Thinking about pulling the trigger on the RDA, since he is Local to me, and seems like a nice stick. I’ll probably go with 15”, 2 step aider at 16” spacing, crows nest on top, lookout on bottom, pair it with 3 or 4 bull man ROS. I’m also considering due to the rave reviews, to go with the RDA XOP one stick, which is only about 240 fully outfitted…but it is longer, and doesn’t have the little pull up thingy (i can always use a gear tie). People still hot on this stick? There’s also a the new OOAL on the classifieds for like $400 used, but this seems like it will work just as well, less $$ be new, no shipping, support a local vendor, and i can swap out the crows nest for a double step if i want to do a luxurious all day sit on the predator XL.
If it matters, I’m new to 1 sticking, but have done a reasonable amount of SRT, some 2TC, and also 3 hawks/movable 3 step aider with rappel, pretty comfy on ropes. I was trying to keep to 2TC, but there are just too many 2 ft diameter trees with no limbs in every good spot that i find when i scout. I’ve had to compromise too much looking for crotched trees for presets, or skinny trees for 2TC.
Let me know how you guys like yours now that you’ve had some time to practice….you’re all practicing, right?
