Exo Journal — Backpacking

Reducing your pack weight doesn’t need to be a complicated and expensive exercise.  Here are three easy methods for reducing your weight immediately without making a single purchase…

Gaining the knowledge of just backpacking, not to mention the gear side of things, took quite a while to acquire in its own right.  What I want to do here, is lay down a platform that can help you get started in backpack hunting if that is something you have been considering.

The mental game of backcountry hunting, and just hunting in general, can really be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. The ability to grind through tough situations is going to be what either sends you back up the mountain after that elk, or sends you back to the truck to head home. Let’s take a look at a few bumps in the road that we all might encounter from time to time.

The thought of hiking into a wilderness area with nothing but a backpack, bow, and a whole lot of hope truly did consume my thoughts for some time.  No vehicles, no people, and a rugged but simple way of hunting was something that I knew I had to experience in the future.  Finally, after much day dreaming and probably annoying my wife with way too many adventure/bowhunting stories, I decided that I NEEDED to try this backpack hunting thing out.  I am so glad that I did and I would like to share with you why I think YOU should...