Fatty in a tree
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Interesting discussion and ideas. Seriously considering giving this a try!
Good idea. Are you using it like a hook (on the tether) or twisting it around the tether each move? Thoughts on if it'll handle weightier platforms?
Awesome! Thanks for the post!Example of a platform with a cam cleat installed. View attachment 47769
Anybody install a cam cleat on their platform? Update-Installed.
The purpose of the nite ize is to use it as a handle to reach down and grab the platform? Is the purpose of the bungee to reach down and easily uncam it? The vertical gear tie does function as a pull up handle. The (bungie) is a soft shackle type of connect that is not elastic. Its purpose is...saddlehunter.com
To revive the no sticking thread - here's what I've been messing with. I added a cam cleat to my solo scout using a cut down 2" t-bar of 6061 aluminum, which I cut to fit right between the attachment post welds. I thought the t on the back would provide some added torsion resistance. I sanded it to remove burrs, and it's attached to the scout via two grade 5 bolts. Then the cam cleat is attached to the t-bar.
It works ok? Your mileage may vary, and modifying manufacturer products probably isn't smart. The t-bar feel pretty weighty (I don't have a scale that size, but it's a chunk of 6061!), and the system inherently wants to pull off center a bit because the attachments aren't symmetrical. I have a second strap to secure it once at hunting height.
Honestly, I'm still not sure ifI'm going to use it this fall. But, it's been a fun project.
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Man to some people those are grade 8 roll pins jkTrusting your life to 2 #10 screws. You are crazy!
Trusting your life to 2 #10 screws. You are crazy!
I have to agree... The bolts being in single shear like than and the leverage from the camming action is something u may be ok with but I wouldn't use it except right at ground level until I was really really really convinced those bolt holes are staying round and ur t bar isn't deflecting/deforming. Doesn't having the different height attachment points make for a lean when u are on it?....maybe it's fine but my spider sense is tingling
Your spidey sense is probably right. I appreciate the feedback. It wants to cant during the set, but you can get it to set level, to the point where standing on it feels like normal. I think it's the crazy contact points on the scout. If there was enough real estate for another couple of bolts, I'd feel better about the whole system.
What's the benefit of that contraption over a stick or wild edge stepp and doing the same climbing method? Am I missing something?
If it was safe, which it may not be, the benefit over a stick is size. It's a compact package that sets solid at hunting height. The benefit over a stepp is ease of setting on the way up. I just really like how the cam cleat reduces fiddle factor on the way up.
try a stepp with a cam buckle strap. There’s not much easier to set that comes close to being as stable. Roughly similar surface area or add a few ounces of platform insert to it at height
try a stepp with a cam buckle strap. There’s not much easier to set that comes close to being as stable. Roughly similar surface area or add a few ounces of platform insert to it at height
^^^ That a good idea Drew BUT a decent size tree wouldn't let your rope stay in the cleat.
The rope wouldn't be pulling back into the 'deepest' part of the teeth enough and could maybe pop right out?