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Aerohunter Kestrel lineman cover too loud???

HuntJaxx

HuntJaxx

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Has anyone removed the stock lineman rope cover? I was climbing up the tree yesterday and that protective cover seems incredibly loud when I’m trying to be quiet.
 
Is this your first climb? It softens up with use, much like a new pack.

I gave mine to my son, but quickly realized how ingenious that sleeve is so I cut a length of 1” tubular webbing and added that to the lineman’s rope I made for myself. The webbing is soft and quiet from the get go.
 
dalton916 said:
Is this your first climb? It softens up with use, much like a new pack.

I gave mine to my son, but quickly realized how ingenious that sleeve is so I cut a length of 1” tubular webbing and added that to the lineman’s rope I made for myself. The webbing is soft and quiet from the get go.
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It’s the fourth or fifth climb with this one I would say. That makes sense about it softening up though. Might try that tubular webbing option and skip the break-in!
 
boyne bowhunter said:
X2. It was too noisy for me. I haven't really noticed any wear on my lineman's from not using not using the sleeve but, to be fair, with the way I climb (single sticking) it doesn't see a lot of use.
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How do you like the single stick ascent? I’m a WE user, and a new saddle hunter, and I’m thinking about trying single stick after I get more comfortable W/ climbing


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@HuntJaxx, Single sticking is my "go to" now. I still use the WE stepps for difficult trees (i.e. severely leaning) when I know I'm going to a spot where I know I'll want them. For me though, single sticking meets all my needs. Its not a strenuous climb, its relatively light and compact especially with a cut down helium and I can climb most any tree. The biggest downside is you need to be aware that you will have slack in the tether each time you climb up on the stick and need to take the necessary precautions to not drop on a slack rope (i.e. three points of contact at all times).
 
@boyne bowhunter I’m definitely going to experiment with single sticking after I get more comfortable with climbing tees and saddle hunting in general. This is my first season in the trees, and I’m already looking to simplify things and lighten up but I want to make absolutely certain I don’t sacrifice safety in the process.
 
You're taking the right approach. Safety should always be our number one thought. Part of being safe comes from feeling comfortable and confident with our setups. Take the time to get confident/competent with what ever approach you take before you use it in a hunting situation.
 
boyne bowhunter said:
X2. It was too noisy for me. I haven't really noticed any wear on my lineman's from not using not using the sleeve but, to be fair, with the way I climb (single sticking) it doesn't see a lot of use.
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The sleeve isn’t for wear protection, wear protection is a by-product of it’s greater function which is to allow the rope to slide through while the sleeve stays in place. This sliding allows you to turn freely left and right while maintaining pressure on the lineman’s rope.
 
I have the whole set up in the shed I didn’t like not one part of there linesman


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dalton916 said:
The sleeve isn’t for wear protection, wear protection is a by-product of it’s greater function which is to allow the rope to slide through while the sleeve stays in place. This sliding allows you to turn freely left and right while maintaining pressure on the lineman’s rope.
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I would have never considered that. I guess in my applications, when I'm on my linesman's I don't have a need for it to slide around the tree as I only use it for hands free work positioning. Learn something new everyday :).
 
Dang, I turn a lot when I’m climbing with multiple sticks. When i one stick I don’t use the LB unless I’m going over a limb.
 
Mine is still on my Kestrel and I got Predator rope from Wesspur and I put some 1 inch webbing around mine also on my Flex.
 
dalton916 said:
The sleeve isn’t for wear protection, wear protection is a by-product of it’s greater function which is to allow the rope to slide through while the sleeve stays in place. This sliding allows you to turn freely left and right while maintaining pressure on the lineman’s rope.
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That’s a whole new perspective on this. Now that I think about it I may have to figure out how to keep that on my lineman belt but with less noise.
 
If you have it and want to use it by all means do. There are a whole bunch of us climbing in all ways imaginable that haven’t used one or had a need for one.
 
EricS said:
If you have it and want to use it by all means do. There are a whole bunch of us climbing in all ways imaginable that haven’t used one or had a need for one.
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That’s one of the top reasons I love this. So many different folks have tried every method imaginable, and it makes the learning curve much more tolerable.
 
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