Noobie Advice/Info

[Vhunter]

Great info.....Donnnieballgame hit it out of the park! Working on purchasing the Mantis......any advice on climbing method?? and what is your opinion of the Cranford EZY Folding Rope Steps, for climbing and platform??

 

[PJC]

Great info.....Donnnieballgame hit it out of the park! Working on purchasing the Mantis......any advice on climbing method?? and what is your opinion of the Cranford EZY Folding Rope Steps, for climbing and platform??

Do you hunt public or private?


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[Vhunter]

Public...

 

[PJC]

Public...

That’ll rule out a lot of things then, like spurs and bolts. Those are preferred method of a lot of guys when not on public land.
Sticks of some sort with either daisy chained Amsteel rope (my favorite) or Carl’s new Versa Straps is a very popular method.


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[Islandshooter]

That’ll rule out a lot of things then, like spurs and bolts. Those are preferred method of a lot of guys when not on public land.
Sticks of some sort with either daisy chained Amsteel rope (my favorite) or Carl’s new Versa Straps is a very popular method.


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Best place for Daisy chained amsteel??
Thanks

 

[Vhunter]

Opinion and/or thoughts on the "Cranford EZY Folding Rope Pegs" for climbing and platform??

 

[PJC]

Opinion and/or thoughts on the "Cranford EZY Folding Rope Pegs" for climbing and platform??

look up the Daisy Chain thread on saddlehunter.com There is a video there on how to make the daisy chain.

 

[PJC]

 

[Islandshooter]

Thank you very much!!!

 

[PJC]

Thank you very much!!!

No problem. Sorry I’m not real fast at finding and sharing threads.


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[PJC]

Thank you very much!!!

The thing I made the fid from is called a screw post.


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[pesqimon]

If you’re in Mass check out the thread about the meetup in April.


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[302brownst]

Are there any cases where anyone has fallen out of the saddle when used properly? I'm looking to buy one and want to be safe. I just doesn't seem like there are many points of contact and worry about getting stuck upside down and slipping out of the saddle. That ever happened to anyone?
Thanks for all the great information.

 

[GCTerpfan]

Are there any cases where anyone has fallen out of the saddle when used properly? I'm looking to buy one and want to be safe. I just doesn't seem like there are many points of contact and worry about getting stuck upside down and slipping out of the saddle. That ever happened to anyone?
Thanks for all the great information.

 

[boyne bowhunter]

Are there any cases where anyone has fallen out of the saddle when used properly? I'm looking to buy one and want to be safe. I just doesn't seem like there are many points of contact and worry about getting stuck upside down and slipping out of the saddle. That ever happened to anyone?
Thanks for all the great information.

I routinely hang upside down in my saddle when demonstrating it to buddies. I have never even come close to slipping out of it. Righting yourself is easy too. Just grab the tether and pull yourself back up. I honestly believe saddle hunting is the safest way you can hunt from a tree.

 

[boyne bowhunter]

Wish I had thought of that . . .

 

[302brownst]

That's pretty funny and was educational.
Thanks GCT

 

[302brownst]

I routinely hang upside down in my saddle when demonstrating it to buddies. I have never even come close to slipping out of it. Righting yourself is easy too. Just grab the tether and pull yourself back up. I honestly believe saddle hunting is the safest way you can hunt from a tree.

I guess it's just time to buy one. Now I need to decide which one.
Thnks

 

[2rivers]

I've watch a few videos that suggest swapping out Tethyrd strap for a lone wolf or versas button but you can see the gap, about 3/4 inch, I've tried G2 suggestions from youtube, A couple of questions the only options i have for this is Box Elder trees, and Cottonwoods. As you can see cottonwood is shaggy loose bark, could strip bark but that would be time consuming and noisy for a saddle set up, not to mention it would be very slick for a good bite. Who else has set a platform on cottonwood and remedied this? Could I as a modification drill into post and put a versa button and two strap the top of platform, or would the lw strap get me more cinch? I will also keep trying to get a fit with this strap, just surprised me as a potential problem.

 

[Islandshooter]

Obviously try this at ground level first, then search this site for" toe hooking" a platform, should be a good video on it somewhere. Once you cam it over, step on the platform. Take one foot and place it on the post with the weight OFF the other foot. Reach down with the unweighted foot and pull the outside edge of the platform up. Your weight on the post pushes the platform down deeper. Then take that unweighted foot and push down on the platform again. That should tighten it hard!!!
I've got an old oak in my yard that I'll try tomorrow morning, pretty much the same as the cottonwoods that I hunt in Nebraska every year. Never had a problem with my lone wolf's out there either.