RE: What do you use to hold all your stuff?
A buddy of mine gave me a very nice NWTA turkey vest in payment for helping paint his house. This thing is great! It has about a dozen pockets, plus the rear game pouch (for big items like warm gloves, hat, socks, rope). Everything fits, and most things have their own pocket so they don' t rattle together, I also know where each item is, so I don' t have to dig around for it. It also has a thin pad for your back which helps when leaning against a tree, and a removable butt pad which I usually keep on for added padding while on stand or if I decide to move to a ground blind it is very nice to have. I still carry a fanny pack with me because I always hated having a quiver on my bow, so I use the fanny pack belt to hold my Kwikee on as a hip quiver. I can take it off and hang it from a branch or my stand when in a tree or on the ground as well. I' m thinking about dropping the fanny pack in favor of a regular belt now that the turkey vest has all my stuff in it.