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New guy from TX

eTXtreeclimber

eTXtreeclimber

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Hey y’all the names Jonathan from E TX.

I Primarily hunt national forest land and I tend to have a run and gun approach to how I hunt. I particularly like to bow hunt. I decided to get into the saddle hunting because I hunt way back in areas most people don’t go and any way to save weight is a good thing. I’ve primarily hunted out of climbers in the past but sometimes it seems like I spend as much time looking for a good tree to climb as I do to find the right area. I’m looking forward to using a saddle to save weight and help with that problem.

I’ve been hanging around for a while and have watched G2’s and others videos and that ultimately helped me decide to take the plunge. I ordered a sit drag and HSS tree rope today, I’m going to continue to look at everyone’s set ups and I’m sure I will have questions when I start to get all the items I need to build my setup.

Also all my buddies tried to persuade me to get a lock on and said going the saddle route was crazy. I’m gonna prove them wrong lol
 
Appreciate it fellas, here’s one question I have. What would be a good rock climbing harness to start out with? BD momentum, speed harness or mad rock galaxy are a few I’ve been looking at.
 
Welcome, our Texas numbers are increasing!!!! You will love hunting from a saddle. No need to worry about what tree to choose.


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eTXtreeclimber said:
Appreciate it fellas, here’s one question I have. What would be a good rock climbing harness to start out with? BD momentum, speed harness or mad rock galaxy are a few I’ve been looking at.
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Welcome to the site. I went with the black diamond alpine bod because you can put it on with boots without having to step into the leg straps.
 
eTXtreeclimber said:
Appreciate it fellas, here’s one question I have. What would be a good rock climbing harness to start out with? BD momentum, speed harness or mad rock galaxy are a few I’ve been looking at.
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Welcome

I got a Black Diamond Couloir harness. It is only 7-8oz (half the weight of many other RC harnesses) & has leg clips so no step thru. Can use a couple ultra lightweight short sling loops or 1” webbing loops to use as lineman belt hook up loops.




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Welcome eTX! I hunt in East TX also, near Oakwood. I’ll never go back to using climbers and lock ons.


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