Essentials

[TwoLabs]

What’s one piece of gear that won’t leave the house without? Besides a gun and ammo what do you consider essential? For me, it’s been water. I carry probably too much but there’s probably going to be a time where I really need it and I’ll be glad I have it.

 

[KDM]

My gerber original multi tool followed VERY closely by a good fixed blade 5-6 inch knife. Both of those can provide moisture if a man knows where to look.

 

[TwoLabs]

I’m guilty of not carrying a multi tool. I carry a buck 110 and a havalon knife. Could probably swap the havalon for the multi tool and be more prepared.

 

[Davy Crockett]

What’s one piece of gear that won’t leave the house without? Besides a gun and ammo what do you consider essential? For me, it’s been water. I carry probably too much but there’s probably going to be a time where I really need it and I’ll be glad I have it.

Are you talking in the yard or out hunting ?

 

[svnmag]

Buck 110 and/or Leatherman Wave, Copenhagen and if going to Walmart; birth control pamphlets.

 

[bucksnbears]

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I'm a minimalist. When out hunting, I carry the very least I can.

 

[Davy Crockett]

^^ Another Stoner Moment^^.

I'm a minimalist. When out hunting, I carry the very least I can.

Same here. gun, shells ,knife, bino, flashlights and a pocket full of toilet paper. cell phone optional but I only get a mile from the house.

 

[TwoLabs]

Are you talking in the yard or out hunting ?

Hunting. But it could pivot to non-hunting activities

 

[7mmMag]

What’s one piece of gear that won’t leave the house without? Besides a gun and ammo what do you consider essential? For me, it’s been water. I carry probably too much but there’s probably going to be a time where I really need it and I’ll be glad I have it.

I'm the same way about water. I have to have water near me no matter what I'm doing

 

[Kurtr]

Depends on what I’m hunting I’d it’s a week long back pack trip it’s a lot different than going to shoot geese. A med kit for my dog is one thing I always have it works for humans to

 

[Zogman]

I have a leatherman on my belt every day in the last 20 plus years. Had to check it a couple of times and left a couple of pissant events when a couple of slizz balls wanted to me to leave it with them. Some parachute cord is very handy.

 

[1lessdog]

^^ Another Stoner Moment^^.

I'm a minimalist. When out hunting, I carry the very least I can.

Over the last 15 yrs I have taken close to 30 guys from my work. Predator hunting/calling. I have my calls and my rifle. I have maybe 3 or 4 extra shells in a pocket. And my parachute cord drag. No field glasses/ binoculars no backpack. Just about every guy put a backpack on and had to have one or two water bottles plus extra gloves and hat. And 2 or 3 extra mags for the AR-15. Most of the time we would be less than a 1/2 mile from the pickup

 

[NodakBob]

If hunting with a dog gotta have a leatherman to pull quills and something capable of cutting a cable snare. Otherwise a knife, piece of parachute cord and GU energy gel packs (I’m diabetic and need them if I get low blood sugar).

 

[NDSportsman]

Yep a leatherman is a must.

 

[SDMF]

OK, we’re in the bird hunting forum. For me, that’s going to be upland bird hunting as I really don’t hunt waterfowl. As such, when I get out of the pickup I’ll have a shell/bird carrying vest, a couple 16-32Oz squeeze bottles of water for the dog, and whatever pocket knife I happened to grab that day.

I keep a lot of stuff in the door pockets and cubby’s of my pickup though. Victorinox multi-tool, a needle-driver and a good forceps for porkie-quills, etc. a package of Vicril sutures already on a needle, disposable scalpel, gauze, quick-clot, vet-wrap. Couple small tool kits w/replaceable bits, 1/4” and whatever the micro-sized models are. 12’ tape measure, hitch coupler pins, cotter pins, 3M Supper 33+ electrical tape, synthetic gun lube, a spare shotgun plug, several fixed-blade knives of different shapes/sizes. 12 and 20 Ga choke tube wrench w/thread chase, spare dog whistle, badger-hair shaving brush for removing dust and debris from really dirty/dusty optics lenses l, probably other stuff I’m forgetting.

 

[SerchforPerch]

What’s one piece of gear that won’t leave the house without? Besides a gun and ammo what do you consider essential? For me, it’s been water. I carry probably too much but there’s probably going to be a time where I really need it and I’ll be glad I have it.

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