Nathan’s Gear

My brother and business partner says I should use the song from Johnny Cash (I’ve Been Everywhere Man, I’ve Been Everywhere) as background music for this gear list page. I laughed because as much hunting as I have been able to do, I certainly have not been everywhere.  I have a long list of faraway places I still want to hunt.

Just as I have not been hunting everywhere, I also have not tried every piece of gear available today. I have however tried a fair amount and have strong opinions about the gear I have chosen to use. These days it is difficult to find a Hardcore Hunter’s gear list of preference that is truthful. Most well known hunters are sponsored to the hilt and must promote gear they are being paid to advertise.

In an industry that you don’t always get what you pay for, this list alone can save you a lot of aggravation and an amount of money not to be laughed at.

By looking at my list you will quickly realize that I am not sponsored.  I also want to note that I am not claiming this as the best gear because that is always subjective to the user. I am by nature a perfectionist and will accept nothing except the highest performance out of my gear. I will update the list when I personally test a product and use it for myself that I feel is worthy to make the cut.

This is GREAT equipment and works really well for me.

Clothing

Boots:

Lowa Zephyr GTX MID

Socks:

Cabela’s ingenius xstatic

Base Layers:

Under Armour

Pants:

Sitka Ascent

Shirt:

Sitka Ascent or Traverse

Beanie:

Sitka Traverse

Vest:

Sitka Jetstream or Columbia wool (lucky vest)

Jacket:

Russell APX G2

Archery Setup

Bow:

G5 Prime Shift & Hoyt Carbon Element (lucky me I have them both)

Arrows:

Gold Tip (any category, they are all good)

Broadhead:

Solid S30v (top of the line),  Wac-em 4 blade exit or slick trick originals

Sight:

Spot Hogg, Tommy Hogg- 7DP

Quiver:

Tight Spot

Release:

Scott little goose

Rest:

RipCord Fall-Away

Cam Protector:

ArmourDillo S1 and SL2 (one for my prime and one for my element)

Optics

Rangefinder:

Leica or Vortex (I like the red read-out, the Vortex has ARC technology)

Binocular:

Leica Ultravid 8×32

Big Eyes:

Swarovski SLC 15×56

Tripod:

Bogen/Manfrotto

Spotting Scope

Leupold Gold Ring 12x40x60

Accessories

Backpack:

Eberlestock X2 and mini me

Treestand:

Lone Wolf Alpha

Climbing Sticks:

Lone wolf

Safety Harness:

Muddy Outdoors

Tree stand seat:

Muddy Outdoors

Gps:

Garmin Vista HCX

Headlamp:

Petzl

Scouting Camera:

Bushnell Trophy Cam XLT

Safety:

SPOT satellite personal tracker

A special thank you to all of the products that are proudly MADE IN USA!