wayne county
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- Dec 11, 2015
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You guys have some great ideas! A couple of you made recommendations and it got my gears turning and I have been busy. I hauled a tree into my basement and bolted/strapped it to the floor joices. This is the second tree in my basement....the first one was a couple years ago to try out my Guido's. I loved the Guido but ...super comfy but I feel like it was kind of complicated and bulky. I am looking for safety, lightweight and simplicity.
I took an old lone wolf hang on seat and made a platform....turned out pretty good. I found my old sit drag and tried it out. Amazing how comfy the sit drag is!! No pinch for me at all. I use a rock climbing harness for safety....8oz. I found an old singer 66 on craigslist for $50.00. Sewed a belt inside the sit drag so I can use it for my linesman belt (one of your ideas), once I get on the platform and hooked up I will hook up the rock harness and unhook the climbing belt. I sewed some pockets that will clip to the sit drag and hang by my thigh for easy access. The rock harness really makes me feel better about hunting out of the sling. This is just my prototype. Pretty crazy....webbing, belts, heavy thread who would have thought I would be sewing? I will post pictures at a later time.
I have LOTS of homemade climbing sticks I plan on hanging, I wont leave a bottom section. When I go in to hunt I will either take my etrier, reach up and hang it around the bottom steps or a climbing stick. On the private ground I will Ezy Kut drill and bolt.....I have used these for years and really like the bolt method. I am curious to see what all this weigh's? I have been packing in and packing out and it just sucks some of the fun out of it.
I like this site!!
I took an old lone wolf hang on seat and made a platform....turned out pretty good. I found my old sit drag and tried it out. Amazing how comfy the sit drag is!! No pinch for me at all. I use a rock climbing harness for safety....8oz. I found an old singer 66 on craigslist for $50.00. Sewed a belt inside the sit drag so I can use it for my linesman belt (one of your ideas), once I get on the platform and hooked up I will hook up the rock harness and unhook the climbing belt. I sewed some pockets that will clip to the sit drag and hang by my thigh for easy access. The rock harness really makes me feel better about hunting out of the sling. This is just my prototype. Pretty crazy....webbing, belts, heavy thread who would have thought I would be sewing? I will post pictures at a later time.
I have LOTS of homemade climbing sticks I plan on hanging, I wont leave a bottom section. When I go in to hunt I will either take my etrier, reach up and hang it around the bottom steps or a climbing stick. On the private ground I will Ezy Kut drill and bolt.....I have used these for years and really like the bolt method. I am curious to see what all this weigh's? I have been packing in and packing out and it just sucks some of the fun out of it.
I like this site!!