Are there any platforms that aren't communally known? I'm looking for a new one and don't want to miss anything.
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Not sure on the status with these, but they were really grippy. Big enough for me, lightweight
Wow that looks nice and the weight is great!
If you want a cool new carbon one, wait a few weeks. If not, I'm more of the opinion that you shouldn't stray too far from what the knowledgeable folks on this site recommend. We have all tested and worked through the ones that work and don't work. If you are okay being the first to try something, then have fun and post feedback for the rest of us please.
htimsds9999
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That thing looks beefy for being so light. Has anyone tried one yet?
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I stood on one at the northern mobile hunters expo but I didn't play around with it much other than that. I'm an x- wing guy so I can't really speak to if it's roomy or not but it was solid on the test pole there. Dryad had them at the show.
I would note that those are , or at least appear to be, machined from a solid chunk of aluminum, not water jet or cast. I could look into it I suppose but I bet that is a very big positive, and not just for aesthetics.
Full disclosure I'm a mill guy and water jet doesn't count as " machined" in my book, ya bums
Skunkworkx
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Aluminum impregnated with helium ?
Billet maybe, which would account for the cost along with machine time. CNC I'd guess.
Billet maybe, which would account for the cost along with machine time. CNC I'd guess.
The price is insane. I wanna try it.
A guy I used to hunt/fish with we’d talk about this all the time. He stuck with the tried and true and being a small business owner I often like to support smaller companies, clever designs, etc knowing it can be a gamble. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t, and believe me, he’d let me know when it didn’t
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I emailed them to see a picture of it folded. It looks good. The owner said at the stand off its 2" when folded and 3/4" at the thinnest point. I might try one out. He did say solid piece of aluminum too.
This looks like such a solid platform.. may have to place an order!
Seems very reasonable for a machined platform, looks to be a big improvement in quality from a cast platform, which would only save you $20-$40
Same as a Predator or trophyline platform
It would probably need a paint job if you care that much about it but its light, strong and cheap while being packable.
htimsds9999
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Has anyone tried the evolved hunter platform yet?