Outdoor gear
Gear worth linking (west desert)
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What actually fails out here
- Soft-sided cheap coolers after one June trip west of Delta
- Mesh sneakers on basalt and goathead country
- Giant shovels on casual-use BLM (hand tools; also you will hate carrying them)
Starter kit to write next
- 5-gallon bucket + lid + milk crate
- 1/4" and 1/2" screens
- Puncture-resistant boot (compare 2–3 models, one winner)
- High-ice-ratio cooler vs ultralight for day hunts
- Printed topo / offline map — cell dies in the Thomas Range
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