Question for Wildedge Step owners.

[Grits]

Do any of you guys that have Wildedge Steps use them on pine trees? Can you get them to cam over tight enough or does the bark on pine trees cause a problem getting them tight enough to feel safe climbing?
Grits

 

[Westdesign03]

Do any of you guys that have Wildedge Steps use them on pine trees? Can you get them to cam over tight enough or does the bark on pine trees cause a problem getting them tight enough to feel safe climbing?
Grits

I do have the WE steps and love them. But have not tried on a pine tree. We don’t have many around here. But I have heard a lot of guys have trouble with them on those. Might be worth using a different way up the tree for pines. Not worth having one slide in ya if you’re having that kind of trouble.


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[Jrybicki]

I use them on pines but it is tricky. Usually takes 2 attempts to get it camed over and tight. But it was all trial and error last season to get to a point where I could get them on a pine tree without them popping up while hunting or sagging when I put weight on them. Add in rain on a soft bark pine tree and its a pita... doable but adds to the fiddle factor. The WE steps with knaider/swaider is my preferred climbing method but I've been toying around with one sticking this summer/season.

 

[ericabbott]

It’s doable, but as mentioned it takes some practice over and above normal WE stepp usage. And don’t leave them as presets, they’ll end up covered in sap.

 

[waynedawg51]

I try to avoid pine trees. the fiddle factor to get them to stay tight is a real pita, especially using knaider/swaider

 

[pesqimon]

Pines are tougher for sure and in case your steps are also new it bears repeating: stretch your ropes by leaving them on the biggest tree you can overnight.

 

[swampsnyper]

Soft trees are a problem. You cam over tight and the stand offs sink into the soft tree. You uncam and tighten, then cam over again and it sinks deeper. You end up digging a rut and it stays spongy. Just have to live with it being that way from my experience. I went back to using sticks.

 

[Grits]

Thanks for the info. I was looking into getting some, but since where I hunt here in East Texas there is a majority of pines it sounds as if I need to go a different route.