Ok, so I ended another fun deer season with my day a couple weeks ago. Saw several does and a couple small bucks but nothing worth putting the crosshairs on.
Anyway, to my point. I have a long list of upgrades I want to do, including spotting scope, pack, rangefinder, etc. I’ve decided to hold off on a new spotter this year so that I can get a really nice one next year, figure I’d rather use the crap one I have for another season and buy something like a Leupold Gold Ring 60mm or Vortex Razor HD rather than buying a $500 spotter now and still wanting a new one later.
Ok, so here’s the questions. I’m looking at a new pack. I’ve got it narrowed down to the —Alps Outdoorz Extreme Traversed X $240
—Outdoorsmans Optics Hunter $400
—Tenzing TZ3000 $400
—Cabela’s Instinct Fasttracker 40L $124
Obviously the current price of the Cabela’s pack is topping the list, the Alps has just about every feature I want in a pack, and the Outdoorsmans and Tenzing have better quality reputations. So has anyone used any of these packs and have practical knowledge of any of them? I figure anything will be an upgrade from the Trail Hawk Kodiak I picked up from Big 5 a couple years ago, but like my spotter, I don’t want to be shopping for a pack every season or two.
Next question is about rangefinders. I have a Leupold VX-1 scope that I’m sending in to have the reticle replaced, maybe do a CDS overhaul. Just debating now on the
—Leupold RX1200i TBT w/DNA $350
—Vortex Ranger 1000
I leaning towards the Leupold since that’s the scope I have and I think once I get the new reticle or CDS, the TBR will match up better with my scope.
Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.
Anyway, to my point. I have a long list of upgrades I want to do, including spotting scope, pack, rangefinder, etc. I’ve decided to hold off on a new spotter this year so that I can get a really nice one next year, figure I’d rather use the crap one I have for another season and buy something like a Leupold Gold Ring 60mm or Vortex Razor HD rather than buying a $500 spotter now and still wanting a new one later.
Ok, so here’s the questions. I’m looking at a new pack. I’ve got it narrowed down to the —Alps Outdoorz Extreme Traversed X $240
—Outdoorsmans Optics Hunter $400
—Tenzing TZ3000 $400
—Cabela’s Instinct Fasttracker 40L $124
Obviously the current price of the Cabela’s pack is topping the list, the Alps has just about every feature I want in a pack, and the Outdoorsmans and Tenzing have better quality reputations. So has anyone used any of these packs and have practical knowledge of any of them? I figure anything will be an upgrade from the Trail Hawk Kodiak I picked up from Big 5 a couple years ago, but like my spotter, I don’t want to be shopping for a pack every season or two.
Next question is about rangefinders. I have a Leupold VX-1 scope that I’m sending in to have the reticle replaced, maybe do a CDS overhaul. Just debating now on the
—Leupold RX1200i TBT w/DNA $350
—Vortex Ranger 1000
I leaning towards the Leupold since that’s the scope I have and I think once I get the new reticle or CDS, the TBR will match up better with my scope.
Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.