My pants are my weak point of my gear. I just can never bring myself to spend $$$ on pants that I will only wear a few times a year. The only reason I have some decent camo rain gear is because it was given to me as a gift, I would have had a really hard time justifying the $$$ for it. For me it isn't whether I can afford it or not, it is whether I can justify it or not.

Ihave one pair of cotton camo pants and my camo rain pants and jeans. I've always just worn jeans when out hunting comerain, snow or shine. Do I really need to buy some other pants?

So other new items to add to the list are iodine pills, space blanket, and maybe a dual purpose saw.

What about the backup pair of boots? Am I putting my hunt in jeapordy if I end up in a creek on accident and don't have backups?