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Lightest screw in step for new issue

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OutOnTheFarm

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Bear with me, I know this ounce-counting thing is getting out if hand.

This season I've run into a new issue a couple times. The perfect tree winds up being a big, multi-trunk oak. The base, where the trunks converge, is giant.

I'm thinking I could carry one or two screw in steps to get be above the thickest portion, and then use my sticks.

Anyone know of a screw in step that's particularly light?
 
As far as I know they are all made out of steel so weights will be similar. But the cranford steps are the best I’ve used because of how easily they screw into the tree. They make a double folding step that is really compact and easy to carry, I carry 12 of them in a little sack.
 
OutOnTheFarm said:
Bear with me, I know this ounce-counting thing is getting out if hand.

This season I've run into a new issue a couple times. The perfect tree winds up being a big, multi-trunk oak. The base, where the trunks converge, is giant.

I'm thinking I could carry one or two screw in steps to get be above the thickest portion, and then use my sticks.

Anyone know of a screw in step that's particularly light?
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If you’re going to screw into the tree, consider a drill and bolts at Treehopperllc.com
 
No screw in steps are particularly light, but the best for your situation would one of the cranford steps. I like to use a few of the ez fold version for situations like you're describing.
 
I echo the sentiment of the Treehopper hand drill and bolts as the best option, but Cranford screw-ins are great too. I use bolts for most of my private land hunting, and I keep three Cranford steps in the bottom of my pack for back-ups. Just this season I forgot my drill and bolts on a hunt, but was still able to get about 8 feet up a tree just using those three Cranford steps and my Predator platform.
 
I have a bolt set up, but carrying even two of those and a drill has to out weight a couple cheapy screw in steps.
 
If you can reach above the big main part of the trunk to where it branches off into the smaller trunks, I’ve just hung my stick or step up above the main trunk and then used an aider just to get past the big main bottom of the trunk to get up onto the stick. Worked really well. This was also public and can’t use screw ins.


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Westdesign03 said:
If you can reach above the big main part of the trunk to where it branches off into the smaller trunks, I’ve just hung my stick or step up above the main trunk and then used an aider just to get past the big main bottom of the trunk to get up onto the stick. Worked really well. This was also public and can’t use screw ins.


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Yeah, and I don't speed on my way to get out to public to hunt, either

Not a bad idea though
 
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