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Peter La

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Location: Mostly wooded with open plains
Climate: 12-24 Degrees Celsius

-What type of compression sack would you reccomend?
-What type of backpack would you get? I am thinking of a Maxpedition Vulture.
-What type of tomohawk (just for chopping wood) would you get? I am thinking of a ATC VTAC.

What would you take:

Backpack-
Rations-
Tomohawk-
(Do not worry about knives...I have that covered with a Busse EU-17 magnum)
etc.

THE BUDGET: $400 Canadian dollars

Thanks everyone for the help.
 
there is a great thread on backpacks a little ways down peter :D

for tomahawks i carry an atc rogers ranger spike which is a good tool but it does go dull quicker than a busse will but that is to be expected given that it is to be thrown as well.

ranger knives has a similar version with a curved spike rather than the atc diamond that is very popular.

the vtac is more suited to CQB and entry (busting things) rather than woods working imo.

brigade quartermasters sells everything you are looking for (actiongear.com) and i use them almost exclusively anymore.
 
I know; I am hoping for some more information on the Maxpedition Vulture.

Excelent point about the VTAC. I have no use for a breeching tool...not yet.

I have a questian about www.actiongear.com for you. It says that shipping me a VTAC to Ontario, Canada will cost about 125.00US :eek: What is up with this?
 
that is scary for s/h dude :eek:

last time i checked bladeart.com they had one in stock and maybe their s/h is cheaper. also try cutleryshoppe.com as well.

as far as maxpacks go here is what melancholy mutt had to say about them.
"well made and poorly designed" :( but i do not know about that particular one
 
If you are going to live out of the pack I'd recomend a surplus pack and a Cold Steel Rifleman's Hawk, really not sure on the sleeping bag. One thing I keep alot of is bullion cubes and chopped green onions to add to food and to make broth.
 
What follows is pure personal prefernce:
Is a hawk manditory for you? From what I have seen that would eat up a lot of your budget. Gerber makes a decent group of small axes for a good price, they normally need some extra sharpening out of the box though.
Packs again are covered else where, but you may want to look into renting if you can. Eaiser on the budget.
Rations: Besides the bullion which is a great idea, I would bring Instant oatmeal, Minute rice, Tuna that is packed in foil (much lighter than canned, and precooked), Peanut butter, crackers, some dried fruit, instant ramin, and some of the precooked camping dinners (mountain house comes to mind) Usually in the $5-$6 dollar range (US). I would have those everyother night for variaty. Coffie and tea, whichever your vice is.
Don't forget a good water filter and purification items.
At least 2 Nalgene bottles and and some kind of reservoier. If not 4 Nalgene bottles.
Hope you have a great trip.
Mike
 
I have only heard excelnt things about maxpedition. I am looking for specific information on the Vulture model.
 
lumpymike1 said:
What follows is pure personal prefernce:
Is a hawk manditory for you? From what I have seen that would eat up a lot of your budget. Gerber makes a decent group of small axes for a good price, they normally need some extra sharpening out of the box though.
Packs again are covered else where, but you may want to look into renting if you can. Eaiser on the budget.
Rations: Besides the bullion which is a great idea, I would bring Instant oatmeal, Minute rice, Tuna that is packed in foil (much lighter than canned, and precooked), Peanut butter, crackers, some dried fruit, instant ramin, and some of the precooked camping dinners (mountain house comes to mind) Usually in the $5-$6 dollar range (US). I would have those everyother night for variaty. Coffie and tea, whichever your vice is.
Don't forget a good water filter and purification items.
At least 2 Nalgene bottles and and some kind of reservoier. If not 4 Nalgene bottles.
Hope you have a great trip.
Mike
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Wow, thanks for the great tips and advice. I need to buy a good pack as their will be times when renting will not be possible. I will look into those pre cooked camping meals. And yes, the tomohawk does eat up a lot of the budget but I think it will come in handy. Thanks for the help.

Anyone have any experience with the Vulture pack?
 
Don't have experience with the Vulture, but have owned several other Maxpedition pouches and they were all built bomb proof.
 
To be honest I would go with a pack maker that does it for a living, like TNF, Gregory, Lowe etc. You are going to be mighty unhappy if it does not suit your body.

Now on to the good stuff :D

Beef Jerkey, Peanut butter, peanuts, dried Barley and some kind of dried pasta sauce. A small bottle of a decent spirit of your choice (personal poison, rum) uber strength espresso coffee, umm woodsmoke and coffee in the morning :p

Lucky devil!
 
If you don't mind a used pack, you may want to check out this site:
http://www.craigslist.com/

They have some parts of Canada listed here, not sure how many of them are close to you. If you see some thing new that you try on, and fits you, take a minute and browse Craigslist to see if someone near you might be selling one used. I've gotten a few surfboards through this site, it is pretty cool, Dispite the no weapons rules on it.
 
For chopping, I'd get a GB hatchet over a hawk, but that is personal preference. I have had great experience with Lowe ALpine packs. Rations really depends on how much room you have. If you go freeze dried it will save weight and room, but is pricey. Otherwise, PB, hard salami, jerky, trail mix, ramen noodles, oatmeal, pouches of tuna are all what I usually take.
 
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