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Trophyline Hyperlite Series!!!

GeoFish said:
Thats nice. But if you add the weight of a cam buckle to the stick then it is no longer a lite weight stick.
I just weighed a original LW buckle at 6.2 OZ. and a LWCG buckle at 7.1 OZ.
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That’s component weight, not stick weight.

If he likes cam buckles on everything, pairing cam buckles with a lighter-weight stick is going to be more lightweight than pairing them with a heavier stick.

Could you do a more lightweight attachment method with a heavier stick and come out even? Sure, sometimes. But if you don’t like the lightweight attachment method, is it an improvement?
 
Plebe said:
That’s component weight, not stick weight.

If he likes cam buckles on everything, pairing cam buckles with a lighter-weight stick is going to be more lightweight than pairing them with a heavier stick.

Could you do a more lightweight attachment method with a heavier stick and come out even? Sure, sometimes. But if you don’t like the lightweight attachment method, is it an improvement?
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OK, but if it does not work well with the supplied attachment and you have to go to a buckle then it is no longer lite weight.
It may work well with a daisy chain
Plebe said:
That’s component weight, not stick weight.

If he likes cam buckles on everything, pairing cam buckles with a lighter-weight stick is going to be more lightweight than pairing them with a heavier stick.

Could you do a more lightweight attachment method with a heavier stick and come out even? Sure, sometimes. But if you don’t like the lightweight attachment method, is it an improvement?
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I just said if you use the buckle its not lite weight.
Is there another lite weight attachment method that will work with this stick?
The way the tabs are configured I question if a daisy chain/truckers hitch would work?
 
enkriss said:
HFAS is just a copycat of the USA pro/elite whatever it is. Any friction hitch attachment method sucks. There will be pulldown as the hitch sets. Truckers hitch is the way but these sticks are terrible and need a redesign. They have more issues than just the terrible attachment.
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Maybe something people are doing differently but once I set my attachment than cinch it tight there no slack or sagging. My only compliant is sometime I cinch too hard and the friction is enough to stop the pusick from loosening.
 
I didn't get the Hyperlite sticks for the lightweight factor, just liked the way they stack and the design of them. I'm old and had many years of hauling 2X6 and plywood, hammers, and pole barn nails, then hang on stands weighing 30 plus pounds. I really envy the young person's starting out with the equipment available today.
 
Horn said:
what material is that and how did you handle the threads? Print them, tap a printed hole, an insert like a heli-coil?

Awesome regardless of how you pulled it off!
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It’s PETG, for the threads I tried a few ways. The one on my stick has a brass threaded insert, which you heat with a soldering iron then melt it in. I also did one with just a hole and a recessed hex nut on the back, both worked fine, this one just came off the printer first.
 
I haven't seen any videos or read about any specific aider options for the Hyperlites. What are folks running on their setups? Hopefully some company like Backwoods Mobile Gear will come out with an aider option specific for the Hyperlite sticks.
 
Shapeshifter said:
I haven't seen any videos or read about any specific aider options for the Hyperlites. What are folks running on their setups? Hopefully some company like Backwoods Mobile Gear will come out with an aider option specific for the Hyperlite sticks.
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Personally I would use a webbing aider off the bottom step. I like that I can find it easily in the dark with my boot. I am not a fan of the rope or amsteel ones but that is a personal preference
 
I agree on aiders. I've used wire aiders (stiff but dig into feet), amsteel (not supportive but light), and webbing (1/2/3 steps best of weight/support) just toe dig a bit or arch dig and good to go.
 
Webbing aider I’m using was a PITA to get on the Hyperlite. Same one I use on every stick, but it was super tight. Guess it’s not falling off.
I never used a cable aider, because those I’ve seen swing from a single point and that’s a no go for me. Amsteel wasn’t bad I really liked it at first but once I got used to the webbing aider I didn’t want to go back.
 
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