Did a search for sewn ocb and didn't come up with anything. They're offering squirrel steps with a sewn on ocb or a separate one. Just wondering what the downside of going with the sewn on ocb might be over the one that is not permanently connected to the strap?
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Squirrel steps
- Thread starter Bsnare
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I’m not familiar with the one that’s sewn on, but I always thread mine and then tie a stopper knot on the end so that it never slides off and I have to re thread it. That method has always been simple enough for me.
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@Bsnare - There are two disadvantages with the Eastern Woods Outdoors sewn on OCB:
1. If the buckle gets overstressed and the rivets bend or break, you can't just thread a new buckle on the webbing strap.
2. You have to thread the webbing strap through the buckle every time you use it.
The advantage of the sewn on OCB is that you eliminate the sewn on metal j hook from the webbing strap, which is lighter and eliminates the potential for clinking the j-hook into the buckle when you're trying to setup quietly. (Because there is no j hook in this configuration.)
The j-hook is nice because you can leave the OCB threaded on the webbing and connecting the two ends of the strap is just a lot faster with the j-hook configured webbing straps.
Eastern Woods Outdoors sells a version of the j hook on the webbing strap that is rubber coated to avoid clinking metal sounds when hitching the OCB wire to the j hook. They also sell a version that has an uncoated j hook sewn on to a stronger webbing strap. That's what I buy and use ... I just wrap the j-hook in camo vet-tape and it prevents any clinking metal sounds when hitching it to the wire on the OCB.
Are you using this for ROS only or on every step as a climbing method?
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Both
Depends on the location and the tree. I have more than I tend to use.