How I use the Wild Edge Stepps

[TheYote]

This is genius!!!

 

[TheYote]

For me, I would only need 4 steps so I personally will come up with a fleece bag to carry them. I also replace my ropes with something far more flexible like Amsteel Blue) and it makes it a lot easier to put steps in and out of a bag.

This is the 2nd time I've read about a fleece bag and how quiet they are. What is it? LoL

 

[Sheldon]

This being my first season been out in the yard trying all the methods I have seen on here. Sticks are easy but not a fan of the bulk, picked up some primal steps as they were available (and all the cool kids had them) but 8 of them don’t go far. Picked up a 5 step aider, work in progress....

Finally decided to give this a go. Being an out of shape, old, fatty figured this would be too difficult. Tried it with my belt just for yucks and it was sketchy but doable. Tried again with my tether and was SHOCKED, this is nearly effortless! Think I will tether to the tree moving forward but the security of being in the saddle and the ease of climbing makes this a winner in my book. Need to pick up a duty belt and work on this some more during the off season.

This site is an incredible resource for us newbs! Thanks for sharing!




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[ChetterB]

nice method discovered it the other day with my rock climbing harness and carabiner as well. Any way thanks for valadating and sharing much thanks.

 

[rutjr]

That's awesome @Cain you make it look sooo easy!

 

[Cain]

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That's awesome @Cain you make it look sooo easy![/QUOT

That's awesome @Cain you make it look sooo easy!

thanks. I’ve mainly one sticked this season. When I used the steps I done it this way with a little tweak.
I still place my steps the same , the only difference is I use a linesman belt from the ground instead of clipping into my steps. I just loosened my linesman rope and flip it up close to the next step then lean back and walk up the tree to the next step. Then tighten my linesman back to tie my next step.

 

[rutjr]

@Cain Thanks. I’ve mainly one sticked this season. When I used the steps I done it this way with a little tweak.
I still place my steps the same , the only difference is I use a linesman belt from the ground instead of clipping into my steps. I just loosened my linesman rope and flip it up close to the next step then lean back and walk up the tree to the next step. Then tighten my linesman back to tie my next step.

Do you one stick down the tree too or do you descend a rope?

 

[Cain]

@Cain Thanks. I’ve mainly one sticked this season. When I used the steps I done it this way with a little tweak.
I still place my steps the same , the only difference is I use a linesman belt from the ground instead of clipping into my steps. I just loosened my linesman rope and flip it up close to the next step then lean back and walk up the tree to the next step. Then tighten my linesman back to tie my next step.

Do you one stick down the tree too or do you descend a rope?

One stick down. To me it’s easier than going up.

 

[rutjr]

One stick down. To me it’s easier than going up.

Cool I'll giver a try!
Thanks,
Bob

 

[powhound84]

I didn't read through the whole thread and I mean no disrespect but I rock climb and this is pretty sketchy, even by trad standards. I'm certainly no authority on safety but I've studied anchors for years and have a few thoughts.

I'm hoping the tether is a dynamic rope because if you blow the clip directly to your harness and fall, you have a several foot whipper with a fall factor of 1. This is nothing to scoff at. That fall on static rope would cause serious injury and would probably blow the whole system. Even if it is dynamic, I'm not sure there is enough rope in the system to allow enough stretch to make a difference. Good chance you still blow the system if you fall on it since these steps are designed for static load, not dynamic loading. I also have concerns about the design of the step and how the biner loaction and different possible directions of pull would effect it in the event of a fall. Beyond all of that, trusting 1 of these steps to keep you off the ground seems ballsy to me, even without a fall involved.

I can't tell anyone else what to do but I always tether myself directly to the tree and keep as little slack in the system as possible. Happy hunting!

 

[GregB]

Was just wanting to show yaw how I climb and little trick I use to take the stepps off the tree. The belt I am using in the video is a duty belt that firefighters and police wear. It can be used for an emergency rappel, so I know it's rated for how I use it. You could also use a rock climbing harness as well. The way I space the steps for my height, I get about 3 ft per step. I've ordered 4 more stepps so I can hunt at 30 ft and build a platform with 12 steps. I also ordered another bag so I can put 6 steps in each bag to distribute the weight a little better. Anyway I've never seen it done like this and wanted to share. Yaw stay safe and God bless.

are you still using this climbing system or has anything changed since you started using your system ? im thinking about using your system

 

[Cain]

are you still using this climbing system or has anything changed since you started using your system ? im thinking about using your system

I think I used this method once last year. I mainly use the one stick method now. I have a video on this site that shows how I use the one stick method. Also @boyne bowhunter uses a method similar to mine that I like alot as well. If you try the WE method please be careful, there are times when there is 3 ft of slack in the system and I don't know how a shock load would affect the system. There have been some that use my system but they teather off to the tree. That is way safer.

 

[GregB]

I think I used this method once last year. I mainly use the one stick method now. I have a video on this site that shows how I use the one stick method. Also @boyne bowhunter uses a method similar to mine that I like alot as well. If you try the WE method please be careful, there are times when there is 3 ft of slack in the system and I don't know how a shock load would affect the system. There have been some that use my system but they teather off to the tree. That is way safer.

i seen it but it looked like it was more trouble and took more time , i really dont mind the extra weight if thats the reason