FYI; I used the second video method yesterday. Climbed up on first stick, hung second stick. Climbed up one foot on each stick. First stick strap came loose. I have the new style LWCG single step sticks. The versa button post is not round. Not sure that is the issue.
Be carefull.
Hmmm, I guessing (and it's just a guess) that the issue may have been the LW webbing. It's good quality but slick and thick (that sounded bad). The versa straps are thinner and pinch down on themselves. Here's what I do with the versa straps. Put the second loop from the end around the versa button (the first is not designed to be weight bearing according to Tetherd). Pass tag end of the strap around the tree. Do one circular pass of the tag end around the versa button, come up from under the strap (between the strap and tree), pull over, down and tight , go under the versa button, come up on the other side of the button, under the strap (between strap and tree), pull over, down, and tight. Then put a half hitch on the versa button to finish. Give a firm downward push on the stick to set it, step up and do a small bounce, and proceed.
Hope that makes sense. I wish I had a video but I don't. I have never had my steps budge. In fact the straps get so tight, sometimes I have to wrestle them loose because they bite down on themselves so tightly. Anyway, hope that helps.