Hello from East Ohio

[phatkaw]

I need to shoot that video again.

Play some Motley Crue or GUNSnROSES if you do...

 

[Jturkey605]

^^^ watch this.

This dude is one of us... ( @onestringer )

Sweet, thanks. I admit I was sweating a little the further up he got. I guess learning to trust your gear comes with practice. With that said I started piecing together a kit I can start using on my own property. I have some pretty decent trees I could at least start with and even start shooting from to get used to the real thing. I was also thinking a light weight hang on stand may be a good start (afraid to mention that in a saddle forum) so my question after looking at what is out there is:

Can a basic climbing/repelling harness like this be used for tree stand hunting/practicing? Also this looks similar to a saddle, could it be used as such? (forgive the ignorance)
https://www.amazon.com/Sushiyi-Adju...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CAZSF906VRKSYZZ0MT8D

or would it be wiser to get an actual tree stand harness like this where the tether is high on the back?
https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Safet...ncoding=UTF8&refRID=G67F3WK5VMZ1EY6B7F92&th=1

After your advice yesterday and watching this youtube video, I got the idea to try the one stick climbing method with a lightweight hang-on stand to climb up and the use the ATC Guide and prusik knot to descend. The idea being to keep things light weight enough to hike further on a hunt. But after watching Onestringer's video the 4 stick method has me re-thinking things. Here is the gear list I have so far:

Harness - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IYWZP3I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?smid=A3BRDI0NFEHJ0O&psc=1
Rope 32ft 10.5mm -https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0924L6PVP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A2TUMBERC6OS6Q&psc=1
Lineman's belt - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08JH3G7W9/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?smid=A39LC7DHZAM3ZK&psc=1
ATC Guide - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GXXNDZ8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?smid=A2EG6QEDZDPFVD&psc=1
2 prusik loops - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038RA07K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=ABCZC6E318UCC&psc=1
Carabiners - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082ZTP1Z7/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A2L7ZHHFFS5SJJ&psc=1
Quick links (D type) - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085G4X62H/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A2RLL73D6NSS9R&psc=1
NiteEyes gear tye - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051BGZBG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
gear hoist/line retrieval - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BD54X4U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
stand - https://www.amazon.com/Ameristep-82...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VN18190X9BVE40RCJGYS

As far as sticks go, there are some seemingly cheaper options but I really like the Hawk Helium (I think onestinger was using these in the video)

https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Insti...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H7M1FMM06XC6PSRX7E2S

Let me know what you all think please.

 

[phatkaw]

You definitely need to trust yourself AND your gear. Buy good gear!!!!
Buy climbing rated ropes and like @Bigterp said "watch the Classifieds here for used stuff"...