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Do you think the sladder is worth it compared to doing something like this with multiple aiders?
I had the same experience and wondered if just having fewer steps and a different spacing would have helped. Made me appreciate the need for stand offs from the tree. If there was a way to simply get a couple of inches like weldabeast talks about, that could be a game changer.
Do you think the sladder is worth it compared to doing something like this with multiple aiders?
Awesome, Thanks. I can see how that would make just enough of a difference to make a world of difference.
Thanks@HoneyBadger53 Check out these threads, consensus is pretty negative and that it is introducing slack in the tether and danger of kick outs with the leg hook:
Sean's outdoors climbing method
Not my climbing method. Seans outdoors video on YouTube. Something different. What do y'all think? Opinions pros cons things you would change.saddlehunter.com
You like the sladder better then one sticking?It’s also not just sticking your foot in the rungs. It’s inserting your boot toe into the rung, then as your boot tip closes to the tree slightly lift up and put slight downward pressure with the beginning back third of your foot (basically where your heel begins or just slightly more forward on your foot than that) on the rung to begin to capture it as your toes are now bending up on the tree, then your boot toe moves back down sliding along the tree as your heel moves the rung out slightly. Those are the foot motions muscle memory movements to keep practicing with it. It’s just like anything else you will develop a rhythm to it as I becomes more and more second nature. Like driving steering etc. as conscious thought moves to subconscious action.
I want to try it more than I have so far before I make that final assessment. Like any climbing method there are advantages and disadvantages to every system. Am I still glad I picked one up at this point? Yes sir!You like the sladder better then one sticking?
So your saying I won’t be disappointed to add it to my Arsenal of climbing methods lolI want to try it more than I have so far before I make that final assessment. Like any climbing method there are advantages and disadvantages to every system. Am I still glad I picked one up at this point? Yes sir!
What size boot do you wear? I wear a 12EE and wonder how easy it would be to get them in the stirrups. The Sladder climbing system is on sale now, trying to decide if it would be worth it. TIAI want to try it more than I have so far before I make that final assessment. Like any climbing method there are advantages and disadvantages to every system. Am I still glad I picked one up at this point? Yes sir!
9.5 Or 10 depending on the bootWhat size boot do you wear? I wear a 12EE and wonder how easy it would be to get them in the stirrups. The Sladder climbing system is on sale now, trying to decide if it would be worth it. TIA
A one stick can be had for way less than a sladder… you can spend as much money as you want on anything. The huge one stick platforms, Amsteel rope mods, cam cleats, etc. are just extras. I’ve made 3 one sticks all for less than $100 each and they climb just as fast and easy as their cousins, so don’t be afraid to get something and start learning. You can run any stick with an aider on it and be climbing one stick. The barrier of entry is a lot shorter than people think. I agree having multiple methods up and down a tree are important.Put my Sladder to the test yesterday. I made it up the tree safely, however, my choice of trees was limited and very small. I really like the compactness and weight of the system. I'm sure I will like it better every time I climb with it. Any new climbing method/system takes time to build muscle memory. I'm still loving my 5 WEI steps and the kanider/swaider set up, however, multiple climbing methods is better than one. I was never a fan of one sticking simply due to the excessive cost of the modified sticks.