CLIMBING SPURS // Compact Mobile Saddle Hunting Setup 

I tried those one in strap and buckle on my Buckingham Spurs they kept loosening up just curious to how they work for you or maybe you did something different

Jeremey 4490 hey brother. I haven’t had that problem but I added one of those metal strap keepers just in case it ever did slip. Using 2” up top and 1” on the bottom.

@@SeasonsChange24 thank you good luck hunting this season. Nice to see someone that also shoots traditional put up videos using a saddle

fhfgear.com/collections/hunting/products/auto-lock-buckle-1 these buckles are the best I have found had to a lot of leg work to find them I have them on one of my packs they do not slip at all I'm going to try and post an in depth video of up grading my spurs with these

Jeremey 4490 Hey man! How’d it work out?

Sean Alexander Thanks brother! Have a great season!

Traditional Bowhunting And Wilderness Podcast Thanks! Really appreciate that!

underdog outdoors Thanks for watching, sir! I’ve only started using them and love the benefits they come with. I’ll be monitoring whether or not they seem to impact the trees I climb and that will inform my decision to continue using them or not.

Conner Jednat I’ll see what I can do!

Jake Townes thanks man, same to you!

James Marshall Glad that’ll work for you! Not the most high end setup but I’ve had no issues with it over 3 years of using it pretty heavily.

James Marshall what pack is that?

ryan king Hey! There’s a link in the video description. It’s a SOG but can’t remember the exact model

SeasonsChange 🍂 thank you

Awesome! Glad you like it. Stay safe out there.

Irish Saddler Thanks!

I have patterned my set up after yours...I just cant see how it could be any better...thanks for the great set up!

zach myers Hey Zach, good question. I do not keep the spurs on once I reach the platform. I unbuckle them and clip them to my gear rope on the backside of the tree. That way they are out of my way but easily accessible for the climb down. Hope this helps

Paul Crave you can leave the platform cammed up or just loosen your flip line a little and climb past it. It wasn’t too much of a sticking point.

Sam Hotstick13.2 Hey Sam, I’m using climbright aluminum spurs w the ultralight pads. I put my own buckles on. Once I get on the platform I take the spikes off and hang them up w my bag.

@@SeasonsChange24 Thanks

Paul Crave that’s the next step. Plan on using little sections of garden hose and small bungee cords to hold them in place.

SeasonsChange 🍂 I used insta morph and nitize gear ties on mine. Slick.

I do not have a video showing the mods. What I can tell you is I replaced the foot straps (leather and metal buckles) with 1” military grade strapping with 1” hard plastic buckles. I replaced the leather strap at the top of the stick with 2” strapping and 2” buckles. Got most of my info from some climbing spur threads on saddlehunter.com. Modifying spurs is dangerous and you do so at your own risk. Be careful and do your homework whatever you decide. These are the aluminum Ultralight spurs

@@SeasonsChange24 yep, all noted, thank you sir. Another trad guy here, best of luck this season!

@@TheForester7 same to you brother!

Paul Crave Correct. I put a webbing strap with metal stoppers through the MOLLE on the Mantis so I could secure the predator platform to it.

Paul Crave Haha. It’s a fanny pack. I keep my milkweed and a few other essentials in there. Easy to access while you’re in the saddle or while climbing

Paul Crave Hey Paul, I’ll be using them both but plan to use the Mantis during the early season. I’ll use the Flex if I have especially long sits cause it’s so darn comfortable.

Bryson Hollar I’ve noticed that on smooth bark trees like water oaks and beech they leave considerably more noticeable marks than on tough-barked trees like red/white oak, ash etc. I avoid climbing the smooth trees because a) they’re more slippery b) they leave marks showing I’ve climbed them. None of the trees that I’ve climbed (some of them more than ten times) for practice have shown any signs of decline in overall health. I don’t see how a gash from a tree spur exposes the tree to any more harm than say, removing a limb. Removing a limb cuts through all layers of bark and exposes a much larger surface area to the elements. I could be off on this but these are my observations so far. Thank you for the insight though, I’ll watch out for that.

On pines it’s completely fine, the cambian layer constantly rejuvenating.