-
The SH Membership has gone live. Only SH Members have access to post in the classifieds. All members can view the classifieds. Starting in 2020 only SH Members will be admitted to the annual hunting contest. Current members will need to follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Click on your username 2. Click on Account upgrades 3. Choose SH Member and purchase.
-
We've been working hard the past few weeks to come up with some big changes to our vendor policies to meet the changing needs of our community. Please see the new vendor rules here: Vendor Access Area Rules
Total system weight
- Thread starter Davis21
- Start date
In what season/weather, hunting where, for how long? And do you count pack? That transforms from warm to cold...prob a touch over 6 pounds with a ros on drillin' land in early season. But once I'm hauling in that much or more in warm clothing the calculus changes a bit.
Metal platform, 2 sticks, aider, kneepads,
saddle, ropes and straps .....11 pounds
Soft platform, 2stirrups, aider, kneepads, saddle, ropes and straps.....9 pounds
saddle, ropes and straps .....11 pounds
Soft platform, 2stirrups, aider, kneepads, saddle, ropes and straps.....9 pounds
soaringeagle
Member
- Joined
- Sep 9, 2019
- Messages
- 70
H2 saddle with tubular web bridge
30ft 8mm rope
Full bury amsteel lineman’s rope
Mini shikar with scout platform and amsteel aider
Bow hanger daisy chain with cam jam
Rope retrieval rope
Long amsteel loop just in case
3 carabiners
Right at 10lbs
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
30ft 8mm rope
Full bury amsteel lineman’s rope
Mini shikar with scout platform and amsteel aider
Bow hanger daisy chain with cam jam
Rope retrieval rope
Long amsteel loop just in case
3 carabiners
Right at 10lbs
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
harold wright
Active Member
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2018
- Messages
- 169
32lbs
16-24lbs depending on saddle (hybrid or recon), platform (platform or ROS), climbing method (bolts or one stick), and how long and where I'll be hunting (accessories that depend on those factors).
Food/water/clothing add 0-20lbs.
Saddle hunting is a little bit about weight for me, but more about having the entire kit fit inside my shoulders and hips, and being able to adjust the angle of my back while sitting. If someone made a 16" wide x 28" deep lock on for less than 500.00 that didn't weigh 15lbs, I'd probably buy it and use it a fair amount for short sits.
Food/water/clothing add 0-20lbs.
Saddle hunting is a little bit about weight for me, but more about having the entire kit fit inside my shoulders and hips, and being able to adjust the angle of my back while sitting. If someone made a 16" wide x 28" deep lock on for less than 500.00 that didn't weigh 15lbs, I'd probably buy it and use it a fair amount for short sits.
Vtbow
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2018
- Messages
- 5,516
Well since hurting my foot this year and being out of a saddle..
Windwalker, all in. I mean everything, including small platypus of water and granola bar. Bolts, drill, doyles, gps, compact binos, rangefinder, linemans, tether. I wear my RCH in, but thats less than a pound.
My saddle setup was actually quite a bit less....
Windwalker, all in. I mean everything, including small platypus of water and granola bar. Bolts, drill, doyles, gps, compact binos, rangefinder, linemans, tether. I wear my RCH in, but thats less than a pound.
My saddle setup was actually quite a bit less....
Last edited:
Are you serious? We talking 48lbs or 48oz haha
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2019
- Messages
- 6,276
18 pounds including backpack and all other incidentals (headlamp, tree strap/bow hanger, etc).
I just read where you only want essentials: predator platform = 3 lbs, 12 treehopper steps with ropes and 2 storage pouches = 5 pounds, saddle = 2 pounds, ropes = 1 lbs....around 11 pounds.
Last edited:
sliberato77
New Member
16 lbs
Tetherd Mantis
Hawk Helium 17in sticks with one movable aider
WE step and Perch
34ft 8mm rope
Petzel GriGri w/ Carabiner
Tetherd linemen rope w/ropeman one
Huntin' Hoist
Niteize gear strap
Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk
Tetherd Mantis
Hawk Helium 17in sticks with one movable aider
WE step and Perch
34ft 8mm rope
Petzel GriGri w/ Carabiner
Tetherd linemen rope w/ropeman one
Huntin' Hoist
Niteize gear strap
Sent from my SM-G981V using Tapatalk
My base weight at this point is about 14 lbs.
6 lbs LWCG .5 with a diy backpack suspension
6 lbs climbing sticks (modded heliums)
2 lb tethers, pull up rope, hooks, havalon
Saddle is worn weight. Clothes, water usually added to pack weight dependent on the need to scale up or down.
I can walk all day in this setup. Mass is but a small factor. I've bounced all around and this is the best balance of weight, bulk reduction, and functionality I've achieved and its not particularly close. I may shave some significant weight on the sticks depending how some future developments go.
6 lbs LWCG .5 with a diy backpack suspension
6 lbs climbing sticks (modded heliums)
2 lb tethers, pull up rope, hooks, havalon
Saddle is worn weight. Clothes, water usually added to pack weight dependent on the need to scale up or down.
I can walk all day in this setup. Mass is but a small factor. I've bounced all around and this is the best balance of weight, bulk reduction, and functionality I've achieved and its not particularly close. I may shave some significant weight on the sticks depending how some future developments go.
Pilk64
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2019
- Messages
- 562
Everything I bring in the woods to hunt except clothing and bow is 17.6 lbs ....saddle, pack, Tethrd platform w/10' of 1/4" amsteel and two squirrel steps , spurs, kill kit, 40' oplux madrock, D-ring and biner(rappeling)...2-10' oplux 2-biners 2-Kong Ducks for Lineman and Tether...bow hoist, Vortex 1800 rangefinder, bow hook, 6' amsteel daisy chain for gear hanger small pruning saw...17.6 lbs ...I am looking for a pair of CF Spurs as to cut a couple more lbs and end up somewhere around 15 lbs on the money.
Usi05
Active Member
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2020
- Messages
- 124
Diy beast sticks are 7.2 lbs with my aider on bottom step. Can get to 16.5 with 3 and over 20 with 4.
Platform is predator xl at 4 lbs
Trophyline ambush is 4.5 lbs loaded. Has my lineman’s belt and ropeman in one pouch with tree hanger strap. Has my tree tether and ropeman in other pouch.
I didn’t include backpack though.
My total weight right now minus backpack is about 15.5-16 lbs. That’s a huge upgrade over packing my climber and bag around.
Nexts steps for me would be 1) testing out lighter saddle options if there are any and 2) comparing weight of .5 or 1 stand to see how it stacks up in terms of weight and comfort vs my saddle set up.
Also have more metal to do more diy sticks and may go with 4 20” beast knock offs and order the lightweight steps from Dan O to see if I can hit 1.5#’s per stick. Shouldn’t be hard since my 24” are at 1.75ish.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Platform is predator xl at 4 lbs
Trophyline ambush is 4.5 lbs loaded. Has my lineman’s belt and ropeman in one pouch with tree hanger strap. Has my tree tether and ropeman in other pouch.
I didn’t include backpack though.
My total weight right now minus backpack is about 15.5-16 lbs. That’s a huge upgrade over packing my climber and bag around.
Nexts steps for me would be 1) testing out lighter saddle options if there are any and 2) comparing weight of .5 or 1 stand to see how it stacks up in terms of weight and comfort vs my saddle set up.
Also have more metal to do more diy sticks and may go with 4 20” beast knock offs and order the lightweight steps from Dan O to see if I can hit 1.5#’s per stick. Shouldn’t be hard since my 24” are at 1.75ish.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk