After 10 plus years with climbing sticks, I’m going back to tree steps. I’ve found that the majority of public lands I hunt have no restrictions on screw in steps. I used them for years before for preset stands and never really had issues.
With a portable stand that you can stack them on, other than the weight, the sticks work just fine. Strapping them to a pack or saddle platform has just been less than ideal for me. Think about how many less backpack iterations you would go through if you could ditch the climbing sticks.
The whole reason for hunting with a saddle for me is to be more compact and able to move freely with nothing to get hung up in brush, etc. I just want to go with the steps and stop the insanity of the constant tinkering. I need that extra time I’m wasting back.
My next move is to figure out a step option for areas I can’t use the Cranford, folding screw ins.
If you’re a treestep guy, let me know what works best for you.
With a portable stand that you can stack them on, other than the weight, the sticks work just fine. Strapping them to a pack or saddle platform has just been less than ideal for me. Think about how many less backpack iterations you would go through if you could ditch the climbing sticks.
The whole reason for hunting with a saddle for me is to be more compact and able to move freely with nothing to get hung up in brush, etc. I just want to go with the steps and stop the insanity of the constant tinkering. I need that extra time I’m wasting back.
My next move is to figure out a step option for areas I can’t use the Cranford, folding screw ins.
If you’re a treestep guy, let me know what works best for you.