Not too many challenges on a straight tree like that one. Now, if I would've filmed on a more gnarly tree there might have been some more fiddle to film for sure. Much of what I cut out was me talking to Sam with camera instructions, or stopping to talk about things that didn't add much value in the end for what was already a long video. I'll probably film another with 3 sticks and aiders. Can probably film that one in a straight 10 minute take with no cutaways.
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I learned a lot from your content in the early days
@bowhunter15. Keep putting out average Joe, DIY content, and I will keep watching. I don't really watch TV anymore, and you are like 1 of 5 people I will actually watch on YouTube.
Your old video of hanging sticks and a stand, all in one trip, in under 10 min was one of the major contributors to me moving away from my old, ineffective climber. I bought Hawk Helium sticks and a high quality hang-on after watching that video about 10x. Then once I found your video about the RCH and Sit Drag DIY saddle, I thought to myself, "Why hang sticks and then monkey around hanging a stand, when I can climb sticks and simply hunt." Weight reduction, bulk reduction, noise reduction, time reduction, fiddle reduction.
I was already hunting out of stands with a RCH, so all I had to do was buy some accessory cord, tubular webbing, and a sit drag. I tried it twice and decided this was the ticket. The following year I had a Kestrel for more simplicity and comfort, and I haven't looked back since. Now I am SRT-ing, One-Sticking, and Rappelling.
I used to struggle to maybe get one deer a year. Now I am consistently banging 2-4 each year with ease and passing up more than I ever used to see...