Last year I bought two bundles of the steps with the intentions of using them as a quick method to getting up a tree, I felt as though they are meant more for a pre-setup than a run and gun setup. What's everyone else's thoughts on this?
Was stability an issue because of side pressure or because they were tough to attach solidly to the tree?Sometimes I get them to be rock solid and sometimes not so much.. I initially thought I'd use them as my platform but stability seemed to be an issue for me.
Was stability an issue because of side pressure or because they were tough to attach solidly to the tree?
I'd be curious to hear how long it takes to get to hunting height.I just ordered a set with an aider - let the learning continue.....
I'd be curious to hear how long it takes to get to hunting height.
I'm in the same boat. I'm new to saddle hunting and have a Kestrel on the way. I asked because I'm trying to decide on a climbing method as well as a platform.it may be a while before I know - my first saddle will be the kestrel, so I'll have a bunch of new crap to figure out and practice with here in the coming weeks - and some credit cards bills LOL. I'm also curious how many stepps I'll need once I learn to use the aider as well - my "plan" is to use stepps for the platform....another thing to master... Probably going to be a season where I split between traditional stands and experimenting with the saddle until I get more proficient - been reading this forum until my head hurts the past week
I'm in the same boat. I'm new to saddle hunting and have a Kestrel on the way. I asked because I'm trying to decide on a climbing method as well as a platform.
Side pressure is were I felt they might slip.Was stability an issue because of side pressure or because they were tough to attach solidly to the tree?
I bought two 8 packs to get me up to hunting height.it may be a while before I know - my first saddle will be the kestrel, so I'll have a bunch of new crap to figure out and practice with here in the coming weeks - and some credit cards bills LOL. I'm also curious how many stepps I'll need once I learn to use the aider as well - my "plan" is to use stepps for the platform....another thing to master... Probably going to be a season where I split between traditional stands and experimenting with the saddle until I get more proficient - been reading this forum until my head hurts the past week
I just ordered a set with an aider - let the learning continue.....