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I just got a set of 8 Wild Edge climbing stepps and have been tinkering with them to better fit my run and gun style. I love the fact that they are roughly 8 total lbs (8 pack), solid as heck and quiet to install and take down! They also make a sweet saddle/sling style platform which suits my sit drag saddle quite well. My dilemma for the 8 pack was height, so I decided to play around with some 3/16” amsteel I had which can be seen in the pics below to get to a more condusive hunting height for me (+20’).
The pic below is an illustration of the height that could be attained with only 20” gaps between each stepp. You can see that using 6 stepps and the amsteel aides can get me to 20’ plus. Especially if I stretch the stepps out a bit! That leaves me with 2 stepps left to use as my platform.
The pic below shows the step installed with the aider attached.
The next 2 pics show each attachment point of the amsteel aider.
The next pic is of the amsteel aider. From it you can determine the overall length and eyesplice length.
The next series of pics illustrate the way I attach the Amsteel aider to the stepps.
The next series of pics illustrate how the stepp synch goes over the aider attachment.
I believe I will leave the aider attached on the left side when bagging them up. The aider rope will get wrapped up and stored with the spliced stepp rope. This way the stepps and aider can all be stored in the carry bag together hopefully simplifying the overall process.
I just thought I should share this just in case it could help a fellow saddle hunter....
Please post other ideas, comments etc. regarding this method and/or the Wild Edge stepps...
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The pic below is an illustration of the height that could be attained with only 20” gaps between each stepp. You can see that using 6 stepps and the amsteel aides can get me to 20’ plus. Especially if I stretch the stepps out a bit! That leaves me with 2 stepps left to use as my platform.
The pic below shows the step installed with the aider attached.
The next 2 pics show each attachment point of the amsteel aider.
The next pic is of the amsteel aider. From it you can determine the overall length and eyesplice length.
The next series of pics illustrate the way I attach the Amsteel aider to the stepps.
The next series of pics illustrate how the stepp synch goes over the aider attachment.
I believe I will leave the aider attached on the left side when bagging them up. The aider rope will get wrapped up and stored with the spliced stepp rope. This way the stepps and aider can all be stored in the carry bag together hopefully simplifying the overall process.
I just thought I should share this just in case it could help a fellow saddle hunter....
Please post other ideas, comments etc. regarding this method and/or the Wild Edge stepps...
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