foggyturtle
New Member
Hello to everyone from Germany.
I just realized that I haven't even introduced myself. I would like to make up for that now.
I've been registered here since November 2019 because that was the first time I heard about saddlehunting and thought it would be a good idea to hunt with a saddle, even if that's actually pretty much unknown in Germany.
Most of the hunters here (exclusively rifle hunters, because bowhunting is illegal over here) use raised stands (box blinds), ladders and "driven hunt stands", seats at the ground or (very) rarely a climber. But the hunters who use a climber are seen pretty much as "freaks" (by the way, I have one too, lol).
The first videos I saw were I think from the guys from the NY Saddlehunter youtube channel (if you're reading: Thank you very much, you helped me a lot. I think it was through you that I came across this forum).
Since it is impossible to buy a saddle in Germany and importing it from the USA is quite expensive, I had no choice but to make one myself. Luckily I struck gold here and discovered the thread of @ckossuth: DIY Kestrel Clone. I followed these instructions (thanks alot for them), but then made a small modification (longer loops for the linemansbelt) when the guys from Tethrd came out with their new Phantom saddle. In addition, I made a few platforms and steps for a ROS (but I haven't really used the steps yet). For climbing I currently use the DRT (for my presets) and the (modified) 2 tether method, which I first saw from Scott Adkins (and then later from Jerry Grose on youtube, who I think is also known here as @always89y) . But I'm also currently thinking about using the onestick method, because the faster rapelling appeals to me. Maybe I only use the longer tether from onesticking for my 2 tether method.
Regards,
foggyturtle
and thanks to Google for the translation , because I understand most of the spoken and written parts, but find it difficult to write.
I just realized that I haven't even introduced myself. I would like to make up for that now.
I've been registered here since November 2019 because that was the first time I heard about saddlehunting and thought it would be a good idea to hunt with a saddle, even if that's actually pretty much unknown in Germany.
Most of the hunters here (exclusively rifle hunters, because bowhunting is illegal over here) use raised stands (box blinds), ladders and "driven hunt stands", seats at the ground or (very) rarely a climber. But the hunters who use a climber are seen pretty much as "freaks" (by the way, I have one too, lol).
The first videos I saw were I think from the guys from the NY Saddlehunter youtube channel (if you're reading: Thank you very much, you helped me a lot. I think it was through you that I came across this forum).
Since it is impossible to buy a saddle in Germany and importing it from the USA is quite expensive, I had no choice but to make one myself. Luckily I struck gold here and discovered the thread of @ckossuth: DIY Kestrel Clone. I followed these instructions (thanks alot for them), but then made a small modification (longer loops for the linemansbelt) when the guys from Tethrd came out with their new Phantom saddle. In addition, I made a few platforms and steps for a ROS (but I haven't really used the steps yet). For climbing I currently use the DRT (for my presets) and the (modified) 2 tether method, which I first saw from Scott Adkins (and then later from Jerry Grose on youtube, who I think is also known here as @always89y) . But I'm also currently thinking about using the onestick method, because the faster rapelling appeals to me. Maybe I only use the longer tether from onesticking for my 2 tether method.
Regards,
foggyturtle
and thanks to Google for the translation , because I understand most of the spoken and written parts, but find it difficult to write.
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