How are you carrying your repel rope?

[Rutman]

Large TX5 dump pouch. It’s a little big but it holds the rope better than the medium.


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[Chandler96]

Pics of how I do a similar thing. Got the idea from this site a couple years ago, tried it and never looked back. It doesn't ever get in the way, deploys easy.

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Is this hard to put back on your saddle when its on your backside?

 

[elk yinzer]

First, I tie more rigid, looser gear loops similar to an RC harness on all my saddles. I think gear is just nicer to work with that way. MOLLE is okay, it works well for semi-permanent fixtures, but not ideal for rigging up quickly/blind if you don't want things affixed to your saddle through the whole deal. I like having dump pouches right there for climbing, but don't like hiking with anything flopping around on my saddle.

My ropes are tightly coiled up in latitude pouch (best mesh pouch I've yet found) and packed in on my .5. My whole climbing kit fits in one pouch. 30' oplux, safeguard, 8' oplux tether with ropeman, 25' paracord bow rope, couple slings for SRT or personal anchor, silky pocketboy, and two screw-in hooks. That climbing kit goes with all my setups, nice and modular. That's probably the thing I like most about pouches, helps me stay organized.

When I hunt I just coil up the extra and put it in the pouch. I just leave the pouch on my gear loops when I hunt, but I know the thought of danglies bothers some guys, you could certainly then hang it on a gear loop.

 

[2Sloe]

I have tried a roll pouch, water bottle pouch, and a dump pouch....didn't really love any of them....I know I'm running out of things to try but anyone have any other suggestions?

What was it about each of those that you didn’t like? You don’t like it on your saddle, you find it hard to stow it, it’s hard to get it out, too fiddly, etc.? I use a Tethrd ES OG dump pouch with the large main pocket and two side pockets. 40’ of CIV goes in the main, Madrock and biner in one side and dynaglide in the other side. The only complaint I had was the floppy nylon top. Made it kind of hard to get the rope to go in because individual loops at the top of the coil would split the rim so you couldn’t get the coil to go in. Then one day (I’m kind of sloe) if figured out that if I bias my final wraps around my coil at one end, the rope just slides right in. Problem solved, the dump pouch works great for me now.

 

[Dmathews87]

Is this hard to put back on your saddle when its on your backside?

I tried this the other day and wasnt a fan for that exact reason...easy enough to deploy but putting back in place with saddle on was not easy.

 

[AttackMode]

Stuff it in the bottom of a big Ole dump pouch

 

[Loucamp]

Do you use it like a roll pouch in that you only feed what you need and keep the rest of it attached to your saddle until come down time?

Super sorry. I'm not getting quote notifications. Yes, I only pull a few feet for my ascent (it doubles for my tether) and then deploy when it's time to rappel down.

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[Loucamp]

That's really slick. I gotta say, though, at the end of a dark, cold, November sit I wanna just stuff the line into a bag and get it home to sort out in the warm and dry.

Truth be told, I usually just coil it up quick and stuff it in my backpack for the walk out. I reset it on my saddle after I get home.

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[Loucamp]

Is this hard to put back on your saddle when its on your backside?

It sits more on my right side than back, but it is doable, and I have done it. Just like everything else, after a ton of practice, I can do it almost without looking. But like I said above, it's easier to pack it away and deal with it later at home.

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[dalton916]

I use Oplux and just stuff it in a dump pouch. I use a dog leash to pull up my bow and wear my pack going up and back down. Tag end of the rappel rope is used to lower the bow and the dog leash is used to retrieve the Oplux.

 

[colin.704]

2 pouches. 1 for behind madrock and an open pouch to hold madrock/tether side. Works great. I only need to touch the part I am working with

 

[Mossy-Back]

I'm still waiting on my rappel kit to arrive and try one-sticking for the first time, but after looking at a lot of reviews and pros/cons I decided to try a multi-pack style. I was going to try the Eberlestock version but EWO has the Ultimaider OS Pack on sale for $35 so I ordered one.

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[7mmremmag]

I keep my stuff in a drop pouch on my saddle. I like the redundancy, if I am in a tree, everything I need to get out of the tree is on my waist. I used to keep it all in a lumbar pack, which I still carry (water bottle, extra gloves, TP, vac sealed emergency poncho, snack). I would always worry about accidentally sending my lumbar pack down or dropping it and not having my descending gear with me. I also strap my single stick to the outside of my lumbar pack and if I have a long walk in, I can roll up my saddle and attach it to my stick on it as well.

Every year I find ways to either take less crap in the woods with me or carry it more efficiently. Up until last year I would always carry a Stone Glacier daypack in

 

[Mossy-Back]

I keep my stuff in a drop pouch on my saddle. I like the redundancy, if I am in a tree, everything I need to get out of the tree is on my waist. I used to keep it all in a lumbar pack, which I still carry (water bottle, extra gloves, TP, vac sealed emergency poncho, snack). I would always worry about accidentally sending my lumbar pack down or dropping it and not having my descending gear with me. I also strap my single stick to the outside of my lumbar pack and if I have a long walk in, I can roll up my saddle and attach it to my stick on it as well.

Every year I find ways to either take less crap in the woods with me or carry it more efficiently. Up until last year I would always carry a Stone Glacier daypack in

That sounds like what I've been doing. Gradually reducing what I take with me. For me part of it is getting used to hunting whitetails in the Southeast after growing up hunting coastal Oregon, which is a big change.

This is my 3rd year saddle hunting. The last two years I've been using 3 sticks with aiders and a EDP platform. This year I'm going to try single stick. I've always liked the idea of rappelling out of the tree but didn't feel like dealing with it along with multiple sticks. I've also found myself hauling everything around on a fairly big pack, which really sucks in early season in south Georgia. If I'm in a new area I like to scout around and find a good place to set up, but hauling all my gear with me is cumbersome. I'm hoping with the one-stick setup I can be light and mobile and make it more enjoyable.

 

[7mmremmag]

That sounds like what I've been doing. Gradually reducing what I take with me. For me part of it is getting used to hunting whitetails in the Southeast after growing up hunting coastal Oregon, which is a big change.

This is my 3rd year saddle hunting. The last two years I've been using 3 sticks with aiders and a EDP platform. This year I'm going to try single stick. I've always liked the idea of rappelling out of the tree but didn't feel like dealing with it along with multiple sticks. I've also found myself hauling everything around on a fairly big pack, which really sucks in early season in south Georgia. If I'm in a new area I like to scout around and find a good place to set up, but hauling all my gear with me is cumbersome. I'm hoping with the one-stick setup I can be light and mobile and make it more enjoyable.

I've tried SRT, single stick, multiple shorty sticks with aiders (webbing and amsteel), and when I first started, 3 full length sticks. Single stick has been the best combo of comfort/finickiness/climbing efficiency for me so far. My current stick setup is 15" long with the EWO LP on top and a single webbing aider.

 

[Mossy-Back]

I've tried SRT, single stick, multiple shorty sticks with aiders (webbing and amsteel), and when I first started, 3 full length sticks. Single stick has been the best combo of comfort/finickiness/climbing efficiency for me so far. My current stick setup is 15" long with the EWO LP on top and a single webbing aider.

That sounds about like where I'm at. I got a used U.P. platform that I am putting on a Muddy Pro stick, along with a EWO lower standoff and fixed double step. It already has a two step amsteel aider. I'll likely cut the stick down shorter for packability but for now I'm leaving it at 20"

 

[Dmathews87]

That sounds like what I've been doing. Gradually reducing what I take with me. For me part of it is getting used to hunting whitetails in the Southeast after growing up hunting coastal Oregon, which is a big change.

This is my 3rd year saddle hunting. The last two years I've been using 3 sticks with aiders and a EDP platform. This year I'm going to try single stick. I've always liked the idea of rappelling out of the tree but didn't feel like dealing with it along with multiple sticks. I've also found myself hauling everything around on a fairly big pack, which really sucks in early season in south Georgia. If I'm in a new area I like to scout around and find a good place to set up, but hauling all my gear with me is cumbersome. I'm hoping with the one-stick setup I can be light and mobile and make it more enjoyable.

not to hijack this thread, but you guys still using multiple sticks can absolutely still rappel as i do when i use multiple sticks, in fact i prefer it all around as safer method...also ive started doing a hybrid method when not one sticking where i use 2 full sticks (you could use shorter) and my 3rd stick is my shortened one stick with a scout platform on it. Cuts weight and i have the option to use either when i get to the tree. What i really like is the first 2 sticks gets me in the tree quicker and then i can use the one stick method to go higher if i need to for the remaining climb.

 

[Chandler96]

not to hijack this thread, but you guys still using multiple sticks can absolutely still rappel as i do when i use multiple sticks, in fact i prefer it all around as safer method...also ive started doing a hybrid method when not one sticking where i use 2 full sticks (you could use shorter) and my 3rd stick is my shortened one stick with a scout platform on it. Cuts weight and i have the option to use either when i get to the tree. What i really like is the first 2 sticks gets me in the tree quicker and then i can use the one stick method to go higher if i need to for the remaining climb.

I have some tethrd sticks and when im not one-sticking and using those i still repel....only way ill climb down a tree is repelling

 

[Mossy-Back]

not to hijack this thread, but you guys still using multiple sticks can absolutely still rappel as i do when i use multiple sticks, in fact i prefer it all around as safer method...also ive started doing a hybrid method when not one sticking where i use 2 full sticks (you could use shorter) and my 3rd stick is my shortened one stick with a scout platform on it. Cuts weight and i have the option to use either when i get to the tree. What i really like is the first 2 sticks gets me in the tree quicker and then i can use the one stick method to go higher if i need to for the remaining climb.

Yes. Even if one-sticking isn't for me I believe that rappelling will be much better for getting down the tree. I hate climbing down, especially with aiders involved.

 

[Dmathews87]

Yes. Even if one-sticking isn't for me I believe that rappelling will be much better for getting down the tree. I hate climbing down, especially with aiders involved.

yeah aiders def add a sketch value coming down, especially with amsteel aiders...