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How do you pull up your bow??

I have had the same pull up rope since 1977. It is a Paracord type material but made in a fine braid. It has a metal clip on one end. It was a stocking stuffers from my Dad when I was a kid. No clue where he got it or who made it but I will never part with it. I just wrap it around my spread out fingers and put in my pack pocket or now my sys hauler.
 
Weldabeast said:
The number of u guys that play out ur entire rappel rope is surprising to me....do u guys leave it hanging or are u taking out and putting away the rope 4 times for 1 tree climb?

I like the auto retract of the gizmo... The extra little bit of weight is worth it to me. I have a doyels and the muddy 1 and they both about the same except the doyels is webbing which I like better. I had 550 cord, gutted 550, and mule tape prior to breaking down and buying the doyels and am proficient at 8 of the rope for tangle free. The gizmo is less problematic and it's a time saver......but, I had got to the point of ditching the gizmo because I was constantly changing my hunting gear while learning what worked best for me and punching holes and adding grommets and trying to figure out how to use in small fancy packs etc was getting kinda old. Once they started making the little pouch to store it in and made it modular to anything with molle loops I haven't ever questioned it's worth again. I use a separate length of mule tape for my rappel pull down rope. I keep my rappel rope in a pouch on my saddle and don't remove except what is needed to tether in and hunt...with the pouch top open the rope will play out as I rappel and u use only what is needed.....majority of my climbs are around 10-12 foot and that's all the rope that ever comes out of the pouch and nothing dangling when up there waiting to shoot at stuff
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The only people that have the issue of excessive rope are the ones that have too much rope to begin with because they think there gonna reach 25-30ft and in reality they never are higher than 17 ft or so. Those that carry 40+ feet are kidding themselves unless that is a true goal for them, which is ridiculous! That angle, no matter how you look at it is a poor % shot!!
If you are in tune and practice with your gear you should climb with your gear and what ever you would use on a regular basis (aiders and such) most will find 15-18ft is about the norm , on the high side. Cut your rope with extra Length based on your highest climb. So why would you need 40 ft. I cut my to 21ft. I might have 2-3 ft at most on the ground at any given time. Climb up pull bow up and store excess rope( which is an out 15-20 ft less) until I’m ready to come down. Lower my bow and swing off to the side then rappel down. Usually enough slack to keep bow in the clear. No need to speed down! Make sure bow is clear as I complete the decent. Take bow off and retrieve as usual! You can also use your retrieval rope. Why make things more complicated!! :wink:If you don’t rappel then the Doyle’s is an awesome choice!
 
Weldabeast said:
The number of u guys that play out ur entire rappel rope is surprising to me....do u guys leave it hanging or are u taking out and putting away the rope 4 times for 1 tree climb?
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I uncoil it at the base of the tree, & attach my pack & bow to it on the opposite side of where I'm climbing. The rope is my tether on the way up. I use 35' or 40' lengths, so I've got plenty of rope for the height that I go! ;)

Then, when I'm up, I pull up my stuff & coil the rope, fix a gear-tie around it & hang it on my pack or gear hanger.

When it's time to come down, pack & bow get re-attached to the rappel rope & lowered, then I come down.
 
LtMoe66 said:
The only people that have the issue of excessive rope are the ones that have too much rope to begin with because they think there gonna reach 25-30ft and in reality they never are higher than 17 ft or so. Those that carry 40+ feet are kidding themselves unless that is a true goal for them, which is ridiculous! That angle, no matter how you look at it is a poor % shot!!
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I'll admit, I have - and carry - 40' of C-IV. Because I bought 40' from someone who was selling it, and didn't see the need to shorten it. After one season, the Delta link end has some wear and tear, so I moved the hardware to the other end. I might cut 10' or so off for a tether or LB but I'm in no rush. 40' is more rope than I need - I've certainly never had all 40' deployed - but I don't mind shlepping it around.
 
I never had much trouble with rope/cord tangling while letting the rope uncoil to the ground or when climbing. Where I experienced the most problem with paracord or similar rope/cord is when I climb down to the ground and the rope is laying on the ground, it manages to grab every stick on the ground and hangs on for dear life.
 
Halfstep said:
Where I experienced the most problem with paracord or similar rope/cord is when I climb down to the ground and the rope is laying on the ground, it manages to grab every stick on the ground and hangs on for dear life.
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Light throwline has an edge over paracord for just this reason. It's got that slick coating on it so it catches fewer twigs and branches. Flip side is, it's tougher to hang on to than paracord, because it's smaller and slippery. One of these days I'm going to take another crack at putting some throwline on a chalkline reel, so I can just reel my bow up the tree like a big fish.
 
I use the $5.99 retractable dog leash from Harbor Freight.
I modified it to add a small carabiner on the end.
It works great. I only wish it was a bit smaller but you can’t beat the price
 
I’ve tried to use my Doyle’s I’ve tried to use my rappel rope the only sensible thing for me is paracord wrapped up in a figure 8. I one stick to I use the bow rope as my rope retrieval rope as well. All my preset trees I have a paracord already hanging there. I didn’t really read through the comments but I will say this. Try every possible option you can get your hands on or afford what works for me and any other guy here might not work for the next. It’s personal preference just like everything else
 
Focused on 10+ said:
I use the $5.99 retractable dog leash from Harbor Freight.
I modified it to add a small carabiner on the end.
It works great. I only wish it was a bit smaller but you can’t beat the price
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Focused on 10+ said:
I use the $5.99 retractable dog leash from Harbor Freight.
I modified it to add a small carabiner on the end.
It works great. I only wish it was a bit smaller but you can’t beat the price
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I put mine in a surplus MOLLE canteen pouch. I routed the line with the mini-biner through the drain grommet in the bottom, put a giant treble hook on it, and hook that to the handle loop of the dog leash, covered by the flap of the canteen pouch. That way I can fish for anything I've dropped from my stand. It's a bit busier to describe than it is in reality, but the pouch rides unobtrusively on my 'battle belt' next to my Dryad pouch, and nothing dangles and flops around.
 
Iron_llama said:
I put mine in a surplus MOLLE canteen pouch. I routed the line with the mini-biner through the drain grommet in the bottom, put a giant treble hook on it, and hook that to the handle loop of the dog leash, covered by the flap of the canteen pouch. That way I can fish for anything I've dropped from my stand. It's a bit busier to describe than it is in reality, but the pouch rides unobtrusively on my 'battle belt' next to my Dryad pouch, and nothing dangles and flops around.
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Can you post up a picture of this rig
 
Up with a dog leash. Down on the end of my rappel line. The dog leash is attached to my delta link on my rappel line to retrieve it after I get down.
 
Doyle’s. It’s attached to my battle belt on my right hip. Works great in both directions. Well worth the minimal extra weight.
 
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