Gear We Use

Hunters and anglers have strong opinions about their gear and the MeatEater crew is no different. In this series, we tap our decades of combined experience to give you the best of the best. Whether it’s guns, sleeping bags, boots, waders, or binoculars, the gear we recommend has been proven in the field. It hasn’t failed us, and it won’t fail you.

Hunters and anglers have strong opinions about their gear and the MeatEater crew is no different. In this series, we tap our decades of combined experience to give you the best of the best. Whether it’s guns, sleeping bags, boots, waders, or binoculars, the gear we recommend has been proven in the field. It hasn’t failed us, and it won’t fail you.

Featured Gear

Razor UHD Binoculars 10x42
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Vortex Optics
$1699.99
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Iron Will S Series
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Iron Will Outfitters
$100.00
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Beartooth 0G Boot
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Schnee's
$469.00
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P320 Full Size
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Sig Sauer
$1500.00
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Transfer Pack
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First Lite
$325.00
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ZULU9 Binoculars 11x45mm
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Sig Sauer
$1159.99
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Corrugate Foundry Pant
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First Lite
$205.00
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NEMO Sonic Down Mummy Bag
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The Best Gun Cleaning Supplies

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The Best Gun Cleaning Supplies

There are many reasons the U.S. military’s M16 rifle earned a bad reputation in Vietnam. Chief among them? The failure of the Army to give its soldiers enough cleaning kits. Dirty rifles aren’t reliable, and the Army’s mistaken belief that the rifles were “self-cleaning” got some soldiers killed...
Jordan Sillars Oct 27, 2022
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The Best Hunting Boots

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The Best Hunting Boots

Every hunter with much experience under their belt has suffered through painful blisters, numb toes, and aching feet. It’s tough to focus on quarry when your dogs are barking and bloody. That’s why it’s critical to find the best hunting boots for the job, whether that’s all-day rut sits or early...
Emily Kantner Oct 21, 2022
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The Best Hunting Backpacks

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The Best Hunting Backpacks

The backpack you choose could make or break your hunt—and back. Much like boots and broadheads, every hunter seems to have their own thoughts on the best hunting backpack, and it’s largely a personal choice based on conditions, country, and quarry. But after carrying gear and game in countless...
Emily Kantner Sep 30, 2022
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The Best Muzzleloaders

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The Best Muzzleloaders

Muzzleloaders appeal to gun hunters the same way recurve bows appeal to archers. There’s something rewarding about passing up modern technology to pursue game the way our ancestors did. Recurve bows have existed several thousand years longer than muzzleloaders, but you get the idea. If you’re...
Jordan Sillars Sep 15, 2022
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The Best Hunting Broadheads

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The Best Hunting Broadheads

Ask a dozen bowhunters what the best hunting broadhead is, and you’ll likely get a dozen different answers. From one-piece fixed heads to three-blade mechanicals to the hybrids that fall somewhere in between, dozens of broadheads saturate the market and make choosing the right model an overwhelming...
Emily Kantner Sep 9, 2022
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The Best Gun Safes

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The Best Gun Safes

Responsible gun owners secure their firearms from unauthorized users. There’s really no two ways about it. Between kids and criminals, no household can escape the possibility of a break in, and gun owners owe it to their communities to do what they can to keep their firearms locked up. But the sheer...
Jordan Sillars Aug 26, 2022
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