You could totally pack them in on the day of hunt. But here are the obstacles you'd have to contend with: They're metal - they'll clang if they bump together. Not loudly, I think, but definitely not a sound you'd mistake as "natural". They have to be tightened quite a bit - usually that means a ratchet strap, and that's another noise. They'll take some positioning and load testing, but that's not unusual for any platform.All...I'm new to saddle hunting. Trying to get in cheap in case it doesn't work out and have been looking for a ring of steps solution.
This seems great!
Why have several folks mentioned these as a good "preset" option? Seems to me that they would pack in just fine.
To deal with any noise I have placed felt on them and it works well. But I also just cut up some socks to slip over them; even better.
I can get them set up on the tree in a minute or less.
I like them so much that I have another 15 coming. They are stuck in customs right now. Uggh.
I think kicking out is unlikely thanks to the tabs on the back.Why not hit them with some SEM self etching primer, do the tops in truck bed liner, then spray the rest in plastidip? they do an olive drab now. Also, personally, I would mimght do two things: instead of using the back slots for the strap, I would drill and file slots in the sides so that the back of the hole would be flush to the back of the bracket--I would put these parallel to the elongated slots already there. Then, I might put a short bolt and lock nut through the two bottom hols on the back plat and slightly sharpen the end of the bolt protruding from the lock nut--may not be necessary, but just a couple thoughts if the seem to be kicking out at all.
Do you hunt where it is cold/or wet? My dislike of felt comes from some felt backpack straps that I used to use....absorbed water and froze solid one winter...I can only imagine they might get slippery then! though if just wet they should work awesome like felt sole waders.
I get plenty of cold and wet. I'm only thinking felt on the sides. Only because my thought on transporting is to slide them together on the strap and make a sleeve that holds them fairly tight. The felt would only be to prevent them from clanging together.
I'm keeping that idea in the back of my head. I like the idea of them tight together in 1 line. I think this will make overall transport and handling easier. And I would only have one sleeve to lose vs 5 socks LOL.Some old scent free socks would do the trick transporting them too like DaveT1963 does with some of his gear.
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you might try drilling a hole in the sides of each in the same place so you could run a length of Nite Ize through the whole set and cinch them down that way.I'm keeping that idea in the back of my head. I like the idea of them tight together in 1 line. I think this will make overall transport and handling easier. And I would only have one sleeve to lose vs 5 socks LOL.
I get plenty of cold and wet. I'm only thinking felt on the sides. Only because my thought on transporting is to slide them together on the strap and make a sleeve that holds them fairly tight. The felt would only be to prevent them from clanging together.