Essential Winter Camping Gear for Late Season Hunting

[@clayhayeshunter]

Hey folks, if y'all are looking to pick up any base layers or anything else from First Lite, they're running a Black Friday sale right now. Please use this link if you're headed that way. rb.gy/u1oniy

[@GooseChaseCycles]

is there a code or link to the bison socks and gloves?

[@TheDivotking1]

There is someone in your tent! Stay safe out there...

[@zilla8232]

Thank you Clay!

[@MsOooooo28]

Clay I miss seeing liz. Tell her just come out on your video to say hi 🤗

[@clayhayeshunter]

She'll be at the late season elk camp this year!

[@jessejohnson_tx]

Appreciate you, Clay! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@clayhayeshunter]

I appreciate that!

[@jesselattin174]

Clay, I don't see anything on Liz's channel about freeze drying. We are thinking of getting one. Some videos of what she does would be great!!! Stay safe.

[@clayhayeshunter]

We’re still learning. Just want to make sure we know what we’re doing before putting out a video on it.

[@dustingreenwood8300]

Thank you Clay! If you want a little more of a solid shooting rest with treking poles, you should look up Wiser Precision Quick Stix system. It locks your poles togeather to rest your gun. They are great!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Thanks

[@oldwisdom1026]

Awesome!!! Thanks for the suggestion I’ve been wrapping my poles together for shots. Great product I’m so glad I found your suggestion I just ordered this product

[@journeyman7189]

Great look inside your pack Clay. Thanks. Nate

[@clayhayeshunter]

You bet

[@jamescrews3516]

Thanks for all you do, Clay!!

[@clayhayeshunter]

My pleasure!

[@ajking7314]

Very timely- figuring this out myself up here in the Panhandle- 100% agree on trekking poles and wool! I'd love a video on methodology for selecting locations to explore. Hard to see far in denser woods and too much snow above treeline.

[@JuliaJulia007]

Thanks Clay

[@CleotusPlays]

So cool you’re using a flintlock rifle! You really got the rugged mountain man vibe. Great video as always!

[@HandgunnerMike]

Thank you for the content! In addition to the updated video on making pemmican, would love to see a video on how your wife makes the dehydrated meals. Thanks, again!

[@clayhayeshunter]

Will do

[@kirivanyam5969]

Greetings and Happy Holiday.🎉

[@clayhayeshunter]

Same to you!

[@ivandejanovic4963]

Thanks for the video Clay. Looking forward to the next one. As somebody who still trying to figure out what to carry and what to leave when I go outdoors alone or with wife and kids I was wondering how much does all this stuff weights that the two of your carried with and without filming gear.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Going in, with camera gear I’d guess our packs were maybe 40lbs each.

[@ivandejanovic4963]

@clayhayeshunter That is quite a weight. Thank you. Looking forward to next video.

[@MangrovesToMountainsOutdoors]

Excellent info, Clay. Thanks.

[@Gillesgip]

Question, do your long johns grab the inside of your pants and make it harder to walk? For example (not for your vid but to get the just of my question) i have cheap installated winter pants for dog walking that are lined with polar fleece. The fleece grabs onto my long johns making it harder to walk. Might not matter around the block, however a long hike it does make a hug difference . Thank you for the review

[@clayhayeshunter]

I haven't noticed anything like that.

[@Johggd]

A much needed video

[@Ouachita.Mule.School]

Ole boy in the back said “it’s fine I’ll break it all down!!!!” 😂 haha

[@AChíSurvival]

Great video 😊

[@forgotusername182]

Looking forward to the hunting video! I hope you got one.

[@josephbrennan7637]

Nice!

[@gringo3009]

Good stuff.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@enkidughom2508]

What do you do to keep clean without having too much smell to alert animals? Like 2 days in and my armpits, beard, and other body parts are already smelling.

[@clayhayeshunter]

The merino wool base layers help a ton with scent. I don’t really do anything more than that other than pay attention to the wind.

[@shadowcastre]

Get rid of the synthetic base layers... They are a bacteria factory.

[@RAYANDERS-w4t]

THANKS BUT I LIKE THE WOOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shadowcastre]

Interesting video... I see you have a wrap on the wrist of your flintlock... Is that a repair?

[@clayhayeshunter]

It is, I fell on it years ago and cracked the stock.

[@theylive8256]

Nice riffle

[@Suzie_R]

Clay - did your wife use a commercially available pattern to make your wool shirt? If yes, would you be able to share the brand and number? I'm planning to make one for my husband but haven’t found a pattern that we like as much as your shirt.

[@clayhayeshunter]

Wardrobe by me on Etsy. Jensen shirt. I normally wear a medium shirt but Liz had to use an XXL pattern, plus she added an extra inch to the arms. I’ve got long arms I guess.

[@Suzie_R]

​@clayhayeshunter Thanks so much for the speedy and detailed response!

[@rustyshackleford9017]

We dehydrate all of our own food, have for years now, and I always toss in a bit of whiskey. A pull to warm-up sitting on a windy ridge or a good night cap in a windy tent just makes things better.

[@oIJustForFunIo]

Isn't alcohol really bad for staying warm or something?

[@haroldbleemel8537]

@@oIJustForFunIo yes.

[@richardstrombergoverkill5099]

😂.... the only thing whisky is good for is cleaning a wound... 😂

[@rustyshackleford9017]

@@oIJustForFunIo yes, it's a depressant. Give you a jolt of spirits

[@tightbhole420]

​​@@oIJustForFunIoIn a survival situation? Sure. If you're trying to make sitting in the cold wind bearable and it makes you feel a little warmer then great. Little swig of liquor helps fingers and toes warm slightly as it is a vasodilator

[@farstrider79]

How much did your pack weigh walking in before adding any game?

[@clayhayeshunter]

I’m guessing around 40lbs

[@farstrider79]

@clayhayeshunter That ain't light! I'm too much of a wimp for that! 🤣

[@USMichigunPrepper]

LETS GOOOOO🎉

[@jmc112485]

I thought this was the guy who hunted in Fleece and jeans? What happened? Looks like an infomercial now

[@clayhayeshunter]

Same guy, same values, better gear. Wearing jeans on a hunt like this is a bit foolish imo. We’re hunting many miles and hours from the tent and should those jeans get damp hypothermia might soon follow. If you don’t want to know about the gear I’m using, don’t watch gear videos. Easy peasy.

[@SteventylerHammans]

​@clayhayeshunter being comfortable out there is on of the biggest fasting success.

[@Feelalive1009]

This is the work you do for money or this is your passion?

[@mmmmm62415.]

Its important to survive hunting time with hunt meat not with ready foods