How many of y'all can climb just as quiet without them? I took them and the bunjee off my Viper and it's just as easy; not sure if as quiet. What say you?
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Summit Rapid Climb Stirrups?
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W.Seay
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I love them! But I don't use climbers near bedding areas, a good fixed stand is much more quiet.
Tennessee Lead
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So you just stick your feet under the side rails?
I've never tried that. Mine has the stirrups all I've known. Never had an older summit.
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I've never tried that. Mine has the stirrups all I've known. Never had an older summit.
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TboneD":mwueyw9b said:
That was somewhat the principal they were designed from. I used to climb like that (feet under the rails). I will say that without the stirrups and bunji you are at severe risk of the stand sliding off your feet in certain situations (luckily I am LIVING proof). It may work great for you but I do not recommend it since I have been there hanging from my top section with the platform at the base of the tree. The cable caught on a small limb on the back side of the tree that I was not aware of...
lightsareout
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hitek7":1j8mo0bn said:
need to get the third hand archery stabilizer straps
gator-n-buck
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Sounds like it could be a tricky move. With dew and frost on the rails and no tension to keep your feet attached could be a little slippery.
Iwould rethink this move.
Iwould rethink this move.
infoman jr.
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I think the stirrups are more of a safety measure than noise reduction. That reminds me. I need to replace my bungee.
Mike Belt
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...and always tie your hand climber together with your platform.
Ditto!Mike Belt":25n3m096 said:
Tennessee Lead
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Thirdhand straps are a mustMike Belt":2v34egwf said:
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infoman jr.
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Do these straps do something that a cheap piece of rope won't?Tennessee Lead":53nxr81s said:
Tennessee Lead
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infoman jr.":3huba90d said:
They sure do
They lock the top down as you stand up
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I assumed more of you guys used stabilizing straps. I wouldn't even consider climbing without them anymore.
I might put the stirrups back on since they weigh next to nothing and maybe I can climb a little quieter on trees with rough bark. Still, I've dropped the platform once and it's nothing to pull it back up with the straps. Thanks for the replies.
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I might put the stirrups back on since they weigh next to nothing and maybe I can climb a little quieter on trees with rough bark. Still, I've dropped the platform once and it's nothing to pull it back up with the straps. Thanks for the replies.
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infoman jr.
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What's a stabilizing strap?TboneD":10nw9dl3 said:
lightsareout
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Tennessee Lead
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Those green straps are my DIY version of the Thirdhand stabilizer straps.
I used $6 lashing straps at Walmart. Rated at 250 pounds each.
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infoman jr.
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Interesting. Never seen such as that.lightsareout":lcb46i3n said:
Tennessee Lead":2objhbbm said:
And you can lean out against your seat section bar to make shots behind the tree.
As I told Wes yesterday, the only reason I was selling my Open Shot was that the Vipers seat section makes me a better bowhunter. The straps are a must because I use the bar to steady my shots.....and if you have the straps the stirrups aren't necessary, hence the thread post.
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cozy23
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I made some stabilizer straps from some stuff at work. I used them this past weekend and they are awesome. No more worrying about knocking your top loose while standing. As long as you have weight on the platform your top section will not move.
backyardtndeer
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My summit did not come with the rapid climb stirrups, have a python model that came from cabelas. I used it plenty before adding the stirrups and it was no more or less quiet either way. Before the stirrups just wedged my feet in the sides.
Never heard of the thirdhand straps. Do keep my top and bottom sections tied together, seems a common sense thing. Reminds me I need to shorten the rope a little, last time I used it the platform slipped and it was a little stretch to get to it.
Never heard of the thirdhand straps. Do keep my top and bottom sections tied together, seems a common sense thing. Reminds me I need to shorten the rope a little, last time I used it the platform slipped and it was a little stretch to get to it.
