If I've said it once, I've said it 1,000 times. There's no such thing as the perfect system. Only the system that's perfect for you. And I'll go one step further...your "perfect system" might be totally dependent on the situation and can change throughout the season.
Aiders are AWESOME for me. I love them and find them really easy to use. In fact, I wouldn't DREAM of using a climbing stick without a multi-step aider. However, some people find them dangerous or unnecessary. That's great too. HYOH.
The thing that annoys me is when someone starts to tell others that an idea or method universally works or doesn't work. What works for one, may not work for someone else. Luckily, we don't have much of that on this site.
As a general rule, this forum is concerned with finding new creative solutions to common problems. Where this forum takes it to the next level is the community jumps in, refines the idea, pushes the idea, tweaks the idea, and makes the idea awesome. It happens all the time and that's why this forum is my favorite one on the net.
The KNaider/SWaider is the perfect example. There have been at least 4 or 5 people involved in tweaking that method. For me, the WE stepp ladders were unusable before I discovered this method. I bought and sold 2 different sets of 10 or 12. For me, it was too cumbersome to attach a whole bunch of them. But after messing around with the KN/SW, the WE stepps might be my go-to public land system this year.
A lot of the fun for me is all the fiddling around with new gear. I love the fact that in the off season I get to mess around with different climbing methods, and ropes, and platforms. It's a ton of fun. Sure, I spend a lot of money chasing down every new idea. So what? I could spend it on hookers and blow
Aiders are AWESOME for me. I love them and find them really easy to use. In fact, I wouldn't DREAM of using a climbing stick without a multi-step aider. However, some people find them dangerous or unnecessary. That's great too. HYOH.
The thing that annoys me is when someone starts to tell others that an idea or method universally works or doesn't work. What works for one, may not work for someone else. Luckily, we don't have much of that on this site.
As a general rule, this forum is concerned with finding new creative solutions to common problems. Where this forum takes it to the next level is the community jumps in, refines the idea, pushes the idea, tweaks the idea, and makes the idea awesome. It happens all the time and that's why this forum is my favorite one on the net.
The KNaider/SWaider is the perfect example. There have been at least 4 or 5 people involved in tweaking that method. For me, the WE stepp ladders were unusable before I discovered this method. I bought and sold 2 different sets of 10 or 12. For me, it was too cumbersome to attach a whole bunch of them. But after messing around with the KN/SW, the WE stepps might be my go-to public land system this year.
A lot of the fun for me is all the fiddling around with new gear. I love the fact that in the off season I get to mess around with different climbing methods, and ropes, and platforms. It's a ton of fun. Sure, I spend a lot of money chasing down every new idea. So what? I could spend it on hookers and blow