September by Into the Wind Outdoors

 September

  From our good friends at Into the Wind Outdoors in Laramie, WY. Another amazing video that reminds us why the fall is such a special time for hunters.
 
September from Into the Wind Outdoors on Vimeo.

Equipment Used   

Bowtech Invasion
Diamond Outlaw 
First Lite Clothing
Elberlestock Backpacks
Sitka Gear 
Badlands Packs
MSR Waterfilters
Big Agnes Tents, Sleeping bags and Pads
Easton Arrows

Exciting news from Big Agnes

Helinox Chair One wins two awards!

If you have not heard about Helinox trekking poles and camp furniture.  Helinox is a brand started by our tent pole manufacture DAC, and Big Agnes is the exclusive North American Distributor.  The Chair One recently beat out 15,000 other entries to be named the Red Dot Design Award.  It was also an ISPO Award winner for 2013.  This 1lb 5oz folding camp chair has got it going on!  It also comes in red, green and camo.  I'm thinking that Big Agnes may have designed the perfect blind hunting chair. We will have some of the camo chairs in the shop soon and as soon as we do they will be online as well . 

Big Agnes McAlpin SL Wins Nat Geographic Gear of the Year

McAlpin SL wins National Geographic Gear of the Year Award for 2012

Big Agnes McAlpin SL 5°

700 DownTek™

Men’s Traditional Mummy bags are built for performance. In our first diversion from the Big Agnes System since we started 12 years ago, we are proud to introduce the most technical old-school sleeping bags ever! These bags are insulated with DownTek™ water repellent down and constructed with Insotect Flow™ patented technology. Their mummy shape and lightweight materials will get you wherever you want to go, fast and dry. 

This mummy bag is build with one thing in mind Performance in demanding environment. Build in the Traditional Mummy style this bag is the first diversion from the Big Agnes System Big Agnes since Big Agnes started making sleeping bags. These bags feature DownTek^TM water repellent down, the newest advancement in down insulation.  We will have four new Men's Trad mummy bags with DownTek^TM (Lost Lake SL, Bellyache Mountain SL, McAlpin SL and Crosho SL) and two new Women's bags (Juniper SL and Lithia SL.) 

Look for these bags added to Gannett Ridge.com soon!

Photo of the Day 35

Anyone else like camping on top of the world?  When I get a chance I'll sit down and write up the full story about this hunt but here is just a little preview.  On the 6th day of our trip we glassed a big herd of elk in a basin that had to be at least 4 miles away.  Tyler thought there was a trail that was a bit shorter to get in over the top so we packed up our camp and hike all the way back to the truck.  After heading in to town and having a super healthy meal of Wendy's, we found out that the trail we thought was shorter actually would have been close to 10 miles.
Then the punishment began.  We ended up hiking 1800 vertical in just over an hour and twenty minutes just to find another valley between us and the elk.  Exhausted, we set up camp for the night at 12,000 ft.  The next morning we made a play on the herd and came about as close as you can without hauling meat out.
Anyway, the Big Agnes Copper Spur 4 worked awesome even in a rain storm that night.  We also learned a valuable lesson.  No Baconator if you plan to hike even a little.

Ultralight Hunting System

16.6 Lbs. Total

Everything You Need and Nothing you Don't!

Ultralight hunting has reached a new level of comfort and performance with the Gannett Ridge Ultralight hunting system. Ultralight hunting system is a combination of the highest quality items from around the hunting industry working with innovators such as Sitka Gear, Big Agnes, Jetboil and MSR has allowed us to design a complete hunting system that wights in right at 16.6 lbs. From Rain Gear to Shelter and Sleeping bag this System will get a western hunter through 90% of hunting situations in the mountains.

Ultralight Hunting Gear

Big Agnes Fly Creek 2 Platinum ....................................................................	29.0oz.
Big Agnes Zirkel 20 Degree Sleeping Bag .....................................................	34.0 oz.
Big Agnes Insulated Air Core ........................................................................	16.0 oz.
Jetboil Sol TI .................................................................................................	10.5 oz.
Princeton Tech Headlamp Byte ......................................................................	3.0 oz.
MSR HyperFlow Water Filter .......................................................................	16.0 oz.
Spork ...........................................................................................................	0.5 oz.
Sitka Gear Bivy 30 .......................................................................................	86.9oz.

                                                                                      

                                                                Total       12.3 Lbs.

We started with the Big Agnes Fly Creek 2 Platinum. 

Weighing in at just 1 lb. 13 oz. this 2 man free standing engineering masterpiece is everything you need in a 3 season tent and nothing you don't. From early August high country thunderstorms to late October and November snowstorms the Fly Creek Platinum will keep you dry and comfortable.

Big Agnes Zirkel 20 Degree Bag

The Zirkel SL 20 Degree has been our pick for an all around Ultralight Hunting sleeping bag. As versicle and ultralight the Zirkel fits in almost any hunting situation. Even thought the Zirkel is Ultralight weight it's not light on features and includes the Big Agnes Sleeping Pad integration system that keeps you from ever falling off you pad again, build in pillow compartment and interior loops for if you want add a liner and extend the temp range of your bag for those late season hunts.

The Zirkel weighs 2 lb. 4 oz.

Big Agnes Insulated Air Core Sleeping Pad

Ultralight hunting and comfort have finally converged, say goodby to your closed cell pad the insulated air core is the key to a good nights sleep. With Insulated Air Core you no longer have to sacrifice comfort for lightweight allowing you to sleep better and hunt longer.
The 3/4 Air Core weighs in at 16 oz.

Jetboil Sol TI 

Jetboil TI continues the tradition of quality products from Jetboil the SOL TI weighting in at a miniscule 8.5 oz. and able to boil 16 oz. of water in 2 minutes. Dinner has never been easier or lighter.

Jeboil Sol TI 8.5 oz.

Primus Spork

Ultralight, Red, Spoon Fork combo thing. Need I say more?
Primus Spork 5oz.

Princeton Tech Byte Headlamp

Ultralight Hunting Princeton Tech Byte is a reliable and bright headlamp made in America and lifetime warranty. With 35 Lumens the Byte has more than enough light to get you back to your tent after a long day hunting plus with the built in Ultrabright Red led light you don't have to scare animals or ruin you night vision and with 146 hours of burn time on one set of batteries you don't have to worry about being left out in the dark.
Princeton Tech Byte 64 grams.

MSR Hyperflow Microfilter

Ultralight at just 7.4 oz. this filter ultra small water filter pumps more than 3 liters per minute and its tool-free maintenance is everything the backcountry hunter would ever want in a filter. 

Sitka Gear Bivy 30

Ultralight, Ultra tough, Ultra Comfortable the Sitka Gear Bivy 30 is the perfect pack for the backcountry hunter. Suitable for everything from a day pack to a hauler the Bivy 30 is ready for the entire Journey. 

Ultralight Hunting Clothing 

Sitka Gear 90% Jacket, because it will get you through 90% of hunting  ....	21.8 oz.
Sitka Gear Ascent Pant, Fast, Bright and Durable  ..........................................	20.0 oz.
Sitka Gear Dew Point Jacket, Extremely durable and lightweight rain gear ....................	13.6 oz.
Sitka Gear Dew Point Pant, Extremely durable and lightweight rain gear .......................	10.4 oz.
Sitka Gear Cap, you need a good hunting cap ................................................................	2.27 oz.
Sitka Gear Travers Gloves .............................................................................................	1.7 oz.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Total   4.3 Lbs.