Adding cam cleats to Sticks

[Bmac1746]

I want to try adding a cam cleat to one of my Hawk sticks. Directions to an earlier post or suggestions on doing this are welcome. Looking for some direction, ie type of rope, the cam that will fit the Hawk sticks etc.

 

[MFD205]

@boyne bowhunter he would know.

 

[boyne bowhunter]

This is what I used all year this year. It's installed on a helium I cut down to about 22 inches. I used a Harken Cam-matic 150 for my cleat (West Marine). The rope I'm using is 8mm Samson accessory cord (Wesspur), about 6 feet in length. I just tied it around the helium under the cleat using a figure 8 on a bight. There's a zip tie there but its just to keep the rope from sliding down the stick between hook ups. Let me know if you need any more info.

 

[bowhuntr09]

I had no idea cleats would cost that much!

 

[boyne bowhunter]

I had no idea cleats would cost that much!

That's why its a single stick

 

[bowhuntr09]

That's why its a single stick

Yep, 4 or 5 of those would be a tough pill to swallow.

 

[Ontariofarmer]

That's why muddy sticks are expensive.

 

[clint6760]

I just recently put a cam cleat on api stick I’m going to use for climbing with one stick.
Schaefer cleat $25
7mm predator rope $10

 

[sdonx]

I found cheap cam cleats on ebay. They worked great this year. I did post them on a thread here. Ill post a pic later.


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[Anobody]

I just recently put a cam cleat on api stick I’m going to use for climbing with one stick.
Schaefer cleat $25
7mm predator rope $10

Did it work???

 

[clint6760]

Did it work???

Yeah it seems to have worked. Just finally got all the materials and tested it out in the dark and seemed to work great. Thanks


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[bongo]

I bought these off eBay to check them out. Same specs as Harken 150. We’ll see how they work.

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[Bmac1746]

This is what I used all year this year. It's installed on a helium I cut down to about 22 inches. I used a Harken Cam-matic 150 for my cleat (West Marine). The rope I'm using is 8mm Samson accessory cord (Wesspur), about 6 feet in length. I just tied it around the helium under the cleat using a figure 8 on a bight. There's a zip tie there but its just to keep the rope from sliding down the stick between hook ups. Let me know if you need any more info.
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Boyne,
Thanks for the info. Did the cleat just replace the former attachment method or did you have to drill new holes?

 

[boyne bowhunter]

Boyne,
Thanks for the info. Did the cleat just replace the former attachment method or did you have to drill new holes?

I drilled new holes. The screws are size 10 and I used lock nuts on the backside of the stick.

 

[Bmac1746]

Thanks again.

 

[boyne bowhunter]

Yep, 4 or 5 of those would be a tough pill to swallow.

They are pricey but I'll say one thing, I definitley got my money's worth out of this one. I'm pretty sure this stick is the 5th "DIY something" between sticks and platforms I've had this particular cam clamp on. The others all fell by the wayside for one reason or another but I think its found a permanent home on this one. I used this stick almost exclusively last year and it works great for single stick climbing.

 

[sdonx]

This is my mini sticks. I used all year along with beast sticks. They worked great with amsteel and the cam cleats. I just bought Dano’s angled steps and tree brackets to upgrade them.

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[Airborne06]

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This is my mini sticks. I used all year along with beast sticks. They worked great with amsteel and the cam cleats. I just bought Dano’s angled steps and tree brackets to upgrade them.

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how well did having the cam mounted on the side work? I am thinking of either using this or a daisy chain method on my home made sticks. I am worried about the stack ability having the cam cleat on the front with my lone wolf tree stand offs.

 

[Murph4028]

This is my mini sticks. I used all year along with beast sticks. They worked great with amsteel and the cam cleats. I just bought Dano’s angled steps and tree brackets to upgrade them.

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Those look awesome

 

[Aeds151]

How high can you get with those four?


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