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Cranford's "EZY Saddle Scaffold" ring of strap on steps

John Eberhart

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Finally!, Cranford is ready to ship the “EZY Saddle Scaffold“ (ring of 4 folding steps on a ratchet strap).

Cranford will begin shipping on July 15th and Dennis (owner of Cranford) has set up an email address at: saddlescaffold@ezyclimb.com to which you can order by sending your name, address, and phone number to get on the list to order. Dennis will reply as to what you want. That will be the easiest way to take orders in the order they are received.

The EZY Saddle Scaffold will NOT be on the Cranford website at this time and for right now there are just over 100 Scaffolds available along with some singles and the pricing will be as follows:
4 step set with strap -$59.90 (I suggest ordering at least one additional step to add to the ring)
Single step no strap -$11.97
Single strap-on step -$13.02 (I would not suggest a full set of these for climbing as that many ratchets and straps would be a bit heavy and cumbersome). Cumbersome and weight is the same reason I'm not a fan of some of the other popular strap-on steps that simply take up too much space for freelancing.

As always, Cranford had the EZY Saddle Scaffold steps independently tested for weight bearing load. Two Scaffold sets were tested and each test was on an individual step while strapped to a tree in a hunting situation and the results were quite surprising. The first test per step was with 300 pounds, then 450 pounds, then 525 pounds and finally with 600 pounds with no implications of failure. Wanting to determine a load failure per step they kept going up and failure per step was between 850 and 950 pounds.

The buckle on the strap is a ratchet which does make a little noise and the steps fold up when not in use or during transport.

I've had 2 sets of these for over a year and once securely strapped to a tree, these steps DO NOT MOVE at all. No downward movement away from the tree and no side movement whatsoever. These steps are more solid than screw in steps, they simply do not move once in place due to the wings on them that slightly bite into the bark.

Several seasoned hunters on the saddle hunter forum were sent a set to try and all feedback was very positive.

As a side note, I'm not in any monetary manner affiliated with Cranford Manufacturing and have no other reason to endorse all their fine products other than they are the best products made for climbing trees and now for hunting from a ring of steps on while saddle hunting public land where screw in steps are not legal. Cranford's EZY Saddle Scaffold (ring of steps) 216kb.jpegCranford's EZY Saddle Scaffold (ring of steps) folded up 134kb.jpegCranford's new EZY Saddle Scaffold (ring of steps) 200kb.jpeg
 
Another pre-order that may end up not as advertised. I can see a problem with the shape of the steps and the way they are not level when folded out. Plus you have to use a ratchet strap unless Cranford has come up with a silent ratchet Ill stick to squirrel steps on a OCB if I chose to hunt with a ROS.
 
Another pre-order that may end up not as advertised. I can see a problem with the shape of the steps and the way they are not level when folded out. Plus you have to use a ratchet strap unless Cranford has come up with a silent ratchet Ill stick to squirrel steps on a OCB if I chose to hunt with a ROS.
Whats the point of this post? Go back to AT
 
Sorry drew I didn't know I had to rave about every new thing that came out. I was trying to point out that standing on a step that was on such an angle might not be comfortable and the hump on the end is not exactly foot friendly when you move around the tree. What is AT?
 
Another pre-order that may end up not as advertised. I can see a problem with the shape of the steps and the way they are not level when folded out. Plus you have to use a ratchet strap unless Cranford has come up with a silent ratchet Ill stick to squirrel steps on a OCB if I chose to hunt with a ROS.
I don't think the step angle will hurt in any way, and there's nothing to stop folks from using an OCB with these. Just buy the strap and buckle and switch'em out.

I think the squirrel steps are definitely better if weight and bulk are your primary concern. I'll keep using them. But these are substantially cheaper, and will probably be steadier under side load because they're wider where they meet the tree. That'll be a plus for some folks.

I do agree that the pre-order thing has lost all appeal for me. Sadly, I don't see that going anywhere.
 
Cool looking idea. Makes me wonder, could you put just one on a strap and use them as climbing steps?
You could do that, but notice what John said in the original post:

"Single strap-on step -$13.02 (I would not suggest a full set of these for climbing as that many ratchets and straps would be a bit heavy and cumbersome). Cumbersome and weight is the same reason I'm not a fan of some of the other popular strap-on steps that simply take up too much space for freelancing."
 
I'm really curious to see how effectively they can be packed up for transport. And with the folding step, I'd be concerned with enough use you'd eventually get some side-to-side play that could cause some noise. At this price, I'll probably pick up a set to see how they compare to the bullman ROS.
 
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