SRT is King when it comes to saddle hunting. See (One Stixing like a Boss) to see how I use 2 smaller poles to push the rope up as I go. Throw bag with string, in the woods, SUX! You got that beat for sure! New Sub.
Ive made a whole lot since this one. Start out with maple or ash before yew or osage to get the tillering process right. My personal favourite is yew or juniper. Never tried osage. It doesnt grow in Sweden.
I have the same machine and have started to dabble as well. Can you talk about your suggested stitch length... tension settings, etc.? And if you already did, I apologize. I watched with the sound down low (baby sleeping nearby).
I'm interested in finding out how you determined your saddle pattern dimensions. I'm a fairly thin person (1.85m tall and <80kg) and my saddle dimensions seem to be quite a bit larger than yours. After wearing this a bit have you found it to be a good fit?
Hi. I meassured from the middle of my leg/hip, around my but, to the other side, same spot. Ive made a couple of these before so I made some adjustments. This is not as wide as the previous ones. I suggest you take a piece of fabric and cut it so it’ll fit your body. The shape is in the video, kind of a barrel shape. I hope it helps. /TJ
I much prefer putting the line in the tree with a throw weight and line... quite and less bulk. Then leave a throw line rope in the tree if you like the location at the end of the day. Next time you come out. No need to reset your line.
I see some guys using a left hand ascender with their right foot in the foot loop, and some use a left hand ascender with their left foot in the loop, like you. Is one way easier than the other, or are some guys doing it wrong? Thanks
If I dont want to modify an ascender, would a CT Quick Roll be the same thing? Why do you want to cut the handle off? Also curious what the difference is between GriGri 2 and GriGri+. I'm trying to put my first climbing setup together. Thank you.
I appreciate the video very much. I will be doing pretty much the same rig. Not a criticism of you but a concern I have: there is a lot of metal and the clanks, although not coming through very loud on the video, would, I suspect, carry quite a distance in the predawn still of a woodlot when there isn't wind. Anybody with thoughts on that?
Your video was well done. If you would want to do one on quieting the gear that may be helpful. My climbing gear has not arrived yet, but from other videos it seems the grigri is fairly clunky. I would welcome any ideas. Thanks! And nice shooting!
I have the same concern and have it down to just the belay device and carabiner. The extra biner on the hand ascender is really handy (or a micro pulley), but I don't use it because of the noise. Everything else is rope connections.
@@danhoff4401 That is interesting because I have found that my ascender is silent but the belay device is my only source of metal noise. I use a Climbing Technology Quick Roll Ascender. It has the potential to be very noisy but, with care, it is easy to use it silently. With a bit of practice it becomes second nature. I use a gri gri belay device. With each pull there is a little click. I also noticed a squeak developing which I attributed to the tensioning of the rope in the grooves. I solved that by putting a bit of string wax in the gri gri before each hunt. Works well and the rope does not slip at all. As far as the click from the gri gri, I consider it not worth worrying about. If the walk in and setting up all my gear at the base of the tree didn't alert deer, then they are probably too far away to hear that click.
@@jeffsalsieder640 I have a beal birdie, and I don't find it that much harder to advance the rope without the leverage point, so it's not that I couldn't find a way to do that I just don't need to. This guy's set up also has alot of metal, ropeman, bridge plate etc. I got rid of all of that. Slower to adjust, but no metal. The biggest thing I want to eliminate is metal on metal noise. Alot of things rustle only we clank.
I take the stick up the tree when hunting. Often times the lines ar pre set then the stick isn't a problem. It happens that I want to change the rope to another location when I'm in the tree. Then having the stick with you is very convenient.
I like the look of those dump pouches. What are they? I use the tethered SYS Haulers and they are sizable and collapse nicely but sometimes it would be nice to have a pouch that stays open when you're trying to load your ropes.
Hey :) I live in Sweden so where I bought everything won't help you Im afraid but I use a GRIGRI 2, the ascender you can buy on eBay/amazon it has a pulley mounted on the outside and the handle is cut off. Look for the the 18" pole on a site for window cleaning.
