Good video. If you lay your amsteel out on your stick, then on most trees folks will climb you can reach the stick around the tree and grab from it (just makes your arm a few feet longer, so you don't have to toss). I don't climb trees I can't reach around (last ditch safety protocol is I'll grab the sucker and slide down like a bear if I need to if something went really bad), so reaching around the with the stick always works for me. After you go behind the left side rope the first time, try going behind the right rope you've just laid down (you went around it twice in front of the rope to the right around the tree, I'm suggesting go behind again so that the rope to right also applies force on the rope). It makes a difference. I've been running something similar for 2 years, and wrapping like I mentioned I've had zero slippage.

Hunted for 20 years but first year getting into saddle hunting. You make outstanding videos and I appreciate it

Amsteel is a brand of rope that is made with Dyneema SK-75 fibers (UHMWPE). It is very expensive. It cost approx $2 to $6 per foot depending on diameter. You can't even sniff 50' of it for $17. I am discovering that all these guys are calling the Chinese generic UHMWPE ropes you get online Amsteel.

Outstanding!! Great teaching skills and surgical precision. You know your craft. Thanks for the video.

This really helped me out figure out what to do with these climbing sticks I ordered. Thanks!

I like the way the word " Pop up" can describe almost everything for him.

Great video! Knitting needles from Walmart work perfect if you don’t have an aluminum arrow laying around.

Holy shit. This just changed my stick game!

figure this probably would work fine with the xop fast buttons too. thanks for sharing

You can buy knitting needles are walmart for like 4 bucks and saw them / sand them at a 45 angle. This is how I did my splicing kit. I bought like 5 different sizes. Used it to build the bridge on my saddle.

Hi Dillon, great video!! I bought a set of hawks recently and plan on using your modifications

You have a good channel man. Keep up the good work.

Excellent video! Thank you!

I would recommend putting a half hitch or two after popping it twice. Just for insurance. I tried popping twice with no half hitch on my Novix sticks that have the lone wolf button on them. I could get them to slip if I did not put half hitches at the end. Good luck stay safe out there.

Muddy pro sticks have the best and easiest attachment method I’ve seen. Their rope cam blows everything else out of the water, cannot believe more manufacturers haven’t moved to something similar

Great vid!

if you lean a stick against the tree on the ground and stand on it your can get your first stick 2ft to 2.5ft higher but will need an aider also if you use and aider on other sticks you can get 1.5 ft higher for each stick. I run yates big wall aider for first stick then I use the petzel st'annue sling for the last two rated to 22kn and made of dyneema works great, my sticks are cut down to 22 inches and get 22 to 25 feet to my platform. Give it a try hope it works, good video

Great video … thanks

Thank you!

Forgive my ignorance. I’m new to the rope mods and trying to get ideas. What is wrong with a simple overhand knot to form the loop? Great video with good easy to follow details. Just curious about why the overhand loop doesn’t work.

Nice video. How does the stick hold with side pressure? I am using a cut Helium, with the original buckle as my top (and only) stick and also my platform. With 2-3 DIY Squirrel-type steps and I have my ring of steps and can go 360 around the tree. I can't dislodge the Helium stick even with maximum side pressure as I go around the tree. Will the Amsteel hold as well with side pressure from pushing around the tree? Thanks

Math quiz (1:15)...how big of a tree can you get around with a 6ft strap? Take a guess..."I'd rather be LUCKY than Good"

Great video! New subscriber here after seeing this. Super easy to follow what you're doing, and man that's really cool how you made that locked Brummel by passing the loop thru another opening in the tag end. Very cool way to make the lock by only using 1 end of the rope. I've been watching some other vids on YT and saw one guy do it a different way but your method seems easier in my opinion. On that note, you mentioned, as you were showing how to do that in this video, that you saw someone else's video and that's how they did it. Can you remember the name or URL of that video? I saw a couple videos on working with amsteel and making these splices, a couple years ago but can't find them now. Wouldn't mind watching them over again. Thanks friend.

I used 7/64 made into a Whoopi loop works wonderfully on my hawk sticks

Did you upgrade to the lone wolf button or use the hawk helium button?

Can you tie a figure 8 or a boline for you loops instead?

Nice video. Is that a Tactisaddle you are wearing?

How do you go from 14/15 to 20 with a platform? Usually the platform is a foot or two above last stick. I'm thinking you gotta use a 3-4 step aider

Does the amsteel rope mod work better than the daisy chain straps? That’s what I’m using right now.

Is there any link to the place you purchased from. The exact one?

How much lighter is amsteel??

I use to rock the rope mod but I bought the tethred versastrap and I won’t go back.

Which exact model is that? Length?

Seems like you'd be sweating your balls off in early season doing this. I'd just take a lonewolf hand climber. 14.7#!

How did the rope mods hold up after 2years?

Can you confirm you are using the original "versa" button that came on the hawk stick?

About how long are ropes thanks

What kind of camo do you have on them. That's freakin hard to see!???!?!

Can you post the link where you ordered the amsteel from

He built a splicing tool out of a crack pipe 👌

Link to the amsteel you bought?

I have 3/16” amsteel for this exact application, think it’ll be alright? I see other guys using 1/8” amsteel daisy chaining theirs ??? PS Dig the channel. 👍👍

Awesome would you consider making these and selling them? I would be interested if so.

Knock knocker

That is not Amsteel. Amsteel is hollow, rated for 7000+ lbs and cost 3 times more than what you claim you paid. I am interested in what it is, though.

You’re slurping. Nope.

Not going to look but how many viewers corrected 6’ CIRCUMFERENCE not diameter? Blunder like that sent my finger to close out the video. Before you post write out the script and have your 6th grader proofread