I tryed this today to go around branches it worked great just don't pull up on the step or you will uncam it I just kept my knees bent to force the weight down unhooked my linesman belt and re hooked it above the branch works great. I am using an arborist harness and hooked in with the belay loopI think it’s the one where you put the step above your head, grab it with both hands and walk up the tree to the next step. Then he clipped his harness into the step at waist height and repeat. There’s a thread on it.
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Here's another lightweight alternative if you only need waders occasionally....
https://www.wiggys.com/clothing-outerwear/lightweight-waders/
If there are a ton of sharp edges then what I do it I get an oversized pair of those cheap flimsy water shoes, and I put the bags on then attach them with some bungie cord to each foot.
Yeah just read through some posts, brought back some good memories hopefully we're doing it againI miss this thread. Great info in there and a long shipping list for me.
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"Shipping list" or "shopping list"? I imagine that your shipping list is quite extensive right now.I miss this thread. Great info in there and a long shipping list for me.
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Hahaha. You have no idea"Shipping list" or "shopping list"? I imagine that your shipping list is quite extensive right now.
As a newbie I'm so happy this thread was brought back up. I had never read it and I found it really helpful.I miss this thread. Great info in there and a long shipping list for me.
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I'm still loving my Tingly boots for most things, but after today, I can say that they are definitely not for hanging stands (and probably not for a ring of steps either). They just don't have the support and rigidity that a boot with a shank or stiffer sole provides. I hung 3 stands today using Ameristep screw-in steps and my feet felt like they were in a torture device. The 1st two stands went up fast and easy so I spent a short amount of time with my full weight on the steps, but the last stand had some challenges and I found myself standing on those crappy, narrow steps for way too long as I struggled to get the steps in and the stand set. It was NOT comfortable, to say the least.
Tingly are great for walking and great for standing on a platform, but we all have those occasional stands that for whatever the reason, are difficult to hang and we end up standing on steps too long while we climb and fool with gear.
I've been using my saddle and tether more and more (instead of a traditional harness) for the actual hanging part of erecting stands. It's much better than using a lineman belt because, unlike a lineman belt, the tether is out of the way of chains, straps, seat, etc while the stand is set onto the tree.
I should have used my tether to hang stands (while wearing the Tingly)...there would have been much less pressure on my feet.
I use the tingley's while standing on steps. I think you hit on it in your last paragraph. Once I'm set up and hanging in the saddle most of my weight is in the saddle so my feet are fine using steps.I'm still loving my Tingly boots for most things, but after today, I can say that they are definitely not for hanging stands (and probably not for a ring of steps either). They just don't have the support and rigidity that a boot with a shank or stiffer sole provides. I hung 3 stands today using Ameristep screw-in steps and my feet felt like they were in a torture device. The 1st two stands went up fast and easy so I spent a short amount of time with my full weight on the steps, but the last stand had some challenges and I found myself standing on those crappy, narrow steps for way too long as I struggled to get the steps in and the stand set. It was NOT comfortable, to say the least.
Tingly are great for walking and great for standing on a platform, but we all have those occasional stands that for whatever the reason, are difficult to hang and we end up standing on steps too long while we climb and fool with gear.
I've been using my saddle and tether more and more (instead of a traditional harness) for the actual hanging part of erecting stands. It's much better than using a lineman belt because, unlike a lineman belt, the tether is out of the way of chains, straps, seat, etc while the stand is set onto the tree.
I should have used my tether to hang stands (while wearing the Tingly)...there would have been much less pressure on my feet.