👎 looks like an accident waiting to happen. I'd much rather pack in my sticks and leave them and not even have to use a flashlight to shimmy up my tree.
Hey Kenny, I just received my Sladder by good ole USPS. It's raining lightly, but I couldn't help myself. I added a couple of amsteel extentions because the trees in Missouri can be pretty fat, went out in my back woods, and climbed three moves. I was already using repel method with one-sticking, so I tried up and down with tether (watched the videos). It worked perfectly since I'd already become proficient with an aider on the one-stick. I'm going to love this thing. Well done!
This looks sketchy in the perfect conditions shown (daylight, no bulky clothes, etc...) since you almost fell back at least twice and caught yourself just in time. I couldn't imagine how dangerous this would be in non ideal conditions. Please for the love of God, spend the few extra dollars and carry the few extra ounces to use a rappel system!
Hello i purchased a sladder a few months ago but have decided not to use it until next year once i am very proficient with it, but regardless the sladder i can see is absolutely a light and fast method to get up and in an emergency or last recourse use it to come down. Rappel is the way to get down smooth and fast............just so you know you have the body of a spider monkey!!! Geez i'm not near that flexible and well balanced so hopefully next year after using it a while i get a spider monkey body!!!!
I just switched from 8 ft aider w 3 Wild Edge steps to the Sladder. I love it. More stable to climb, as well as lighter and more compact. Combines great w my platform and 30 ft 8mm Oplux tether/rappel/haul line. Works exactly as demonstrated in the video.👍
No no no! You’ve got a nice system Vinny. Please use a full length tether so you can rappel all the way down on one move. Too much trouble doing it your way. Think about darkness, heavy clothing, large gloves. All things that will complicate descending a cloth ladder. Your safety is worth the extra few ounces of a full length tether. I’m packing 40 feet of 8mm Oplux with a F4 device. I restrict myself to only going up half that footage and if I need to, I re-hang my Sladder and pull my tether down and re-attach it to complete my decent. I’ve eliminated the platform so I don’t have to stop to disconnect it on my way down. I’m new at this whole saddle hunting adventure. You’ve got the best system on the market in my opinion. I’m using it to make this whole thing easy. That means a linemen’s rope, and a full length of rappelling rope and a good descending device. With the lineman’s loop and my feet in the stirrup I can hang a ring of steps to give myself even more confidence and versatility. Congratulations Vinny. This is State of Art stuff. You da man!! 😊
👎 looks like an accident waiting to happen. I'd much rather pack in my sticks and leave them and not even have to use a flashlight to shimmy up my tree.
Hey Kenny, I just received my Sladder by good ole USPS. It's raining lightly, but I couldn't help myself. I added a couple of amsteel extentions because the trees in Missouri can be pretty fat, went out in my back woods, and climbed three moves. I was already using repel method with one-sticking, so I tried up and down with tether (watched the videos). It worked perfectly since I'd already become proficient with an aider on the one-stick. I'm going to love this thing. Well done!
Great video!
This looks sketchy in the perfect conditions shown (daylight, no bulky clothes, etc...) since you almost fell back at least twice and caught yourself just in time. I couldn't imagine how dangerous this would be in non ideal conditions. Please for the love of God, spend the few extra dollars and carry the few extra ounces to use a rappel system!
Hello i purchased a sladder a few months ago but have decided not to use it until next year once i am very proficient with it, but regardless the sladder i can see is absolutely a light and fast method to get up and in an emergency or last recourse use it to come down. Rappel is the way to get down smooth and fast............just so you know you have the body of a spider monkey!!! Geez i'm not near that flexible and well balanced so hopefully next year after using it a while i get a spider monkey body!!!!
Could you tell me where I can purchase a Sladder online?
I just switched from 8 ft aider w 3 Wild Edge steps to the Sladder. I love it. More stable to climb, as well as lighter and more compact. Combines great w my platform and 30 ft 8mm Oplux tether/rappel/haul line. Works exactly as demonstrated in the video.👍
No no no! You’ve got a nice system Vinny. Please use a full length tether so you can rappel all the way down on one move. Too much trouble doing it your way. Think about darkness, heavy clothing, large gloves. All things that will complicate descending a cloth ladder. Your safety is worth the extra few ounces of a full length tether. I’m packing 40 feet of 8mm Oplux with a F4 device. I restrict myself to only going up half that footage and if I need to, I re-hang my Sladder and pull my tether down and re-attach it to complete my decent. I’ve eliminated the platform so I don’t have to stop to disconnect it on my way down. I’m new at this whole saddle hunting adventure. You’ve got the best system on the market in my opinion. I’m using it to make this whole thing easy. That means a linemen’s rope, and a full length of rappelling rope and a good descending device. With the lineman’s loop and my feet in the stirrup I can hang a ring of steps to give myself even more confidence and versatility. Congratulations Vinny. This is State of Art stuff. You da man!! 😊