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Hello everyone
I’m in the process of upgrading and reorganizing some of my gear. Just wondering what everyone’s basic kit outs may be? Maybe day, three day, 5 day kits.
Typical fall/winter seasons.
Thank you in advance.

I'm not familiar with the term. Please 'splain what you mean by "kit out". Are you referring to the gear that we take when backpacking, the pack that we use, the clothes that we wear? Or, are you referring to a bugout bag and its' contents? Or, maybe something else?

Good points...having a wide range of gear, I can load out or "kit out"...a patrol. Alpine, sub alpine, tropical, savannah, bayou or desert. Where we goin' and doin'?

Yes sir, typical gear lists for fall/winter hunts. Day pack, three day and five day outings.
Just wondering what others are using as I’m looking to upgrade some of my older gear.

Everything on this list DOES NOT necessarily go, but it's what I select from. For example I change my water purification from year to year or the spotter/tripod may or may not go. Rarely do rain gear bottoms make the cut. It's been revised over the years, but in the last year or two has remained pretty solid. It is for 5-6 days Co 1st and then 4th rifle and covers temps to single digits. It comes to ~50lbs, and that includes the rifle and ammo, just not water.

Edit: I crossed out those items that did not go this year and added some brand names for reference.

Pack
Kifaru Nomad 2
Pack rain cover
Rifle
Ammo (10)
Sleeping Bag (REI Magma)
Seek Outside BCS Tent
Ti Stove
Sleeping Pad
Pillow (Sea to Summit)
Tyvek sheet (Lowes)
Compass (incl in pack wt)
Map
Walking Sticks (Black Diamond)

Optics
Marsupial Harness
Binos Swaro 8x
Rangefinder
Cow Call
Tripod
Spotting Scope

Water
Water Purification (Steripen)
Water Purification (Sawyer)
MSR
Water bag for camp
Water bottle (Light Nalgene)
Water bottle (Smart Water)
Water Bottle (Wide Mouth 1L)
Tablets

Cooking
Ti Pot/MSR Pocket Rocket
Fuel (1x)
Ti plate
Lighter
Spork
Coffee Cup

Coffee
Coffee grinder
Coffee
v60
v60 filters

Meals
PowerBars (1/day)
Green Belly Bars (1 pack/day)
Peak Refuel (1/day)
Nuts
Jerky
Hot Choc
Dried Fruit
Vitamins

Electrical
OnX (iPhone)
iPhone cord
Dark Energy Battery pack
Delorme InReach
Headlamps (2x)
Headlamp batteries
Camera

Supplies
Fire Starters (Trioxane)
Paracord (100')
Fabric patch kit
Pack buckles
Handwarmers
Tenacious Tape
Multi tool
Duct Tape
Emergency Bivy
Waterproof matches
Knife (Benchmade Altitude)
Lighter
Wyoming Saw

Important
License
Hunter Safety Card
Wallet (ID, cash)

Kill Kit
Knife - Havalon
Blades
Game bags
Trash bags
Rubber Gloves
Zip lock bag
Orange Ribbon

Personal / First Aid
Wipes (Biodegradable)
TP
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Rolaids
Nasal spray
Eyedrops
Small Towel
Sinus meds
Chapstick
Ibuprofen
Israeli Bandage
Clot pack
Neosporin
Moleskin

Clothing
Stocking Hat
Baseball Cap
Orange vest (Cheap, light)
Kuiu Rain jacket
Kifaru Lost Park
Arcteryx Atom
Silk weight base (Patagonia)
Puffy pants
Raingear - bottoms
Socks (Injinji)
Light Kuiu Gloves
Glassing Gloves (Cabelas)
Camp Shoes
U-Wear

Wearing
Prana Zion Hiking pants
First Lite merino wool bottoms
U-wear
First Lite Aerowool top
240 Peleton
Boots (Crispi Colorado - but will likely go back to Salomons)
Socks (Injinji)
Gaitors
Watch/Watchband compass

Nice. Thank you. That’s exactly what I’m looking for. I haven’t upgraded my gear in a few years, we’ll probably more than just a few. There’s a lot on that list that I’m not familiar with and I’ll be lookin into.

Many thanks!

OK so here's another list of gear for a Colorado elk hunt.

MY GEAR FOR COLORADO BACKPACK ELK HUNT
I own multiples of just about every kind of gear. This gear is what I actually use when backpack hunting for elk in Colorado, not necessarily the best, just what I use.

Rifle: Thompson Center Icon “Weathershield” (synthetic/Ceracote) 30-06 with Leupold VX-3 3.5x10x40 scope, Leupold Rings and 180 grain Nosler Partitions hand loaded to perform like a .300 magnum (61 grains RL22, 2,840 fps).

Field Dressing Gear: 6" Buck Knife, Gerber Gator Saw, ceramic/diamond sharpener, Havalon scalpel, and T.A.G. game bags.
Binoculars: Leupold BX-3 “Mojave” 12x50 roof prism
GPS: GAIA GPS mapping program loaded onto a Samsung tablet
Compass: Silva
Maps: USGS, BLM & USFS maps (usually just one map)
Lazer Rangefinder: Leupold RX 1200i

Backpack:Kuiu Ultra 5500
Tent (warm weather): Big Agnes Copper Spur Ul-2
Tent (cold weather): Kuiu Storm Star 2P
Tarp: GoLite 8’x10’ Siltarp
Sleeping Bag cold weather: Western Mountaineering “Antelope” 5° goose down
Sleeping Bag warm weather: Western Mountaineering “Alpenlite” 20° goose down
Sleeping Pad: Thermarest NeoAir + ½ foam pad

Stove (cold weather): MSR “Dragonfly” or MSR “Whisperlite”, white gas
Stove (warm weather): MSR “Pocket Rocket” or Optimus “Crux”, Isobutane
Pots: Titanium Tea Pot & Titanium Mug (1 quart Nalgene bottle fits inside)
Canteen: Nalgene 1 liter
Water Bag: Platapus, 2 liter, roll-up
Water Filter: Katadyn "Hiker Pro" or Sawyer “Squeeze” adapted to gravity filter
Pocket Knife: Victorinox Swiss Army Knife; "Climber", “Tinker” or “Traveler”

Flashlight: Coleman LED 90 lumens
Headlamp: Petzl LED
Camera: Olympus Stylus 720 SW

LEAVE IN TRUCK
Pack Frame: North Face “Back Shadow”
Cooler: 100 quart, Igloo

PERSONAL GEAR
In addition to the gear listed above, each person carries:
a fire starter kit
a small personal first aid kit
a personal hygiene kit
a small personal chow kit

WHAT TO WEAR
NO COTTON CLOTHING - The only thing that I carry that has any cotton in it, is a bandanna, which has multiple uses. If cotton clothing gets wet, it doesn’t dry and it promotes hypothermia.

HUNTERS ORANGE: In Colorado you have to wear at least an orange hat and vest. I wear orange everything above the waist. In Wyoming everyone wears an orange hat. You can wear all camo in Arizona, Alaska, and Texas.

DRESS IN LAYERS - I dress in layers so that I can adapt to a changing environment and to my level of exercise. I wear the kind of clothing that will perform well in a variety of environments and I carry enough extra in my daypack so that I can adapt to changes.

Base Layer: polypropylene long johns and briefs, Patagonia lightweight
Socks: wool/nylon blend socks like Smart Wool or Merino wool with cushion soles
Boots: Kennetreck “Hardscrabble”
Trousers: Sitka Gear (Gortex lined) 6-pocket trousers (wool/synthetic blend)
Shirt: Nylon/synthetic blend camouflage
Vest: Eddie Bauer ultra-light goose down
Puffer Jacket: Old Navy (goose down)
Sweater: polyester fleece “hoodie”
Rain/Wind Gear: Arcterix Nylon/Gortex parka
Gloves: two pair; lightweight & ski gloves
Caps: knitted wool/nylon watch cap with a small bill and a ball cap
Gaiters: OR “Crockodiles” Gortex/nylon (Red for Colorado, Gray elsewhere)
Sunglasses

For a southern Arizona Coues deer hunt I wear kings Camo "Desert Shadow".
For an Alaska caribou hunt I wear all Sitka Gear outer clothing.

The only thing that's missing is freeze-dried and dehydrated food. Duration of the trip determines how much food. I plan to stay out five days and four nights. I return to the truck, spend a night in base camp, resupply and go out for another sortie.

My total kit including rifle and 20 rounds of ammo, weighs about forty pounds for an early season hunt, about 44 pounds for a late season hunt.