COUESAZ

I was wondering if anyone had used the badlands warenty yet. One of The load straps on mine is torn. I took my last one back to sportsmans and they traded it for me there. I took this one back and they said i had to send it in to badlands. My question is how long can i expect to be with out my pack while they fix it. I am just going to use my other hunting pack for the time it is gone, But i will miss it on my back as the other one i have is not as nice to pack around. I am ruff on equipment and that is why i got badlands was for the no fault liftime warenty.

I use the lens pin to brush the grit off then i use the shamy (spelling) cloth they sale at sportsmans to clean it the rest of the way. The brush keeps the grit off the cloth. If any smudges are on the lens then i blow my breath on it and rub it with the cloth. I do not use the end of the lens pin that has the little round peace as it will scratch the lens because it will hold dirt in it.

Jim You can ask George how to get a beanie like that. He is on this site every once in a while. He is usualy doing somthing questionable when he is on the site though. Very nice bird and sounds like a good hunt.

thanks for the info on the warenty issue. I will call them and get it going.

And i see that doug has a good deal on factory reconditioned ones with the same warenty on them. I own two pairs of them and would recomend them to anyone looking.

My neighbor has a job there and says they are stocking the store right now. They are waiting on the lower levle inspection to be done and they will start stocking it. The hunting section up stairs is done and ready. They are having three openings. One for the construction crew, One for the employees and family and then the open to public one.

Jim I wear snake gators when prospecting. When i use a detector i have on ear phones. They are a little warm, But when you get used to them they are not bad. I like them more than snake boots just because you can take them off at lunch or when you stop to glass. Most snake bites are from the knee down and on the top of the foot. So if you get gators then get the ones with the foot top protection. They also help protect you from the thorns down that low.

I have a 99 24 valve that i have had from the day it drove off the lot. It has 200 k on it right now and i have changed the clutch once and the starter once. Not bad for 200k miles.

The full mount Bull in the sportsmans here in mesa was donated by some guys i know from my home town. Anyways good luck with it. Sad to see such a trophy gone forever , But good to see that you would sacrifice it for family.

I am with Dog man on this one. we have had a few dogs bit by snakes. I have never taken one tyo the vet and they have been ok. They do swell up good in the location and i would guess it could kill them. But i have never seen one of our die. They have all been Work dogs and not any of our hunting dogs.

I would store it for you. Or call sportsmand warehouse and donate it to them fo the time you need it gone. They might have just the spot for it.

saw this today just passing it on http://phoenix.craigslist.org/spo/322035942.html

I am trying to find old photos of some hiking staffs i posted last year some time. I can find the post but when i look at the photos i posted all i get is the red X. If anyone else can get them to come up and repost them here for me it would help me out alot. Some folks want to see them.

I was thinking the same thing about the turkey. Nice finds even if they were found by other people.

Very nice shed. Nice stack you got going behind you as well.

Hey Jim you hit that nail on the head. I have had a dodge diesle for a long time. I baught two of them in 1999 they are both strong running trucks today. I gave the dually to my dad and it only has around 100k on it. Mine has 200k on it and i have only replaced the cluch and the injector pump. But the rest of the truck is starting to fall apart around the motor. And they are the most uncomfortable truck to set your fanny in.

Well i am going to be in the market for some new hiking gear. So what do all you back pack hunters use right now. I am looking for a lite weight sleeping bag that will keep me warm enough. Also intrested in what kind of Tent you use for one or two people. What do you use for Sleeping pad. Like do you use a full pad or half pad and what brand you like the best. Thanks evrything i have at this time is old and not what i am wanting anymore. I am all about lite weight and small sizes. I may use the big badlands pack for my pack. The one that has the three in one pack. I am keeping my badlands 2200 for my hunting.

I bought the thermorest pad like you guys said above today. I went with a Kellty internal frame pack over the badlands this time. It was about the same thing for 200 less. I am only using it for pack camping and not hunting. I bought a kelty tent that is alot the same as the big agnes. I almost bought the big agnes but chose the kellty. I hope i do not regret it. I also bought the slumberjack sleeping bag. I have heard good reviews on it for the price. And as much as i will use it it should do me just fine. It is a 20 degree bag but i am a hot sleeper. Put me in a mummy bag like this and i am a much hotter sleeper. Any ways keep the info coming as i will still be open to any remarks and help on what else i need. I will just used my head lamps and small LED lights for light. I have a small back pack lantern but do not want the extra weight for the small amount of light it puts out. Amanda thanks for the photos they always help a bunch. AZ P&Y please send some photos and info on your stuff as well.

Yes i will. I posted the same thing over on azsj so i am sure he will see this on one forum or the other. I went to his story again just to reread it.

I do not think it is an issue having it posted to this site. We all know Chris CHD and know that he is a JACK A$$. We have all had our fights with him. In fact it is scary that he knew as much about my little family while he attaked me in a few posts and mentiond my wife and little girls. He is the same on all the hunting sites he is on. I can tell it is him even if the name does not match just by the way he repeats his self over and over about being Rich and posting photos of huge mule deer. Amanda is tuff enough to let it slide by.

Yess people think I work at the Mesa store because i am there so often. My brother and i have a few gift cards in our wallets but can not decide on what we want to spend them on. I seem to have one or two of evrything already.

OK who here uses a reese dual cam sway control and weight dist hitch. I got one with my trailer and need help figuring it out. I have it all put on the trailer the right way but need help to adjust it right. And the actual head part of the hitch on the truck is brand new and i do not know how it all goes either. I may take it to cliffs welding and see if they can show me how it goes.

I have a Honda ex650 gen right now. I am going to buy a newer gen for my trailer. The 650 worked great for the tent trailers. I am looking at the honda 2000 or the yamaha 2400. My neighbor has the Kipor and it seems nice but i hear they are hard to have repair work done on them. I do not care to run my AC with the gen so even the honda 1000 might would work just fine for me. Yes my fridge is just a two way.I was not sure how safe it was to travle with the gas fridge running but if it is safe i will run it like that after i get the recall fixed on it.

Mike I am going to store my trailer up in forest lakes for the summer, I am planning on having you do the recall repair on my Dometic fridge while we have it up that way. The trailer i have is a R-vision trail lite. I like it alot so far. The only thing i do not like is that i can not run the fridge off of battery while traveling.

that is what i saw all along.