This is a post I posted in 'deer hunting', but that trail is less traveled. I got no responses there. If this sort of double post is against the rules, I'm sorry and please remove.

Hey all,
I'm wondering if anyone has a good way to silence tree steps. When my summit bucksteps (newly acquired) hit eachother they make a loud metal drum noise.
This one guy on YouTube used a form of car noise insulation, but said that when the weather gets cold the insulation cracks. He simply applied the strips of insulation onto the inside of each step platform frame and it worked beautifully to stop noise. This is how he did it....
http://pappylaz.com/bucksteps.htm

Anyone have any other suggestions on how to stop this noise? I'm thinking maybe an insulating rubber noise deadening spray might now crack like this guys sheet of sticky noise deadening insulation did.

--this post isnot designed to start a war between brands of steps and the noise they make, please start another thread if that is your intention : ) --

Thanks in advance!