What kind of altitude were you achieving?3 Latitude Sticks, bottom one has a 2 step aider, middle one has a single step aider, and the top one is just the stick.
Depends on the tree, and how far I wanted to stretch them out, but typically my platform is around 15'. I could probably get a little higher but I like having my platform in line with the top of my last stick. Helps me move around the tree better.What kind of altitude were you achieving?
this took me almost two full seasons in the saddle to figure out. I would adjust everything in my setup to try and mediate some level of “mis”comfort that I couldn’t quite put my finger on; one day I put my top step dead-level with the platform (I had generally been putting my platform under or level with the second of three steps) out of necessity due to some irregularities in the bark, and when I got up and started swinging the lightbulb went off that this was the streamline I had been working towards all along.I like having my platform in line with the top of my last stick. Helps me move around the tree better.
I'm not sure where I got the idea. I think I saw it on YouTube or something, but I love it. I have a Pursuit platform so it isn't very big. Putting the last stick level with it really opened up a lot more of my weak side shots for me.this took me almost two full seasons in the saddle to figure out. I would adjust everything in my setup to try and mediate some level of “mis”comfort that I couldn’t quite put my finger on; one day I put my top step dead-level with the platform (I had generally been putting my platform under or level with the second of three steps) out of necessity due to some irregularities in the bark, and when I got up and started swinging the lightbulb went off that this was the streamline I had been working towards all along.
If I had to guess, I would say it's a carryover from how we were told to set a hang-on when using sticks.this took me almost two full seasons in the saddle to figure out. I would adjust everything in my setup to try and mediate some level of “mis”comfort that I couldn’t quite put my finger on; one day I put my top step dead-level with the platform (I had generally been putting my platform under or level with the second of three steps) out of necessity due to some irregularities in the bark, and when I got up and started swinging the lightbulb went off that this was the streamline I had been working towards all along.
Yeah I think you’re probably 100% on that. I remember my HSS and Lone Wolf gear coming with DVDs for safe setup, I think that’s where that was drilled into me because I’m one of those weirdos who watches/reads instructions.If I had to guess, I would say it's a carryover from how we were told to set a hang-on when using sticks.
For 'safety' reasons, they wanted us to set the hang-on a full step BELOW the top stick so you would be stepping DOWN onto the stand.
I never did it that way. I always placed my stand level or a few inches above the top stick because I always moved my tether up as high as it would go before stepping over to the stand. And I always used two ratchet straps on my Alpha Assault. It wasn't going anywhere.
I read and watched them too. The first ones were on VHS...Yeah I think you’re probably 100% on that. I remember my HSS and Lone Wolf gear coming with DVDs for safe setup, I think that’s where that was drilled into me because I’m one of those weirdos who watches/reads instructions.
What you got?Might have found the perfect solution in 3-step mobile aider. Tried it yesterday and it was probably my fastest and easiest setup despite 20" of snow and more falling from the sky. Didn't even need the aider on last stick. Much easier to deal with the sticks without the aiders swinging around. on the bottom step