I’ve found using my forearm as a measurement tool for setting bolts. I place my elbow on the bolt and put my forearm against the tree and the next bolt goes at my fingertips.
I use piece of paracord 2x length of my step with knot in middle and loop on each end. 1st drill is actually 2nd step then I bend 90 degrees at knot for step 1. Then hang loop on 1 and go straight up to step 3. Alternate from odd side to even side.
Ya got me to thinking.... Maybe time to try a bolt/aider combo. Fewer holes to drill, same height. About the same weight.... Off to the workshop now.....
I think Jared Schaefer (not sure of his RU-vid handle) did something along that line. To me it's not worth the tiny bit of weight/drilling saved to go from having something rock solid to stand on to having to swing from an aider. But that's just me. I'm pretty anti-aider, which ain't exactly putting me in the cool kids club lately.
NB great video, but I think the biggest reason many guys don't use the drill and bolt methods is state regulations prohibit them. Also, great advice about proper spacing I think that is where I always had issues myself. If you incorporate a rope and a Mad Rock Safeguard, you can rappel down and get out of the tree even quicker and safer!😉👍
I definitely think the only reason the drill isn't the universal go-to is regulations. I think if you take yohr bolts with you the damage is negligible, but that's another story. I'd love to race somebody down a tree who rappelled. Short of falling, those are the two quickest ways down a tree. If you climbed with bolts and then had to rappel, I think I'd beat you.
@@nickwilliamsoutdoors Did my first climb with them yesterday and very pleased, I did rappel down just caused i want to be part of the cool club. LOL. I think either way is faster (coming from a stick man last year)
Hey NutterBuster thanks for the video, I've adopted this system of climbing since your first video (between you and Mr.Womack!) Question: when pulling your bolts out on the way down do you put them in the ammo belt when you reach the bottom of the tree I find it difficult to get the bolts in the belt when climbing down!? Cheers 😎👍🏻🇨🇦
Anytime you penetrate the bark on a tree, it can potentially be an inlet for disease and insects. Juat like a cut through your skin. However, I've had a lot of cuts heal without issue and I've never noticed a tree that was dying due to bolts.
@@nickwilliamsoutdoors I was wondering the same myself and curious if it wouldn't be a bad idea to also carry 4" pre-cut 3/8 wooden dowels to fill the holes as you as climbing down and removing bolts? Thoughts? Just as you mentioned to keep the bugs out and hopefully prevent infection
You can find that on his earlier video "Carbon Fiber Bolts for Saddle Hunting". He lists the company he got them from too. Grade 8 bolts 6"x 3/8 will also do the job just weigh a bit more.
Mark is a small business. I think Amazon has given folks unrealistic expectation regarding product delivery time-frames. I can assure you that if you ordered from Mark you did not get scammed. It may take you a while to get the product because he makes good products and is slammed. That's the way it goes with small businesses. I ordered a pacseat all the way back in September and didn't receive it until last week.
@@nickwilliamsoutdoors I order directly from mark thru PayPal. Did you get any confirmation or tracking number when items are sent? I don’t want to keep calling him for updates on my orders.
