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Got mine today!
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Congrats!
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How did your test run go?
Awesome, Spent most of saturday night playing around with it, and almost all day sunday i started climbing different trees and shooting out of it. Next step is to work on getting to right height, 20-25 feet is what i keep seeing in posts and online to be above the deers vision. (having a hard time measuring/judging how high i actually am. Might do a few mock sits in the next two weeks in one of my spots to see how it goes
bigcat93 said:
Like you said in your other post, just measure out a 25 foot piece of paracord or something and when its just touching the ground, there you go
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redsquirrel said:bigcat93 said:
Like you said in your other post, just measure out a 25 foot piece of paracord or something and when its just touching the ground, there you go
Yep! I have a 30' pull rope and a lot of times I have to stop when I feel it getting tight :lol: I like to hunt high in a few of my spots.
bigcat93 said:
Going that high I usually have pre-set trees with screw in steps. I'm working on a system with my 3 lone wolf sticks with custom made etriers that can get me to between 20-25 feet though. I'm going to take some pictures and write it up as soon as I finish it.
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I use one 20" Muddy stick with five step webbing aider to get that high. Just climb to the top of the stick, hang in the aero and move the stick up high as I can reach then climb back up. It's easy to do and I can climb as high as I want with very little weight to carry!
flinginairos said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TlGkTd82eM
That is the one stick climbing method FYI
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redsquirrel said:
Yes, that is a great video for someone wanting to learn how to do it. There was an older video on there that gave me the idea but that one is more in depth. I will add that I am right handed and like to swing to the left of my stick so I can handle the stick with my right hand. Just personal preference.
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bigcat93 said:
Yes NOT the linemans belt. On a clean tree I can be up in three minutes. If I don't want to break a sweat and be silent a little longer. I can pass limbs but that also adds time. I can definitely climb with one stick faster than I can set multiple sticks but I never had much practice doing that.
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Watched more videos this morning, playing around with the idea of making an aiding strap step out of 550 paracord being I have some laying around and I don't have webbing. Think it will work with a few layers of stitching overtop of where my foot would be stepping?
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I can get upto 21-22 ft with 4 lone wolf sticks. I'd play around with your sticks first before you start getting crazy with mods.
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bigcat93 said:
550 cord might not be the best for that job honestly. It wouldnt hold itself open and would be hard on the feet to stand in. I've made a few from 1" webbing that worked good though.
I would not use paracord for that. You can get the 1" military webbing on ebay pretty cheap. Maybe I can get around to finishing my mod this weekend so I can post it up for you to see.
Hey Flinginairos,
A big shout out to you for your innovative climbing method. I made a 3 step etrier (Thanks to DIY Sportsman) out of some heavy light brown nylon rope they sell at Home Depot. I cable tied and duct taped the knots, firmed the loops with plastic coated 1/4" wire rope (cable tied) and, with one Muddy Pro climber I can be at 20 feet in 5 moves. Plus, it's big fun! I'm 58 years young, I'm in pretty good shape, which I think you'll have to be to use your technique. Thanks!
A big shout out to you for your innovative climbing method. I made a 3 step etrier (Thanks to DIY Sportsman) out of some heavy light brown nylon rope they sell at Home Depot. I cable tied and duct taped the knots, firmed the loops with plastic coated 1/4" wire rope (cable tied) and, with one Muddy Pro climber I can be at 20 feet in 5 moves. Plus, it's big fun! I'm 58 years young, I'm in pretty good shape, which I think you'll have to be to use your technique. Thanks!