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    Best Uses for Amsteel to Save Weight

    OK, I may be a weight weenie, but I am hoping to drop some ounces in the off season. I figure that I can drop weight and bulk by going to Amsteel, but I may lose the handy prussics that I am accustomed to using. I'd like some feedback from you folks on where the best places are to replace my...
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    Sitting on your platform?

    There seems to be a good number of us who are just not comfortable standing and leaning for long sits, and many of us have tried sitting in our saddle with varying degrees of success. Has anyone tried sitting on your platform with your legs hanging off? It seems to me that the configuration of...
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    Industrial Sewing Machines

    OK, guys, I'll bite. I have a line on two Singer 15s , but if you guys argue that saddles and packs push the 15 to its limits, maybe I should consider an industrial. I have found several on CL and FBM in the Chattanooga, TN area, but don't know one from another. I have found a Singer 241-12...
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    Buying used singer sewing machine

    Gents, I am looking for a new to me sewing machine. Many of you have posted your advice, which I have tried to consolidate to a shorter note . . . In the end, I have concluded that a Singer 15-91 is an excellent choice for my needs, but several other Singer models may be nearly as good. I...
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    Connecting tubular aluminum for platforms w/o welding?

    OK, every time I see a new DIY platform by you guys I keep thinking about this, and I want some feedback, am I crazy or what? Many DIY sticks and platforms are using square tubular aluminum with 1/8 inch walls. If one wanted to join two pieces of such tubing without welding, the traditional...
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    The everyman's guide to killing a deer with a trad bow???

    OK, I know that we can't do the same things as compound shooters (I shoot both), but I do think that we could simplify things for some newbies that wanna try trad. So, I am gonna kick this off, everything below is just my opinion: 1) Buy a trad bow of your choice between 40-50 lbs at your draw...
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    Bowhunting Tips for the Icebox, Please Give Me Some

    OK, I have a confession, I am intimidated by bowhunting if the temps drop below freezing. I was born in Louisiana and lived half a century in Tennessee, but I have never hunted north of my adopted home state. I have hunted small game and deer in frigid temps, usually with a lot of...
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    2 Tether 2 step?

    Has anyone who uses the 2TC method tried using two prusiks on the lower tether? I just rebuilt my system, ditched my repel system, and had an extra prusik just laying around. I added it to my lower tether, so it could work like a two step aider. Haven't tried it yet, but I will keep ya...
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    Another LWHC failure

    So, I started up a white oak last night and realized that my LWHC was broken, and I think it broke on my last hunt, not this one. Last hunt, I was about 25-30 feet up a sweetgum and noticed some popping noises from my stand but ignored it. I had my seat cushion under my feet so could not see...
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    Does with fawns?

    Gents, I had many close calls with deer in 2020, including a couple of botched shots and two lost deer. However, many of my close calls were does with fawns. I know some hunters frown on killing does with fawns and have at least one friend, an avid traditional bowhunter with his own farm, who...
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    Organization, especially for LWHC users

    OK, I have ben struggling with getting my junk organized and am your seeking advice. First, let me introduce my current gear and (lack of) organization: I carry all my stuff in a Camelback pack that I added a second water bottle holder to. My kill kit and non-saddle emergency gear goes in...
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