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Shikar climbing sticks
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Anyone have these yet, Looking for feedback. The only issue I could see would be the moving step part maybe wearing out. I'm thinking these would be awsome.
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I'm confused how the step locks in place and keeps from spinning? Is it just that little knob that finger tightens? I doubt that would hold my weight if I were to step on the side that swivels down. Maybe I am missing something.
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It's notched ,slides in and when twisting the knob it locks in place.
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Are you going to climb a tree next season?
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From the feedback I've read on saddlehunter.com guys seem to like em and said they stack nicely.
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That's the plan if my knee holds up and my diet goes as planned lol. I'll still hunt from the ground the majority of the time .Cody is thinking of getting these. I'll get his Lone Wolf's or Hawk Heliums.
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I thought about buying a set but I'm just going to stick with the cut down lone wolf sticks I'm modifying.
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Puts hands on a set this weekend.
Initial thoughts...
Pack ridiculously well. Very light. I think 24oz without straps?
Rotating steps work well, but unless you turn the stand offs as you tighten down the knob on the steps then the stand offs can rotate quite freely and there can be a little bit of play between the step and the stick.
We set them all with daisy chain webbing. They set pretty tight to the tree unless one of the stand offs was rotated weird.
We also seemed to see some bending and flexing of all components when standing on them. I’m 235lbs so they might not hold up to a much larger person.
Fit and finish was generally very good. Stand offs had fairly sharp teeth. Step size was fine for me and I have 12.5-13 sized boats. Length from step to step was a tad shorter at I think 18”?
However... quite expensive. They’re $100 a stick. Don’t see myself replacing my DIY Eastern Woods Outdoors sticks with these yet unless price came down a little. I suspect at that price they’re not going to move as fast as he’d like and you’ll start seeing sales rather quickly on them.
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Initial thoughts...
Pack ridiculously well. Very light. I think 24oz without straps?
Rotating steps work well, but unless you turn the stand offs as you tighten down the knob on the steps then the stand offs can rotate quite freely and there can be a little bit of play between the step and the stick.
We set them all with daisy chain webbing. They set pretty tight to the tree unless one of the stand offs was rotated weird.
We also seemed to see some bending and flexing of all components when standing on them. I’m 235lbs so they might not hold up to a much larger person.
Fit and finish was generally very good. Stand offs had fairly sharp teeth. Step size was fine for me and I have 12.5-13 sized boats. Length from step to step was a tad shorter at I think 18”?
However... quite expensive. They’re $100 a stick. Don’t see myself replacing my DIY Eastern Woods Outdoors sticks with these yet unless price came down a little. I suspect at that price they’re not going to move as fast as he’d like and you’ll start seeing sales rather quickly on them.
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Thanks for the review. I knew they were pricey, $ 400 just to climb a tree is nuts lol.
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It'll be interesting to see how they hold for a few years! I do like the design but going to wait for the feedback from others for a few years before I look into them.
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Well it was a toss up between Lone Wolf's minis or the Shikars. Lone wolf is taking there sweet time mailing out Stuff so he went with the Shikars. They seem very well made, light and well thought out. Man I wish they had this kind of stuff 30 years ago lol.
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I wonder how that spring loaded knob will hold up in winter weather? Looks like a very nice stick.
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It is notched out so the step locks into the main body of the stick. The guy who makes them said if you feel that they are not safe then take out the knob thingy and just run a grade 8 bolt threw them and make the steps "fixed" instead of adjustable.
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They have a 350 # weight rating, I would need one for each leg I guess lol.
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I thought this looked interesting. You could pack less sticks.
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My son got cable aiders from LW. They stay open and stick out from the tree . I wonder if coming down would be a Pain in the @$$ using them.
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All very interesting and got me thinking about climbing trees.. lol.. Also every day is a struggle for me coming down
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