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Brainstorming rope storage for sit drag...

kyler1945

kyler1945

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I can't devote a ton of time to this, so I wanted to leverage the brains here on the forum.

I've been thinking I want to store climbing rope (or for those who don't use rope - other stuff you bring in the tree) on my sit drag. I started to plan just a fleece pouch the same envelope dimensions as the SD, and sewing it on the back. I don't like dump pouches, and my main function is to store rope. I typically strap my SD to the front of my backpack on the way in. I'm not concerned with weight of rope while i'm walking in because of this, but I will be experimenting with this when I add a belt to the SD.

Either way, I came across this pack on Misty Mountain. It's beautiful, and if it had the SD sewn in between the pack and the belt, we'd be in business. I'm reaching out to see how much they would charge to have the belt and pack come separately. I probably should ask if I can send them a SD and have them sew it in.

https://mistymountain.com/shop/military-tactical/military-packs/tric-rope-bag/

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I just ordered one of these on amazon, in an attempt to get something close, but for way less money.

https://www.amazon.com/Weaver-Leath...ncoding=UTF8&refRID=AEG6QTP7T3P7MT3P02TD&th=1


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I don't know that this one will be big enough to manage 70' of 10mm rope, but we will see. I've got a couple relatives that ride horses, so if I can't use, it'll make a nice gift.


I just wanted to get the ball rolling, and see if anyone has made any sort of pouch on the back of the SD. The idea is to have this permanently affixed to back of SD. Once I'm hung in the tree, any weight back there would not be felt as its supported by bridge/tether. I was thinking of coiling up tail end of rope after I'm at height, and zipping it up behind me.

Thoughts!
 
I have the cadillac tactical harness from them. Originally i reached out to them to see if the would add certain features to that particular harness but they do not do custom mods or work like that. Just an fyi but I hope you can get what you need from them.
 
The main thing is you don't want it (whatever you attach) swinging around when you move or turn sideways. Empty fleece pouches are ok. But anything with weight on it needs to be short and secured.

I've also found that things hanging in the middle get 'waived around' more than when they are on the sides.

I personally don't like keeping ANYTHING hanging on me except for my linesmans belt.
 
justsomedude said:
The main thing is you don't want it (whatever you attach) swinging around when you move or turn sideways. Empty fleece pouches are ok. But anything with weight on it needs to be short and secured.

I've also found that things hanging in the middle get 'waived around' more than when they are on the sides.

I personally don't like keeping ANYTHING hanging on me except for my linesmans belt.
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Thanks for the thoughts. it definitely won't be "hanging", it will be sewn or snapped onto the saddle across it's entire length. (I'm currently imagining permanence, but see the advantages of being able to remove)

The main reason I don't like dump pouches are exactly what you're saying. Felt too floppy. And loud.
 
@justsomedude is spot on.

Here's another piece of advice for what it's worth. Most of us on this site have gone through the full range of saddle attachments. For 2 seasons I went through a phase where I tried to eliminate a pack altogether and have all my gear on the Saddle. After trying a lot of different solutions since 2009, I've gone back to a pretty minimalist approach. I keep a small dump pouch on each hip, but almost nothing goes in them.

On my right hip, I keep my tether/Lineman belt. Whichever one is not in use goes in the pouch. I don't like anything swinging around. On my left hip I keep my accessory tree strap and 3 small clips for my bow, pack, and quiver. Once I'm at hunting height and tied into the tree, my lineman belt goes into the pouch on my right hip, and my range finder and grunt call goes on my left.

Hope that helps!
 
Looks like a couple of really nice bags. Let us know how it works for you!
 
kyler1945, I have a son named kyler. :) I don't have thoughts on your bag other than to say that I do the same with my rope when carrying into the stand... strap on the face of my backpack. I noticed that you said you have 70' of rope. I suspect mine is 75' or so, but I haven't measured recently. I'm using 11mm so I suppose it's even bigger/heavier than what you're carrying. Anyway, boyne bowhunter responded to a post yesterday showing how he uses a single strand of rope to the top for climbing. Have you ever considered that technique? I thought it might be worth mentioning. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm excited about the possibility of carrying half as much rope. I'll point you to the post if your interested. I was going to link to it, but I'm not sure the best way to do that offhand.
 
No go on having misty mountain do custom work on the bag.

No go on the cantle bag as it is loud as hell. I do like the concept of a long skinny bag to store the rope. I'm probably just going to stitch up a fleece "sleeve" to keep the rope.

lladnew, I don't understand how you can get 30' of rope attached to the anchor point from the ground. If you can explain that i'm definitely in.
 
That's what boyne bowhunter explained for me. Need to figure out how to link directly to another post.
 
kyler1945 said:
lladnew, I don't understand how you can get 30' of rope attached to the anchor point from the ground. If you can explain that i'm definitely in.
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You toss your throw line up over where you want to anchor. Where you tie off your throwline to your anchor point it helps if you have it directly inline. The best way to do this by tying a paracord loop through a hole in the end of your climbing rope (there is a great thread on rope climbing, try searching for it, its a very long thread). You run your throw line through your delta link on the ground and then pull it all through. Because your climbing line is inline with the throw line it will flow through the delta link. Then you just pull the climbing line to tighten. You retrieve it by attaching something, paracord or your throwline to the delta link and then pulling it down when you are back on the ground.
 
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