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What does your 2021 system look like?

Saddles/Rappel Setup:
Notch Floating D OR Tactisaddle with CGM's Saddlespenders, EWO Ultimate One Stick with the UP Platform and 2 step aider, OR Muddy Pro with a one loop CT Climbing climb rated loop and a Solo Scout with an EWO Amsteel Guy Rope Mode for the Scout, 40' of Sterling Oplux, MR Safeguard (this is out of spec. so do not use this), I may switch to the Canyon rope but the Oplux is lighter and a bit more supple), all of this is on a @4090Sharps custom roll pouch.
Bow:
Darton Spectra E set at 60lbs, 150gr. VPA three blade with 100 grain ethics inserts on GT Hunter XT Arrows, Zinger Z3 -3" left helical fletches. 527gr. TAW, 21.7% FOC.
 
Saturday morning I will have my 2018 Mathews Avail @43# with EZV sight, QAD drop away rest, Gold Tip 400 Hunter XTs cut to 24.5 and Blazer vanes with 200 grain Cutthroat broadheads. Sitting in my CRÜZR XC saddle with Predator platform. Using 4 Hawk Helium minis and an aider on the bottom stick to climb. ALPZ womens pack carries all my stuff.

The only change to my setup from last year was changing to Cutthroat broadheads this year.
 
Oplux ropes all the way around.
Safeguard and prussic hitches
Ultimate 1 stick wit UP/ 2 step aider
Trophyline EDP or ROS

TX5 with some flat branch suspenders

Pack will be (come on UPS) 3v outlaw EDC

Hoyt charger at 63#. Ez V. Cheap QAD
Sirius apollos with 200 gr GrizzlyStik (650 and 25ish FOC)

Tru ball thumb release

Let’s go!!! 3.5 days here in NC.


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Sterling ropes with prusik tenders and tethered biners.
Just got my bullman steps and ring today for the climbing method. Really like em.
Saddle is the one and only dryad drey (comfort is unreal)

Pack is my eberlestock tailhook.

bow is my Toelke chinook 50 lbs at 26 inches. No sights or gizmos. Shot off the shelf with gold tip trads. 200 grain German jager broadhead up front.
 
running my tethrd phantom standing on a predator platform... climb using WW steps with knaider and swaider.. typically climb with just my repel tether 9 mm canyon elite on a 6mm trc prussic... i have a linemans rope man of the same materials for atypical trees/a backup... repel using a basic rock climbing atc with prussic backup...
 
Recon sling, predator platform, 3-4 cut down lone wolf sticks with cable aiders, Eberlestock f-1 mainframe pack, halo rangefinder, cheap Amazon headlamp, paracord bow hanger, thermarest seat pad for knees, paracord pull up rope, mathews creed, Easton bloodlines w/ slick trick standards (100gr).
 
Aero hunter flex
Oplux tether/lineman’s with Kong ducks
TL mission platform
4 Hawk helium sticks
Eberlestock X2
Bowtech revolt
GT velocity valkyrie XT
Grim Reaper whitetail special pro’s
 
Phantom with predator. Bolts for presets, Shikars for run and gun. Mathews vertix with gold tip kenetics and magnus stingers 100 grain. 500 grains on the dot for total arrow weight. Hope its enough to punch through one.
 
OG JX3 and Recon, also hunt a Ghost Blind when useful. single chopped LW with double steps and EWO aider, ring of Ameristeps, Resc Tech and figure 8, Mohican (spelling?) knot.

Xpedition Denali @65 lbs, 29.5” Hexx 260s with 75 grain inserts prolly shooting 125 grain Montecs or Spifires maybe new broadhead TBD. Both front and sidebar! Quiver off thank you very much.
 
Climbing method. -bolts, pre set and run and gun

Saddle - recon, predator platform, oplux ropes

Comfort all day set up- jx3 bolts for ring of steps

Bow- Mathews Halon, killer instinct Fatal x


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XOP Vanish XT with Novix mini sticks.
Hoyt Charger shooting Axis 5mm and 100 grain brass insert. Centerpoint Sniper 370 crossbow shooting Bloodsport Witness arrows. Can't make my mind up on broadheads. May go Black Hornet for both setups with a mechanical on standby.
 
Method2 saddle climbing either SRT w/ presets or 2TC without presets. Hoyt Torrex @ 58# using 100gr. G5 CS heads. Total arrow weight right about 400gr.

I hate the pack I currently have and will try to replace it this weekend.
 
6 year old Hoyt powermax 62 lb EZV sight
Easton Axis w/100g G5 M3
Tethrd Mantis
Lone Wolf sticks, or Cranford rope steps, or bolts, or presets.
Ring of bolts, or Predator, or Cranford scaffold.
or stands.
Backpack, Ozonics, Scentlok
 
Cruzer XC saddle with Resc Tech 8mm linesman and tether with Kong keepers.
Mission platform and 4 Beast minis using a Backwoods Swaider
Bowtech Revolt X 60 lbs @29" shooting BE Rampage with 75 grain brass HIT, Iron Will steel Impact Collar and QAD Exodus broadheads. 500 grain total weight.
Pack will be Trophy Line Platow when it comes in and it works as good as I hope it will.
 
Saddle: Cruzr XC w/ 8mm Oplux Tether & Lineman's Belt
Sticks: 3 20" EWO stealth stripped w/ aiders
Platform: Squirrel Steps on an OCB strap
Bow: PSE 33 NXT
Arrows: Rampage Black Eagle arrows w/ 125 Grain Rage Broadheads
Pack: TideWe Pack

More than excited to be able to be mobile this season. Good luck to everyone in your season.
 
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It will look the same as my 2000 set up. LW Assault with cut down LW sticks.

I’ve tried a lot of stuff but by mid season i’m always back to this set up.
 
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