Smart a$$ of the morning awardSame as would happen if you were using a screw in tree step? You’d hurt yourself.
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Glad you are OK. I climb SRT for this reason. I thought about this while I was learning and it always bothered me. Muddy boot slips on bolts seem to always be a problem. My boots are ALWAYS muddy.View attachment 39690
I don't wonder, I found out. This was 1 screw in step off the ground that broke and my chest got hung up on the next highest one. I was handing my buddy a limb saw to prep trees early this season. I'm not sure what it would've done if I had my linemans belt on and it squeezed me into the tree/step.
Sounds like you need to go to the groundhunters.com forum LOLClimbing a tree is a very dangerous thing to do. It becomes even more dangerous when you introduce equipment.
this is really the point I’ve been trying to get across to people. The difference in what you think is “safe” or “certified” versus “unsafe” or “unproven” is very very small. The difference in staying on the ground, versus climbing a tree, is the one that is material and matters.
don’t climb a tree unless you stand to gain a lot. Even then, it’s not a great idea.
I've been thinking of making the switch. I hunt a lot, take my time and am very careful yet there's still those times...Glad you are OK. I climb SRT for this reason. I thought about this while I was learning and it always bothered me. Muddy boot slips on bolts seem to always be a problem. My boots are ALWAYS muddy.
Sounds like you need to go to the groundhunters.com forum LOL
can you create a post with your setup? Very curious. thx!Glad you are OK. I climb SRT for this reason. I thought about this while I was learning and it always bothered me. Muddy boot slips on bolts seem to always be a problem. My boots are ALWAYS muddy.
can you create a post with your setup? Very curious. thx!
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I am just an old guy having fun tree climbing and playing with sewing machines. Both these things grew out of an interest in saddle hunting from a tree saddl...www.youtube.com
Based on the truism of the simpler the design the more inherently reliable the design is
leads me to be absolutely confident the safest most reliable climbing system out there has to be high quality screw in tree steps and in my experience none beat Cranford 1/2" thick steps.
A screw in tree steps has zero moving parts can't be easily cut or suffer damage or fatigue or wear out under normal use
Ben using the same ones for over a decade.
Just stinks they aren't public land legal in the states I hunt in
And this thread aside, of the methods involving attaching stuff to the tree, bolts and strapped-steps have a more favorable failure behavior than e.g. sticks.everything screw in steps do, bolts do better.
but I agree with the rest of your premise.
lighter, cheaper, less bulky,less noisy, easier to pack, easier to install.