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Recent content by Fatty in a tree

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    Climber Platform and Tree Saddle Combo

    I always have the stand tethered to me to avoid this scenario, because it can easily happen.
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    Climber Platform and Tree Saddle Combo

    haha!! I have modded a Summit Viper platform before I bought the open shot. However, it 100% destroys the structural integrity of the stand, and uses backwoods engineering with grade 8 bolts keeping it all together. I weigh 250 pounds and carry at least 25 pounds of gear with me and it has never...
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    Climber Platform and Tree Saddle Combo

    Different strokes for different folks. What works for some may not work for others. I'm always adjusting things and fine-tuning my load out. The bulk of a full-size viper platform may be bulky and not efficient for some, but practical for others for their given situation. My open shot...
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    Climber Platform and Tree Saddle Combo

    Thanks!! There is room for another cross member where my heels are, which will most likely add quite a bit more foot room.
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    Climber Platform and Tree Saddle Combo

    I've been using my slightly modded summit open shot hand climber for my platform/climbing method going on my third season now. I absolutely love it for where I hunt, and I wouldn't do it any other way. It weighs a few ounces over 5 pounds. I also cut up and used the XOP TTS, so I wear it with...
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    And now for something completely? Different...

    LOL ok, rock on then!
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    And now for something completely? Different...

    No doubt. I'm just calling them out for being dumb enough to post a video making fun of saddle hunters, then a year later, making and selling saddle products. Great marketing strategy. "Hunt out of a beast stand, Don't wee-wee on your boots" (D. Infalt, 2021)
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    And now for something completely? Different...

    Interesting! They go from making videos of saddle hunters urinating on their feet while on the stand to making a product to sell to saddle hunters.
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    Summit open Shot

    Welcome to the club! This will be my second season using my modded Open shot. I absolutely love it!! It weighs in at a few ounces over 5 pounds. My only suggestion is to file the teeth that bite the tree sharper so it bites better. It makes it more stable. I hunt hill country so I don't need to...
  10. Fatty in a tree

    No Sticking Thread

    Interesting discussion and ideas. Seriously considering giving this a try!
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    One sticking with a Lonewolf stick

    I'll check it out, thanks!!
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    One sticking with a Lonewolf stick

    Where did you get the aider from?
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    One sticking with a Lonewolf stick

    eesh....As I was watching the DIY one stick video, I forgot I could set my tether as high as I could reach, and use my prussik on my tether to lower back down while stepping down a bit..:flushed::flushed::flushed: I'd still like to know the optimal length for a stick to be for one sticking though!
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    One sticking with a Lonewolf stick

    My current climbing method/platform is pretty slick and I have gotten quite used to using it. My current setup: Modded Summit Viper climbing platform. I hunt the northeast, so straight trees are the norm. My platform weighs around 9 pounds, but it is the climbing method as well. The weight is...
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    Is this when a ropeman would come in handy?

    WOW!! What a difference!! I zoomed right up the tree in under 5 minutes! Once I was at hunting height, I threw in a small knot about 6" below the ropeman in case it slipped. I also attached a 12" piece of muddy lineman rope on the girth hitch eye loop to my carabiner for redundancy. I love it!!
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