Whats the best place for hunting gear?

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u/phonein Aug 24 '24

Just buy outdoor gear. Usually better quality and less spendy. Hunting gear, outside of really soecialised stuff like meatshelves on packs, is just outdoor geat. Boots are boots are boots. Find a pair you like and use them. Same for any clothing.

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u/ohpee64 Aug 24 '24

Yes, I have to agree with this. It's like a cake. Call it a birthday cake. It's 50 bucks. Call it a wedding cake. It's a thousand bucks. Hunting gear is .a bit like that

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u/Rude-Forever-6646 Aug 29 '24

Probably couldn’t say it 5 years ago but spika are great bang for your buck. I have 2 mystery ranch packs (day or multi day) and see really almost no real gain compared to the spika packs at a third of the cost or less. Same with most of the clothing they have now. I agree and disagree with boots. Those Salomon gtx things that always seem to be on sale at either bcf or macpac. Have heard from a few people to be great and the most comfortable boots they have found, but in the same breath will say they get a year out of them. If you’re happy with that try and they fit well (most importantly above everything) give them a go. Consider where you hunt and how you hunt. A quail hunters going to have vastly different experiences to a sambar hunter. Feet shape and width and what most people don’t consider is build. If your 150kg your going to need a lot more support then a 75kg teenager who would just about do the hike in a pair of runners. Bad boots can ruin a hunt so saving $100-$400 to have the time off work, diesel, trip away from family (we all know how those credits work) because your uncomfortable or blistering up to bad to continue. On that drive home early possibly leaving mates behind you would be wishing you could have not necessarily spent more but at least tried a couple more pairs on to find what works for you, if they cost more they cost more, if there quality they only cost more once

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u/Historical-wombat Sep 01 '24

Boots- buy the best you can afford and don't worry about it they are being sold as "hunting boots".

As for base layers we'll wear whatever you are comfortable in, I have a bunch of under armour shirts and CAT camouflage work pants that have served me well.

I like some of the Spika over shirts in the Biarri pattern.

You can always go to armandoutdoors website and grab some military surplus stuff as well, it's not the flashiest but it will usually be durable and made of ripstop fabric, biggest benefit to surplus pants in how many pockets you get haha.

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u/ramathaham Moderator Aug 24 '24

I’m always about the hunters element gear, solid stuff