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First pics of Dan Infalt’s climbing sticks
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Interesting that he went away from the perforated tube. I'm guessing these will be heavier than he originally reported.
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24"
I went through the math before on these. I expect the weight will come up a couple ounces if goes away from a perforated tube. The stick should weigh close to what @bowhunter15 made last summer.
Dan's base stick, no strap is 1 lb 7 oz or 5.78 lbs per 4 sticks
With 5/16 Amsteel: 1 lb 8.3 oz per stick or 6.08 lbs per 4 sticks
With 5/16 Samson ultratech: 1 lb 11 oz per stick or 6.75 lbs per 4 sticks
With standard strap: 1 lb 14 oz per stick or 7.6 lbs per 4 sticks
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Oh no doubt i will be buy these and the stand looks wicked bad ass
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swampsnyper
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His personal set may still be, but a production model, well you know how that goes.
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It is. This pic is public domain. You can see the perforation.
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It is. This pic is public domain. You can see the perforation.
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Not sure about the rest of you but I would have opted for the other trunk (better back cover and far more vertical).
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And a safety harness. lol
Honestly, the leaner is the kill tree here. Dan was the stander in a deer drive on public land here in WI. Shot was to the lean direction. No pruning allowed too.
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ImThere
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Wow 24” spacing I’m not sure I could make it. I’m guessing he will shorten those up for production models.
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Sorry. Stick is 24". Steps are probably closer to 22".
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I don't think I could go much higher than 18" steps. I'm short. The Muddy Pro sticks with 4 step aiders work great for me. I'd love to get rid of the the folding double step though. @ImThere hopefully your custom setup works out.
I need to look at the helium sticks cut down to my height.
Helium owners - how do the weights of these new sticks compare to a cut down helium?
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I need to look at the helium sticks cut down to my height.
Helium owners - how do the weights of these new sticks compare to a cut down helium?
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ImThere
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Heck in full cold weather gear 22' might be tough for me as short as i am. I need to check what my muddys are top of step to top of step. i think its like 18" on a 20" stick, but im not sure
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I expect short guys will feel discriminated against with these sticks.
The good news is these sticks introduce a new pool of hardware for DIY projects. I'm current using fixed muddy double steps on mine which are similar to those machined by @bowhunter15 . I like the look of his new steps.
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The good news is these sticks introduce a new pool of hardware for DIY projects. I'm current using fixed muddy double steps on mine which are similar to those machined by @bowhunter15 . I like the look of his new steps.
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The perforated sticks are about 10.7 oz lighter than a helium stick cut to the same length with similar spacing. I expect without the perforations they will be 8 oz lighter or a half pound.
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They will work out, but I'm not sure if its going to be cost effective to produce, if I make my sticks and they are exactly what I want I'm not concerned with price to an extent for myself, I need a good supply of muddy tree brackets at a good price
1/2 pound per stick is significant. Thanks for that.
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d_rek
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My cousin had Dan on his podcast not that long ago and they were talking about it (Deer Hunter Podcast on iTunes).
I believe the finished sticks are coming in at around 1.5lbs. So less than 10lbs for 4 sticks. Not bad!
I believe the finished sticks are coming in at around 1.5lbs. So less than 10lbs for 4 sticks. Not bad!
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A 24” stick, steps, tree brackets, rope for 1.5 lbs? My math don’t work?
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That is bare stick, also perforated tube. See my breakdown in post above.
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