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Double steps for DIY sticks are here!

I have the new website ready to take orders for DoubleSteps, who wants to be the first to test it out? I'll add a gallery soon - still waiting on some more pics.
https://doublesteps.com
Coupon for SaddleHunter.com members: SHNOVEMBER (10% off - brings price back down close to $10.50 step for now).

I'm hoping this process will be much smoother for everyone involved. Currently have 50 steps in stock, ready to ship and will try to keep inventory on hand so there's not much delay. My buddy who is making these has the process down better and can turn them around pretty quickly now too.

For the graphic artists out there, I still need to get a logo. Maybe I could donate a couple steps for a nice logo.
 
DanO said:
I have the new website ready to take orders for DoubleSteps, who wants to be the first to test it out? I'll add a gallery soon - still waiting on some more pics.
https://doublesteps.com
Coupon for SaddleHunter.com members: SHNOVEMBER (10% off - brings price back down close to $10.50 step for now).

I'm hoping this process will be much smoother for everyone involved. Currently have 50 steps in stock, ready to ship and will try to keep inventory on hand so there's not much delay. My buddy who is making these has the process down better and can turn them around pretty quickly now too.

For the graphic artists out there, I still need to get a logo. Maybe I could donate a couple steps for a nice logo.
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Cool

Hope this works well for u


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Tapeworm said:
Cool

Hope this works well for u


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LOL, I have not made a cent on the several hundred that have been sent out. Not looking to get rich, just trying to offer something to the community and hopefully reduce my effort in doing that. Maybe some day I'll recoup my costs for setting up the store, but not the goal.

On a side note, if there are other people who have something similar and need a place to sell it, get in touch.
 
You gotta get some brackets up on there next :)

Helluva a job coming this far to provide a product better than Lone Star at a faction of their cost. Let me fill my order, then sell it back to them for $5M.
 
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Thanks, DanO. Now I just have to wait for the Lone Wolf brackets.
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How much for two steps.

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They're $10-ish plus a few bucks for postage, so +/- $25. Genuinely worth it. You can get some 6061 aluminum on ebay for $16 shipped and DIY a versa button with a washer and spacer/spring. Better than a LW stick for half the price minus the brackets, or $10 saved for a superior product with the LW brackets.
I salvaged some old aluminum from a 80's stand (temporary), so for $40 I've got a stick that's the weight of a PB&J sandwich. Comparable price ranges? Big box store steel that'll weigh pounds and rust.
 
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I made a set of mini sticks that worked great. Dano Steps were key.



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Thanks guys! Remember the new steps are available online now at https://DoubleSteps.com
Coupon code for saddle hunters - SHNOVEMBER for 10% off.

Had lunch with my machinist friend and his family after church today. Got a few things in the works including aluminum ameristeps, tree brackets, platform posts, etc. He’s making some new fixtures so he can crank the steps out faster now too.
 
Ordered 8 Double Steps last Thursday and they arrived today. Excellent service and I’m thrilled with the product in hand. For you guys who have built these in the past, I have 4x 24”x1”x0.125” 6061 aluminum square tubing. Would you recommend I get ahold of a drill press to drill for the steps/v brackets/versa button rather than going at it by hand?

Really excited to get these on a tree. My Lone Wolf versa buttons and brackets are on the truck to be delivered tomorrow.
 
I used a drill press, but i would do by hand if i didnt have one.


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Ordered 8 Double Steps last Thursday and they arrived today. Excellent service and I’m thrilled with the product in hand. For you guys who have built these in the past, I have 4x 24”x1”x0.125” 6061 aluminum square tubing. Would you recommend I get ahold of a drill press to drill for the steps/v brackets/versa button rather than going at it by hand?

Really excited to get these on a tree. My Lone Wolf versa buttons and brackets are on the truck to be delivered tomorrow.
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Drill press does work better - any friends with a drill press? I wouldn't go out and buy one though. Just mark and drill from both sides instead of drilling all the way through and you'll be fine. Send me pics when you're done with them - want to fill my online gallery up!
 
I tried to run some costs on @bowhunter15 list and it seems like if you don't have the stand off "V brackets" laying around, that's where the price of each DIY stick will hurt you ($9.99 each from Lone Wolf). Anyone know where to find them cheaper? Two V brackets plus two double steps puts your sticks above $40 apiece without any other piece. I'd really like to make my own but some deals have Lone Wolf sticks at ~$130/3. Might just purchase some Lone Wolfs and replace the top step with a double step. I'm new to this so any info would be helpful!
 
wmason1234 said:
I tried to run some costs on @bowhunter15 list and it seems like if you don't have the stand off "V brackets" laying around, that's where the price of each DIY stick will hurt you ($9.99 each from Lone Wolf). Anyone know where to find them cheaper? Two V brackets plus two double steps puts your sticks above $40 apiece without any other piece. I'd really like to make my own but some deals have Lone Wolf sticks at ~$130/3. Might just purchase some Lone Wolfs and replace the top step with a double step. I'm new to this so any info would be helpful!
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XOP used to sell the v brackets with free shipping, that's what I used. They aren't super cheap to build due to these costs, but the advantage is you get to build them just like you want them with custom step spacing, etc. I hope to offer some tree brackets soon, but I'm pretty sure they won't be cheaper than Lone Wolf, waiting on some prototypes being built now.
 
DanO said:
XOP used to sell the v brackets with free shipping, that's what I used. They aren't super cheap to build due to these costs, but the advantage is you get to build them just like you want them with custom step spacing, etc. I hope to offer some tree brackets soon, but I'm pretty sure they won't be cheaper than Lone Wolf, waiting on some prototypes being built now.
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Thanks for the info, I'll be buying some of these regardless. From my research they seem to be the way to go.
 
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