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Treesteps??

DOR

DOR

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I realize a bunch of you guys use climbing sticks.....I personally find them to be a pain in the arse for the way I hunt. I like to carry 12 to 15 EZY-climb that fit nicely in my fanny. Anyway, I have been using these
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for years and I am due for another order. I was wondering if anyone has used these
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and what they thought of them. They look lighter and more compact.
 
Those would be the fastest way to get kicked off the properties I control unless you only used them on box elders. Could I trust ya???
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JNRBRONC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those would be the fastest way to get kicked off the properties I control unless you only used them on box elders. Could I trust ya??? </div></div>

When I finally do make it to your place to hunt Randy I expect you to have the stands already hung for me! /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif So it shouldn't be an issue. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif
 
I do the stand hanging generally, Randy is the pack mule and the chain saw expert.

We'll hook ya up.

ScottIC had some really sweet screw in steps that were fairly expensive as screw in steps go but they worked really well and went into the tree with very little effort. Maybe he'll see the post and tell you what steps they were.
 
I use DeerMe screw in steps. They aren't foldable but probably the easiest starting steps I've ever used.
 
I won't use any treestep that has a rivet in them. I have had way too many break on me over the years. I prefer the 1-piece models myself.
 
Chris,

You really should try the Treehopper hand drill and bolt system. I think you would really like it /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif

You can tap a bolt hole just as fast as a screw in treestep. Then you can pull the bottom 7 steps if you think you are coming back anytime soon. The tree generally will begin to regrow within two months so you have to pull the bolts during the growing season or you cannot remove them. You can get a quality six inch 3/8" bolt for under a dollar at any Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Much cheaper than $6+ for screw in treesteps. I have been using this system for years... it works great!
 
I used some of those folding ones a few years back and found that they don't have enough threads to stay safely in the tree.

Last year my local Fastenal store had regular larger screw in steps on sale, so i bought a box of 100. Of course i can't remember the price anymore but it was a good deal compared to $2 apiece at Wal Mart.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cornfed</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Chris,

You really should try the Treehopper hand drill and bolt system. I think you would really like it /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif

You can tap a bolt hole just as fast as a screw in treestep. Then you can pull the bottom 7 steps if you think you are coming back anytime soon. The tree generally will begin to regrow within two months so you have to pull the bolts during the growing season or you cannot remove them. You can get a quality six inch 3/8" bolt for under a dollar at any Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Much cheaper than $6+ for screw in treesteps. I have been using this system for years... it works great! </div></div>

I have several trees setup to use the treehoper bolts. My bolts are 8" long. I realy like the system but the hand drill is pretty useless for starting new holes. I figure it may be useful to reopen holes that are closing or full of frozen sap late season. Definately worth looking at Chris.
 
I like the idea of treehopper bolts but wonder how practical they would be when trying to set up blind during a morning hunt?

I have never had an EZY-CLimb step ever break or pull out of a tree in 20 years of using them. American Made Steel....top notch!
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I used some of those folding ones a few years back and found that they don't have enough threads to stay safely in the tree. </div></div>

Ditto, my father-in-law took a ride down a tree with those as well as having one break in the cold.
 
Ive used the folding ones like that for years with no problems. Of course I am just a little fella /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif But you guys are making me rethink using them again this year....
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Of course I am just a little fella </div></div>

Yea about as little as the drop in the stock market the last week ...
 
Im another one thats scared of them pulling out. The first 1 I ever put in pulled right out. I believe I may have had it only into the bark and I only 3 steps up. But it scared me bad enough I have never used 1 above the third step since. When I started putting up more than 2 stands in a year I remeber buying a dozen screw-ins and I paid .99 a piece and I remeber thinking how expensive it was. Last time I looked the cheap ones were 1.99.


Dean
 
Just out of curiousty, have you guys had EZY-Climb steps break or pull out of healthy trees? I have had cheap 2$ steps snap before, but never an EZY-Climb. Of course, I am only a 170ish as well.

As to the stock market....dont feel to bad Limb, a pharmacist who fills in for me who is in her 60's told my technician she has lost 2 mill so far this year. I just hope to be worth that someday, yet alone lose that much. Its crazy out there.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ironwood</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cornfed</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Chris,

You really should try the Treehopper hand drill and bolt system. I think you would really like it /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif

You can tap a bolt hole just as fast as a screw in treestep. Then you can pull the bottom 7 steps if you think you are coming back anytime soon. The tree generally will begin to regrow within two months so you have to pull the bolts during the growing season or you cannot remove them. You can get a quality six inch 3/8" bolt for under a dollar at any Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Much cheaper than $6+ for screw in treesteps. I have been using this system for years... it works great! </div></div>

I have several trees setup to use the treehoper bolts. My bolts are 8" long. I realy like the system but the hand drill is pretty useless for starting new holes. I figure it may be useful to reopen holes that are closing or full of frozen sap late season. Definately worth looking at Chris. </div></div>

Mike,

I am confused.... how is the hand drill worthless? Unless you are trying to drill a hole without using a lineman's belt? I just but my belt around the tree and lean back and the hand drill works great.... my drill is several years old, so maybe they changed the bit or something /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif

I like the shorter bolts (6") for the added strength /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif ... I can't imagine a screw-in step going in any easier than I can bore out a hole with my hand drill. Had my wife sew me up a canvas pouch on the front of my Seat-0-Pants harness to hold my bolts and drill... it works slick....
 
I know of a bowhunter from my home town who had a screw in step break on him once. I'm not exaclty sure what kind it was but on the way down another step caught the inside of his leg and pretty much ripped him all the way up to his junk. When he made it to the emergency room, one of the nurses had to have a seat so she wouldn't faint. I think I'll carry those heavy ladders a long way just to keep the boys safe!
 
At 280 pounds, I will carry the ladders too! In fact, I made a sack for my ladders and equipped it to a folding golf bag cart. It works great! I even attach my stands to it so I don't have to pack them in. When I am ready to climb, I fold the cart up and put it in a nearby bush and it is sprayed with cover up scent. Sure beats a back ache and I feel safer than using any screw in step. Besides, if you are on public ground, screw in steps ar illegal! Don't let the DNR catch ya with em.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cornfed</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Mike,

I am confused.... how is the hand drill worthless? Unless you are trying to drill a hole without using a lineman's belt? I just but my belt around the tree and lean back and the hand drill works great.... my drill is several years old, so maybe they changed the bit or something /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif

I like the shorter bolts (6") for the added strength /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif ... I can't imagine a screw-in step going in any easier than I can bore out a hole with my hand drill. Had my wife sew me up a canvas pouch on the front of my Seat-0-Pants harness to hold my bolts and drill... it works slick.... </div></div>

I would like to see a photo of the one you're using. I mentioned my complaint to to owner of treehopper and he told me they where unhappy with the design and that he would trade me up when he had his new design.
 
Mike,

Here is what I am using.... I did not realize they were making them different.... I bought this one several years ago. Inside the tag reads the address as Palatine, Illinois....

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