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Does anyone have one they would be willing to share with a first timer. It will be a fly in hunt on tires not floats. Beaver or Helio I believe for 2 guys.

I've got a list made up in pdf for a caribou hunt I did a while back, it was a float hunt but you can modify it however you'd like. If you want it pm me your e-mail address and i'll send it to you.

Bug spray.
Bug spray.
Deet.
Deet.
Bug spray.
Bug spray.

Thats on my list, along with a headnet. lol

Add rifle, tent, bag, Mountain House and you're all set.

Dental floss to get the rib meat outta your teeth! Amazing how much sleep you can lose in a tent without it.

Thick and soft toilet paper when septic systems aren't an issue.

deserthunter1:

If you're really going on a true drop camp hunt, then the company which is providing the camp should provide you with a list of what you will need in addition to what they provide.

This list is from an Excel spread sheet and they don't translate too well into the campfire. I think you can figure it out though. This was the gear that we took for a DIY caribou hunt out of Kotzebue.


GEAR LIST - 2013 ALASKA CARIBOU HUNT

MAIL TO BUSH PILOT
4 each Cooler, 120 quarts Food & supplies
20 Dinners (5 days x 4 guys)
20 Breakfasts (5 days x 4 guys)

24 each AA Batteries
1 set Salt & Pepper
100 each Paper Napkins
4 pack Citric Acid Spray Powder
1 each Spray Bottle
4 set TAG Game Bags
4 each Cotton Game Bags, extra large
4 each Garden Leaf Bags
100 each Matches, large wooden kitchen matches
4 each Butane Lighters
4 roll Toilet Paper

TRAVELING
1 each Duffel Bag - extra large ship backpack in duffel
1 each Gun Case hard sided for airlines - locking
1 each Carry-on Luggage (Book Bag) use while traveling
1 set Street Clothes wear while traveling
1 set Underwear (T Shirt, Socks & Briefs) extra

WEAR/USE WHILE HUNTING
1 pair Hiking Boots, leather, lug soles Asolo Sasslong
1 pair Socks Insulating wool, cushion sole

1 pair Gaiters Gortex/nylon
1 pair Briefs/Long Johns Polypropylene
1 pair Trousers Camo
1 each Shirt, long sleeve with pockets Camo
1 each Hat - Ball Cap Orange
1 pair Sun Glasses
1 each Belt nylon
1 each Rifle
20 each Bullets
1 each Binoculars
1 each Lazer Range Finder

CARRY IN BACKPACK
20 each Bullets
1 each Spotting Scope with Tripod
1 each Compass
1 each GPS
1 each Map USGS
1 each Parka with Hood Gortex/nylon - Camo

1 each Fleece Hoodie
1 each Hat - knitted cap knitted wool/synthetic
1 pair Gloves
1 pair Socks - thick insulating extra
1 each Canteen 1 liter Nalgene
1 each Flashlight with new batteries
4 each AA Batteries extra
1 each Swiss Army Knife
1 set Matches, Lighter & Fire Starters waterproof
1 each Camera with new batteries
1 each Walky-Talky Radios - Motorola Talkabout T5720

1 each First Aid Kit
Bandaids, Moleskin, etc.
Insect Repellent
Sun Block, Chap Stick
Ace Bandage & Gauze Pad (Kotex)
Toilet Paper

1 each Field Dressing Kit
1 set Hunting Knife
1 each Havalon Scalpel
8 each Havalon blades
1 each Knife Sharpener
1 set Game Bags TAG Game Bags
1 each Bone Saw Wyoming Saw
1 each Bone Saw Gerber Gator Saw
1 set String & Lead Pencil to fill out tag


CARRY IN DUFFEL BAG
1 each Soft Rifle Case bush pilot requires soft case
1 each Sleeping Bag 15�
1 each Sleeping Pad Self Inflating
1 each "Power Lounger"
4 pair Socks thick insulating
4 pair Briefs polypropylene
2 each "T" Shirt polypropylene
2 set Long Johns polypropylene
2 each Shirt with pockets long sleeve synthetic
2 pair Trousers wool/synthetic
1 each Fleece Vest
1 set Fork & Spoon & Knife non-corrosive
1 set Plate & Bowl & Coffee Cup non-corrosive
1 set Personal Hygiene Kit Tooth Brush, Soap, etc.
1 set Fishing gear


GROUP CAMPING GEAR
1 each 5' x 7' Space Blanket (KC)
1 each Tarp 8' x 10' Siltarp (KC)
1 each First Aid Kit, large for group (KC)
1 each Tent - REI Base Camp 6 (KC)
1 each Tent - Cabelas 4 man 4 season (KC)
2 each Stove - MSR Whisperlite/Dragonfly (KC)
1 each Stove Repair Kit (KC)
2 each Fuel Bottle (KC)
1 each Water Filter - Katadyn Hiker Pro (KC)
1 each Lantern (KC)
1 each Folding Table (KC)
1 set Pots, MSR Alpine Guide + extras (KC)
1 each Frying Pan (KC)


1 each Water Filter - Katadyn Hiker Pro (Bill)
1 each Lantern (Bill)
2 each Fuel Bottle (Bill)
2 each Stove Repair Kit (Bill)
1 eadh Stove, MSR Whisperlite (Bill)
1 each Tarp, 10' x 12' Siltarp (Bill)
1 each Tent, Kelty 3-man, 3-season (Bill)
1 eachq fuel Funnel (Bill)

1 each Satelite Phone - All Share Cost (Bill)


1 roll Duct Tape J(oe)
1 each Gun Cleaning Kit, .30 cal (Joe)
1 eaxh Multi-tool, Leatherman (Joe)
10 feet Tie Wire - Repair Wire (Joe)
1 each Sewing Kit (Joe)
1 each Eye Glass Repair Kit (Joe)


1 each Folding Fish Grill (Merle)
1 each Tent, 3 man 3 season (Merle)
1 each mini Space Heater - Porpane (Merle)



BUY IN KOTZ - SHARE COSTS
3 tub Margarine - large
16 each Tortillas
8 each Bread Rolls
8 each English Muffins
1 botl Peanut Butter
1 botl Jelly (plastic)
2 gallon White Gas
2 loaf Bread
8 each Hot Dogs
1 botl Ketchup
1 botl Mustard
1 botl BBQ Sauce
1 botl Taco Sauce/Salsa - mild
1 botl Taco Sauce/Salsa - medium
6 cans Propane, 16 oz.
24 each AA Batteries

Tents enough for 16?!?!?!

Did the caribou room with you, too?

Nice list but IMO, it's overkill.

We just used the big REI tent as a cook tent. Nobody slept in that tent. Two people slept in the Cabelas tent and two people slept in the VE-25. That allows plenty of room so you don't get on each others nerves. The Kelty tent was used for gear storage. This was not a backpack hunt so weight/bulk of things is only limited to that which can fit into the bush plane.

Actually it was good that we had extra tent space because one of the tents was ruined when a guy operated a space heater inside the tent and burnt the rainfly.

KC

Agreed....I could get away with 1 bottle of salsa.

all a real drop hunt consist of is > a gun, a knife, a fork, some matches and a frying pan....

my "real list" is 11 pages long btw (worked up over 25+ years /hell it started on paper and then to a floppy disc!).. ...truck page, boat page...fish page ,hunt page ,cooking page, tool box page, food page... etc .... u take "the list" fill out the columns- even has places for who brings what...items u have... items to buy...items to fix...a spot for "ready" (u know how u run around and pile stuff up...then pack< this is the cure all) even one for Loaded'.....no thinking evolved ...if it ain't on the list = u do not need it!!! once the last box is check marked u are set ....no bullchit!

Gotta add the column for stuff taken and never used as well. LOL

2 guys in a beaver or helio can have a really nice camp . If you guys are not built like Samoans figure you could have 4-500 lbs in gear and food. Friends and I total weight going in have done 1100 lb load in a beaver and about 900 in a helio , that includes our body weight. Just double check with your flight service, depending on how far they have to fly those numbers could be lower if they need to carry a lot of fuel.

Naw......

Hook up that tundra trailer to the fuggin Nodwell and go!

What kind of weight limit (per person) are you restricted to?

600 lbs total including body weight so that leaves 215 lbs for gear which is actually a lot of gear.

you guys must be some big mofo's to have only 215 lbs of gear left LOL

Yeah, but it's a fly-in.

Never done one, but I have done 40 years of 10 day back-packers. Didn't bother to read thru the list, but mine typed and laminated as to possibles- ( not everything makes the cut on any specific hunt) - is only about half as long. It might not be as detailed, but I survived and never lost any meat, up to 18 miles in... I might have lost a few pounds body weight now and then....

It wasn't always fun, admittedly, but gad - the memories!

And they only get better, the farther removed....

If you can't fit it into a 70 lb or so backpack going in on a 10 day hunt, you probably don't really need it. Half that will be food. The only real difference between an over-nighter and a 10 day is the food weight, roughly speaking.

For example - the only extra underclothes you really need for a trip of any duration within reason are two changes of socks (each change being inner and outer socks). You really can wear the same set of everything else the entire time. Sure, you may be wet and cold part of the time and have to burn them afterward... I've been known to take an extra t-shirt, tho, to change out in the evening if I get wet.

The 3 rules you need to pay attention to are these:

Sleep warm (and preferably, but not necessarily) dry. (A dry pair of socks worn to bed makes more difference than you might think...)

Eat enough calories. Frequently.

Take care of your feet.

The rest is all fluff..

I love hunting out of the pick-up camper I bought a few years back when I can - or use it for a base for farther back in......

I may be crazy, but I ain't stupid....or is it the other way around?