A First Look at the Sh1kar One-Stick 

It would make a dandy combo, wouldn’t it??

I messaged EWO about it about a week ago and they said they would be getting the Monarch platforms in as an option for their Ultimate One Sticks

@@daltonseymour2605 Yep, that's the rumor on the street! :)

Thanks ... I really appreciate you saying that about my reviews. The way I described it to a few people who I was discussing it with is that it’s got potential. It’s not really there yet, but with some tweaking it could be really good.

I agree with you Gerardo,! Since the platform is on top of stick , it spins or twist on its on axis!

After watching the video back, I think you’re right in that it’s the beam itself flexing. I do think it still needs a full-bury Amsteel rope to replace that strap though.

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Trophyline definitely has a new one-sticking option coming down the pipe, and we’ll be sure to bring it to you here as soon as we can!!

You might be right, snd thanks for the comment so people can see it ... appreciate it!

It’s a great question ... Oplux is 8 mm and technically out of spec for the Madrock Safeguard. Canyon fits that criteria by virtue of it being 9 mm.

First of all, thanks for the kind words ... They’re not legal anywhere I hunt though, so I’ve never used them.

That’s exactly what he’s sending me. 👍

@@StaggsintheWild That’s what you recommend for everyone to do on the video basically ,so that’s what I did. I just wish he had the pull handle like on the ultimate 1 stick and the monarch was in front of the stick to allow more toe space from the tree trunk.

The EWO rope is much too thick, unfortunately. Luke Dautel makes that rope, and it’s 3/8” full bury. A friend and I are going to experiment with the next-size up cleat (we actually might have to go TWO sizes up ...) and see if we can get 7/64” full bury Amsteel to work.

@@StaggsintheWild thanks sir!

@@StaggsintheWild is there any size amsteel with a full bury you think would work with this cleat? Sorry for the delayed question reply sir. My brain was working. Lol

@@ISaddleHunt The 7/64" is going to be close... I know a couple guys that are going to be playing a lot with different sizes over the coming days, and I'm sure the community will figure it out soon. :)

Stay tuned! 😁

First off, thanks for all the kind words; we really do appreciate them!! I truly think either way you went would work... Even though I used sticks on and off over the years, I was PRIMARILY a climber guy myself over the past 30 years of bowhunting; that's why you'll see me share some of my wisdom on the channel about using a Lone Wolf hand climber. I don't think that having a lot of "traditional" stick experience is necessarily a prerequisite to one-sticking... if you're halfway coordinated or athletic in the least, I think you can replicate the moves we demonstrate in the videos and you'll leapfrog the need for sticks. You can walk in with about 4 lbs if you so choose, and hunt up to 40' high in any tree, limbs or no limbs. It's a great way not to limit yourself in pursuit of your quarry.

@@StaggsintheWild my thing being a "climber guy" is finding trees where I NEED to be that a climber isn't going in on public ground where I can't cut. Lol! After I 'splained to my wife that with a saddle I got both the tether and linemans rope when needed, she was cool with spending some $$$. Anyway, thank you for the reply. I'm really thinking hard on Dano's 1 stick. And I'm way up in the air on saddles yet. Its kind of a new market. Lol! Thank you again for the time and effort in your vids. They are appreciated!

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PalZ20-nmZg.html

I’d also highly encourage you to watch this video for alternative options ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5iDtdKPyh8M.html

Either a Harken or Schaeffer will work fine.

I think you’re thinking correctly ... stay tuned though until the end of this week and I’ll have a new video up on the channel showing a new option. 😊

Thanks buddy! Standing by

Absolutely!

I believe their website is up and running now ... I didn’t get to watch their live feed a couple days ago describing how they would start handling orders though. If you have Facebook and reach out to them on their FB page, I know there’s a guy that helps out with answering questions from there. And he may very well be helping if they go through the new site, too; I’m not sure.

@@StaggsintheWild thank you

You by chance know the name of the website

@@jennyholman1111 www.tx5customgear.com/

Great idea! After giving it some thought after shooting the video, I probably won’t invest any more time in working with the strap, honestly - I’m going to figure out what it takes to get a full-bury Amsteel rope to work with it.

We never mind constructive criticism. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I think you’ll see a closeup when I take it out to the tree. I can tell you that most of us are finding that cleat is going to be a no-go for us one-stickers ... more testing to come once the ice storms move out.

Still one-sticking, though I do plan on putting a mid-sized platform off to the side of the the stick on some hunts next year. I had planned on doing it at the end of last season, but that would necessitate a pack of some sort and I’m just so darn reticent to carry one unless I’m bringing camera gear to film a hunt. 😊

Are you going to review the latitude outdoors method metal-less saddle? They committed for me to wait for the new line to come out for my height and weight plus type 2 diabetics .5’9” and 205lbs. With circulation worries I do all day sits.. I would like to see a review for saddle hunting ropes. Also I have not seen anything about crossbow hunting with a saddle yet.

@@jamesmoore1124 I’ve been hesitant to do anything on other brands of saddles yet beyond the explanation of why we use TX5, as they’re SO subjective - though the latitude method and Cruzr XC draw so much attention I might have to break down and try them out this summer. I HAVE toyed with the idea of doing a rope video, as I was one of the pioneers responsible for bringing Oplux into the saddle world (I personally negotiated the deal with Sterling back when I did some work for Wild Edge) and now have played with several other type/brands with my one-sticking venture. You’d probably be out of luck in waiting for a crossbow video on this channel ... I’ll only use a compound or traditional bow as long as I’m physically able. 😊

I have quit messing with that cleat ... it’s just not optimal to use in one-sticking.

I ordered the stick the other day and will be changing it out as soon as it comes in..

I’ll have a follow-up video in a couple weeks or so with a second version hopefully.