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Amsteel attachment for Pursuit V2?

Marmuzz

Marmuzz

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Anyone discovered a way to use Amsteel to attach the V2 platform? I don't like using the stock OCB. A ratchet gets it rock solid but a way to go lighter and quieter would be great.

I don't think a timber hitch will work since the V2 doesn't cam. A trucker's hitch seems ideal but without a versa button I'm not sure how secure hitch the tag end.

Any ideas?
 
I’ve thought about this myself. I still use my Pursuit V1 almost exclusively when Saddle hunting and I have actually gotten so use to using the stock OCB buckle (all stealth stripped up) and how tight it gets, that I have a ton of confidence in it now. I too wish there was a metal less system though.

The closest thing I can think of is something similar to the Chinese finger trap rope that the Cranford rope steps employs but instead of hooking it you would have to girth hitch each loop around the back of each of the Putsuit’s rear upward support brackets. Then pull it tight and “set it” like the rope steps concept. Only thing is would it stay tight enough to be able to use side pressure.
 
I didn't care for the provided buckle. I've been using a sewn ocb from ewo mainly that's cause that is what I've used since starting to saddle hunt. A timber hitch will work but I doubt u gonna get it tight enough for it not to pull out the top of the platform from against the trunk. A trucker hitch would work also....girth hitch to 1 of the side posts, around the trunk, around the opposite post and then attach however u gonna set up it up with prusiks or whatever. Another way could be the tourniquet style that I've seen on here also. A sewn ocb (no hooks) has worked just fine for me
 
Hmm, girth hitching onto the side posts, interesting. Yesterday I tried a truckers hitch running a rope through the platform interior like the OCB does. It was not tight enough, but I used my Canyon Elite rope, so probably Amsteel without stretch would get it better.
 
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You're talking about girth hitching though these slots correct?
 
Well those slots probably offer the most material to bear the stress of being pulled. But- they are only about .75" long, .5" wide, but 4" deep. Being right handed, I would probably girth hitch Amsteel there on the left side and leave it on permanently. By centering the girth, that should give an even pull top to bottom on the left side of the platform.

But fishing Amsteel 4" down the right slot in the dark with cold fingers seems hard. I'd quicker think of running the rope around the upper right post (red dot), although I have concerns about material stress pulling a truckers hitch on just that little crossbar.

Ideally, by running the Amsteel through the right slot, there should again be a centered girth/pull on the opposite side. I imagine that oughta snug it tight to the tree and avoid any tendency to flip up, and really get tight when you step on the platform to set it.

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I think those full length slots are the only place I would feel comfortable with the material being strong enough for girth hitching. I agree that fishing the amsteel through those slots in the dark is going to be cumbersome. Trying to visualize a way to have a Amsteel loop pre threaded to the right side and then connecting to that somehow. Not sure how to accomplish that currently
 
krub6b said:
I think those full length slots are the only place I would feel comfortable with the material being strong enough for girth hitching. I agree that fishing the amsteel through those slots in the dark is going to be cumbersome. Trying to visualize a way to have a Amsteel loop pre threaded to the right side and then connecting to that somehow. Not sure how to accomplish that currently
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Maybe you could put a little piece of wire or stick or something rigid 4-5" long onto the tag end of the Amsteel to quick push it through?
 
Marmuzz said:
Maybe you could put a little piece of wire or stick or something rigid 4-5" long onto the tag end of the Amsteel to quick push it through?
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Doing a 6" long bury to terminate it may provide enough stiffness, other wise you could probably insert a paracord/accessory cord core into it. It wouldn't be loadbearing so a couple of hand stiches to keep it in place will suffice. Heavy duty heatshrink would provide a nice stiff piece to fish through easily.
 
I wouldn't worry about it as far as it just straight cutting into the rope....I would keep an eye on it for abrasion after repeated use....or u could just sand the tooth blunt in that area or make a slot with a Dremel tool or something equivalent for the rope to sit in
 
When I set my pursuit with the ocb buckle I don't make it insanely tight. There is visible vertical settling when I first step on and when I take it off I can see where the bark has run marks where it's been moving a tiny bit as I've shifted my weight through the time using it. A tiny bit of play isn't anything to worry about .....it's not like it can "kick out" or anything like that

If a timber hitch would keep it tight enough that would be easy. U wouldn't need to attach the rope to the platform at all.
 
If I get some free time soon and I can remember I'll go out there and mess around with it......i was thinking 1" webbing with a loop on 1 end and run it thru the platform like it is intended, pass the webbing thru the loop, and bring it back around the way it came making a timber hitch with at least six or seven wraps
 
I'll let u guys know if it works out....sure seems like a lots of stuff to fiddle with vs what I do with the sewn ocb....i undo the rubber twist tie securing the strap to the platform while in transport, unroll, pass the tag end around the trunk, insert end into slot of buckle, pull slack, engage buckle. Easy and quick. I keep the ocb secured to the platform so it's on there and ready to go so I don't need to pass anything thru the inside to the platform
 
Yea Man, I have no problem with an OCB on my Pursuit!

I keep 3 Ameristeps on the same strap too...
 
Weldabeast said:
If I get some free time soon and I can remember I'll go out there and mess around with it......i was thinking 1" webbing with a loop on 1 end and run it thru the platform like it is intended, pass the webbing thru the loop, and bring it back around the way it came making a timber hitch with at least six or seven wraps
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Not exactly what you were talking about but I doubt webbing’s ability to work with a timber hitch. I tried this today, 11’ tubular webbing with figure eight girthed on the platform’s left and twisted then clipped with a carabiner into a water knotted loop tied on the platform’s right. The webbing in the timber hitch just curls up and gets tight in the wrong spot. When I pulled the tag end to the left to cinch it down there was plenty of slack in the line at 10 o’clock but it was binding up at 2 o’clock and wanted to rotate the strap and platform to the right. It wouldn’t pull out the slack.

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