I find as I've gotten older I prefer my steps closer together. Oh well
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Good catch. I didn't even notice that.Just be careful on the step that's is on the right , you want that rope to go under the bar not over it. It cams much more solidly.
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I questioned them after I got them and wondered if I should have gotten the sticks instead. (For tall, straight, non-brached trees, sticks are faster and you do not move the aider.) However, in branched trees, I believe you cannot go wrong with the versitility of the Stepp Ladder and when you add the aider, you become more efficient on the naked tree vs just the stepps... I am very pleased with them! Especially since 90% of the areas I hunt are heavily branched. (Oaks and elms)@Gettin Closer - that's a really good review. Looks like I need to pick up an aider and dust off the Stepp Ladders.
I agree with you 100%I questioned them after I got them and wondered if I should have gotten the sticks instead. (For tall, straight, non-brached trees, sticks are faster and you do not move the aider.) However, in branched trees, I believe you cannot go wrong with the versitility of the Stepp Ladder and when you add the aider, you become more efficient on the naked tree vs just the stepps... I am very pleased with them! Especially since 90% of the areas I hunt are heavily branched. (Oaks and elms)
No. They do not move around and are not noise. I topically have 8 in the bag of 12 as I leave 4 in a tree behind my parents house to hunt hogs when they come through.How well do 8 steps fit in the bag that hold 12? Do they move around alot and make noise?
You could do this. But why? My fear would be forgetting or misplacing the rope. Why not use the rope to attach it to your bag?I gotta practice with the knot.... I am thinking of using my 3 steps instead of my DaveT platform this year. Just have to figure out how to attach them to my backpack.
Is there a way to transport them without the rope attached? Maybe replace the stock rope with a piece of Amsteel with a buried eye.... run the tail through the eye around the bar where the stock rope attaches.....?
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You could do this. But why? My fear would be forgetting or misplacing the rope. Why not use the rope to attach it to your bag?
As far as using it for a platform, it does take practice to get 3 to 4 at the same level. 3 is not hard, 4 can take a second. I have never used a platform, just the stepps but usually (not always) 2 to 3 stepps and a nearby limb.
I can see your point on wanting to keep the ropes snag free. When the stepps are held together tight, they don't rattle. Especially if you put sport tape on different areas of the non stepping surface to create a barrier. Then you could use the double sided velcro to wrap them together and then run the ropes into your bag.All that rope hanging is a huge snag issue in thick thorny brush. I could hang the steps off the back of the saddle, or off the back of my backpack and have all 3 ropes coiled in the bottom of my linesman belt dump pouch... I will get a pre-season scouting trip or two with them stock before I decide to do anything drastic like that. I might could just gear tie each stepp to my Sitdrag with the rope coiled tightly...
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