Got around. To getting one of them saddle hunting....saddles and a platform along with some climbing. Been goin up and down the tress in the yard with em trying to work the bugs out since I got rained out the woods again earlier this evening, tell yah pretty good lil work out

Im too old for that, but would've used them in the past....when I had good knees and stronger hands

Brother, get climbing sticks. Bypass the frustration. Or not. It's your hunt . I , too, like to tinker and experiment. But , uh, well ...

Make sure you practice with your bow and gun while hanging up there in the tree. Be sure to video tape it for us.

I would recommend climbing sticks though and be sure to wear a proper fall resistant system. Please don’t kill yourself by Jerry rigging something.

I got some ordered from the same company as my saddle and platform, I was gonna diy everything but for the price of the bundle I got eghhhh. But got the spurs because I saw alot of old timers used them and now I'm getting kinda the hand of em I can go up pretty quickly.... Down however ...lil slower lol , especially if I have my teacher and lineman belt on

Hay hay hay now , I might be cheap and like to tinker but I'm not that dang skimpy that imma just do whatever when hanging out a dang tree

But this is the one I went with nothing but good reviews and I can use it for regular stands .... Also the wife says if I die from claiming trees to kill a pig I better hope she can't figure out how to bring me back from the dead ..... She also asked me really really nicely to be extra safe so you know... I had to at the point lol.

https://youtube.com/shorts/pM_kpzGdw_0?si=HydPH_JdiCJ7CooA

Be very careful on trees with thick rough bark, they are an accident waiting to happen with those. Especially if they are made for poles not trees

Don't feel bad I'm 27 and there saying I'm probably gonna need knee replacement buy 35

Saddle, one stick, figure 8 to rapell down. Done. Ucan make a 1 stick-platform from crappy hangon stand. Mine is less than 7 lbs. Always tied to tree so u can't fall.

Make sure that health/life insurance policy is paid up!

Those look cheaply connected with short spikes. Amazon?

That looks really remarkably solid. Awright . Stand corrected. 50 year old joints and ankles might disagree.

Don’t forget those spikes when your one leg itches and you use the other leg to scratch it!

Actually supposed to take them off when I get up there lol , just didn't because I had like 15min to practice today lol

Vevor , had good reviews some linemen I know said they where ok for what I was doing