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Matt Tyson

Matt Tyson

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As I think about all the stuff that's going under the tree tonight, I wonder what others' packing lists look like for their (walk in) blind bag. Here's mine, which seems to actually get shorter each year, and I'm curious to know how it compares:

Shells
Cigars & lighter
Headlamp
Gloves
Bumper
Sunglasses
Coffee thermos
Knife
Zip ties
Small bottle of meat seasoning
Trimmer (for brush)
Bird cleaning kit (knife and shears)
Ziploc bags

... that's my standard load. What am I missing or what should stay home?
 
Well Matt, I was going to say how about a camera but forgot that if you have your cell phone then you have a camera.
Al
 
I have a ruggedized camera that only spends about half the season in the bag, but every time I look at the awesome pics on this site I rethink the value of getting in the habit of leaving it in there...and actually using it!
 
Merry Christmas, Matt~

I keep my calls in my bag when not actually gunning. And, we in NYS still are supposed to wear back tags when afield. My actual license is in my wallet but the backtag - in its plastic case on a lanyard - is in my bag.

One very important item everyone someimes needs, though, is missing from your list: toilet paper! (Actually, I bring a wad of napkins or paper towels.)

Happy New Year, too!

SJS
 
Good thread Matt. I always have dog biscuits for my four legged partner. I feel guilty staying warm and dry eating a donut as she looks at me dripping water from a retrieve.
 
Jim, I have a good friend who also did this with the dog biscuits that you talked about. In the late fall and winter when it was really cold he would take the milk bones and dip at least half of it into lard for quick energy. With zip lock bags it is easy to carry and very helpful for our retrievers.

Matt, I happen to agree with you about that camera that you forgot to bring.
Al
 
Extra zip ties, some more zip ties, and some bigger zip ties! A container of Wet-Ones hand sanitizer towelettes, fire sticks and some type of monster igniter (I toss my out of date flares in this dry box as well) and some MREs. A dry bag with a second set of clothes or a synthetic fill sleeping bag and bivy cover in it. Two or three emergency reflector blankets. A wrist compass with a sighting channel (wrist-mount Diver compasses are nice item to have in foggy conditions,even with a GPS unit on board). My old back-packing stove.

Dog Power-Bars.

A pocket Otis gun cleaning kit, with gun oil and some type of moisture displacing spray, as well as a spare shotgun under the access cab seat in the Tundra. I've fished a three day old Remington 870 out of the Munuscong River via SCUBA gear, and a couple of semi-autos out of Lake Michigan's, Little Bay de Noc waters.
 
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When hunting with a buddy one time, he looked over and asked- do you have any gold? To which I replied- gold? What are you talking about? He said Toilet Paper. Why do you call it gold? When you need it, and don't have it, you would trade your gold for it!

Good stuff right here.

I add an extensive first aid kit for humans and canines, and a few more survival pieces. Extra gloves, multi tool and a bottle of water too.

Jon
 
Jon , your post made me smile and chuckle! My human first aid kit is less than 1/20 the size of the one my wife sends me afield with for the dogs. I'd like think that our hounds are in the foreground of her focus as a consequence of her job (vet.tech.), but then I catch her reading my life insurance policy info. each year when I redo my benefits package!
 
All great suggestions! "Toidy paper," as my dad calls it, is something I often carry (but forgot to put on the list, probably because it's tucked down in the depths of my bag so it stays dry no matter what...as stated above, it's gold when you need it!).

Dog treats...a great idea, particularly for those cold days afield.
 
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