Aaronpaul14
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I'm using a full bury 7/64 and it doesn't flatten/bind. 1/8 should work even better with a full bury.
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Thanks man!
I'm using a full bury 7/64 and it doesn't flatten/bind. 1/8 should work even better with a full bury.
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I am gonna try that with my 1/4" Amsteel and long end bury now. I am not using the Micro Cam Cleat. No other issues?I'm using a full bury 7/64 and it doesn't flatten/bind. 1/8 should work even better with a full bury.
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Just got my Shikar stick in and tried one sticking for the first time. 100% going to get a cable aider and a cam cleat. Looking forward to hearing an update on the best cleat/rope combo for Shikars!!
So do your suction cups work with your cam cleats attached? Curious as I have the Heliums also.I am gonna try that with my 1/4" Amsteel and long end bury now. I am not using the Micro Cam Cleat. No other issues?
Update:
So I am new to this Amsteel game.. I could have left this a bit longer.. but at least I learned something. It works!View attachment 31883View attachment 31884View attachment 31885
Have you had a chance to try these out? Curious to there performance compared to Harken? I only ask because sometimes even though the price makes it nice the quality isn’t always the same and I don’t want to worry about my 240lb body taking a fall from 18 ft up because of failure. Thanks in advance for any info.I bought these off eBay to check them out. Same specs as Harken 150. We’ll see how they work.
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Good to hearI bought 3 of the Schaefer’s from amazon as well and got one installed on my primary one stick. After several test climbs I’ve seen no problems so far. I’ll get a pic put up later.
Is that the Schaefer cleat?Installed the cleat today, waiting on my amsteel aider from @DanO should be here Monday. Probably gonna update the rope to some oplux or C-IV. Then I will be practicing it up.
Yes the one from my above postIs that the Schaefer cleat?
Are those #10 machine bolts? And how long would I need for the Helium’s? I just ordered a Harken 150 and putting it on a Helium or an EWO stick or a Shikar. Like the looks of that camo job. Would blend in well with most of trees around me well. Mind me asking how you did it? Thank you, I appreciate all the information you guys provide in this site. It’s invaluable to us new guys.This is what I used all year this year. It's installed on a helium I cut down to about 22 inches. I used a Harken Cam-matic 150 for my cleat (West Marine). The rope I'm using is 8mm Samson accessory cord (Wesspur), about 6 feet in length. I just tied it around the helium under the cleat using a figure 8 on a bight. There's a zip tie there but its just to keep the rope from sliding down the stick between hook ups. Let me know if you need any more info.
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Where did you find Them at if you don’t mind me asking? Something they’d have at Lowe’s? Can’t seem to find anything online that matchesI used two 2-1/2" stainless steel 10-24 oval head bolts on my Heliums with a washer and nylock nut on the backside. They've been there going on three years now and I take them out and inspect them every 6 months or so with no issues yet.
The paint job is the famous @g2outdoors sponge paint job. I start with a complete coat of flat grey primer. Then I put some swathes of a dark brown across it. That is followed by the sponging of the a light brown to provide contrast. Over the years the paint has faded and dulled some but the stick is probably more camoed now than when I first did it.
Painting predator platform with the Sponge method
Now that is downright sexy!! I'll have to give it a go myself when the predator shows up, nicely done.saddlehunter.com
Where did you find Them at if you don’t mind me asking? Something they’d have at Lowe’s? Can’t seem to find anything online that matches