I appreciate the support.

Glad it was helpful!

I've been using the straps all season. They do seem to grab the tree very securely, but it's starting to get cold...

Thanks!

You certainly could, for a stand I would look at the “Whoopsie Daisy” by Backwoods Mobile Gear.

It's so people can hunt most any tree in the woods. I hunted what I would call a medium sized oak this year on my first sit of the year. When I went to attach my Predator platform, which uses a 6 foot strap, the strap was too short. So I would up using my 8' lineman's belt like a rope mod to hang my platform. I always tuck the straps in when actually hunting to avoid blowing in the breeze.

@@SaddleHunter Thanks so much for the explanation.

@@SaddleHunter it is also good to use the excess length to loop around the bottom step of the stick to make an aider.

I believe so.

Yes, it will work with any stick that uses a versa button style attachment method.

I don't have an answer to your question, but Amsteel is a product brand of rope by Samson company. Dyneema is another product brand (rope and fibers). Amsteel is made of Dyneema fibers. So all of the above is just branding. The material in all of these is the same (maybe some have additional coatings). The material in all of these is: UHMWPE Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Its is a type of thermoplastic polyethylene with long chains. It's also called high-modulus polyethylene (HMPE). It's the long chains that give it is valuable low stretch property and high static strength. I use it for hammock camping and love it. 7/64" thick (shoelace) is many times stronger than needed! 1600 lbs! UHMWPE has a weakness, it doesn't do well with abrasion resistance. And in climbing sticks and saddle hunting that means a shorter life without a sheath. I don't use one, I'm just careful with it to extend life. Search for UHMWPE instead of the brand names and its much cheaper and easier to find. Learn how to make locked brummels and burys and you can make anything!

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I've been using the tethrd versa Straps all season so far. They grab the tree really well.

Some guys get all worked up about sag, it doesn't bother me too much.

@@SaddleHunter well your not too intelligent then... the more sag in the tether the more kick out you have. Keep it tight as possible so when u set it the strap is as close to horizontal as possible

@@prohunter515 I’ve never had any kickout and I have these sticks. Guys are putting too much weight pushing down on the sticks to “step up.” I hold onto the tree and pull myself up with my arms and stay centered with and over the stick. Only time I ever had one move, was because my pull rope got caught on it and I pulled it off the tree.

I actually prefer the versa strap as long as it's not frigid cold.

Good point! I'll have to check one out.

Yea I’m. The same way. The drop you get before they set turns me away . I stick with the 10mm rope mod

They work really well for sticks. I didn't have as much luck on my platform.

That’ll work.