Retracting Gear Hoist

[colin.704]

you would think Doyles could come up with a better design. there are $5 dog leashes that are smaller, lighter and longer. looks like it was designed in the 80's. I'm sorry but that thing sucks to me

 

[Glenn]

I’ve tried to love my Doyles, had it for years. I agree that it is smooth and works well, but I find it too heavy and bulky. I have tried just about everything and I come back to a good quality paracord (~30feet) with two nite ize S plastic carabiners, one on each end. They are quiet and strong. Clip one end to bow, clip other end to saddle or saddle pouch. I don’t know how to describe it, but there are some paracords that work better than others and don’t snag or tangle as much.

The figure eight wrap on my figures seems to work well for me.

I clip to the bottom of my bow and pull with the fletching of my arrows up. This prevents my arrows from dragging and getting mud or debris in the nocks. I lower the bow the same way.

I also use this same rope as my pull down rope when I rappel.

X 2. Word for word. It’s like your in my mind, man.

 

[KYRanger]

X 2. Word for word. It’s like your in my mind, man.

Lol. Glad somebody else is like me!

 

[aclawrence]

I like the Doyle’s also. It’s a little heavy though. Right now I’m using 25’ of 95lb paracord with a Dutchware stinger.


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[bigmike23]

I'm probably just paranoid, but that dinky rope that doyles hoist uses scares me. I use 5mm rope with heavy duty carabineers to hoist my weapon/pack up.
Before you say that's crazy, come rifle season my Mark V deluxe with a vx6 on top is 3600. Along with my pack which holds my 3k binoculars inside. Along with a 200$ platform.
So that rope has to hold up almost 7k worth of gear.

 

[DelaWhere_Arrow]

I'm probably just paranoid, but that dinky rope that doyles hoist uses scares me. I use 5mm rope with heavy duty carabineers to hoist my weapon/pack up.
Before you say that's crazy, come rifle season my Mark V deluxe with a vx6 on top is 3600. Along with my pack which holds my 3k binoculars inside. Along with a 200$ platform.
So that rope has to hold up almost 7k worth of gear.

Though I use a leash with a dinky rope, I agree 100%. I’ve started using my 9mm rappel rope to let my bow down, so much easier on my hands and safer for equipment. But on the way up I do like having the leash attached to my butt and out of the way without any slack. I’m usually only towing my bow, but I have 11 years and a few thousand shekels invested in her. Your words are true.

 

[Iron_llama]

Harbor Freight dog leash with the line replaced with Dynaglide. No ragerts.

 

[Hillbillyfab]

I posted earlier in thread that I used a Doyle’s and I do. I dug this out while I was cleaning and trying to minimize my collection of stuff. The one on the left is a HF dog leash with the handle cut off and wrapped in camo tape. My Doyle’s has a little more length, but not by much.

 

[tracker12]

25’ of para cord. Simple, LW and just works.