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Latitude Carbon Sticks - Saddle Attachment Method?

I am thinking about getting some of these. Does anyone know if these webbing aiders will work on the Lattitude sticks?

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Ape Canyon Outfitters Single Step Aider - Rock-N-Arbor

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The space for aiders is 3/4” wide, so you might make it work if you can scrunch the left over 1/4” on the webbing.
 
Think if I were a stick manufacturer I’d find a way to silence and camo them from the factory so I didn’t have to see people defacing them like this
 

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kstetar said:
Think if I were a stick manufacturer I’d find a way to silence and camo them from the factory so I didn’t have to see people defacing them like this
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Eh that's just someone having fun with stealth strips and hockey tape lol.

I would bet that the next stick "gamechanger" will be stacking pads or some factory applied stealth strip type layer to quiet sticks. It's an aftermarket niche the big companies haven't quite exploited yet, just like amsteel diy aiders were a few years ago. The light stick craze has been the leader, but now people will need a new gimmick to differentiate themselves in the next few years.
 
GeoFish said:
I am thinking about getting some of these. Does anyone know if these webbing aiders will work on the Lattitude sticks?

www.rocknarbor.com

Ape Canyon Outfitters Single Step Aider - Rock-N-Arbor

Searching for the most cost effective and practical Aider on the market? Look no further. The Ape Canyon Outfitters Single Step Aider is constructed with lightweight, but durable 4,000 pound 1″ tubular webbing that is built to last. Each rung features a stiffener for ease of use, and precision...
www.rocknarbor.com www.rocknarbor.com
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You could always attach them with an amsteel soft shackle or something like that. Relatively easy to DIY. But then i suppose it would be easier to just do a diy amsteel aider. (I only use my aiders on the way up so getting my foot into them on the descent doesn't factor into my thinking)
 
thedutchtouch said:
You could always attach them with an amsteel soft shackle or something like that. Relatively easy to DIY. But then i suppose it would be easier to just do a diy amsteel aider. (I only use my aiders on the way up so getting my foot into them on the descent doesn't factor into my thinking)
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Thanks, but I am trying to talk myself out of them.
Going to the support thread now.
 
thedutchtouch said:
Eh that's just someone having fun with stealth strips and hockey tape lol.

I would bet that the next stick "gamechanger" will be stacking pads or some factory applied stealth strip type layer to quiet sticks. It's an aftermarket niche the big companies haven't quite exploited yet, just like amsteel diy aiders were a few years ago. The light stick craze has been the leader, but now people will need a new gimmick to differentiate themselves in the next few years.
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Yeah but it looks like garbage… from a branding perspective it seems like a miss.
But most people do something to quiet them, seems there’s gotta be a way to do it without making your stick unidentifiable to all those instagram voyeurs.
 
kstetar said:
Yeah but it looks like garbage… from a branding perspective it seems like a miss.
But most people do something to quiet them, seems there’s gotta be a way to do it without making your stick unidentifiable to all those instagram voyeurs.
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Eh I think they care about the $ from the sale. There's plenty of influencers pumping them, and that's a pretty common look for an average person's stick.

Granted, some of the tape seems to be in locations that provides no actual benefit to the user, but I don't see a manufacturer caring about a random photo of some tape on their sticks. If anything the fact that we are talking about it is a win for them publicity wise
 
Anyone else have their elastic band to hold sticks tight break on the third use?
 
I didn't know it came with an elastic strap... I must have thrown it away with the box. I was going to add one to hold my aider for storage.
 
kstetar said:
I didn't know it came with an elastic strap... I must have thrown it away with the box. I was going to add one to hold my aider for storage.
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Nope, I’ve been using Voile/Titan straps for a few years haven’t had one break yet.
 
Lattitude is sending me a new one, hopefully it gets here before season opens Saturday but still curious if mine was just a defect or whether they are just prone to breaking. My sticks were still moving so I tighten the strap one more hole when it broke so it's not like I just overtighten the strap.
 
Gator said:
Lattitude is sending me a new one, hopefully it gets here before season opens Saturday but still curious if mine was just a defect or whether they are just prone to breaking. My sticks were still moving so I tighten the strap one more hole when it broke so it's not like I just overtighten the strap.
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Did the strap break or the buckle part? I've had good luck with voile straps but the latitude strap does feel "cheaper" in the hands- less stretchy I guess. Haven't used mine a ton yet though so still unbroken
 
Gator said:
Anyone else have their elastic band to hold sticks tight break on the third use?
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Yes, mine broke on about the 3rd use also. I contacted them and they said they would send me another and that never happened. I am using a Volle now.

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