Yoder
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I have a Lone Wolf sit and climb and a LW Alpha 2 lock on stand with Hawk Helium sticks. I love the stands. The sticks are cheap, and I would say mediocre at best.
Went from an older LW climber to using the 0.5 and 2 or 3 17inch doubles with aiders this year. What a world of difference since i did not have to hunt trees and could get in whatever. Thought about picking up a saddle for a hybrid type set up but going to stick with the .5 for this year.
I hate sitting. I hate stationary hunting. I dont sit still well and Id rather be walking around not being successful, than sit still and shoot something. I use a stand for archery hunting, but I only do it by being very surgical and opportunistic in when and where I hunt—it would be a staggeringly long sit for me to be in a tree more than 3 hours, and thats pushing it. I have a few hang-on stands on our property at home, on a neighbors where I have permission, or on some adjacent public, which I leave up for the season—these are mainly weeknight evening or before-work hunts. Other than that everything I hunt is a mile or three approach, generally mountainous, I may have scouted it off-season but likely have several areas in mind, several trees in mind but will choose where to hang in the moment based on sign. Usually using 3-4 timber ninja sticks, a tethrd standard-size platform, and a method-2 saddle. I use a nylon strap with some genesis3d hangers below my tether to hang my pack and bow. I have a 1-stick rig, have used it a bunch and have a lifetime of technical rope work, but apart from the 1-stick rig being 3lb lighter in total and more compact I far prefer the sticks, so almost always use those. Total pack weight including the pack itself (which is capable of packing out a deer), 4 sticks, platform, extra warm clothes, water, saddle, kill kit, headlamp, etc is about 15lb and change.
All gun seasons Im on the ground, generally moving.
(Edited pack weight, been a while since I weighed it!)
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Thats a MR popup 18, which they unfortunately no longer make, as I love it. I also have a 28 that would do the same thing.Which pack are you using? That’s a slick setup
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This might help, might not. I use a Tx5 suspension system and it’s great. I’d say the newer version of the lone wolf setup is okay, but can’t speak of it from experience buddy.Anyone try the lone wolf custom gear waist/lumbar belt? Just seen that and since most stands come with the nicer straps, i can attach a medium size pack to the stand and won’t have the stand rubbing against my back… seems like a decent setup
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