What is your favorite and biggest waste of money gear item

[Dale Moser]

The most usefull gear I have....

1. Cabelas Revolution Fleece Dry Plus pullover. 50$
2. Surefire Flashlights 65$
3. Chippewa Snake boots 120$
4. 1995 Toyota 4Runner 4???$
5. Stanley Job Box 59$

I'm throwing the scent killer in the trash this year.

[Brazman]

As an entering bowhunter and really pretty new big game hunter too (mammals, anyway, not just birds), this is probably the best question I've ever heard anyone ask. As a result, I've bought a Thermacell, and will try to learn the K.I.S.S. system a little better...resist the temptation of consumerism ;-) Except on my birthday!

[8pointer]

I got to have my Double Bull Ground Blind and leupold optics. Thermacell works really well too. I am a sucker for tink's #69 doe in rut but I can't say i have ever harvested a buck that came in because of it. Every year it seems like I buy a bunch of crap that I probably don't need. (scent elimination, attractants ect.) That "bunch of crap" adds up when you go to check out at the sporting goods store... That's for sure!!

[Ol' Squeek]

must have Copenhagen!!!! i usually grab that before I even get dressed!! hahaah

[whitetailfanatic]

my biggest waste has been all the different camo I've bought in the past,

2nd would be knives, have way more than I need given most away....

[systemnt]

Best:
1)Thermacell is by far the most wisest/needed purchase. I'll hunt without a release before I will leave the thermacell.
2) Elite GT500

Waste of money:
1) Any calls.. I find myself using my cupped hand when I need to get a deers attention, before I remember to grab the flextone or cans...
2) Camo under armor... I still don't know what I was thinking.....

[Hillary]

Pink Arrows.

[LilHoss]

Best: LW E-Z Hang Hook, HSS Quick Connect Tree Strap
Both good buys IMO

Worst: Banjo Minnow...C'mere Deer...Hyundai Santa Fe

[Gummi Bear]

Good: quality boots, a comfy chair, bow

Waste: attractants (feed and rut, never had one work),

I do get tickled by the responses from folks who use both a Thermacell, and scent eliminator. It just seems contradictory to me.






All you need is ignorance and confidence, and the success is sure. - Mark Twain

[cntryislandboy]

i just want to thank all those that posted comments, being a new hunter(yet to get my first doe/buck) i am constantly rackign my brain figuring out what i need. i learned after the first day awhile back that the thermacell was the greatest invention ever. because of ya'll on this thread i got a feeling i'm going to save alot(my wife greatly appreciates it), thanks again ya'll i greatly appreciate it, and it's one of the reasons i love this site

[rem788]

Good Stuff
Thermacell
Rangefinder
Quality clothing
Buck Bomb on my boots
A high quality release
Apps for phone

Junk
Bowjaws bow holder system- likes to drop your bow from a tripod
Academy 20 dollar thinsulate rubber boots
Grunt tube

[LoneWolf007]

Thermacell, Thermacell, Thermacell... and my Lonewolf Stand.
My Cyclops light is also great for getting back to the truck and scaring away the snakes!

Amen! My LoneWolf stand, Thermacell & HSS light-weight harness

[Nitro1970]

Good: Thermacell, GPS, binos

Not so good: a variety of scents and calls

[Ryan M.]

Range finder

Pretty darn quiet camo

Scent control

Thermacell (depend on your location) I know where I hunt I don't have to have it but it seems to be good if u hunt in a buggy area

[Ryan M.]

i just want to thank all those that posted comments, being a new hunter(yet to get my first doe/buck) i am constantly rackign my brain figuring out what i need. i learned after the first day awhile back that the thermacell was the greatest invention ever. because of ya'll on this thread i got a feeling i'm going to save alot(my wife greatly appreciates it), thanks again ya'll i greatly appreciate it, and it's one of the reasons i love this site

You made a great choice by becoming a hunter. Good luck on bagging your first deer! I bagged my first 1 year ago when I was 15. I've downed 3 more since then. Got several more hunts this year. Looking to down 2 more this year on my big hunt in Falfurrias also a few hogs.
Again Thermacell BASEd on your location of hunting.
Where I hunt I never have needed it.