoff point where the extra weight of the MREs overcomes the convenience is three days. For any hunt longer than three days, Mountain House freeze-dried food and a little Pocket Rocket backpacking stove will trump MREs in terms of weight and carry-ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
The author\u2019s well-worn Pocket Rocket stove and compact cooking pot. This is an awesome lightweight setup. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

THE FREEZE-DRIED OPTION: I personally like to pack one Mountain House Pro-Pack for dinner every night, a couple of packs of instant oatmeal and some dried fruit for breakfast, and a couple of granola bars, a protein bar, and some trail mix for lunch and snacks each day. A chocolate bar makes an awesome treat and can help boost your morale, so I usually try to toss one of those in for every couple of days as well. Lastly, I like to carry a few herbal tea packets in case of hypothermia or illness, and a couple of packets of powdered energy drinks are great for those hard, late-hunt, heavy-pack pushes. I always keep an ace-in-the-hole in my pack: a little plastic tube full of salt. Anytime I make a harvest or catch a fish I can roast some meat on a skewer over a fire and devour it, sprinkled with a bit of that salt. You\u2019d be surprised how delicious it can taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each day\u2019s rations should be\nindividually packaged in gallon-sized zip-lock freezer bags. That\u2019ll help\nprotect you from eating yourself out of grub ahead of time, and those freezer\nbags come in mighty handy when you\u2019re boning out an animal preparatory to\npacking it off the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
Using high-quality, lightweight gear for wilderness hunting can help you put your tag on a good animal, rather in your pot as soup. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

HORSE PACKING AND FLOAT TRIPPING FOOD<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

During a trip where most of\nyour weight is carried on a horse or in a raft, you can afford a bit more\nluxurious cuisine. I still like Mountain House meals, but now I\u2019ll add some\neggs, bacon, soup mixes, and even potatoes. A bit of steak and fish seasoning\nadds to your possibilities as a backcountry chef, so toss in some durable\nlittle containers of your favorite spices. Cookies, biscuit and pancake mix,\ncandy bars; all are fair game on a horsepack or float trip. Just leave the\nheavy canned fruits and vegetables, spaghetti sauces, and cases of beer at\nhome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
A Leatherman multitool is the author\u2019s most-used backcountry tool, employed for everything from lifting hot pots from the fire to cutting hard-earned notches in big game tags. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

BACKCOUNTRY COOKING GEAR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You only truly need one item of cooking gear: a MSR Pocket Rocket stove. They\u2019re super lightweight, fit in your pocket, and blast heat like a, well, rocket. I usually carry one or two IsoButane canisters, depending on how long my trip will be. I cook my oatmeal breakfast, boil my afternoon tea, and heat water for my MTN House dinners all on that little stove. It\u2019s hunted with me from Arizona to Alaska, Hawaii to Africa. It\u2019s tumbled tail-over-teakettle off a cliff on a foolish packhorse (I had to bend it straight after that episode; the packhorse was fine) and cooked more meals than I could ever tally up. Never once has it failed me. If you don\u2019t have one already, get one. Add a titanium cup\/pot and a spork, and that\u2019s all you\u2019ll ever need for cooking while backpacking the backcountry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How
Few things are better than roasting fresh meat on skewers over a smoky fire. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re horse packing or float tripping there are three more cooking gear items I recommend: a mid-sized enameled metal pot for heating water and cooking soup, a small enameled metal frying pan for cooking bacon and eggs and trout fingerlings, and a collapsible grill for cooking meat over the fire. You can make one of those from copper pipe and bicycle wheel spokes, or you can buy one at www.ucogear.com<\/a>. Check out the Grilliput Portable Grill. Add a compact spatula if you wish, and you\u2019ll be set to cook like a wilderness king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last item of cooking gear that I highly recommend you carry in the backcountry is a multi-tool. Of course, it\u2019ll do double duty for a myriad of other tasks, but I use mine to remove hot pots and pans from the fire, pour hot water from my canteen, open packages, whittle spoons, and lots more when I\u2019m cooking. Don\u2019t leave home without one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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