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Gonna be working a new location this coming week, nearly 100 miles to the east, near the edge of the drilling field. The A.N.W.R. border is near here. The last time I was there, it was a desolate "pad" consisting of 12 acres of rig mats laid out, and two well heads that had a protective house over them. It's being transformed into about a 56 acre (as I recall) work site/camp... and will have a pipeline to the trunk line when completed. Should be plenty of bears in the area (it's on the mainland), so I should see polars and grizzlies. Should see caribou as well.
Needed a new bug head net, some fresh stock of bug dope too. Got some of the Sawyer's Permethrin to try out, as well as some old standby "OFF"... and an "After Bite" (itch eraser). It's an ammonia based product, and WORKS when applied right after an insect bite. The headnet I bought is a "Sea to Summit", which pulls from its own little stuff sack that can remain clipped to your belt, pack, whatever. Packed away, it's the size of a 60 ct. vitamin bottle. I like their packable gear. I have a "nap sack" of theirs which stuffs away into the same sized little stuff sack. Handy to toss in a piece of luggage when travelling, and you find yourself needing one more "carry on" sized piece of luggage. It weighs nothing and fits in any pocket. It'd even fit in a pants cargo pocket if you pull it out and loosely stuff it to size.
Well.... been wanting a couple of things for a while now, and finally decided to get 'em. So, a new Vortex Ranger 1000 laser range finder found its way into the basket. It'll do "scan", measuring distances as you pan, as well as give you two types of range. The "HCD" (Horizontal Component Distance) feature will compensate for an upward/downward angle and give you the corrected distance in either yards or meters for rifle/bow hunting. The "LOS" (Line of Sight" mode gives you an uncorrected LOS distance to target and an angle in degrees for you to calculate your own dope. The unit is about 3"x4" in size and weighs in a 7.7 oz. The belt clip will attach to either side you prefer, and has a handy (removable) neck strap, as well as a compact (nice) soft carry case. It runs off a single CR2 battery. It's a 6x tool, with a 22mm objective, and a focusable eyepiece too. You can pilot through the menu and save the preferred settings. MSRP is $379.99 for it.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Vort...&WT.mc_id=BingPLA&WT.z_mc_id1=03448192&rid=20
The other toy (err... "tool") I snagged up was a Garmin GPSMap 78. Some decent features for an inexpensive GPS unit ($199.99, $100.00 off !!). A 1.7GB internal memory, plus a microSD slot. It'll float if dropped in the water, and run time is 20 hrs. on a pair of AA batteries. You do not dump your memory when the batteries die and/or while changing them. USB cord allows you to update your software, and the guy behind the counter says that the microSD slot can accept one of the fancy new programs/chips you can buy/install for your State (about $100.00 ea.), called "onXmaps" to give you private property boundaries and phone contacts for owners. Won't be needing that feature/program for work... but, a nice thing to have for home/hunting season.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunt...eld-gps/_/N-1100153/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_104373180
Of course, I had to treat myself to lunch while I was there... with a smoked elk deli sammich and a side salad, with some lemonade too.
Oh, yeah... it's about 85F here today, light breeze to keep it comfy.
Needed a new bug head net, some fresh stock of bug dope too. Got some of the Sawyer's Permethrin to try out, as well as some old standby "OFF"... and an "After Bite" (itch eraser). It's an ammonia based product, and WORKS when applied right after an insect bite. The headnet I bought is a "Sea to Summit", which pulls from its own little stuff sack that can remain clipped to your belt, pack, whatever. Packed away, it's the size of a 60 ct. vitamin bottle. I like their packable gear. I have a "nap sack" of theirs which stuffs away into the same sized little stuff sack. Handy to toss in a piece of luggage when travelling, and you find yourself needing one more "carry on" sized piece of luggage. It weighs nothing and fits in any pocket. It'd even fit in a pants cargo pocket if you pull it out and loosely stuff it to size.
Well.... been wanting a couple of things for a while now, and finally decided to get 'em. So, a new Vortex Ranger 1000 laser range finder found its way into the basket. It'll do "scan", measuring distances as you pan, as well as give you two types of range. The "HCD" (Horizontal Component Distance) feature will compensate for an upward/downward angle and give you the corrected distance in either yards or meters for rifle/bow hunting. The "LOS" (Line of Sight" mode gives you an uncorrected LOS distance to target and an angle in degrees for you to calculate your own dope. The unit is about 3"x4" in size and weighs in a 7.7 oz. The belt clip will attach to either side you prefer, and has a handy (removable) neck strap, as well as a compact (nice) soft carry case. It runs off a single CR2 battery. It's a 6x tool, with a 22mm objective, and a focusable eyepiece too. You can pilot through the menu and save the preferred settings. MSRP is $379.99 for it.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Vort...&WT.mc_id=BingPLA&WT.z_mc_id1=03448192&rid=20
The other toy (err... "tool") I snagged up was a Garmin GPSMap 78. Some decent features for an inexpensive GPS unit ($199.99, $100.00 off !!). A 1.7GB internal memory, plus a microSD slot. It'll float if dropped in the water, and run time is 20 hrs. on a pair of AA batteries. You do not dump your memory when the batteries die and/or while changing them. USB cord allows you to update your software, and the guy behind the counter says that the microSD slot can accept one of the fancy new programs/chips you can buy/install for your State (about $100.00 ea.), called "onXmaps" to give you private property boundaries and phone contacts for owners. Won't be needing that feature/program for work... but, a nice thing to have for home/hunting season.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunt...eld-gps/_/N-1100153/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_104373180
Of course, I had to treat myself to lunch while I was there... with a smoked elk deli sammich and a side salad, with some lemonade too.
Oh, yeah... it's about 85F here today, light breeze to keep it comfy.