justsomedude
Well-Known Member
Just preset a couple of trees in my back yard for potential urban hunting this weekend. Takes all of 10 minutes and then you can get up and down the tree quickly whenever you want to.
It's a very sound method if you can preset with a power drill AND YOU WEAR THE RIGHT BOOTS (and not on {Public land)
I was wearing some muck shoes that aren't thick enough and it isn't very comfortable standing on bolts while setting the next one.
You can drill the first four before you even leave the ground.
I ALWAYS set the first one at my right knee.
Then left waist...then I use my elbow to fingertips to measure to the next one.
That system makes them easy to find in the dark. Just check the tree at knee level to get started
Can't find my old thread...
I use the EZ Kut power drill bit. Buy it. Don't question it.
I also have the hand drill mostly just in case I need to clean out a hole. You can drill a tree with it but it ain't fun
My bolts are Grade 8 from Home Depot
I dip them in plastidip or gorilla tape to the point where they should in the tree. Easy visual check to make sure they are in all the way.
10 bolts spaced about 20" gets you to 16+ feet and then I put the platform above that. I carry a few extra for going higher or as spares in case I dropped one.
It's a very sound method if you can preset with a power drill AND YOU WEAR THE RIGHT BOOTS (and not on {Public land)
I was wearing some muck shoes that aren't thick enough and it isn't very comfortable standing on bolts while setting the next one.
You can drill the first four before you even leave the ground.
I ALWAYS set the first one at my right knee.
Then left waist...then I use my elbow to fingertips to measure to the next one.
That system makes them easy to find in the dark. Just check the tree at knee level to get started
Can't find my old thread...
I use the EZ Kut power drill bit. Buy it. Don't question it.
I also have the hand drill mostly just in case I need to clean out a hole. You can drill a tree with it but it ain't fun
My bolts are Grade 8 from Home Depot
I dip them in plastidip or gorilla tape to the point where they should in the tree. Easy visual check to make sure they are in all the way.
10 bolts spaced about 20" gets you to 16+ feet and then I put the platform above that. I carry a few extra for going higher or as spares in case I dropped one.
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