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Is hawk shipping heliums?

Mine"s here,sitting in the box. I looked them over and put 'em back in box. Still having vacuum therapy on a leg wound. Hopefully in another week or so I can do more than look at 'em,,ha--- Got an aider made per Slo Mo's video. Think I'll go with Dano's daisy chains also.
 
sweats said:
Just put mine together. Only damage was me chipping some of the coating off one of them accidentally when I was assembling them.

Overall, I like them so far, but haven't tried them in a tree. I will definitely be looking for some type of rope replacement for the straps. They just seem too clunky to fumble with while I'm climbing.

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Yeah. First climb and I don’t like the straps. I had picked up some amsteel but then I thought I I’d need way tighter button. So I think I’ll grab 25’ climbing rope and try that.
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Spence71 said:
Yeah. First climb and I don’t like the straps. I had picked up some amsteel but then I thought I I’d need way tighter button. So I think I’ll grab 25’ climbing rope and try that.
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Can you expand on "need way tighter button"? I was wanting to do Amsteel but I'm a rookie and not sure why you don't think it will work. Thx
 
Amsteel on a versa works fine - at least it has form me since they first came out several years ago.
 
Sziggy2.0 said:
Well I got time to play with the new toy and noticed that 5 of the 6 buttons used to attach the sticks together came broke from Mack's Prairie wings. I emailed them tonight. I dislike what I see so far. The broke parts just take a little wind out of the sails. View attachment 12832
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I recieved a box today from Mack's prairie wings with 2 replacement buttons instead if the 5 I need, even though I specifically stated in the email 5 buttons had broke. Oh well, I had pretty much decided to take them off anyway, dont think they will last long even if all were replaced. I said I would let you how Mack's handled the damaged shipment. Now you know. I still really like the sticks though.
 
I caved after seeing the pics of Gregs mods he did to his. I have a set coming from Macks to cut down and mod. Pretty excited for another project I haven't had one in a while! :D
 
flinginairos said:
I caved after seeing the pics of Gregs mods he did to his. I have a set coming from Macks to cut down and mod. Pretty excited for another project I haven't had one in a while! :D
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Forgive my ignorance, but which mods would those be? I just got my stick in ready for modding.
 
KartShot said:
Forgive my ignorance, but which mods would those be? I just got my stick in ready for modding.
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Check out G2outdoors on Facebook he posted a bunch. Mainly cut them down, added versa straps, changed the suction cups and painted them. Turned out really nice!


Tethrd-Ginger Ninja/Fire Crotch Fiddler
 
On the way. Got lucky when I looked there were 2 left. Order placed delivery between the 22 and 24th
 

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flinginairos said:
I caved after seeing the pics of Gregs mods he did to his. I have a set coming from Macks to cut down and mod. Pretty excited for another project I haven't had one in a while! :D
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Same. Do you know the exact rubber foot he's using? Tried to find some on Amazon. There's a lot to choose from. I'm removing the suction cups and posts. They're a joke.
 
Perfect example of the addiction that is being a member of this great forum:

I already have four $72 each DIY/@DanO Beast-like sticks and I couldn't resist the $84 sale of these news Heliums on MidwayUSA.

I was interested in the suction cup idea from the ATA video and always liked and respected @DaveT1963's extensive experience with them, so I figured why not. It'll give me a folding step design to compare to my DIYs and at such a great price why not invest in a backup set of sticks.

Turns out the suction cup thing is less than I thought it would be. Still tinkering but leaning towards removing all of these and going with Dave's exercise pad mod. Simple and effective.

That said, the sticks are awesome! What a great deal for a great product! I have cut them to 23.75" and I'm working on drilling the holes for the new top step placement (21") and the new versa button placement. Tempted to shorten the buttons a little as they seem tall to me and I'd like the sticks to pack together as tight as possible.

For anyone new to saddle hunting and on a budget you really can't go wrong with these. You can even buy a single 4th stick if you want to avoid aider usage. I think I'm good with Dave's CAYG system and using three. They're heavier at 2 lbs (when chopped) than my Cadillac DIY sticks (1.5 lbs) but the steps fold up and the price to value is remarkable.
 
TNSTAAFL said:
Perfect example of the addiction that is being a member of this great forum:

I already have four $72 each DIY/@DanO Beast-like sticks and I couldn't resist the $84 sale of these news Heliums on MidwayUSA.

I was interested in the suction cup idea from the ATA video and always liked and respected @DaveT1963's extensive experience with them, so I figured why not. It'll give me a folding step design to compare to my DIYs and at such a great price why not invest in a backup set of sticks.

Turns out the suction cup thing is less than I thought it would be. Still tinkering but leaning towards removing all of these and going with Dave's exercise pad mod. Simple and effective.

That said, the sticks are awesome! What a great deal for a great product! I have cut them to 23.75" and I'm working on drilling the holes for the new top step placement (21") and the new versa button placement. Tempted to shorten the buttons a little as they seem tall to me and I'd like the sticks to pack together as tight as possible.

For anyone new to saddle hunting and on a budget you really can't go wrong with these. You can even buy a single 4th stick if you want to avoid aider usage. I think I'm good with Dave's CAYG system and using three. They're heavier at 2 lbs (when chopped) than my Cadillac DIY sticks (1.5 lbs) but the steps fold up and the price to value is remarkable.
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What height are guys getting with 3 + an aider?
 
Basiiczxx said:
What height are guys getting with 3 + an aider?
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My aider hangs 24" below the step and I've cut my sticks down to 24" so I get 6 ft with each stick and aider. I can stretch it between steps a little since I'm taller but still roughly 6' per stick.
 
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