Hi all,
Firs time poster here. I am currently making up some 24" sticks similar to LW using 1" x 1" aluminum tubing and double steps and tree brackets from doublesteps.com. I plan on doing 24" sticks with about a 22" step spacing, and then running a single aider off the bottom (movable) to get me 66" of steps with each stick. This will let me go about 17' with 3 sticks or 22' with 4. My concern was in colder weather will the 22" step be doable once you have overalls on or thick hunting clothing. Anybody have this problem?
I think I am going to put all my heavy layers on and go strap it to a tree and see how the 22" works with all that gear on and insulated hunting bolts. If it doesn't work out well, for hardly any weight I can drill a hole halfway up the climbing stick and weld a SS nut over the hole, then if the step is too large you can simply pull an 8" bolt out of your pocket and screw it in to get yourself a 10" step.
So if that is the case and i do want more steps, i can utilize the same sticks by simply adding a bolt to each stick and changing to a 2 step aider instead of a single. That would get you approximately 11" stick spacing instead of 22" for virtually no added weight other than a bolt and nut which weighs far less than jumping up to a full size stick or adding an entirely new step in between there. Anybody every tried this/done this/seen this?
Firs time poster here. I am currently making up some 24" sticks similar to LW using 1" x 1" aluminum tubing and double steps and tree brackets from doublesteps.com. I plan on doing 24" sticks with about a 22" step spacing, and then running a single aider off the bottom (movable) to get me 66" of steps with each stick. This will let me go about 17' with 3 sticks or 22' with 4. My concern was in colder weather will the 22" step be doable once you have overalls on or thick hunting clothing. Anybody have this problem?
I think I am going to put all my heavy layers on and go strap it to a tree and see how the 22" works with all that gear on and insulated hunting bolts. If it doesn't work out well, for hardly any weight I can drill a hole halfway up the climbing stick and weld a SS nut over the hole, then if the step is too large you can simply pull an 8" bolt out of your pocket and screw it in to get yourself a 10" step.
So if that is the case and i do want more steps, i can utilize the same sticks by simply adding a bolt to each stick and changing to a 2 step aider instead of a single. That would get you approximately 11" stick spacing instead of 22" for virtually no added weight other than a bolt and nut which weighs far less than jumping up to a full size stick or adding an entirely new step in between there. Anybody every tried this/done this/seen this?
