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Not trying to be argumentative just giving an alternative to your reason as to why not 2TC....So I tried it and it was alright but just not for me. I generally hunt the same tree in one day so if I plan to go back to it I leave everything there rappel down and srt back up. 2tc is undoubtedly one of the lightest and most compact methods out there but we all need to thing back to our roots here. 90% came from climbers and lock ons so is carrying a stick that’s a touch under 3 pounds with a platform attached to it really so bad that we need to down grade to just a rope? The sport is becoming so so so over analyzed it’s not even funny. Everyone needs to do what works best for them and not what the internet said is best lol. But long story short here the reason why I don’t 2tc is because by the time I pack a separate tether and a platform or ros it’s really not much lighter than my 1stick and I can’t stand on a ros all day
Don't you or most people who one stick have a second tether AKA lineman's belt.... for going around branches?
Then whether you have a platform or 1-stick with a platform it makes no difference in amount of items or weight. A ROS is either to replace a platform or to augment it.
What I mean is a 2TC setup with a rappel rope for yr main tether gives you everything you need to also SRT or MRS(with a longer rope).
To clarify I use 2 tethers and install a platform at hunting height, I'll add a ROS next season after I make them.