Primary Climbing Method Poll

[Cory T]

Bolts 80% of the time. Sticks with aiders the other 20%.

 

[Wolverinebuckman]

4 primal steps and knaider only. Will likely add to my steps this year.

 

[TNSTAAFL]

1- year saddle hunter. Still searching. Public land legal only.

60% WE w/KN/SW
40% LWHC

This year trying:
1-sticking w/Muddy Pro (in tree right now!)
3 DIY or Hawk mod sticks with CAYGA

Takeaways so far:
1) climbing systems with lineman belt are easier/more efficient than climbing systems while tethered. Less safe perhaps, but easier.

2) Difficulty of carrying while hiking in gets traded off against difficult while climbing tree (pick your poison). No duh here, huh? I came to this style of hunting to get lighter from treestands but there does seem to be a point of diminishing returns.

3) I'm comfortable with aiders but do better with good hand holds (sticks) than on tree (stepps/LWHC).







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[PJC]

How high can you get with knaider swaider and we Stepps? Say 4 of them?

22-25’


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[PJC]

This was one of the options I would like to explore as well. 4 Stepps should get you 20+ easily correct?

I get 7’ out of each WE Stepp. I’m 6’4” and can comfortably ties a WE Stepp 6-8” above my head. So three WE Stepps is plenty using the 5 step aider and a knaider. Slick option.


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[rutjr]

I like the Lone Wolf climbing seat.

 

[rakbowhunter]

I like the Lone Wolf climbing seat.

I knew I was missing an option.

 

[KYHunter]

Primal Steps using Cain method

 

[Noonan61]

LWHC , carbon bolts, the new treehopper drill is sweet


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[rakbowhunter]

I'm kind of surprised by the results so far. Thought there would be just as many or more WE Stepps users than sticks. Keep em coming!

 

[dalton916]

1 stick with aider

 

[Bwhana]

Used preset stick ladders on private and cutdown Heliums with 1 step aider on public. Have WE with knaider/swaider and will use them or one stick this year.

 

[BayouBeauxhunter]

I'm kind of surprised by the results so far. Thought there would be just as many or more WE Stepps users than sticks. Keep em coming!

With a constant 12 week backorder I thought everyone ditched the sticks too. Lol

 

[ImThere]

1 stick with aider

I don’t mind 1 sticking with my aider my first climb gets me to 7 feet then it’s only a few moves after That and I’m at height not to bad. IMHO.


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[dalton916]

Same here. 2 moves and my feet are 16’ easy.

 

[rakbowhunter]

Just a one step aider or multiple?

 

[Gumbymedic]

- Hawk Heliums with moveable aider right
now.
- WE Stepps on order with my new
Knaider/Swaider
- would really like to go up with just a 5 step
aider @noxninja style and rappel down...
We'll see how that goes

 

[dalton916]

Just a one step aider or multiple?

1 step aider, but I’m also 6-3

 

[Nutterbuster]

Bokts.

You must be making more bottles to use in canoe pics this weekend!

I'm a bolts guy too. Guess I'mma be a cranford guy where those aren't legal. I've tried everything else and just don't love it.

 

[mattsteg]

You must be making more bottles to use in canoe pics this weekend!

I'm a bolts guy too. Guess I'mma be a cranford guy where those aren't legal. I've tried everything else and just don't love it.

Have you tried the cranfords yet? Unless you go aider they are a royal pain packing up on the way down.

I'm not voting because there's nothing that I love that I can use everywhere. Otherwise I'd vote bolts.