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Tethrd One Climbing Sticks

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Plebe said:
And for standoff distance: folks saying they've just as much foot room as hawks so there's plenty, and others saying they could see them not working for folks with bigger feet, they are "usable," as well as foot room "sucks."
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I think the standoff distance becomes a bigger issue based on climbing style as well. I don't stand on one stick very long as I am working my way up. Like I mentioned, I don't understand or like the angle of the step. I think it gives you more "feel" of where you are on the stick through your boot, but aside from that, what was the intention there?

Maybe its like carrying a gun, comforting, but not comfortable?
 
The issue with the chemical weld failing comes down to long term durability. You are then trusting your life on a roll pin through thin metal tubing that is subject to being on a loose stick. Anyone with some mechanical experience has probably seen what happens when a roll pin wiggles around, the hole is rounded and then you are subject to failure. If this issue could be fixed I think these sticks would have a ton of potential.
 
Glue on a weight bearing item with any medium supporting my body at height is a “No Go” for me...... Climbing is a risk in the act itself and I want confidence in the climbing gear I use. My take.....
 
I’d be interested to see the actual testing, and the results. It think knowing the failure modes, and how they’re related to actual use, would go a long way to actually informing people.

You don’t see this published too often. But if I was peddling cutting edge equipment, I think I would lean in on this instead of keeping it under wraps.
 
bradc36 said:
I think the standoff distance becomes a bigger issue based on climbing style as well.
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Agree. That’s would explain the wide spectrum of opinion. One pre release post on FB was something like, “I can see hunting off the top step no problem”. That’s stretching it imo, and I think his marketing might have been showing a bit.

I also think there is a bit of mental gymnastics being done around what the user will tolerate when you lay out big money and REALLY want something to work for you. Phrases such as “what stick DOESN’T require some modification out of the box” come to mind.

Stealth strips? Sure. Filling with foam, rubber stoppers, specialized aiders, and drilling out parts to install a replacement? Seems a little much to me.


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kyler1945 said:
I’d be interested to see the actual testing, and the results. It think knowing the failure modes, and how they’re related to actual use, would go a long way to actually informing people.

You don’t see this published too often. But if I was peddling cutting edge equipment, I think I would lean in on this instead of keeping it under wraps.
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I am not sure if the issue we are seeing is them simply using glue or the control of the amount, quality of glue being applied and prep of the materials to be glued.

I mean glueing vanes to arrow shafts if not prepped properly... they aren’t gonna stick very well.
 
Islandshooter said:
If the glue on the steps adheres the same way the stacking pins glue did, then i should be good. Had to drill them out to replace em!
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Lol, what if there was a mix up at the plant and they chemically welded the pins and just glued the standoffs with regular strength adhesive.

While its just a bit of far fetched nonsense, it would explain such a superior bond of a replaceable part. lol.
 
I too have the one sticks and experienced a glue failure on one of my three steps. I emailed Tether and received the following:

The ONE Stick steps are actually held on by a roll pin. The glue on the step is to keep it more secure. If the glue bond does pop and fail there is no safety concern since the roll pin is what is really holding the step on. There is a 1 year manufacturer warranty on any of our products. So if something does break outside of a 30 period then it will still be covered by the manufacturer warranty. The 30 day period is if customers want to return for a refund because they don't like it or want to exchange the item.

I then asked what that little tiny roll pin that was holding my life was rated for and was told 300 pounds WITHOUT the glue. Overall I like the sticks and plan to keep for now. Even tho the glue failed the movement in the step is barely noticeable. Love how light they are.
 
It's barely noticeable now until that slight wobble rounds out the hole in the titanium... idk I would much rather trust my life to a bolted on step than a rollpin and deal with the few extra ounces.
 
Skyler1987 said:
I too have the one sticks and experienced a glue failure on one of my three steps. I emailed Tether and received the following:

The ONE Stick steps are actually held on by a roll pin. The glue on the step is to keep it more secure. If the glue bond does pop and fail there is no safety concern since the roll pin is what is really holding the step on. There is a 1 year manufacturer warranty on any of our products. So if something does break outside of a 30 period then it will still be covered by the manufacturer warranty. The 30 day period is if customers want to return for a refund because they don't like it or want to exchange the item.

I then asked what that little tiny roll pin that was holding my life was rated for and was told 300 pounds WITHOUT the glue. Overall I like the sticks and plan to keep for now. Even tho the glue failed the movement in the step is barely noticeable. Love how light they are.
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Wow... so now they are completely back tracking. The roll pin was supposedly just use to keep the step in alignment when glueing...oh boy...
 
Lycomingflyfisher said:
It's barely noticeable now until that slight wobble rounds out the hole in the titanium... idk I would much rather trust my life to a bolted on step than a rollpin and deal with the few extra ounces.
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I agree. Why the roll pin I have no idea. Definitely a design flaw but with several months to hunting season I’ll try em and keep an eye on em. If it gets worse back to Tethrd they will go.
 
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