ImThere":3vybjtfg said:
Hopefully you get them soon and get some practice in.
You aren't kidding there!!! Practice is definitely going to be required for this setup. I am scheduling at least 1 hour a week in the woods until deer season to practice with this stuff.
I have never used climbing sticks. I used pole spurs to climb when I was a teenager and have not been up a tree in anything other than a climbing stand in the last 30+ years. I really like the sticks and am relieved that I chose the Heliums. They are pretty light for 3 sticks. The double steps were definitely the right call.
The saddle is comfortable and feels really solid. I also have the Podium from Out On a Limb. It is rock steady.
I am very happy with this setup. I just need time up and down the tree to dial it in. I am also making sure to do the walk through the neighborhood to the woods nearby to test out various methods of packing it all in and out.