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    DIY Retractable bow/gear rope

    Sorry for not replying everyone I didn't get any notifications and didn't expect this much interest. I've been busy with work and hunting. I will post up the "No Rope" weight soon after I make a few changes. In response to the size question, yes. I plan to make it a bit smaller depending on...
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    DIY Retractable bow/gear rope

    I'm giving one to a buddy this week to try out. Depending on what he says I may see what people want.
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    DIY Retractable bow/gear rope

    Currently the rope is 24' long and I plan to do a couple more iterations and make the external size a little bit smaller/lighter (not heavy right now there is just a bit of excess material). This first successful version also isn't waterproof or made from a material that can withstand much...
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    DIY Retractable bow/gear rope

    I don't want to take the finished one out of the backpack and deal with the spring, but this is a previous failed iteration of nearly the same design and what it looks like on the inside
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    DIY Retractable bow/gear rope

    I didn't make the backpack haha
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    DIY Retractable bow/gear rope

    Last year I moved to a climber after always using preset stands and fought with pull ropes all season. This year I found saddle hunting and have been fighting with pull ropes as well. At first I was just rolling it up over my hand and eventually I stumbled across the "knot free" pull up rope...
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    Second saddle deer PB buck

    This one was from my new tropyline that came yesterday. Set up in my sweet spot I only hunt on north winds. Had a deer go by before first light, couldnt see it. Another doe came through about an hour after that, drew on her but no shot. An hour after that this buck came through and stopped...
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    Knaider on sticks?

    I use a Knaider with my sticks. I made it out of a scrap piece of tubular webbing I had laying around and the hook off of a ratchet strap. I threaded the webbing through the hook eye, then tied a knot to make it a continuous loop. I then tied a knot below the hook to keep it in place. After...
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    First saddle deer

    Thanks all!
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    First saddle deer

    First post, also first saddle deer: Found out about saddle hunting last year while I was hauling around 35lb climber. This year I've been running a DIY Sit Drag saddle with a RCH and a few improvements. Also using a DIY perch style platform. Anyway on to the hunt: Yesterday I sat in a new...
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