Dialing in your set up fails.

[bfriendly]

I need to hone my pull up and down ropes. I like the dynaglide for it's size and weight. But struggle with keeping it organized. It Likes to tangle up into everything. I rolled my dynaglide up on my figure 8, which I carry just in case something happens to my lifeguard. Try to use it to bring up my weapon, but the only way to do it is unravel it. Which leads to tangles and knots. I like pulling up my pack with the end of my rope when I one stick. I don't really want to carry something else just to pull up my weapon. If I add it with my pack it gets heavy. Plus don't want to drop it messing with the two.
So how are you guys stowing your dynaglide?
So tangles in the lines are my big things I need to straighten out.
Anyone climb where there is water at the base of the tree? Don't want to set the bow in it. Or my pack. Any tricks to that?

Any cord can be wrapped up with the figure 8 method using thumb and pinky. I am Amazed how I can now keep paracord UN tangled using this method…….I’ve only been untangling it for my whole life!
Palm facing you, put tag end between pointer and bird finger away from you. Start winding cord between your thumb and pinky using a figure 8 motion…….same as you would for your rappel line.
I also go in carrying just my stick. Attach at base and climb. Once at height, my gear strap goes on about 6-12” below my tether. Then, I take off my pack and hang it on the right side, remove bow, nock arrow and hang it on left side. I always lower my bow and use that line to help get my rappel line down.
Boyne one of the main reasons I also like this way is not having to deal with ground cover that will surely snag and tangle any line it touches…….boy I feel that! First time I pulled up my bow I dropped 3 arrows as everything got tangled in a big mess…..ugh!

 

[Weldabeast]

Anyone climb where there is water at the base of the tree? Don't want to set the bow in it. Or my pack. Any tricks to that?

Here is how I do it....before begining to climb I'll take a a small piece of 550cord that has a tiny prusik and a wide mouth hook (cut off gate or however u need to modify) and tether to the tree. Bow goes on to hook and I attach the Doyle's to the bow. Climb up and pull bow or gun off hook (wide mouth hook so it doesn't not want to let weapon go)
When it's time to go add another tiny prusik to ur pull down rope or lowering rope and lower it down ....look down and verify the prusik on the pull down is up off the ground outta the water...pull it up, attach weapon, lower until u verify weapon isn't in the water, then do everything as normal......or if u rappel u can use ur rappel rope with an additional prusik

 

[Harleycharlie]

This is a really good tread!!! When I first started saddle hunting I thought srt would be the end all. I know it’s been said but I second that. Getting a throw bag in the tree is very annoying at best and if u do get into the tree it’s never where u need it to be. Nowadays I one stick most of the time. Of course we all know u will find that spot and one stick just don’t work because of tree leaning or whatever. In that case I bring 4 sticks. It only adds 10-12 lbs. One stick set up is less than 6 lbs. It still beats carrying a hang on or climber.

 

[Shot thru]

Any cord can be wrapped up with the figure 8 method using thumb and pinky. I am Amazed how I can now keep paracord UN tangled using this method…….I’ve only been untangling it for my whole life!
Palm facing you, put tag end between pointer and bird finger away from you. Start winding cord between your thumb and pinky using a figure 8 motion…….same as you would for your rappel line.
I also go in carrying just my stick. Attach at base and climb. Once at height, my gear strap goes on about 6-12” below my tether. Then, I take off my pack and hang it on the right side, remove bow, nock arrow and hang it on left side. I always lower my bow and use that line to help get my rappel line down.
Boyne one of the main reasons I also like this way is not having to deal with ground cover that will surely snag and tangle any line it touches…….boy I feel that! First time I pulled up my bow I dropped 3 arrows as everything got tangled in a big mess…..ugh!

There is a video showing this method. When you get to a foot or so to the end of your line wrap it around your figure 8 for a number of wraps and the last wrap goes underneath the previous one and cinches tight. Attach the tag end to your bow and clip the wrapped figure 8 to you. The tag end will pay out as you climb with no tangles.

 

[Shot thru]

I have thought about trying srt for some presets. But I have that sinking feeling in the AM something will still fight me. Hang up, tangle up, or what ever. Murphy will get me.

If your preset girth hitches around the main trunk you won't be able to get as high as the branch you threw your rope over. Bring an extra tether to hunt from our you will be uncomfortable with a really small tether angle.

 

[bfriendly]

There is a video showing this method. When you get to a foot or so to the end of your line wrap it around your figure 8 for a number of wraps and the last wrap goes underneath the previous one and cinches tight. Attach the tag end to your bow and clip the wrapped figure 8 to you. The tag end will pay out as you climb with no tangles.

I may have seen it cause I learned this off a video,but don’t remember the final wraps. I’ve forgotten to take my rappel line out of its pouch several times and it fed without any hiccups too…..I wrap in similar fashion.

 

[HuumanCreed]

I thought I was being smart. Found a narrow Y shape tree and decided to setup between it so I can rest my back against it. 'Natural' back support! But never consider how it affect my movement option. and at full drawn, I cant rotate/swing because the limb supporting my back was in the way.

 

[mball1684]

The most recent two things I’ve dialed in are:
1. Fewer “longer length” sticks -vs- more “short length” sticks
2. Adjustable bridge -vs- fixed bridge (length in question)

Now the answer to #1 was to use more short sticks (4). I much prefer the packability and ease of maneuverability. I use the 2021’ hawk minis and they are perfect t for my setup.
As far as a bridge goes I did eventually figure out I much prefer a short length bridge and to have it fixed by tying it off on both ends. This gives me one less thing to fiddle with and leaves my tether length as my controlling factor in lean vs sit.

 

[Hall17]

Practiced with beast sticks all summer but for some reason come hunting season I didn't care for them so I sold them. Didn't care for the WE stepps all summer but come hunting season loved them. This is what I used all season and don't see a change anytime soon. I use 3 steps with a 6 step etrier/aider. If I am using my Perch then 2 steps plus the Perch. Both set ups get me to around 20 feet. Both set ups are nice and light

 

[Bowtie747]

Practiced with beast sticks all summer but for some reason come hunting season I didn't care for them so I sold them. Didn't care for the WE stepps all summer but come hunting season loved them. This is what I used all season and don't see a change anytime soon. I use 3 steps with a 6 step etrier/aider. If I am using my Perch then 2 steps plus the Perch. Both set ups get me to around 20 feet.

Been looking at doing the same thing. Which aider do you use? Thanks!

 

[Hall17]

Been looking at doing the same thing. Which aider do you use? Thanks!

Black Diamond 6 step

 

[sweats]

I tried 2TC shortly after seeing the first popular video on it.

It didn't work because I had a terrible time staying close to the tree and stable to move my tether.

I may try it again with the addition of a thigh loop, which I didn't have the first time.

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[Pilk64]

I have to say my biggest fail was early on in my saddle hunting days. I really thought SRT was going to be the end all climbing method for me. It worked perfectly every time in the back yard. Almost effortless climb. This is gonna be sweet I thought. Come season, try as I might I couldn't get the throw line to behave in the woods where there's ground clutter and understory clutter to grab the throw line. All I ended up with was tangles and frustration. Since I move rarely repeat trees presets aren't a real viable option for me.

For those that it works for, more power to you, it just didn't work at all for me. I had to completely redefine my climbing method from what I had practiced all summer long.

yep...the real world isn't the same as using a controlled environment in a nicely groomed yard