ropemonkey
New Member
Hello all!
New member here from North Carolina (Raleigh area, south Wake county for those familiar to the area). Name’s Mike and I’ve been hunting off and on since I was a kid. Over the past 6 years or so I got into hunting deer with dogs and man is that fun! I hunt with a group in a private tree farm around Nashville NC. We have ladder stands in the trees but I wanted to get more mobile so I started looking into saddle hunting. I’ve started with an XOP Mutant which is fine but I am pretty sure I will upgrade next year, probably to a bullman or a Latitude Method 3. I used to rock climb and saddle hunting is pretty close to the same gear though the actual climbing is different.
I’ve already changed the bridge on the Mutant to a hang free fully adjustable bridge. The original bridge was all Amsteel and difficult to adjust under load or even when not under load. To the bridge I added a prusik tender so I can tighten the bridge one handed. I have also upgraded the tether and lineman’s rope to XOP Predator 8mm with prusik tenders. I have a 40’ 11mm rappel rope with a knut hitch and figure 8 for rappelling (I’ll upgrade to a proper descender/brake later; have to give the wife and kids ideas for my Christmas and birthday presents).
Since I have access to 1400 acres of trees I will be doing 2TC with the foot loops this year and then next year mixing in SRT climbing for trees that have branches and are in the right locations. I like the system NY Saddle Hunter has come up with. I also grabbed a Latitude Profile XL platform, a Tethrd HYS with 2 bow hangers, and a couple of foot loop lines from Amazon. I have a Latitude daisy chain on the way that I plan on using for the foot line tether while climbing and for the platform when at height. And I grabbed a Latitude Ranger 22 backpack and pouch after I found that my tactical backpack just didn’t cut it for carrying the platform and ropes and such. At least not for me. I like to have things nice and organized. I also have a Tethrd roll pouch that holds my rappel line. I think that’s it.
I’ve learned quite a bit from the members on this forum so thank you all for being here and posting great information for newer people like me to jump into!
Cheers!
Mike
New member here from North Carolina (Raleigh area, south Wake county for those familiar to the area). Name’s Mike and I’ve been hunting off and on since I was a kid. Over the past 6 years or so I got into hunting deer with dogs and man is that fun! I hunt with a group in a private tree farm around Nashville NC. We have ladder stands in the trees but I wanted to get more mobile so I started looking into saddle hunting. I’ve started with an XOP Mutant which is fine but I am pretty sure I will upgrade next year, probably to a bullman or a Latitude Method 3. I used to rock climb and saddle hunting is pretty close to the same gear though the actual climbing is different.
I’ve already changed the bridge on the Mutant to a hang free fully adjustable bridge. The original bridge was all Amsteel and difficult to adjust under load or even when not under load. To the bridge I added a prusik tender so I can tighten the bridge one handed. I have also upgraded the tether and lineman’s rope to XOP Predator 8mm with prusik tenders. I have a 40’ 11mm rappel rope with a knut hitch and figure 8 for rappelling (I’ll upgrade to a proper descender/brake later; have to give the wife and kids ideas for my Christmas and birthday presents).
Since I have access to 1400 acres of trees I will be doing 2TC with the foot loops this year and then next year mixing in SRT climbing for trees that have branches and are in the right locations. I like the system NY Saddle Hunter has come up with. I also grabbed a Latitude Profile XL platform, a Tethrd HYS with 2 bow hangers, and a couple of foot loop lines from Amazon. I have a Latitude daisy chain on the way that I plan on using for the foot line tether while climbing and for the platform when at height. And I grabbed a Latitude Ranger 22 backpack and pouch after I found that my tactical backpack just didn’t cut it for carrying the platform and ropes and such. At least not for me. I like to have things nice and organized. I also have a Tethrd roll pouch that holds my rappel line. I think that’s it.
I’ve learned quite a bit from the members on this forum so thank you all for being here and posting great information for newer people like me to jump into!
Cheers!
Mike
