How I use the Wild Edge Stepps

[IkemanTX]

Yea. I'm going to have a total of 12 steps. And 2, 8 step bags, with 6 steps in each bag. This will get me 30 ft at my feet and build a 3 step platform.

How are you getting 30’ plus a 3 step platform out of 6 stepps? I was figuring only being able to get 27’ with a 3 stepp platform out of a set of 8. (Assuming I could get 4.5’ per step)


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[Cain]

How are you getting 30’ plus a 3 step platform out of 6 stepps? I was figuring only being able to get 27’ with a 3 stepp platform out of a set of 8. (Assuming I could get 4.5’ per step)


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I would get 30' out of 10 steps. And then have 2 more to complete my platform. Total would be 12. Six in each bag. Carry a bag on each shoulder. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[DaveT1963]

How high did you put your camera?


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I edited it would be terry Stroud I get them about 8 -10 foot in most case

 

[Cain]

I think you just increased the selling of wild edge steps young man. I think most people hesitate at using 12-15 steps - but 4-6 is very doable. guess time will tell

Yea. When I first purchased them, I practiced with them and was like there is no way I'm going to use these. So I put them in a closet for a few months and went back to using my sticks, but never could quit thinking about how compact they were. So I got them back out and played with them for a few days and got to noticing how fast I was getting with them. Now when I hunt I can be at hunting heights in just a few minutes. It's just a learning curve and I'm glad I put in the time with them. My father in law still hunts with an API climber and when he sees me walking in the woods with everything I need to climb any tree, he says " this just ain't fair". LOL

 

[SouthMsBowhunter]

As for the metal on metal issue a simple small diameter “pool noodle” foam or rubber tubing split to insert over the WE step brace would solve it. And be light weight and cheap.

 

[kelly.jayp]

Cool, just something I thought of. Certainly has to be quieter than squeezing through a laurel thicket with a 20+ lb climber over the shoulder!

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the bag won't make any more noise than you will will yourself - it's compact and bag zips tight to keep stepps together

 

[BassBoysLLP]

@BassBoysLLP, I've been thinking about hooking into the aider rope in my system similar to how he is hooking into the stepp above him to eliminate a lineman's belt. If you come up with any good ideas let me know. I am still leery about only attaching to a stepp, I have had a few move on me.

I like my linemans belt for how I use these steps today. My stepps are too far apart. I like to cinch the linemans belt and adjust the steps to my preferred spacing. But then again, I'm using my tether as my climbing method. You on the other hand have a stand alone tether just for the climbing method. In that case, I would definitely dump one rope.

If I got the stones to hang off the stepp, I would hang off my BRIDGE. It is already adjustable with a ropeman. I already have it on me. It just requires a wrapped biner. This works with my step spacing.

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[BassBoysLLP]

Just read the other posts on using the bridge. late to the party. lol. glad we are all thinking the same.

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[IkemanTX]

Ok, I feel really short.... (5’7” when I wake up in the morning)
When I got home, I set a stepp up as high as I felt I could comfortably set and grab. The height was 6’10”.... thats 3’4”-3’5” per step. That means a set of 10 would get me to just shy of 27 feet.... I am going to do some playing around with the 3 I already have this weekend and see if I find it comfortable enough to shell out the coin for a set of 10 with a bag. If this is as easy with my sit drag as it looks with his RC harness... I think this may trump all other climbing methods for me other than preset trees. 10 pounds for 27 feet isn’t bad when you take into account how much less bulky they are compared to sticks.

Does anybody know how much 10 steps with a carrying bag weighs?

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[denots]

Ok, I feel really short.... (5’7” when I wake up in the morning)
When I got home, I set a stepp up as high as I felt I could comfortably set and grab. The height was 6’10”.... thats 3’4”-3’5” per step. That means a set of 10 would get me to just shy of 27 feet.... I am going to do some playing around with the 3 I already have this weekend and see if I find it comfortable enough to shell out the coin for a set of 10 with a bag. If this is as easy with my sit drag as it looks with his RC harness... I think this may trump all other climbing methods for me other than preset trees. 10 pounds for 27 feet isn’t bad when you take into account how much less bulky they are compared to sticks.

Does anybody know how much 10 steps with a carrying bag weighs?

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I believe each step is a pound

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[Cain]

Ok, I feel really short.... (5’7” when I wake up in the morning)
When I got home, I set a stepp up as high as I felt I could comfortably set and grab. The height was 6’10”.... thats 3’4”-3’5” per step. That means a set of 10 would get me to just shy of 27 feet.... I am going to do some playing around with the 3 I already have this weekend and see if I find it comfortable enough to shell out the coin for a set of 10 with a bag. If this is as easy with my sit drag as it looks with his RC harness... I think this may trump all other climbing methods for me other than preset trees. 10 pounds for 27 feet isn’t bad when you take into account how much less bulky they are compared to sticks.

Does anybody know how much 10 steps with a carrying bag weighs?

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If you are getting over 3' per step, then 10 steps should get you over 30'. Don't forget to count the distance from the ground to the first step.

 

[IkemanTX]

If you are getting over 3' per step, then 10 steps should get you over 30'. Don't forget to count the distance from the ground to the first step.

Not when I pull out the ones for the ring up top. That’s 8 stepps high, and 2 on either side of the top one for the ring...


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[Cain]

Not when I pull out the ones for the ring up top. That’s 8 stepps high, and 2 on either side of the top one for the ring...


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Oh ok. I was thinking you wanted 12. I was all confused for a little bit. Don't take much.

 

[boyne bowhunter]

As for the metal on metal issue a simple small diameter “pool noodle” foam or rubber tubing split to insert over the WE step brace would solve it. And be light weight and cheap.

This is something I picked up from a previous Stepp post by @Waymore. The Stepp is wrapped in hockey tape with a wrap of twisted tape on each end like you'd use on the end of a hockey stick. Simple, light, and inexpensive. Also won't come off inadvertently. I used white tape because that's what I had but any color could be used (or a little dirt can be rubbed in to darken the white).

 

[SouthMsBowhunter]

I like it white easier to see in low light!

 

[IkemanTX]

One thought. How do you get your feet up to the top step without one above it to hold onto?


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[Cain]

One thought. How do you get your feet up to the top step without one above it to hold onto?


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I was afraid someone was going to ask this. Lol. Ok this is not safe, but I build my platform, than tether to the tree with safety rope. So now that the platform is at my waist, I grab the left step with my left hand and hold on to the tree with my right hand and kinda jump and pull myself up to the platform. I also have tethered up as high as I can and pulled myself up with the rope.

 

[Sipsey]

Seems really slick but a little noisy for me.

One could circle a small loop of rope or strap onto the step and hook carabiner to that.

 

[Cain]

Re

I was afraid someone was going to ask this. Lol. Ok this is not safe, but I build my platform, than tether to the tree with safety rope. So now that the platform is at my waist, I grab the left step with my left hand and hold on to the tree with my right hand and kinda jump and pull myself up to the platform. I also have tethered up as high as I can and pulled myself up with the rope.

reds aider method or a one step aider off of the top step would be good to use for getting to the platform as well. I've thought about getting some webbing to loop around the tree with a hand hold to help pull yourself up too. But I'm comfortable doing it like I do for now.

 

[ANR0225]

I was afraid someone was going to ask this. Lol. Ok this is not safe, but I build my platform, than tether to the tree with safety rope. So now that the platform is at my waist, I grab the left step with my left hand and hold on to the tree with my right hand and kinda jump and pull myself up to the platform. I also have tethered up as high as I can and pulled myself up with the rope.

Shewwww!!!

I guess a person could always just shorten the distance between the last step and the platform to make it a lot less of a stretch, or just use an extra step for a pull up bar. Could also use it to hang a pack or something else from.

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