lightened up my climber
12-02-2014, 08:16 AM
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Fork Horn
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lightened up my climber
I bought a back up climber to keep here at the house while my other climbers are at my lease..
It weighed in at 35# I just shaved 1# off the foot climber and will take at least the same off the seat climber part, none of this will affect the structural integrity.. two or three pounds my not seem like much but every little bit helps when you are carrying it a mile or more... Now if my summit stirrups would get here we are ready to hunt..
It weighed in at 35# I just shaved 1# off the foot climber and will take at least the same off the seat climber part, none of this will affect the structural integrity.. two or three pounds my not seem like much but every little bit helps when you are carrying it a mile or more... Now if my summit stirrups would get here we are ready to hunt..
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12-02-2014, 08:58 AM
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How do you know it won't affect it? I guess that's you're prerogative, but if people read your post, decide to do the same thing and something bad happens because they screw up, that would be a real shame and possibly result in serious injury or death!
12-02-2014, 10:51 AM
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because I know tad about welding a metal const, that being said if you drill holes in the side it could weaken you need to drill through top and make sure to space at least an inch and a half..... thank you for your concern though..
12-02-2014, 11:24 AM
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Yep, it would seem that if the manufacturer was okay with doing it and wanted to lighten their stand and still keep it safe that they would have done that quickly with their own machinery. I hope it doesn't lead to problems.
12-02-2014, 11:28 AM
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I then climbed up to 15' and back down... weighed the stand before and after cut right at 2# off... 33# now but it is a very comfy stand..
big diff in it and my north star climber I think it weighs 18#..
12-02-2014, 01:07 PM
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just climbed a tree in the back yard and bounced up and down on, admiadly I was only a few feet off the ground when I did and only weigh 180#..lol...
I then climbed up to 15' and back down... weighed the stand before and after cut right at 2# off... 33# now but it is a very comfy stand..
big diff in it and my north star climber I think it weighs 18#..
I then climbed up to 15' and back down... weighed the stand before and after cut right at 2# off... 33# now but it is a very comfy stand..
big diff in it and my north star climber I think it weighs 18#..
I have a guy now that seems to have decided his strategy is to just crowd in on me and mess things up for both of us so I'll have to get me a new climber and give him the slip.
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12-02-2014, 01:15 PM
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A lot of good ones out there the north star is a good one but they don't make them any more not super comfy but light.. Saddy most of the real comfy ones tend to be heavier or real $$$$$ summit, ol man etc etc etc super light ones like tree walker and timber tall are super light but close to $400.. I would stay away from the tree lounge had one hated it bulking noisy and not real easy to climb with..