SecretAgentMan
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- Dec 31, 2019
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I’m totally new to saddle hunting. So much so, that I haven’t even had a sit yet. Still waiting on gear. But, in the meantime, I did DIY up a step aider. I fiddled with a strap and just never came out with something I liked when trying it out in the yard. And maybe this will fold up and pack a little better. So, here’s what I came up with. Probably been done before and better.
Made a dogbone out of 1/4” Amsteel. Triple locked Brummell and buried on each end. I’m sure the triple is overkill, but it makes me feel warm and cuddly inside. Where the buried end goes back into the rope, I wrapped a little tape around it mostly just to avoid my bury snagging and pulling out accidentally.
On one end is an 8-10” piece of spa tubing that’s approx. 1 3-4” OD. I was going to just use reinforced vinyl, but this stuff is sturdier, IMO. Found a scrap piece at Lowe’s for $3 or so. I think as it flattens with use, it’ll become an even better step. It was white, so I wrapped it with camo duct tape. On the end that loops around the top step of my stick, I tied a cobra knot with black paracord around the loop to help keep the the abrasion down on the Amsteel since that edge is relatively sharp. Could’ve put something onto the step itself to avoid this, but cobra knots are cool and all.
May come back and put some kind of stopper on either end of the hose to keep it from sliding on the loop.
Made a dogbone out of 1/4” Amsteel. Triple locked Brummell and buried on each end. I’m sure the triple is overkill, but it makes me feel warm and cuddly inside. Where the buried end goes back into the rope, I wrapped a little tape around it mostly just to avoid my bury snagging and pulling out accidentally.
On one end is an 8-10” piece of spa tubing that’s approx. 1 3-4” OD. I was going to just use reinforced vinyl, but this stuff is sturdier, IMO. Found a scrap piece at Lowe’s for $3 or so. I think as it flattens with use, it’ll become an even better step. It was white, so I wrapped it with camo duct tape. On the end that loops around the top step of my stick, I tied a cobra knot with black paracord around the loop to help keep the the abrasion down on the Amsteel since that edge is relatively sharp. Could’ve put something onto the step itself to avoid this, but cobra knots are cool and all.
May come back and put some kind of stopper on either end of the hose to keep it from sliding on the loop.