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Sketchy azz diy guy!

Now that we are not offended,I won't even consider your opinion if you don't fill tags with stuff you make.if that offends you I don't care.a decade ago It was all diy.igot the trophy line treesaddle.every one said that is sketchy.it got stolen and I started making my own stuff. isolated here in Oregon from other tree hunters my style evolved seperatly using straps for tethers.on the east coast clearly you used ropes.my first thought some one told every one to use arborist gear for hunting.and every this is my setup vid was the same.saddles just a different color . Not made to hunt.after almost a decade of using what I make.i dont listen to people saying to me do it the way everyone els does.we don't advance our sport by doing the same old things.someone has to go lighter faster farther.dont do what I do.but don't poopoo the small handful of people who push the bar developing the stuff you are going to be using 10 years from now.only on the enter net do so many people have an opinion on things they dont ,wont and can't do.i build my own hotrod I don't buy it.show me somthing different people think is sketch,but it works
I'm confused by your post. So lets take me as an example. I haven't filled a single tag in that past few years that I have been hunting and only because I am new to hunting and have chosen the wrong places to hunt. Learning on your own to hunt has it hardships. It will all come together soon I'm sure. I have done My own DIY gear for a few items. Like my , Diy platform and one stick combo, my gear hanger, my prusik tender and my back band. So you are saying that the Diy gear isn't a viable option even though it works just as good as the store bought gear only because my knowledge as a new hunter has failed? You know nothing about me as a person, only what I post. You know nothing about where my money goes. So I'll tell you. I live from paycheck to paycheck. My wife has medical issues and cant work but only a few hours a day. I have both my mother and mother in law who are disabled living with us and we take care of them. So as a man I am putting my family and their needs first. So if I said my DIY one stick works just as good as the EWO ultimate one stick then my opinion is one you wouldnt give a second thought to? I'm not offended at all by you saying that but like I said your post has confused my. In the first part it sounds like you are saying that you wont consider my opinion because I haven't killed anything yet. Then by the end it seems you are defending those of us that are creative enough to find a way to do the same thing for a fraction of the cost or for a cost of nothing except for our own time. And yes I did catch on that this was a troll post meant to trigger people. God it seems that people get so butt hurt way to easy anymore.
 
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I'm confused by your post. So lets take me as an example. I haven't filled a single tag in that past few years that I have been hunting and only because I am new to hunting and have chosen the wrong places to hunt. Learning on your own to hunt has it hardships. It will all come together soon I'm sure. I have done My own DIY gear for a few items. Like my , Diy platform and one stick combo, my gear hanger, my prusik tender and my back band. So you are saying that the Diy gear isn't a viable option even though it works just as good as the store bought gear only because my knowledge as a new hunter has failed? You know nothing about me as a person, only what I post. You know nothing about where my money goes. So I'll tell you. I live from paycheck to paycheck. My wife has medical issues and cant work but only a few hours a day. I have both my mother and mother in law who are disabled living with us and we take care of them. So as a man I am putting my family and their needs first. So if I said my DIY one stick works just as good as the EWO ultimate one stick then my opinion is one you wouldnt give a second thought to? I'm not offended at all by you saying that but like I said your post has confused my. In the first part it sounds like you are saying that you wont consider my opinion because I haven't killed anything yet. Then by the end it seems you are defending those of us that are creative enough to find a way to do the same thing for a fraction of the cost or for a cost of nothing except for our own time. And yes I did catch on that this was a troll post meant to trigger people. God it seems that people get so butt hurt way to easy anymore.
Relax. You’ve definitely taken this way too personal. @tailgunner is an experienced diyer. Nobody is attacking you. Nobody is attacking what you made. When you are as experienced as him in diy, you’d probably only listen to other very experienced/successful diy people too that’s all he was saying. I for instance don’t take new guys advice on how to tune a trad bow.

Seems like your under a lot of stress. My recommendation is to get a moment in the woods and clear your head. Also I’d edit your post, ain’t no reason for blowing up here. It’s an online forum. 70 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. These are hard times for some. Keep tinkering.

“Hard times create strong men, strong men create easy times, easy times create weak men, weak men create hard times. Hard times create strong men.”
 
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Relax. You’ve definitely taken this way too personal. @tailgunner is an experienced diyer. Nobody is attacking you. Nobody is attacking what you made. When you are as experienced as him in diy, you’d probably only listen to other very experienced/successful diy people too that’s all he was saying. I for instance don’t take new guys advice on how to tune a trad bow.

Seems like your under a lot of stress. My recommendation is to get a moment in the woods and clear your head. Also I’d edit your post, ain’t no reason for blowing up here. It’s an online forum.
lol no I figured out it was a joke and he was making fun at people who get triggered but it was only after reading through all the other posts.
 
That’s an interesting thought. Does one have to have killed something with their gear in order to comment or share it? Sometimes I would say this would be good because there are lot of people throwing out reviews on every little thing they can sell or get their hands on and there is not much confidence that the item has been through the paces. On the other hand, there are those that have enough overall experience to give high level opinions on similar or like items very quickly. I guess it takes some deliberation either way, a ‘take it with a grain of salt,’ mentality, when asking others for ideas or opinions on anything. We are all somewhat biased.
I agree and to add my opinion alot of it is or has become a most populer guy contest.
most popular channel or biggest buck contest.
a hunter kills a buck one year and thry a god lol
Ive been killing deer of all ages snd sizes for 30 years and have done it in a saddle, in a stand ( all types ) presets, sticks with hangon, on the ground, in a blind, deer drives, etc.
ive done pretty much it all and i use what works for me.
no offense to anyone but ive been running around the woods long before alot of these influncers online.
The mimics crack me up. The regurgitated info.
my content gives ideas, lessons i learned over the years, from experience and others and some goofy antics.
equipment ideas and thoughts and alot of cyber snd on site scouting. I live it snd ill keep doing it.
Im not doing it to impress, get followers, likes, sponsors, etc love to help or maybe give someone a fresh idea or start.
thats it.
 
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For the record .I have not yet harvested a mature buck.i got into saddle hunting cuzz i couldn't make it happen from the ground.im not a good hunter ,a good person, and sure as hek not a good rolemodel.but when it comes to custom modifications I hot rod every thing I own.nothing comes from the factory according to my own ocd standards.and I don't believe in sensorship.all opinions are welcome.but if you are the same guy who says to use the same old stuff everyone els is using,or another grown man who say he is scared to do what other grown men or women do.then don't get but hurt when I clown.to my dude schemeecho.ironicaly you only posted here cuzz you actually do this.and that was my point.wether you knew it or not.you secured a spot at the cool kid table.
 
For the record .I have not yet harvested a mature buck.i got into saddle hunting cuzz i couldn't make it happen from the ground.im not a good hunter ,a good person, and sure as hek not a good rolemodel.but when it comes to custom modifications I hot rod every thing I own.nothing comes from the factory according to my own ocd standards.and I don't believe in sensorship.all opinions are welcome.but if you are the same guy who says to use the same old stuff everyone els is using,or another grown man who say he is scared to do what other grown men or women do.then don't get but hurt when I clown.to my dude schemeecho.ironicaly you only posted here cuzz you actually do this.and that was my point.wether you knew it or not.you secured a spot at the cool kid table.
Dude I know what you mean, Im not a good hunter but I try to be a good person in my eyes. I dont care what anyone thinks about me personally. I aint scared of anything. I got into saddle hunting because I am horriable at ground hunting . saddle hunting gives me a reason to be more active when hunting. Id hate to mess up someones hunt because I am moving through the woods. Plus i saw the gear and thought, there has to be a way my cheap ass can do this with something I can make. Why should I pay for the latest and greatest for now gear. I can do the same thing with the same result my way. the only thing i did pay for were my ropes. I wont use any old rope and wouldnt trust my life on it. Oh and I am honored to be allowed at the cool kids table
 
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