MY MOBILE HUNTING SETUP - We Still Have A Giant On Camera In Iowa 

They definitely have perks and drawbacks.

thats what i ended up doing. I feel like the twist ties would be a royal pain when youre trying to get them untwisted lol

Saddle are supose to be light and very mobile, but it comes with a high price, deer stands also o lot give u the option to shoot the direction of which ur face and with the saddle u can move around freely and use the tree as cover when deer come in, I bought a saddle and I love it, I’ll never use a deer stand again

Agree with everything you said! Ive been getting well over 15 feet with 2 sticks and cable aiders. But CAUTION is right! I had a stick kick out way back in some public with no cell service. I was stuck in the tree for 20 minutes or so! Scary stuff.

Read the brand on the pictures.

Stealth strips

@@pa_fly4514 thank you

Yes and it’s far from stand locations

@@ChrisBeeReal cool

How long do you usually hang in the tree? Any problems with fatigue? I’m highly interested, just a lot of money to spend, like to know people’s opinions before going all in.

@@andrewbrowning1605 yeah Andrew I usually set around 4 to 5 hours but have set much longer also with no trouble or fatigue. I have found that if you plan to hunt say 25 feet up I try to set my rope so that it is at least 6 to 8 feet over my head the more rope you can give your self the easier it is to move around the tree and an adjustable bridge is the way to go also. Also you can always climb with the rope and get to hunting height and go ahead and tether in and set you platform and hunt just as you would if you were using sticks to climb it’s all preference. Me myslef I try to go in as quit and lite as I can and that has been the best setup iv found so far. I climb DRT and to climb that method all you have to have is a climbing rated rope. I use the Samson predator rope from Wespur and they sell it by the foot I paid right around 85$ for 75 feet of that rope and that will easily get my feet to 30 35 feet. Also now there is a promo code on NY saddle hunter for 10% off if you use that it would be even cheaper. That’s less than a set of sticks that you will probley only be able to get up 16 or 18 feet with. I recommend this to everyone wanting to be quiet fast mobile and super lite. My entire set up is right around 10 pounds and more than half of that I wear in on the saddle. Best thing I can tell you tho is check out the NY saddle hunter channel on RU-vid because there are several ways and techniques and they cover them very well and then you can decide what’s best for your style of hunting and budget. I guarantee though if you give it a try it’s the only way you will hunt from then on.

Watch some meat eater episodes where they hunt caribou so you can at least get the idea of how it goes. Steven rinella sells a large game hunting guide that goes over everything from what you should bring to how to dress the animal. It's definitely a good investment for a place like Alaska where you can hunt so much large game

@@jeffsmith8066 Thanks for the tip. You can hunt bear as well in Alaska. 1 kill every 2-3 years, though.

You have to use the Kong for their new 8mm ropes. The ropeman 1 is for an 11mm rope. Same principle though on both.

That was an iPad with a keyboard

Either an iPad or windows surface

Google chrome book is great

Just get a card reader for your phone. It’s super easy

Pay the extra and get an Apple SD card reader that you can use with a iPhone or iPad. They are a lot better than a cheaper copycat card reader. Exodus did a video about the pro’s of using one.

You couldn’t even climb the tree he showed in the video with a climber….but yeah, simple straight trees are easy with climbers.

I'm just talking in general not to many trees like that in my hunting area looks like a loud pain in the ass 🤷🤷

@@edwardkramer8738 Saddles are actually much quieter to set up than a climber, he just doesn't have a good system of carrying his gear up the tree in this video.

Everything about it looks like a goat rodeo! When I rock climbed many years ago, hanging belays halfway up a wall were so uncomfortable. Can’t fathom sitting that way for half a day. Gear intensive endeavor as well, I doubt u would save any weight as opposed to hiking in with a tree stand…my thoughts…

I promise a saddle is lighter, just as fast to set up, and aren’t limited to power pole trees

Have fun carrying that climber and finding the perfect tree lol

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