Coleman011
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- Jul 14, 2019
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I just wanted to show off some pictures of my DIY carbon fiber climbing sticks with 3d printed steps and standoffs. Hopefully this can spark some ideas for others. I have about a half a season hunting with these and I really like them. They are pretty light (1.72lbs) and really quiet. The only minor problem I've run into is that I have to keep an eye out when pulling up my bow on hard barked trees (like popples) to not bump the stick while pulling it up. There was one time where I bumped one of the sticks pulling my bow up and the stick came unset so I had to reset the stick with by feet on the way down. I also upgraded the connection strap to something similar to the Tethrd sticks. This connection is really slick and works really well. For the materials I used 30mm round carbon fiber tubing that was 500mm long and I printed the steps with PETG with a carbon fiber infill. The biggest hassle with making these was drilling the holes in the round carbon fiber tubing. If I were to do it again I would probably spend some time making a jig to help drill the holes. Let me know if you guys have any questions