The Gear Guide


Karl BadgerDear Guides and Outfitters:

Spotlighted below is gear and products from the recent Outdoor Retail Show, as well as some great gear for the fall season. The inReach2 from Delorme is a powerful 2-way satellite device that will keep you and your clients secure in all conditions. HEECS is a scientifically proven scent system. Firebug will mark your trail and get you out of the woods safely. Weather Hawk wind meters should be with you whenever you’re heading outdoors. The Tuff Truck Bag is a great way to protect the gear you have riding in the back of your truck. Biffy Bag is the perfect way to deal with waste. The Camp Kitchen is a custom outdoor kitchen. Lakewood archery, fishing and firearm cases will protect all of your gear. Bug Band products will keep the bugs away. Trophy Tote preserves your cape and trophy until you get to the taxidermist. Conquest Scents helps bring the critters in close. DRI-DUCK apparel should be on everyone’s back. No waterfowl hunter should be without a TUFF or HYDRA system from Special Forces.

As Always, Gear Up and Get Out.

Karl Badger, Editor


The Delorme inReach

The Delorme inReach is a must have product for back country travel. It is the only SAT System that provides 2-way communications, in either text or email; as well as SOS. It also tracks your location for future reference or for the benefit of those back at home. No matter where you are you can be in touch with your base camp.


Dri-Duck

 

The DRI-DUCK Cheyenne Jacket and Brick Shirt is a great combination for the Professional, who needs to wear bullet proof outerwear on fall days in the field. The Cheyenne, features rugged work wear styling and relaxed comfort. It's made of 12 oz, quarry washed Boulder Cloth canvas. Has a diamond quilted brushed tricot lined body and hood as well as an inside cell phone and patch pockets. The Brick work shirt is part of the DRI-DUCK Sawtooth shirt collection, designed for maximum comfort and mobility. It features: 6oz, 100% cotton ridge cloth, triple needle stitching, UPF 50 sun protection, four functional front pockets and a generous cut size.


Rak'd Up

Rak'd Up video packages provides you with all that you need to preserve the memories of your hunt. Their HD camcorders and user friendly software allows you to mount a camera on your weapon of choice, record your shot, and then download it onto your computer where it can either be stored...or burned to disc and shared with friends and family


TUFD and HYDRA

TUFD and HYDRA Before you or your clients go anywhere near the water you need to look at this unique flotation device. The TUFD (Tactical Universal Floatation Device) and its sister product HYDRA is the perfect piece of gear for paddlers, fisherman and waterfowlers.


Sportsman's GPS Maps

Sportsman's GPS Maps are the guide to all of your outdoor adventures. A TRAX map in your GPS unit is like having a BLM map, Forest Service map, County Road Map, Topo map and a State Game & Fish map...all combined together on your GPS.


The Rackulator

The Rackulator is an amazing electronic product that cycles through the scores of different scoring systems, giving you and your clients a quick and accurate score of an animals rack. Included are: Boone and Crockett, Buckmaster Trophy, Safari Club International Typical, Safari Club International Non Typical. A Rackulator should be in the hands of every Guide and Outfitter to add to the enjoyment of every harvest.


Weather Hawk

Weather Hawk portable wind meters can measure wind, wind chill, wind direction (calculating cross wind and head/tail wind reading, as well as humidity, dew point and temperatures. These are great units for the hunter.


Tuff Truck Bags

Tuff Truck Bags are the only waterproof cargo bags made specifically for a pickup truck bed. Offering 26 cubic ft of waterproof storage space, the Tuff Truck Bag has enough room to hold anything you want to in it, and is much easier to use than permanent truck bed covers or cups.


The Biffy Bag

The Biffy Bag personal disposable toilet system is so small and convenient that it can be carried in your back pack, tackle box or coat pocket. No more lugging around buckets or commodes for your clients. This sanitary disposable kit should be in everyone’s back pack.


HECS Stealth Screen

The HECS Stealth Screen makes a lot of sense and offers a unique way to avoid detection. More than a scent cover up this company and product helps you to stay undetected by combining 3 simple scientific principles: *All living things emit a faint electric signal. * Science has proven that some animals have the ability to detect these signals. *A conductive grid known as a 'Faraday Cage' can block these signals. HECS effectively creates a 'Faraday Cage'. Take a look at this video.


Fire Bug Lights

Fire Bug Lights will help you to get in and out of the woods during low light or no light conditions. These little LED lights come 6 to a pack and can be clipped on a tree, post or branch; providing you with a well lit trail.


Camp Ware Game Processing Gear

Camp Ware Game Processing Gear provides the best way to process meat from wild game. Their line of Food Grinders and Food Slicers makes it easy to prepare and can be done right at home at your hunting lodge.


My Camp Kitchen

My Camp Kitchen will simplify and enhance your outdoor cooking experience. My Camp Kitchen products are crafted for ease of set up and use and utilize the strength and beauty of hardwoods, dovetail and dado joinery with brass finished hardware.


Lakewood Products

When traveling the country, and gearing up to head into the field, Lakewood Products Bow File and rifle/shotgun cases, are the perfect choice for keeping your weapons safe and ready to hunt.


Trophy Totes is a soft -sided cooler designed to transport the head and cape of an animal from the place of harvest to your taxidermist. Trophy Totes has a unique design that also allows it to be used as a regular cooler. They're made from the highest quality material and are assembled right here in the USA!


Bug Band

Bug Band Natural Insect Repellent Products are some of the most popular natural insect repellents in the world and are DEET free. Geraniol, the active ingredient in Bug Band has been proven effective in repelling a wide variety of insects...and because of its natural ingredient it's safe for the whole family.


Conquest Scents

Conquest Scents are scents collected from real animals and encapsulated in a wax-stick formula. Their Hunting Scents come in deer, predator, pig, elk and bear.


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