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I was waiting patiently for this one. The I saw the price….NOPE!

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Canyon Pounder Sight - (Moveable Housing Models)

Option CANYON POUNDER Current Expected Lead Time to Ship: 1-3 Business Days Standard Pin/Fiber Configurations: Instruction Sheet: Product Installation/Setup - Option Archery FIBER COLOR/SIZE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED: Customize the fiber size/color for each sight pin by adding the customization to...
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Plebe said:
The climbers aren't iterations?
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Admittedly, I’m far removed from the cutting edge of sticks these days, but nothing seems to stand out.


The climbers are to my knowledge the first machined one piece design, the first fold completely flat design, and the weight is a minimum of 20% less than what is out there of comparable size. And a saddle climbing platform.

What was that x stand climber wasn’t it something like 10-11 pounds? Maybe I’m wrong and they’re just tiny bits different.
 
kyler1945 said:
Admittedly, I’m far removed from the cutting edge of sticks these days, but nothing seems to stand out.

The climbers are to my knowledge the first machined one piece design, the first fold completely flat design, and the weight is a minimum of 20% less than what is out there of comparable size. And a saddle climbing platform.

What was that x stand climber wasn’t it something like 10-11 pounds? Maybe I’m wrong and they’re just tiny bits different.
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I'm a big fan of the new machined climbers, but they are a refinement of old LW climbers. An iteration as you put it. Exciting nonetheless.

Latitude's all Carbon Fiber composite stick seems destined to market. The only other all composite stick I know of is the Stacked Outdoors sticks and those are 2.35lbs per stick. Latitude's sticks are over 1lb lighter and a new material in hunting applications.

TL made a platform that is angled on 3 sides. It's a platform, iteration?

TN introduced magnetic stick clasps.

I'm just impressed with all the iterations, and unimpressed where they seem to miss the mark.

I hope the LW and XOP climbers iterate a bit more, because I see some room for improvement, as nice as they are.
 
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kyler1945 said:
Admittedly, I’m far removed from the cutting edge of sticks these days, but nothing seems to stand out.


The climbers are to my knowledge the first machined one piece design, the first fold completely flat design, and the weight is a minimum of 20% less than what is out there of comparable size. And a saddle climbing platform.

What was that x stand climber wasn’t it something like 10-11 pounds? Maybe I’m wrong and they’re just tiny bits different.
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The Xstand climber was 10lbs on paper. In reality more like 15
 
kyler1945 said:
Admittedly, I’m far removed from the cutting edge of sticks these days, but nothing seems to stand out.


The climbers are to my knowledge the first machined one piece design, the first fold completely flat design, and the weight is a minimum of 20% less than what is out there of comparable size. And a saddle climbing platform.

What was that x stand climber wasn’t it something like 10-11 pounds? Maybe I’m wrong and they’re just tiny bits different.
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The X-stand without shooting rail is a minimum of 13 lbs. (11-12 lbs was advertised, but that was without straps and pads, and it is 16 lbs with my DIY shooting rail). I have been using mine for many years, also as a combo with my saddle, and was semi happy with it until this release.

I also have a 14 lb Summit Viper combo I used exclusively this season and part of last by using a modified hand climber as the foot piece with a regular top and a sling seat, also in combo with my saddle. This allowed for facing the tree only and gives a better rifle rest.

The new LWCG is a huge improvement in weight and design and I will likely have one this fall.

My only complaint is the typical Midwest bow bias on design, which ignores true gun hunting where shots up to 200 yds are possible here and a solid rail or rest is needed for accuracy. I may experiment with a pole and camera arm attachment somehow in the built in accessory holes, but that defeats some weight advantage by adding extra gear to do so.
 
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enkriss said:
I was waiting patiently for this one. The I saw the price….NOPE!

optionarchery.com

Canyon Pounder Sight - (Moveable Housing Models)

Option CANYON POUNDER Current Expected Lead Time to Ship: 1-3 Business Days Standard Pin/Fiber Configurations: Instruction Sheet: Product Installation/Setup - Option Archery FIBER COLOR/SIZE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED: Customize the fiber size/color for each sight pin by adding the customization to...
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I have an option 6 that is completely bombproof and I love and their quivalizer…. But I don’t think I could justify that one
 
Bwhana said:
The X-stand without shooting rail is a minimum of 13 lbs. (11-12 lbs was advertised, but that was without straps and pads, and it is 16 lbs with my DIY shooting rail). I have been using mine for many years, also as a combo with my saddle, and was semi happy with it until this release.

I also have a 14 lb Summit Viper combo I used exclusively this season and part of last by using a modified hand climber as the foot piece with a regular top and a sling seat, also in combo with my saddle. This allowed for facing the tree only and gives a better rifle rest.

The new LWCG is a huge improvement in weight and design and I will likely have one this fall.

My only complaint is the typical Midwest bow bias on design, which ignores true gun hunting where shots up to 200 yds are possible here and a solid rail or rest is needed for accuracy. I may experiment with a pole and camera arm attachment somehow in the built in accessory holes, but that defeats some weight advantage by adding extra gear to do so.
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Yep. I am about to the point where I'm buying a 20lb cougar claw with the gun rest and holder for my all day deep south piney woods clearcut rut sits. This year I've spent a lot of time gun hunting piney woods roads, and that's the stuff I grew up on. I didn't realize how badly I missed it until now.

Call me crazy, but some days I miss watching a green field from a shooting house, and then driving back to the sign in board to watch old men listen to the Alabama game on a radio and skin the spike buck they shot because "any man who'd shoot a doe would shoot a woman."
 
Bwhana said:
My only complaint is the typical Midwest bow bias on design, which ignores true gun hunting where shots up to 200 yds are possible here and a solid rail or rest is needed for accuracy.
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When I gun hunted from a climber, I used to flip the seat up and slide down onto the platform to sit like a turkey hunter would against the tree, curled up into a ball and use my knees as a rest. If you're agile enough to do so, it makes for a very stable shooting position. Just make sure you wear a harness and adjust it accordingly.
 
Amen Nick! Ain’t no bow shots in this stand and several others we have on our clover plots! Like this one - I was hanging in my saddle while guiding behind my friend’s son and he did kill that evening. Bow is mosquitoes here, gun is for fun…

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enkriss said:
I was waiting patiently for this one. The I saw the price….NOPE!

optionarchery.com

Canyon Pounder Sight - (Moveable Housing Models)

Option CANYON POUNDER Current Expected Lead Time to Ship: 1-3 Business Days Standard Pin/Fiber Configurations: Instruction Sheet: Product Installation/Setup - Option Archery FIBER COLOR/SIZE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED: Customize the fiber size/color for each sight pin by adding the customization to...
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You and me both. Approaching target bow sight territory with that one.
 
I may be interested in bow hunting again if I can carry two of these new pistol x bows revealed at the ATA: https://ballista.co/product/bat-reverse/

They would pair well with my DIY Pods and my drone to scan the property and locate a nice buck to guarantee a shot and kill too, especially at night with my night vision goggles!

Edit - does the ATF brace rule apply on their folding stock? That may be another reason to buy one now.
 
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Anyone heard anything on when they’re releasing the LWCG? Hoping to pre order or get in line early enough to have it for the early season.


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kyler1945 said:
Admittedly, I’m far removed from the cutting edge of sticks these days, but nothing seems to stand out.


The climbers are to my knowledge the first machined one piece design, the first fold completely flat design, and the weight is a minimum of 20% less than what is out there of comparable size. And a saddle climbing platform.

What was that x stand climber wasn’t it something like 10-11 pounds? Maybe I’m wrong and they’re just tiny bits different.
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My first climber was an X-stand mini. it was 10.5 lbs without padding. It was a little bulky with the wire design and it was hard/loud to climb with, other then that it was not bad.
 
Anyone got pictures or more info on the XOP or LWCG climbing platform? I would be interested if the new design can get it more stable at height. This would allow me to climb comfortably with a pack that has a bow attached in one go. I have no issue with pulling up/down bow and/or pack, just don't like one sticking with too much bulk.
 
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