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Tethrd One Climbing Sticks

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gcr0003 said:
Yea exactly, a little electrical tape on the faying surface and you’re good to go.
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It is usually a specialty tape.
Like this
Black Isolation Tape (Tesa 51482 or Stylus 2907) is a very thick, tough, durable tape (. 25mm thick) used for corrosion and abrasion protection in building & construction when 2 different metal substrates will be permanently coming into contact with each other.


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g2outdoors said:
Me and Carl came up with an awesome DIY aider. It's a normal ladder style aider. However, at the top, instead of being connected with a loop, each side has a small 2" loop just big enough to slide over the left and right sides of the top step. 3 inches below those loops, we added in a piece of 1/4" bungee cord just smaller than the width of the step. That way when you loop the first side over the step, you have to pull a little bit to get the second side around the step. The bungee then is under tension and doesn't let the aider slip back over the step.

This is obviously SUPER DIY. I can't really recommend anyone else do this. I'm just explaining what I did.


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Thanks for sharing aider method
 
g2outdoors said:
Me and Carl came up with an awesome DIY aider. It's a normal ladder style aider. However, at the top, instead of being connected with a loop, each side has a small 2" loop just big enough to slide over the left and right sides of the top step. 3 inches below those loops, we added in a piece of 1/4" bungee cord just smaller than the width of the step. That way when you loop the first side over the step, you have to pull a little bit to get the second side around the step. The bungee then is under tension and doesn't let the aider slip back over the step.

This is obviously SUPER DIY. I can't really recommend anyone else do this. I'm just explaining what I did.


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Was you one sticking?
 
g2outdoors said:
Maybe I should. I still love my spurs though...
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I know its a long shot but do you happen to know of a list to see where spurs are legal/ illegal on public land? I'm looking into getting a pair but I mostly hunt public in OH, MI, IL, and IA.
 
g2outdoors said:
Me and Carl came up with an awesome DIY aider. It's a normal ladder style aider. However, at the top, instead of being connected with a loop, each side has a small 2" loop just big enough to slide over the left and right sides of the top step. 3 inches below those loops, we added in a piece of 1/4" bungee cord just smaller than the width of the step. That way when you loop the first side over the step, you have to pull a little bit to get the second side around the step. The bungee then is under tension and doesn't let the aider slip back over the step.

This is obviously SUPER DIY. I can't really recommend anyone else do this. I'm just explaining what I did.


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Interesting @g2outdoors. Do the verticals of the aider run through the depth of the bottom step or over the face of the bottom step?
 
j_laucks said:
Interesting @g2outdoors. Do the verticals of the aider run through the depth of the bottom step or over the face of the bottom step?
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I ran them over the face. Threading them through the steps would add some value for sure. That's a good idea. Especially if the tree has some lean. Good thinking.

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Conzo said:
I know its a long shot but do you happen to know of a list to see where spurs are legal/ illegal on public land? I'm looking into getting a pair but I mostly hunt public in OH, MI, IL, and IA.
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No. You just have to look at each pice of land. Typically not hard to find in the regs.

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bigmike23 said:
Anyone have the slightest idea when they're dropping
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g2outdoors said:
I hunted with this aider for 7 days on a bunch of wonky and varied size trees. It performed FLAWLESSLY.
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Nice. If you do a simple CAYG aider like that, then so long as you have a weight bearing horizontal segment near the top elastic it will not fail catastrophically unless both sides come off (basically, make a loop with little "ears" up top and an elastic).

Another idea is permanent, small accessory cord loops tied around the internal struts of the top step and hanging down like hoochie hoop earrings. Then your CAYG aider is a simple loop, but you have clipped to it two of the smallest, lightest non locking carabiners (wire gate, climb spec). You clip each of these 'biners to your hoochie hoops to hold the CAYG loop and then disconnect as you move up.
 
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Im amazed they didnt just make the tube an inch higher then the top step for a spot to hook an aider on too. Seems they thought of everything else on these. Im surprised they missed something so obvious
 
flinginairos said:
That really wouldn’t be the ideal location to hook it though. When I was messing with it I had no issues hooking to the outside of the top steps with a one step CAYG aider.

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To expand on this a bit - I think being able to throw a loop over the top of the post is the quickest and easiest attachment point, but I agree that attaching an aider to the outside of both steps helps to keep the steps open better and offers a tiny bit more stability (if there is such a thing with an aider!). I've been attaching my DIY aiders to my hawk helium sticks this way for years. Never had a loop come off a step.

Plus if the post does not stick up above the top step, then you have a better "mini platform" to stand on. As with everything in saddle hunting, there are trade-offs and no single solution that works for everyone.
 
drew13 said:
To expand on this a bit - I think being able to throw a loop over the top of the post is the quickest and easiest attachment point, but I agree that attaching an aider to the outside of both steps helps to keep the steps open better and offers a tiny bit more stability (if there is such a thing with an aider!). I've been attaching my DIY aiders to my hawk helium sticks this way for years. Never had a loop come off a step.

Plus if the post does not stick up above the top step, then you have a better "mini platform" to stand on. As with everything in saddle hunting, there are trade-offs and no single solution that works for everyone.
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Very true. I’m 100% confident in the DIY ability of you guys to make an awesome aider for these sticks. I have a great idea for one I just need time to build it


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MIbowhunter49 said:
I know I'm going to buy these stupid things and they will come out with a 20" step 6 months later.
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Without having 1 in hand I can't be 100 on this glue or whatever but.... From what I can see should be real easy to change the lengths....knock out roll pin, measure roll pin hole, drill new hole at desired distance, knock the step to position and reinstall roll pin....again without having 1 in front of me can't be 100% but more than likely that tubing is a standard size so u could technically replace the post tube with longer or shorter
 
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