Shane6491
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Definitely ^^^
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One sticking with predator
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The piece you are adding to the post makes it more stable but restricts the amount of slack you can remove during final setup. There is no need to stand on top of the predator. If you moved your tether up as far as you could you wouldn’t be able to reach the predator. Most one stick climbers don’t use the top step of their stick for the same reason.
Shane6491
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Have you seen the way the no stick guy does it? He posted the video above. I basically do the same thing. I kinda get what your saying but I don’t see it as in the bracket I added causing me any problems. Every time I step up or at least when I get to my top step of aider I move up tether. Once I step on top of predator I move tether up agin. Yeah I do have to adjust my prusik with a little more slack when doing this. So I can reach down and get platform to reset. In my opinion why not use the predator to step on ? It reduces the about of moves of the tether and gets me that much higher. But I haven’t even climbed with this mod yet it’s raining here today hopefully can get out and test it out. To comment on what most people do don’t mean I’m doing it wrong either. As long as it’s being done in a safe manner that’s all that matters to me and all that should matter to most people. There are many different ways to skin a cat.
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Shane6491
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Well here is finished project. Works great. Only movement I get now is the little play in the bushings where the platform and post connect no concern there for me. So the 4 dollar bracket from Lowe’s worked great. Big thanks to @bj139 for the links to Lowe’s and the ideas!! Appreciate it man!! Left bolts long for now figured they help dig in too. Mite have to cut them down eventually. Now for a cool paint job!
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Aaronpaul14
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Well here is finished project. Works great. Only movement I get now is the little play in the bushings where the platform and post connect no concern there for me. So the 4 dollar bracket from Lowe’s worked great. Big thanks to @bj139 for the links to Lowe’s and the ideas!! Appreciate it man!! Left bolts long for now figured they help dig in too. Mite have to cut them down eventually. Now for a cool paint job!
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Awesome mod!! You might install some stealth strips to the post to quiet the metal on metal.
Shane6491
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That’s funny you say that my buddy that was here said the same thing lol
Cbigbear
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Yeah no sticking!!!!!!!!! But correction
I obviously call it one sticking with predator!! Hence the name of post. Did you Patent the no stick climbing phrase? Lol Yeah I got the idea from you, posted above that I seen your video!!!!!!!!! But anyways no the wobble is definitely coming from not having any teeth on bottom of post. When standing on top of folded platform the bottom of the post rubs tree (posting picture). So Their new bracket isn’t going to fix it. Got it fixed up tho with that bracket I posted. Cutting teeth on it tomorrow and should work great. Will post pictures tomorrow of finished product.
(Picture of rubbing on bottom of post)
(Also pick of proposed teeth)
No didn’t brother copyrighting one sticking nor no sticking. Just used the obvious phrases to described the climbing methods I developed. Thought about going with platforming but no sticking sounded better!!!
After looking at the revised Tethrd standoff vs the bat wing, I agree don’t think it would stop the wobble. But I believe the batwing would stop the wobble based on the way it digs when using an aider. My post also hits the tree.
FLYIN_HAYN
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Well here is finished project. Works great. Only movement I get now is the little play in the bushings where the platform and post connect no concern there for me. So the 4 dollar bracket from Lowe’s worked great. Big thanks to @bj139 for the links to Lowe’s and the ideas!! Appreciate it man!! Left bolts long for now figured they help dig in too. Mite have to cut them down eventually. Now for a cool paint job!
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Looks solid! Headed to HomeDepot tomorrow to get me one to mod... Is there any play in the ubolt side to side or is it tightened down enough where there is no play?
I'm always "no sticking" when I climb SRT. Bolts and strap on steps are another "no sticking" method.
Cbigbear
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Yeah I get it. So is ladder stands, box stands, climbers, spurs, screw-ins, etc all “no sticking”, but they are generally called by their common practice name. Which, is why you refer to rope climbing as SRT & DRT not no sticking. My original comment in this thread was meant to be a joke, but since we are diving deep now & apparently taking it seriously. The common practice in climbing methods has been the inventor/original user has named it. Example knaider swaider vs saying I climbed with an aider attached to my knee via a little strap dealy thingy.
Now we got that cleared up, let me say I really don’t give a hoot what you call it - stickless, none sticking, jacking up w/a platform, platform ascending, game changer ascending, etc!!!!
Wouldn't that weaken the post by drilling it out?
Did somebody already suggest just filing teeth into the bottom corner of the post?
I forgot that platform is a beam construction. Most of us diy guys are using square tubing like the last picture. I would not suggest drilling the beam but it wouldn’t hurt a tubing built platform.
Shane6491
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No play man it’s solid cams fine everything I needed it to do.
Shane6491
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it’s all good man.@cbigbear It’s hard interpreting people’s messages. I also don’t care what anyone calls it lol just needed ideas to stop my wobble of the bottom of the post. Some times on here dudes can just be straight rude. I wish some people on here would just not say anything If they didn’t have anything constructive and positive to say. But hey it’s all good. But it works great and want to thank you @Cbigbear and @bj139 agin for basically giving me my go to climbing method. You for your video and bj for the bracket idea. That’s why I love this site and saddle hunting. There is tons of ways to do things and I want to try them all it’s going to make me go broke lol. We all are here for the same thing sharing our knowledge and enjoying hunting via saddle lol wile I’m here I’m going to post camed photos. Didn’t take any yesterday but went out tonight to show everyone. Everything works as should. I got it down as far on post as possible if I went farther it wouldn’t close up to fit in pack right. Thing I like about this mod it don’t effect the stand in any way structurally. didn’t want to drill into stand at all want to take it off if need be if I decide to sell or whatever. I also run my platform on downward angle as pictured more comfortable on my feet lol
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FLYIN_HAYN
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Now you just gotta paint that bad boy!!!! Good stuff man! Great Mod!