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Cranford Rope Steps

TYLERDURDEN

TYLERDURDEN

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Hello all, just getting going on Saddle hunting. I bought 12 Cranford rope steps which will get me around 20 feet or so high. I need a pouch with a sling so I can throw it around my neck to pull the rolled up rope steps out of while I’m ascending. Having said that, anyone got any good suggestions on the pouch? I intend on just rolling it up and stuffing it in my pack once I’m up where I want to be. Thus far, a military sustainment pouch looks like my best option...
 
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TYLERDURDEN said:
Hello all, just getting going on Saddle hunting. I bought 12 Cranford rope steps which will get me around 20 feet or so high. I need a pouch with a sling so I can throw it around my neck to pull the rolled up rope steps out of while I’m ascending. Having said that, anyone got any good suggestions on the pouch? I intend on just rolling it up and stuffing it in my pouch once I’m up where I want to be. Thus far, a military sustainment pouch looks like my best option...
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Ah the first method of many to come! Al) the best on yr saddle climbing journey!
 
Samcirrus said:
Ah the first method of many to come! Al) the best on yr saddle climbing journey!
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Thank you...I bought the ESS and love it thus far..just ordered a TH Recon as well for a back up. Can’t wait for this upcoming season. I’m prepping trees now using the TH hand drill and 3/8” bolts Eberhart style...bought the Cranford Rope steps for Public Land hunts!
 
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I use a chest pouch that holds the majority of them and keep 3 or 4 of the steps in my cargo pocket for the first 3 steps at the bottom of the tree.
 
doublesteps.com

Fleece & Cowboy Suede Tall Pouch

Silent storage for your rappel rope and other larger gear items. Super lightweight at just over 2 oz. These are 12″ tall, 9″ wide, and 1.5″ deep. Made from fleece or cowboy suede …
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Would be my first choice but of course many other options
 
With 12, you might consider 6 on each side of your saddle.

I use Sea to Summit mesh sacks and sewed loops on them and use the loops to hang them off my saddle.

These come in several sizes and are very well made (as is everything from that brand that I've encountered).

seatosummit.com

Mesh Stuff Sack | Sea to Summit

The Mesh Stuff Sack is ideal for a plethora of uses. From transporting wet gear without trapping odors and storing sleeping bags to air drying gear at camp, they're the perfect solution with great color coding in a ultra-lightweight and strong 75D multi-filament Nylon mesh and with a 30D...
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Did you modify the attachment method for the Cranford steps? I plan on carrying one in my pack just in case I need to get a little higher but I can never seem to get it real tight.
 
I bought one off of Amazon think it was a wynex brand chest rig bought for 18 or 20$ bucks and watched a YouTube video on it before I bought to make sure it was big enough. The pouches on the saddle were okay for climbing just didn’t like walking in because of how they weighed my saddle down. The sling pouch like bullman outdoors had is nice. I like the chest rig because the weight is close and they don’t swing around.
 
What about using slipknots or rubber bands to make a sort of daisy-chain bandoleer? Other thought is a large drawstring pouch - like the leg cut off an old pair of camo pants - on a belt, so you can switch it from side to side, or the small of your back, as need be.
 
JKelly7290 said:
Did you modify the attachment method for the Cranford steps? I plan on carrying one in my pack just in case I need to get a little higher but I can never seem to get it real tight.
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I’m unfamiliar with a mod for them...gotta link?
 
Slowclimb53 said:
I bought one off of Amazon think it was a wynex brand chest rig bought for 18 or 20$ bucks and watched a YouTube video on it before I bought to make sure it was big enough. The pouches on the saddle were okay for climbing just didn’t like walking in because of how they weighed my saddle down. The sling pouch like bullman outdoors had is nice. I like the chest rig because the weight is close and they don’t swing around.
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I agree, thus far I prefer to run my saddle “clean”...I really don’t want anything attached to it if I can avoid it
 
Iron_llama said:
What about using slipknots or rubber bands to make a sort of daisy-chain bandoleer? Other thought is a large drawstring pouch - like the leg cut off an old pair of camo pants - on a belt, so you can switch it from side to side, or the small of your back, as need be.
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Yes, cutting the leg off of an old pair of cammies is a good idea...then sewing a draw string in!
 
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