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So I have been looking for brackets

IkemanTX said:
How much do these weigh? And how wide are they? They look huge in the pics.
I probably wouldn’t consider these over a platform for run-n-gun, but a few pinch point trees pre prepped might not be too bad for trying them out.


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They probably weigh 4 or 5 ounces. They are bit over 3 inches by 3 inches in size.
 
Am I the only one having trouble ordering them? I ordered some on amazon and I didn’t pay attention to the ship date......I logged on to amazon tonight wondering where they are since I ordered them last week and I got some kind of China post tracking number. I guess they’re coming straight from the manufacturer????
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@justin.dunn.77377 , they are coming from China. It took a while when I ordered them but they eventually got there. First time it was stuck in customs because they coded it incorrectly. Second time it got here relatively quickly though. Pete
 
There are a few sellers on ebay that have them for less than 5 bucks with free shipping.
 
brirute said:
There are a few sellers on eBay that have them for less than 5 bucks with free shipping.
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One of the reasons I like eBay over Amazon. I can see where the item is coming from. Although I have gotten items from China quickly, I only order it from there if i'm not in a hurry.
 
fbwguy said:
One of the reasons I like eBay over Amazon. I can see where the item is coming from. Although I have gotten items from China quickly, I only order it from there if i'm not in a hurry.
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This is the first thing I’ve ordered on amazon that came directly from China. Normally everything on amazon I get 2 day shipping with amazon prime.


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Yet another example of how influential this saddlehunter.com community is in the market place LOL. Was looking for these brackets and saw this at the bottom.
 

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Peterk1234 said:
That is a great question. I am going to try the wild edge steps though. The brackets are probably a bit faster to setup and I do not have to worry about placement as much. However, the steps pack better for the hike and the climb up the tree. One last hing dangling off of me while I climb is important. I have gotten pretty fast at setting steps. I do it in fifteen seconds if I am perfect maybe forty five seconds if I really have a hard time for some reason. So a minute and half to set up the platform worst case scenario is not the end of the world to me.

I am not sure which one is more comfortable. The brackets have a fairly large surface, especially if you space it in such a way the you can place one foot on two of them. However, the steps have a lot of surface area, probably more than the brackets. It may not look it but it really does work well for spreading the load of your weight. I will have to hunt several hours in both before I figure that one out.

I have some spare steps, so I plan to set a pair up as a permanent stand as well. I have enough corner brackets to set up a half dozen permanent stands, so they will get heavily tested this season. I am going to have at least seven permanent stands set up this year because these methods are so inexpensive. I have never had more than two spots, using traditional. Quite frankly, each method is so cost effective that by next year I will not have to run and gun because I will have twenty trees prepped with stands :)
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Old thread but curious what your experience was during the season. Did you use them much or go with the stepps? I have made several platforms and curious to try something like this. When I first started this season used my primal steps to stand on but didn’t really like them with my rubber boots. Platform is comfortable but limiting maybe try a couple of these in conjunction with it.


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Sheldon said:
Old thread but curious what your experience was during the season. Did you use them much or go with the stepps? I have made several platforms and curious to try something like this. When I first started this season used my primal steps to stand on but didn’t really like them with my rubber boots. Platform is comfortable but limiting maybe try a couple of these in conjunction with it.


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I liked them for pre sets. Worked well, nice and stable.
 
You the man! Ordered some and a strap.


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Sheldon said:
You the man! Ordered some and a strap.


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I have four sets scattered around the woods. Probably will make some more up. I have a half dozen extra WE Steps that I will use this season as well for presets. Tough to beat the WE Steps for a ring of steps in my opinion, but it gets a bit expensive once you need more than two on a tree. These brackets are cheap. For about thirty bucks you have fours steps to go around a tree with a strap.
 
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