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Originally Posted by WKP Todd
First, wow - you really like to get high. That's too high for me.
Second, is that rope strong enough? What is the break strength on that?
The rope we use on the Muddy sticks is 9mm and rated to over 3,800 lb. break strength. Those look a little thin to me!
Be careful with anything home-made. It hasn't been through TMA testing which ensures it's safe!
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Lol..yea...high is good at times. I go wherever the shot opportunity looks the best..sometimes 4 sticks..sometimes 6. Here is the rope info off of his post: tensile strength rope of 3200 lbs 1/4" and I weigh 195-200. I think it will hold just fine
; stronger than the Lone Wolf Straps from what I have read before on their data. I can't find the data on a Lone Wolf strap right now, but I would bet that these are safer with the fool proof constriction method, than the cam buckle on a stock Lone Wolf strap. I like the idea of the steps; but they are just too small/short for my type of hunting. I carry 6 Lone Wolfs and almost always use 5-6 in every setup. I would have to carry 9-10 of the Muddys to get as high as I hunt, which means more time in attaching extra sticks to a tree instead of accomplishing it in less time with fewer sticks.
About the ropes:
These ropes work off of the hollow core rope constriction principal. There is an inner rope, which I'm calling the static line, and there is the outer rope which I call the constrictor. When tension is applied to the loop on the constrictor, it grabs the static line and will not slip. This works almost identical to a prussic hitch on a static line. If you've used a prussic, these will feel almost identical in use and how they are adjusted.
Each rope has an eye loop on each end. The loops will come standard with eyes that are 2" long. Longer eye loops can be ordered, just let me know what you need (for such things as dog leashes). The standard, fully extended, UCR length is 6'-0", loop to loop (much like a bowstring). I can do custom lenghts as needed, see pricing below.
The rope material I'm using is 1/4" black rope, that has a special coating on it to give it color and to make it soft and pliable. The only color I'm offering at this time is black (it turns grey with use, so don't worry about the color change, it doesn't effect the rope). The 1/4" rope material that I use to make them is rated for 3200 lbs of tensile strength, however the UCR assemblies are/should be rated for less than that.
My Lone Wolf Sticks are ready/Ready for my mobile way of hunting
