RE: Screw in Steps vs. Climbing sticks?
 

i use both...but prefere sticks...just seem easier to put up..........

RE: Screw in Steps vs. Climbing sticks?
 

I can't use screw in steps on the public land that I hunt. I have a set of the Aluminum Rapid Rails and I love them. They are light and get me up to around 18'. I just bought a 42" extension this year. Will see how high I can get with that.

RE: Screw in Steps vs. Climbing sticks?
 

I use both. The only screw in steps I will use is Cranford's Rod steps. I can buy them for $3 a piece at my local archery shop. These are the best steps I have ever used, sharp, easy to screw in but hold great.

I will be using Lone Wolf climbing sticks as well this season. More expensive than most others, but have many features that are well worth it.

RE: Screw in Steps vs. Climbing sticks?
 

Depends on your state laws. In FL screw in's are not allowed on WMA's.

RE: Screw in Steps vs. Climbing sticks?
 

I prefer climbing sticks, but around here, you might as well custom-wrap your stand and steps with a big christmas bow for the localyahoos who would steal it the second they found it. Seriously, these people would takeChrist off the cross and go back for the nails.

I use screw-ins because they're the best to protectmy stands. I have a tool to install them that really buries the threadsin the tree, and you can't get them out by hand - you'd need a hammer at a minimum. Also, I can set them extra far apart so that most people would split their pants or be otherwise unable to climb the steps. I'd need 5 padlocks and 30 feet of cable to protect a set of climbing sticks. Another added bonus of the screw-in steps is that they're less visible. If you have a well-hidden stand, a passer-by may not even notice it.

On public land in PA - you can't use screw-in steps, so I useaSummit climber.

RE: Screw in Steps vs. Climbing sticks?
 

sticks are so much more safter and faster and easier to put up.

RE: Screw in Steps vs. Climbing sticks?
 

I use old TV antenas. They are free as people want to get rid of them. I will then use a rachet strap to attach to the tree.

RE: Screw in Steps vs. Climbing sticks?
 

I also use tv towers. Working in radio, I get lots of them for free from engineers from our stations. One guy tried giving me a 36'' face radio tower section made of steel. It was 10 feet long and probably weighed close to 1000 lbs. Had to pass on that bad boy.