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Recent content by Dave_Collins

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    "The official saddle hunting backpack thread"

    If it ain’t broke why fix it?!? Great packs!
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    Battlement for Big Boys

    Yeah good description. Kind of a WE Perch on steroids, nice and light, wide, easy to install and it doesn’t feel like you’re standing on a pickup tailgate. Haha
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    Battlement for Big Boys

    So I keep trying different platforms, sticks, you name it. I finally found a lightweight, tough, easy to install platform that holds all 275 pounds of me. Try out the new Battlement from Wild Edge. Found my perch, pardon the pun..... (I know I’m not up high, just want to get used to this...
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    Brand New Shikar Sticks For Sale. (SOLD)

    ****Update, sticks sold, thanks for all the interest!**** Okay, I tried them once, six feet up a tree and right back down. Sticks are just not for me, I’m a WEI Stepps guy. These sticks are in perfect condition. This offer is for two Out on a Limb Shikar sticks purchased just months ago...
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    Tethrd Mantis Size Large, Perfect Condition ***SOLD***!!

    All the bells and whistles, all you need are sticks or steps and you’re up a tree. Like new (used less than six times over only one season) Tethrd Mantis saddle with fixed Amsteel bridge. Perfect condition, size large (Waist size 34-38). I’m 6’3” and weigh 250 with a gut, in January/New...
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    Saddle hunting for big guys

    I’ve not tried the Flex, but was able to test out a Yarak which is very similar in fit and overall design. They’re actually designed by one of the guys from Aero and may be (don’t know for sure) manufactured by them too. All that being said, I’m 6’3” and 250, I’m basically a skinny guy with a...
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    Saddle hunting for big guys

    Anyone wanna buy a Mantis, sized Large?.......
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    Mantis/Predator big man test run

    I added an adjustable bridge to my Mantis, and shortened it (shorter than the standard Mantis bridge) and that seemed more comfortable, I tried lengthening it also, and that seemed better also, but the length of bridge was binding up my bino harness, interfered with some cross-body type shots...
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    Saddle hunting for big guys

    6'3", 250, probably 275 or more with all my gear on, no probs. I'm switching from Tethrd Mantis to either Kestrel Flex or Wild Edge Yarak if I can get one. Switching not due to any problems with the Mantis necessarily, have just heard the others are more comfortable for us fluffier dudes...
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    Quick, long storing snacks

    I can’t stand chocolate but whatever rocks your world! I’ve been using the vacuum sealer to break down those mega packs of chicken breast into just a few for dinner portions and most recently for double sealing the venison I harvested after I got it back from the butcher in just butcher paper...
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    "The official saddle hunting backpack thread"

    Roger, thanks!
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    "The official saddle hunting backpack thread"

    Do you set this at base of tree, and just take up essentials, or does it go up with you, either hoisting it or carrying it up? Just curious, looks like a great pack, but also looks BIG. does anyone know if the Full Curl Combo or Full Curl Lite Combo is adjustable/suitable for taller guys? I’m...
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    Quick, long storing snacks

    That’s exactly why I never did it. So much of the packaging is so noisy. I was opening a pound of venison burger that I’d vacuum sealed and put a little slit on one side and pulled it open. I was struck by how quietly it opened! Mother of invention and all.....
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    Quick, long storing snacks

    Use a vacuum sealer to store up some high protein snacks for longer sits. I usually try NOT to eat if I'm only going to be out for 3-5 hours, just so I'm not adding those new smells (both what goes in and what comes later....) to the woods. But if I AM going to sit for long periods, having a...
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    My Saddle Setup after Year One

    Shoulda known, Jeff Bezos even has his hands in the hunting world...
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