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I have a bone to pick with some of you...

GCTerpfan said:

Simple Stirrups Climb Video

This setup weighs 3 pounds Still getting the technique down...but I'm going to work on it for a while. Stiff thicker rope with a Screw Link Girth Hitch moves easier. I'm using Bluewater 11mm Assault Simple Prusiks on both tethers (Klemheist at the moment). End of tethers backup clipped to...
saddlehunter.com
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Love it! Looks like he could be my twin!

Shame it didn't have a name... 2TCWAS would've been a good one

Seriously though, @GCTerpfan gets it. He's right when he said all you really need is your regular tether plus a second rope tether. Everything else is for luxury.
 
Red Beard said:
Love it! Looks like he could be my twin!

Shame it didn't have a name... 2TCWAS would've been a good one

Seriously though, @GCTerpfan gets it. He's right when he said all you really need is your regular tether plus a second rope tether. Everything else is for luxury.
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How much hieght are you getting every move?
 
Yea forget that noise, I've done talked myself out of wanting to trying this method at all again. lol
 
Red Beard said:
Sold it before he received it. Yep... that's Gabe! :tearsofjoy:
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If they ever figure out how to let me change the address mid shipment I’d be set. No telling how many things I’ve sold before they hit my doorstep haha.
 
Yes I totally agree about the ROS I started one sticking last year found it to be the best climbing method yet for me a lot more mobile!! You add a ROS with a Scout platform you have the best of both worlds stay hidden and being able to shoot completely around the tree easily!
 
@GCTerpfan @always89y I am tagging y'all because I believe you both use treehopper ROS (I might be wrong). Do you cover your steps with tape to keep them from making noise or is it a non issue. This might have been discussed already in the previously 10 pages but I couldn't find it.
 
gcr0003 said:
@GCTerpfan @always89y I am tagging y'all because I believe you both use treehopper ROS (I might be wrong). Do you cover your steps with tape to keep them from making noise or is it a non issue. This might have been discussed already in the previously 10 pages but I couldn't find it.
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I have one step still covered in vet wrap but, the rest aren't. I don't have any problems with them making noise, I'm pretty careful with them when installing them and when taking them down if I plan on hunting that spot again. If I am never coming back and I'm less careful getting down I can occasionally get a couple "clinks" when they hit together but, even then it's not bad.
 
gcr0003 said:
@GCTerpfan @always89y I am tagging y'all because I believe you both use treehopper ROS (I might be wrong). Do you cover your steps with tape to keep them from making noise or is it a non issue. This might have been discussed already in the previously 10 pages but I couldn't find it.
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I want asked but I will put my 2 cents in.

The Treehopper aren’t that noisy. Not like uncovered squirrel steps. Thpse sound like wind chimes if you dont wrap/coat then with something.
 
gcr0003 said:
@GCTerpfan @always89y I am tagging y'all because I believe you both use treehopper ROS (I might be wrong). Do you cover your steps with tape to keep them from making noise or is it a non issue. This might have been discussed already in the previously 10 pages but I couldn't find it.
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Yep. Been using them for 2 years now. Nope, dont cover them. None issue for me. The noise they make is minimal and i carry them in tight, and just careful when hanging them.
 
@Red Beard s thread about transitioning to the weak side with a traditional bow mad me curious about a suggestion someone made about using a ROS and simply pushing yourself around the tree and not fooling with going over your bridge etc. What tricks do you have for moving around the tree (toward weak or strong side) when your are set up at the low side of a leaning tree with a ROS? Is there anyway to do this without making quick movement to transition your foot to the next step or are you limited by length of you leg for you ability to push off and or hold you around the tree. This question might not be clear so ask questions and I will try to clarify what I am referring to.
 
gcr0003 said:
@Red Beard s thread about transitioning to the weak side with a traditional bow mad me curious about a suggestion someone made about using a ROS and simply pushing yourself around the tree and not fooling with going over your bridge etc. What tricks do you have for moving around the tree (toward weak or strong side) when your are set up at the low side of a leaning tree with a ROS? Is there anyway to do this without making quick movement to transition your foot to the next step or are you limited by length of you leg for you ability to push off and or hold you around the tree. This question might not be clear so ask questions and I will try to clarify what I am referring to.
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I’m not red beard but… I do not like doing the turn on the front side, bow under the bridge either. This is why I love ROS. I also keep 2 slotted squirrel steps when I do use a platform. It allows me to slowly walk the back of the tree as opposed to swinging around the front side or trying to push off knee to the tree and shoot around.
Best advice I can give you about using ROS for weak side shots, is to slowly lengthen your tether so you have space to walk the steps around. Or you can do what my son does,instead of letting our extra tether, he actually grabs his girth hitch and swings it off to the side of the tree so that he can walk the tree easily without it pulling back against him. He’s pretty stealthy when he does it and it lets him move very slowly around. For me though just lengthening the distance between my prusik and the tether girth hitch usually allows me plenty of room to get around the back for a weak side shot
 
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