Just curious how the hell are you guys getting so high with 3 or 4 sticks lol...im curious how high shorter folks like myself are getting i was just looking in lwcg sticks as im still trying to figure out what climbing method im going to use next season with my saddle it looks like i might be able to hit 19 ft with 4 lwcg double steps and 20" cable aider i want to be able to get to 25' im not sure if additional aider will help as im only going to be able to reach so high to set the stick my whole purpose for wanting to get into saddle hunting is packing in light and getting in those big split trunk trees that my climber can't i wanted to use spurs or single stick to be as light as possible as some walks in are over 2 mi. But i dont see how a single stick will get me into those trees easily and im not completely sold on spurs for the amount of noise they may potentially make...my goal is maximum height with minimum weight maybe those single steps might be the best option
Im 5’10
4 novix mini sticks is about 6 lbs
Another 1lb or so for a solo scout
A 5 step movable petzl aider
You get about 8 foot per stick.
Ive found that 30-32 feet with 4 sticks can be a little high for most situations.
So I usually only bring 3 sticks.
3 sticks + platform im hunting 24-26 feet.
Aider lives in your dump pouch and you don't even know its there.
Having a 4th stick is nice if you wanna get super high or have to climb a funky tree, or to put it on the opposite side of your platform on a big tree to be able to walk around it.