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Packing climbing sticks without backpack

Dmathews87

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Ive seen guys make slings for sticks and carry them that way...interested in some of those options and how they worked out. I have 3 full size lone wolf sticks that i normally attach to pack when i use them but they never seem to carry well on the pack as far as weight.
 

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I usually one stick, but I also have OG Lone Wolf's and the Skeletors. I prefer sticks when it is raining, or when I am in an area with trees covered in vines. I frequently use a simple cheap bow sling (I think the one below, like $9) with the buckles. The skeletors, I climb with the sling attached to the top stick and deploy as I go. A Voile strap keeps the sticks tight together until at the tree.
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Hall17

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BowhunterXC

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I use 3 of the original Muddy Pro sticks with 3 fixed steps that are 32" long. I attach them to my Trophyline Mission platform with 2 cinch straps. This is lighter than the backpack setup that I was using previously. Any extra gear is carried in a small Cabelas gear bag. I'm using a couple of Butler Creek rifle slings for pack straps and they work great! :cool:
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shmelton

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How do you keep the horizontal piece from banging on the sticks?

I’ve got a couple of hang on straps that I can put on my platform. This looks like it may be the way to go.


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Cbigbear

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32” sticks are a bear to carry, but they can be attached to a platform similar to these shorter sticks. F5FCBA7B-25D6-4163-9910-3A2144723529.jpeg
 

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DelaWhere_Arrow

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Ive seen guys make slings for sticks and carry them that way...interested in some of those options and how they worked out. I have 3 full size lone wolf sticks that i normally attach to pack when i use them but they never seem to carry well on the pack as far as weight.
Take a climbing daisy chain and sling it around using girth hitches.
Or use your tether/linesman for an adjustable sling.