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2020 climbing sticks

enkriss said:
So far I see we have the following climbing sticks coming out this year:

OOAL Shikar sticks
XOP mini sticks
LWCG double step sticks
Tethrd sticks (possibly?)

Ninja Timber Outdoors is coming out with carbon fiber sticks I believe this year.
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I like the competition that is coming out. Now if they will compete on being the best with the lowest prices, that's where the competition needs to start. Wishful thinking probably but we will see.
 
strangnhang said:
I like the competition that is coming out. Now if they will compete on being the best with the lowest prices, that's where the competition needs to start. Wishful thinking probably but we will see.
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I wouldn’t hold my breath for anything lower , all this stuff is elite gear, it ain’t gonna be cheap.
 
strangnhang said:
I like the competition that is coming out. Now if they will compete on being the best with the lowest prices, that's where the competition needs to start. Wishful thinking probably but we will see.
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Couple more years. We are in an innovation cycle, but the innovation is just about maxed out. We'll soon be matthews, hoyt, callaway, taylor made marketing. Sweet new model coming out, everyone buy up and get rid of last years thingy we had a different name for with a couple cosmetic tweaks. Maybe we're already there, we'll see.

The economic cycle could change that and probably will bankrupt and consolidate quite a lot of the innovators real soon. That' when the grain separates from the chaff and the real winning designs show themselves many years later.

High end stuff ain't cheap.
 
I decided to order a couple OOAL shikar sticks to try out. Double step on top single on bottom. I should be able to just throw them in my pack. 4 with a CAYG aider should get me atleast 20’
 
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enkriss said:
I decided to order a couple OOAL shikar sticks to try out. Double step on top single on bottom. I should be able to just throw them in my pack. 4 with a CAYG aider should get me atleast 20’
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I’m running LW’s setup the same way with 7/64 daisy chain. They have become my favorite stick.
 
MNarrow said:
Sticks that you have to completely remove the belt/rope to stack are a no go for me
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Good observation. Didn't even think of that when I saw the pic. To me that is an epic fail, thats just my view anyway. Not that I use multiple sticks anymore but if I did I sure would want to have to take my rope/straps off to stack and back on when I unstacked.
 
Squirrels said:
Good observation. Didn't even think of that when I saw the pic. To me that is an epic fail, thats just my view anyway. Not that I use multiple sticks anymore but if I did I sure would want to have to take my rope/straps off to stack and back on when I unstacked.
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Yeah, good catch, I didnt think of that either...
 
swampsnyper said:
Its like these companies are just putting stuff out to be the 1st with the concept instead of it really being a fine tuned system. I'm not impressed with any new products yet.
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Agreed---and in many circumstance, releasing them for sale before they're 100%.
 
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