muzzypower
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What am I missing?
Plus i feel like the whale is always trying to jab my calves since i cant get far enough away from treeI can’t seem to get far enough from the tree to lift my legs when seat is deployed. I tried not deploying seat but it hurt hanging by the leg straps although lwhc lifted better. I have no issues with my other basic saddles.
I can’t seem to get far enough from the tree to lift my legs when seat is deployed. I tried not deploying seat but it hurt hanging by the leg straps although lwhc lifted better. I have no issues with my other basic saddles.
I do that with my other saddles. Not an issue. I struggle with jx3 though. Im starting to think the tether is too high while climbing. I should lower it.@muzzypower before you try to advance the lwhc push yourself away from the tree with your arms as far as possible.
do u strap the lwhc down at height using the jx3?
You will probably want to. From my experience, it moves, pops, and gives too much to remain stealth. Also, are you a tall guy? I ask because I am and the wale tale is always stabbing my calves as well. I think it is because the JX3 is not set up for tall or large framed people.
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Nowi have to figure out if im gonna try to integrate a ros w the lwhc, or just go lwhc. I can shoot most directions with no moving around the tree much.
The JX3 is not designed to be used climbing with the seat down. You can, it doesn’t hurt anything functionally. But the whole point of the thing is to be able to climb with it stored behind your back out of the way keeping your lower body and core free to twist and turn and climb.
Not to say you can’t use it with the hand climber. Just that saying it isn’t designed for tall people isn’t correct at all. I’m 6’3 and use it almost exclusively and it works great.
If you absolutely have to climb with the seat deployed, there are ways to remove and store the fork so it doesn’t hit you. It can be slid back in once settled. It’s more tinker than I care to deal with, but can be done.
So are you using the LWHC as you’re climbing method with the seat up? I’ve never even considered that. What would the advantage be? I could definitely see the need to do that while using sticks and a lineman‘s belt, but using the LWHC and the “sit down, stand up” climbing method it seems like you would need to sit down. And there’s a comfy chair already strapped to your back.
I don’t use the LWGC. I wasn’t saying it’s a good idea to use the LWHC in conjunction with a hybrid(and the the seat stowed behind you). I was saying that the hybrid is designed to have the seat stowed while climbing. It was not designed for use in conjunction with a hand climber.
This isn’t to say you can’t do it. Or that it’s unsafe or anything else. I was just clarifying some unclear things said in the post I responded to, regarding tall people in the hybrid.
Those are the facts.
My opinion is that using a large platform with the hybrid makes little sense. It makes slightly more sense if you can use the platform to climb. But you run into the issues seen in this thread.