As always, do things at your own risk, I'm not responsible for your choices. Keep the lawyers chained to the basement where they belong please. Because after all...they are lawyers!
I liked the Tethrd stick attachment method, it seem really simple so I wanted to apply it to my sticks. But after researching for a DIY (because they don't sell it), it is basically the cleat hitch method that sailors have been using for thousands of years on ships. They just added a slot for the rope to settle into. @GCTerpfan has been applying the same method on his Hawk brackets for years, which kind of proves you don't need the slots.
I dislike daisy chain attachment method. Tried Amsteel and versa links, they cannot get tight enough for me. The trucker hitch combo seem to work well but I dont like maneuvering the tag end between the links.
Anyway I found that sometimes applying new concept to some basic idea can get the job done. With just Amsteel with a buckle hitched at the end, you can apply the cleat hitch to any stick that already has a versa button. To steps, you can add another second buckle or some rated hook and it work the same. I used EWO $2 buckles, a hook from an old Hawk straps, and 1/8 Amsteel.
The demo tree is probably the biggest tree I would ever hunt out of. But it actually work a lot better with smaller trees, less room for slacking. I found that 3 wraps around each buckle is good enough, but I just take the extra 5 second to keep wrapping so the rope is out of the way.
Here is a video of the Mini Hawk Helium with a buckle added. Excuse my fat butt. Or you can just add another versa button on top or bottom of the existing button, works too.
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Here are some pictures and videos of my climbing system that I will be using next season as my one stick device. Its my submission to lightest climbing method contest. 1 buckle, 1 hook, 2 steps, and 18 feet of 1/8 amsteel, total weight is 15oz! Each setup can get me to 7 feet. I prussik the steps because it add the stability of a strap to the step, without it, the steps moved wayyyy too much. There is some movement but they always bounce back to original position, which I like. But its not the most solid if that's your thing.
I liked the Tethrd stick attachment method, it seem really simple so I wanted to apply it to my sticks. But after researching for a DIY (because they don't sell it), it is basically the cleat hitch method that sailors have been using for thousands of years on ships. They just added a slot for the rope to settle into. @GCTerpfan has been applying the same method on his Hawk brackets for years, which kind of proves you don't need the slots.
I dislike daisy chain attachment method. Tried Amsteel and versa links, they cannot get tight enough for me. The trucker hitch combo seem to work well but I dont like maneuvering the tag end between the links.
Anyway I found that sometimes applying new concept to some basic idea can get the job done. With just Amsteel with a buckle hitched at the end, you can apply the cleat hitch to any stick that already has a versa button. To steps, you can add another second buckle or some rated hook and it work the same. I used EWO $2 buckles, a hook from an old Hawk straps, and 1/8 Amsteel.
The demo tree is probably the biggest tree I would ever hunt out of. But it actually work a lot better with smaller trees, less room for slacking. I found that 3 wraps around each buckle is good enough, but I just take the extra 5 second to keep wrapping so the rope is out of the way.
Here is a video of the Mini Hawk Helium with a buckle added. Excuse my fat butt. Or you can just add another versa button on top or bottom of the existing button, works too.
Cleat hitch on Hawk Helium
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Here are some pictures and videos of my climbing system that I will be using next season as my one stick device. Its my submission to lightest climbing method contest. 1 buckle, 1 hook, 2 steps, and 18 feet of 1/8 amsteel, total weight is 15oz! Each setup can get me to 7 feet. I prussik the steps because it add the stability of a strap to the step, without it, the steps moved wayyyy too much. There is some movement but they always bounce back to original position, which I like. But its not the most solid if that's your thing.
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