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Hey there's always next year. I'm going to make this an annual hunt for the campfire. Plenty of room and I'm all about using the public lands we are so blessed to have.

I hope this a learning experience for me and my daughter. First time really camping since i was a teenager. I’m slowly building a supply list and organizing gear etc.

Awesome I forgot you were bringing your daughter, pack some warm clothes looks like we will have some good cold nights!

I bought a buddy heater last night and 4 propane bottles. May need more. Looks like 20s at night.

Gonna be a big temperature change starting mid-week. Should get things moving....

That’s what I’m hoping Jay. I may poke around the National Forest Thursday afternoon just because of that.

looks like it's gonna be damn cold! 27F on Thursday and Friday nights, lol I had to re think my clothes and tent gear.

lol....yeah, it will be cold. Ice may last a little longer than usual in the cooler.....

I’d much rather camp with it freezing than hot.

was colder than that in Oct when I was hunting out in Wyoming. I'll get by. Extra blanket maybe. lol
Seriously, I did not take my little Buddy heater out west, but I'll bring it to North Alabama.

I bought 2 sleeping bags on clearance last summer for 8 bucks each. They were like $60 each and never sold kept getting marked down
They are rated below 0 i believe. Those should come in handy

Anyone care to share their gear list for the trip? I’ve made a list and spent a small fortune on supplies. As long as i have warm clothes and my rifle and bullets and water i can survive. But I’d rather not look like a goon for not being preparedish at least.

Well, my standard car camping gear. I'm tossing in a small splitting axe and hatchet for making kindling. A new fire extinguisher because I used my old one putting out a rather large gasoline fire in the campsite next to me over the summer. (You never know with some people.) For food, I'm using up some nearly expired Mountain House, and going minimalist with a JetBoil. Tent, cot with air mattress for insulation, 20-degree down bag, folding chairs, whisky for medicinal purposes. Abundant cold weather clothing. Two headlamps and a really neat battery-powered lantern from Streamlight.

For those who've hunted the area before and considered the weather report, what do you feel is the likelihood of rain? Makes a difference as to which rifle I bring.

Accuweather is showing no rain for the time period. Projected temps are Th: 46 high, 25 low Fri: 48 high, 28 low Sat: 47 High, 28 low. Sunday: High 51, low 23F

I will be using my 6 man Eureka Tent, cot, foam mattress and blankets. I have that Mr Buddy heater. Should have adequate cold weather clothing. Food will be MRE and Mountain House, along with snacks. I'll bring some of my hot sauce. I have a saw, two axes. Will bring a fire grill. I'll bring what wood I can stuff in the truck. I have chairs, a folding table and whiskey. I think I'm set.
Not sure yet if I'll hunt, but I will bring contact info for getting a 'bama license, as well as a rifle.

I’ll be in a small 4 man tent on a cot with sleeping bags rated for worse than temps we will see. Bringing a folding table or two, Coleman stove Coleman personal size heater, lantern, and torch plus extra propane tanks, mountain house freeze dried food. I will have pulled pork sandwiches for everyone we can eat Friday or Saturday night. Bag chair for around the fire, small axe and hatchet. Case of bottle water 5gallon water jug, all the firewood I can cram into my truck plus a bottle of hooch to sip on at night around the fire. Suggest bringing heavy duty garbage bags for what can’t be burned.

Plan to set up camp around noon on Thursday, look for the turn off of 33 to be marked with chem lights and reflecting orange tape. Once camp is set up I might drive around a bit to familiarize myself with places I’ve marked on the map.

Right now doesn’t look like rain, I’m holding off until Tuesday or Wednesday before I make my mind up on rsinn gear. Too early to know for sure. I’ll say this from experience it gets cold in those mountains at night!

Is anyone bringing a small chain saw?

I can bring my Echo if no one else has one.

If Tom's bringing the extinguisher, I guess I should bring the gas.

I can throw a chainsaw in.

good. That will save me from driving 800 miles with a saw and gas in the back of the truck. lol