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Well, I guess I should chime in here. Mr. Schutte's closet love for the 30-06 is not a secret....it's known, whether he'll admit it or not is irrelevant. ;) Yes, I have had a lot of 30-06's.....if you count my US military stuff, I currently own 6 but I've been as high as 9. I had two 1917's and...

I just talked to MR on the phone a bit ago. Very helpful gentleman who was very patient and answered my questions in detail. His suggestion for me was the Pintler, and with the follow-up questions I asked, I like what he shared with me about that pack.

I hadn't looked at Exo. I'll have to check them out, although super-light isn't a big necessity for me at this point. I've been spending a few minutes here and there looking at Kifaru, MR, and Stone Glacier. Kuiu, too. My completely uneducated concern with the ultralight stuff from Kifaru...

I was pretty lucky to catch that sale on the Lowas. Helps keep Mama happy!

That's a great point.... I feel a ton more confident and comfortable in good, stiff mountain boots. When hiking, even short hikes, my clear preference is a stiff/tough boot. Same routes I hike, some folks use low height trail shoes. So one person's "perfect" doesn't always transfer to...

I was going to, but I hadn't shot that M1A in forever. But I do need to go back and shoot the 36 schimmel. It needs some final tweaks to the load I'm shooting.

I took the morning to spend some time at the range....something I've been neglecting in my hunt prep. My rifles for the day: M70 Extreme Weather in 300WSM with a Leupold 2.5-10 VX7 pre64 M70 in 270 Win with a Cabela's Euro (Meopta Meopro) 3-9 Springfield Armory M1A So, I put the rifles...

I didn't say I didn't enjoy a drink at times, but I don't do it often. ;) And, I just got an email from Shoes.com, formerly shoebuy.com. 25% off site wide till midnight. Called REI who very graciously canceled my Lowa Tibet order and I reordered with shoes.com at $100 off the price I'd ordered...

As far as meet-up's...I won't be near Jody. Kelly will be hunting at the same time. Aaron, maybe. Van (from Cabela's forum days) definitely. Steve, not sure.

I drink very infrequently, and don't smoke (never have). Put the order in last night for a pair of Lowa Tibets with REI, mostly for their return policy if they don't fit as I expect they will. I love my Lowa Camino's for hikers. They'll get packed, too, to have a spare pair of boots along. I...

I live and hunt in southeastern PA. This video is pretty accurate. Hunting land access here is super difficult to get...far moreso than the northeast. Most farms are 60-100 acres. Bigger than that is unusual. We have a "lease" on private land. Essentially, we care for it for the owner, and he...

Thanks for the reality check. Truly. At this point, I'll be spending time on PT and range time. I have a good idea what I want to do with gear.

I actually don't want the height for support, but for protection against wet conditions. I know, I know, I need gaiters. I will go that route. But I prefer the taller boot too. Scotty and I have been talking boots and packs and such for a bit now. Just have to figure out what I'm gonna be...

I guarantee I'm overthinking, as I generally am, regardless of the topic. :) My pack CAN work, I'm just sort of frustrated with it. It was killing my shoulders before with 20lbs in it, so getting it to not jack up my traps/shoulders with 45-50 in it is a nice improvement, but I just don't like...

And yeah, some SuperFeet are on my list. But very pleased with the Caminos I'm using now. I don't need wide width, just 14's for length. The Tibet Hi should do for me I'd think.

I only used three 5# plates and one 2.5# plate at the top of the wood pellets. The pack is really filled out by the pellets, so the small plates fit in snug at the top. The way I readjusted the suspension was a big help over how I've had it before. It's comfortable as far as straight weight...

Aren't Kuiu packs Kifaru's? I think I did, but I'll check again.

Took about a 7 mile hike today in the Appalachian ridges around my home. Started at 1300', dropped to 650', then back to over 1400'. The climb up took about a mile, so that was a fun little stretch. Hitting the ridge spine, I then had a mile and a half or so of boulder fields. Some had to be...

So I had some leftovers from backstraps I grilled, and these always linger and never get fully consumed because my family hates leftovers. So tonight I sliced them up thin and made "mongolian beef" with them. I now know how to make sure the leftovers from steak night don't go to waste...

If you like snack sticks you'll like that bologna. Just mix pork with it. It needs it.