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Bitterroot Bulls
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I love my Kaylands. It is hard for me to find boots that fit my feet. The Kayland's lacing system allows for varying tightness up and down your feet, for a semi-custom fit. I am currently looking for another pair on sale. Looks like they are switching this year's model to Gore Tex. Shame, that eVent really breathes.
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rustic
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If you are looking for a boot you can not destroy this is the one for you. It is not in the 130-150 range though. http://www.sportiva.com/products/footwear/mountain/nepal-evo-gtx |
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jason miller
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Haha. A winter mountaineering boot? I DID say reasonably light and comfortable. And I bet I could still wear the sole out in under a year...
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Roy Finn
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Agreed. I haven't found anything better. Boots- Meindl |
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rustic
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At little over four and a half pounds a pair true... quite heavy but, I know they would comfortable in the right time of year. Have you ever bought boots that can be resoled? I have had my Asolos resoled twice the uppers just will not die. |
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supertool73
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I gotta disagree here, I don't think it is the gortex that is the issue. It is your pants absorbing the water and running into your boots from the top. Or climbing up the leather and the back down the liner from the top. Or they just screwed up with the boots and have punctured the gortex. I have 4 or 5 pair of gortex boots right now and have had many more. If I am properly set up, I never get wet feet, ever. I have used my Danners and Meindls in rain, snow, slush, mud, very wet grass all day long and had dry feet at the end of the day. Good gators can make all the diff in the world. Just as a test, once while we were camping next to a creek, I put a couple rocks in my danner pronghorn and set them in the creek for 8 hours with water about half way up them. When I took them out the insides were completely dry. |
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rustic
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I agree but, I backpack/dayhike year round and most of my boots are not goretex and for a good reason. Goretex does not breath any where near the level of eVent or even just applying water repellent to an leather unlined boot. True, goretex seems to keep the water out just fine it equally good at keeping it in too. |
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supertool73
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In my case my feet don't sweat much at all. So I never get wet feet that way either. So all my boots are gortex. Guess I am lucky that way.
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Lifetime warranty and excellent customer service don't mean a thing when your gun fails during a zombie attack.
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rustic
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I find that to be true some swear by goretex some hate it. People forget that their legs sweat too gravity makes perspiration run down to socks/boots. |
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rustic
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I have a limb saver and some stock pads
Does anyone know of a lighter better brand of pad? |
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BigSky
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Great info guys. for me the hardest part is staying in shape so I am not carying around an extera 15lbs everywhere I go.
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rustic
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It can be a vicious circle. I weight 15-20 pounds more in to the spring than in the fall. |
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rustic
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Great jacket for spring hunting season.
http://www.arcteryx.com/Product.aspx?EN/Mens/Jackets/Venta-MX-Hoody#Softshell |
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jason miller
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I wear shorts. Year round. And the only place my feet get wet is at the forefoot, where the boots flex. Some pairs last longer than others(anywhere from 30 mins to a couple hours in wet conditions to soak through), but at least 5 pairs of gore tex boots I have had all leaked there in the same way. Also, I would bet money I walk more/faster through wet grass than anyone else you know, which may have something to do with it. I would imagine that only an hour or so in wet grass or light snow and walking at a slower pace to flex the forefoot less, you may indeed have no trouble with gore tex soaking through. |
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jason miller
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Oh, and gore tex lined shoes with lightweight mesh panels in the forefoot are even less waterproof. Slick leather with a good coating of wax over the gore tex helps it keep water out the best, in my experience.
Edited by jason miller - February/28/2012 at 02:05 |
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rustic
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http://www.klymit.com/index.php/products/sleeping-pads.html
Way cool design ultra-light and compact. |
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rustic
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I used this season and it worked great - no more sharping!! One blade for a whole deer without getting dull. Thanks |
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jonoMT
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I bought a Havalon knife this year. On the plus side, those blades are so sharp they cut very well. It is also lightweight, even with carrying extra blades.The biggest negative is that they are brittle. I had no problem using one blade to field dress two antelope and a white tail doe. However, I broke three blades on two elk. It's not fun replacing a blade when the knife is covered with blood and you're wearing nitrile gloves. Granted, on one I was using the knife to do a full deboning...something I normally do with a filleting knife and a lambskinner. I broke one blade on that one. But the other, where I was doing only field dressing broke two.
It's just something to be aware of. I'll continue to use it, especially for lighter animals.
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Reaction time is a factor...
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Bitterroot Bulls
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Jon,
They now offer the Baracuta model, which has a sturdier skinning blade and also offers a fillet blade. The replacement blades are pricier, but guys are saying they break less in the field. I will be trying them out. |
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-Matt
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rustic
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www.kifaru.net/images/hunt_fall07.pdf
Nice to see hunting backpacking gear finally starting catching up to mountaineering gear in the technology of lightweight. http://www.kifaru.net/KUaccessories.html I just ordered this one for next fall. http://www.kifaru.net/KU5200.html Edited by rustic - February/26/2013 at 21:29 |
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