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  1. Big Business Back Packs.

    in Boots, Clothing and Backpacks

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    On 30/07/2020 at 10:29 PM, Camoman said:

    @Dingo.375 I just ordered the exo 4800 with frame & added the 1800 bag only too (that one for state forest day trips). Shipped priority all up for AUD$1383.

    So not sure where you got to with ya decisions. But if ya hold tight I should be able to soon shed more light.

    yeah mate all good.
    i revisited "how to set up a backpack"  and with Sebs help,   I walked or had the pack on for 5 hrs  an then 4 hours on the way out,  feeling good today.....  might adjust a few more bits an pieces subtley and see how i go!!!
     

    i've got time though :)    

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  4. Big Business Back Packs.

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    3 minutes ago, Camoman said:

    I whole heartedly agree packs are more akin to boots, tents, etc rather than rifles or optics; with regard to lasting a lifetime.

    Except the external titanium frame of the exos has me thinking perhaps there is some possible exception in such a design.

    They also carry a lifetime gaurentee on worksmanship.

    And importantly a 30 day money back gaurentee simply if you are not happy with the fit. Year sure ya lose on postage but thats a pretty good deal, to be able to load up and fit it to check.

    there is the frame option itself, see many aluminium ones an such last almost a lifetime it seems in alaska, lookin at stone gl an others, they have  fairly good frame in them, material is material but you have those bag options,  maybe someone will start carrying it in aus , then it may help the pricing an sales would boom.

     

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  5. Big Business Back Packs.

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    Posted · Edited by Dingo.375
    not Bad, just nothing much good, mostly negatives reported back.

    38 minutes ago, Rifletuner said:

     

    If you are prepared to risk being called a hunting Pooftaaah, there is always Moroka 30. They do fit you, and he recently posted on his facebook about a custom fitting he did for a very short person, so he does have more ability to fit & tailor than the international guys.

     

     

    heard neg things there to be honest.

  7. Big Business Back Packs.

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    @Camoman  im typically the tighter assed type that looks for the , similiar but not quite and wayyyy less $$$.....  for example ,  my highest end scope is a zeiss terra 3-9.......  me tent isnt macpac but isnt Target ,  me guns are not remingtons but they arnt blasers...   

    me backs Phrucked though and i needa proper frame or very sturdy internal an one that does its job down on the hips nd not on the shoulders ,  im using a black wolf mtn ash 85 at present an its not adjustable small enough perhaps or something about the shoulder straps arnt in the right place i rekon.....  an like realistically after a day hunt me shoulders r shagged,  i plan on walkin some 100k through the bush and theres no way i see this pack being the one.
    but fuaaarkme, $1000 for a bag is getting gnarly..... buttt like youve touched on in above posts..... its possibly going to be my most important item bar none....( il wait up a tree with a rope an noose a stag over a wallow if i have to)  and feel i might actually need to spend One thousand Dollars... on a ing back pack.

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  8. Big Business Back Packs.

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    yeh 10-4 on boulder creek , i just seen that but actually wrote it off for American / Canadian ........    the pricing.


    yeahhhhh shit, ay, i notice alot of aussies buying, are they just dealing with shipping and converstion?  makes for a in expensive backpack tho..

     

     

    tatonka in the $500 range...  just wondering how the internal frame is,   must be alright,   the Duleys do use them

  9. Big Business Back Packs.

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    Need help, where is everyone getting there MTN EXO, Stone Glacier, Kuiu Tatonka  Bakc Packs from??

    is there Aussie distrib?     somewhere with Aussie prices?    

    im well and truely in the market for a proper one,   @Seb   will need your opinions here aswell.   on which ones to look at?!   (wat was urs again)

    Do the tatonkas have a sturdy frame? must be internal?    whats thoughts on these external lookin ones, kuiu /stone etc  ?

    sing out

    cheers

  11. Bino power?

    in Binoculars, Spotting scopes and Rangefinders

    Posted · Edited by Dingo.375

    would love a pair of 12 or 15s for big country wher the 10s dont cut mustard.......   
    most people are saving the outlay of money on Binoculars, for thermal monoculars,...............   Binoculars are for bird watching.

    thermals are for Sambar stags hunting

    "Any reason why not to go 10 x 50 ?"      Yeah,  big end,  light gain mean #### all if cant see thru scope,  wait in ute extra 10 mins, then stalk,    or be sure the rifle carries x50 aswell to utilize what your eyes are seeing in the bino before switchin for a rifle..

    x42   if higher end would bring in as much light...     8 x for stalkers, 10x for all rounders and 12-15 for big country bosses.

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  12. Fresh Boots thread - best bang for buck?

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    Posted · Edited by Dingo.375

    story of my life.
    i wear Talons,  imported from NZ which were imported from the Serbian army gangster dudes..........  $175  
    they come in 3 styles,  a mesh summer goretex one, a nubuick swuede and a full leather,  all "mid length"  ,  i chose nuibuck swede like the  stoney creek rusa boots... an i need ankle support as the 7 screws an plate isnt enough :P

    i can get these sent to AU for like SFA extra....  in Euro sizes though..   i sent some photos to a lad on FB an if u needed i could post them up here or PM me either on FB or here and i can give you details or take an order..

    kind of see em here, a take off of the Lowa Z8s

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  13. Camo

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    3 hours ago, Duncs said:

    If you're getting within 2m of a giant buck, what more atmosphere are you looking for???  That's an enormous achievement which most of us only dream of!

    haha.
    to be fair though for many years i didnt feel like i was hunting without Camo clothing...   like Riding motorbike without Goggles , felt so different,  now days the Camo thing has chilled a bit but i almost have to be wearing (fingerless) gloves and have Binoculars round my neck or im not hunting ...  so i understand the atmosphere thing for sure.

    to be succesful you really have to blend in and be apart of it, mind completely on what your doing down to each step , (again to be succesful in stalking) because without being critical and alert as a 'hunter' 'stalking' around for 'prey'  then people are literally just armed bush walking and digging really deep into the Luck-Hope Well and will not get the full atmosphere with what 'the hunt' is all about..  its those final moments %75 and %25 the journey to get there in that particular short term since the goal was set out to 'go and hunt a deer'.

    im itching to camo up an walk around like a bush...  big brudda is watching

  17. Vortex rangefinder

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    3 minutes ago, billygoat-gruff said:

    How is it for reliability, has it let you down at all? I can't find much over the net on the redfield 650a.. Heaps of shït on YouTube about the vortex though. That's what I want it for too, I've discovered I'm pretty useless at guessing distances

    Sent from my G8141 using Tapatalk
     

    nah shes sweet,  i had a older bushnell previously an it was old an big an didnt work very well past 400.       mosly just a brick compared to new ones.

    yeh nah redfields sweet , been to nz an served me very well there. dont use it much typically, but when needed , so far its been very good.    
    you obviously dont try pick up the deer at xxx meters, but hit a tree or clifff face or rock at a similiar distance near the animal and beats guessing.

    if vortex in ya budget, they seem to be covering the basics well for scopes, binos and rangeys....  should be fairly right

  19. Sleeping Bag Advice

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    Posted · Edited by Dingo.375

    On 21/01/2020 at 7:21 PM, advpat said:

    I already have a down sleeping bag, which has kept me warm on some very cold nights.  However i wanted a  lighter bag as the one i have is sometimes overkill. I recently seen this Recon bags come up sale, so i brought one ($160?). Seems ok but will need some cold nights to test it out

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    Are these still available somewhere? Edit to say i searched an they are available. but at aroun $200-$350 depending.
    sing out if anyone sees any sales on these

     

       whats been ya thoughts so far Pat?

    cheers-

  23. 3/4 Sleeping mat

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    Posted · Edited by Dingo.375

    9 minutes ago, Yowi said:

    Yeah can’t beat em at the price with a 4.6 rating be good down to -20.

    do you think the rating will be that good?     (reason i ask is Exped is 6 R an rated to -20)
    i see a coupleof them some what vented looking models they claim has the patent design But i notice alot of these guys are in desert arizona etc, which would have a cold floor no doubt, but not alpine alps cold... hmm

    i have emailed them to see if i can do some dodgy with the import tax their end,  and direct paypal haha, so lets see.
    otherwise il jump on one of those i think too mate

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