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Recent content by 3lilpigs

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    What happened to the Bullman Pioneer steps?

    Yeah, I had their older Silent Approach steps, just couldn’t get them to work comfortably for me. Oh well.
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    What happened to the Bullman Pioneer steps?

    Hawk Monkey Bars also look good; cheaper than the Squirrel Steps but a bit more pricey than the Pioneer Minimalist.
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    What happened to the Bullman Pioneer steps?

    I picked up a set of 10 of the Minimalist Pioneer steps when they were first released, and then another two a few months later. At that point, I guess they’d been available with the strap for a while, rather than the amsteel. I love them. When I can’t SRT, those steps are unbeatable for ease of...
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    Wild Edge steps

    Sorry for the late reply. The Perch does have a little bit of a "preference" for how it fits on a couple of my Stepps over the others. But it fits on all of them. The noise is minimal, no worse than pulling the next step out of the bag for deployment. And it holds pressure from any angle really...
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    Wild Edge steps

    I'm a little late to this thread, but figured I'd throw in my 2 cents. I own a set of 8 Stepps, and absolutely love them. I also have the Perch platform-- I dig it, too. Unfortunately, I rarely get to use them. Once you learn to deploy them, they're super easy and stable. But where I live and do...
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    Wrapping a platform

    Gonna echo that I've never had boots squeaking or slipping on my Wild Edge Perch or my OAL Ridge Runner. But I did do a minor "skeletonized" paracord wrap on both, just to dampen sound. Sometimes a tread from my boots will kinda ping off an edge, or something bangs against the platform during...
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    Are you afraid of heights? (POLL)

    I sometimes get vertigo just going up a stepladder, and doing work up on my one-story roof terrifies me. But I have zero problem being tethered into a tree 30 feet up.
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    Interest in videos for noobies from a less-noobie?

    Oh man, I've definitely checked out a few of your videos already. I really appreciate the content you've put out there.
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    Interest in videos for noobies from a less-noobie?

    I’ve just completed my first year as a saddle hunter. I’ve had successful hunts, crappy hunts, dozens of practice climbs, many dozens of hours spent in the saddle. I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of money, some on gear that I’ll never use again, some on gear that I consider absolutely vital. I’m...
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    Gear Strap

    I tried hanging my pack from the tag end, and it works. I just don't like having it around my feet. I keep it about elbow height for easy reach. but to each his or her own.
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    Gear Strap

    The gutted cord takes up less space, especially the knots. And it's more than strong enough for anything I'm gonna hang. I do have a keychain 'biner for the thermacell, a sturdier one for my pack, a Night-Ize s-hook with one wire gate removed for my bow (though a Hero hook would work), and my...
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    Gear Strap

    I bought a Night Ize CamJam ( the smallest aluminum one) and ran a piece of camo paracord through it, longer than the girth of any tree I might saddle up to. Tied stopper knots at each end to keep it from pulling through. Then I attached about 8 prusiks of gutted paracord in safety orange...
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    14 of something

    Small & packable, lightweight, couldn't be easier to deploy (at least the amsteel Minimalist version, straps seem like a bit more work and definitely more space/weight). I've read about some people having trouble with them swinging, but I think they're staggering the steps too far side-to-side...
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    14 of something

    I bought 10 Bullman Pioneer Minimalist steps. Love them. Bought two more just to get a liiiiittle more height from my climb, they should be arriving today. But if they have the pre-made ones in stock, definitely buy those rather than the DIY. It's easy work making the daisy chains, but it takes...
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    Mad Rock Safeguard and Petzl Grigri + question

    I use my Grigri+ to SRT up the tree, and to rappel down. Love it, love the variable speed release and the panic feature. But once I'm up the tree, I stow the SRT line and Grigri+. I don't like the long rope dangling and potentially tangling around my feet or platform, don't like the scent and...
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