I'd run at least 1 rope and carabiner from platform to my saddle just in case the platform slipped away from my feet. Just a thought

Greg, this is a great idea!! Much faster and way less problems than fighting with ropes and sticks! I can’t believe a company has not manufactured a platform specific for this. Thanks for sharing your idea.

I do the same thing with my Lone Wolf climber. I ditched the sit and climb portion of it and just use my saddle in the exact same way. Food for thought, I tether the platform to my lineman loops while climbing and defending so if it slips I dont lose the platform 😉 I also tether the platform to the tree once im at my desired height. I honestly can't believe more people aren't doing this. They are working so much harder physically and taking more time for literally every other method of climbing. Those 1 stick guys I'm looking at you lol

I would love to see a video on how you actually cut it down to that size and made it. Great idea!

Holy shit guy.... I've been looking at sticks and how to make diy platforms and such.... and racking my brain on how to run a stable and quick and light weight system.... this is ingenious! Thanks for sharing

I love this method/idea! I plan on modifying my viper platform to do the same thing!

I had this idea a few years ago, glad to see it actually worked

So cool. Good Job Grego.

Nice idea! I've got a summit viper that I use the bottom as a saddle platform. I descend with a Petzl gri-gri. (Good luck this season)

I do apologize I will be making an updated video currently have been battling kidney stones for over the past month three surgeries Hopefully will be getting to make that video for you guys within the next week

i do this same method with the lone wolf hand climber but i use a 35' climbing rope as my tether and rappel down. i also have an adjustable piece of paracord attached to the platform going to my carabiner so if the climber drops out from under me i can pull it back up

Best yet great job

Very nice innovation. I'm too fat and old to saddle hunt. Only thing I would suggest to help you is to attach a safety rope to the bottom half. If it falls you're not going to have fun getting down.

Complimenti per la tua professionalità e sincerità, sei un grande uomo!

Thats pretty Awesome man!

Fantastic idea.

I’ve already hunted this way last season…the only issue I had was finding a tree with no limbs in the area I wanted to hunt. Definitely need pre-scouting and cat eye the right tree.

I did the same thing with my Lone Wolf bottom! Saves so much money, and doubles as a platform!

Have to try this again, when I did this before I had problems raising the platform…

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Did you watch the (One Stixing like a Boss) video? Either way you should see this new one. Title (Climbing Platform??) Hope to get some feedback. Thanks

Just started looking into options for saddle hunting and can't figure out why this isn't a sold product. Or if it is where do I find it.

I love it great Idea

Can you show us how it holds up to side pressure if you step on your side steps? I know my summit climber would not hold well to tree with side pressure.

I bet a rock climbing harness would be awesome with this

Try wedging your feet under the rails instead of the bungee strap. I find I have more control than having a single strap over just the front of my feet.

Yeah I hunt the same way but have a piece of para cord carbinered to my saddle and uni knotted to my platform in the event of losing it. Also carry lineman with me and screw in step JIC.

Brilliant!!

Funny I found this video, because I'm actually in the process of modifying my summit. Question for you though. How do you keep it from kicking out if you have to move to one edge or the other for a shot? Great video! literally perfect for what I was looking for!

I struggled with my Summit hand climber platform, did not put the wood and bungee on it, ....

This is my new method,,I find this a lot easier than the 1 stick method,,and I’m sure you tether that climber to your saddle in a real world experience,,glad you didn’t loose it in making the video,,it would have been one of the ruhro situations,,but I have been thinking about the one stick but doing all that acrobatic stuff with the rope ladders and dam near turning upside down to retriev the step to place it in another spot, ehh,, I am in the process of building b a super small platform to incorporate the climber,,and then whe you get to where you are going just step it ratchet strap it whatever you need to do,,I am even thinking of carrying an extra tether line for crossing over big limbs,,just watch if it ain’t already out there,,there is a saddle company rite now fixn to put a climbing platform out for specifically for this method, this is so much faster,,and I could see a platform being made under 2pounds,👍🏻

I like it smart thinking!

Thats brilliant

Dude this is awesome. Would love to see a video of how this is made.

the only issue with this is that when you side load it the platform is going to twist. another thing is that if you bump it wrong it could fall to the bottom of the tree. Also if you do this then you might as well just use a regular climbing stand setup. saddle hunting came out so you can hunt in spots that a climber will not work on

how about side pressure. ive used summit for years and i noticed leaning off the edge of my mission platform there is no rocking or loosing. with my summit it always seemed pressure needed to be as center as possible to maintain stability

Freaking Awesome!

Helluva idea.

Genius!

What is the bridge length

Is this a summit open shot top climber , what is the inside measurement from left to right , I was also looking at this mod I have several summit stands

Did you film this with the original iPhone?

Greg, how thick is the aluminum plate?

make happens if the foot platform falls down the tree

Pretty sweet, what does it weigh?

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How do you go over branches or don't you go over branches?

You should be sure to tie some paracord connecting the platform to your saddle. That way it doesn't slip off and fall all the way down. That would suck

Nice idea. It would help to provide build instructions.

Genius

Can you share detailed instructions how you modified the summit stand to create this platform?

I do the same thing climbing sticks are to much hassle

Pretty slick Im too fat though

I'm wondering if you can hang from the tether and move the platform around branches to bypass the branch limitations of a hand climber. This certainly gives ideas. Even just to replace climbing sticks and have a separate platform to cam into the tree for greater stability if that platform isn't stable enough to swing around the backside of the tree from. Are you still using this method?

I do this with my lone wolf but man I tell ya, this only works with ideal trees. Have you ever had to adjust the belt half way up and tried to get onto the platform after adjustment? Do that is such a workout and hard when you have all your gear on you while climbing. I'm buying a ascender and attaching a rope to that so when I do need to adjust, I can attach that to climb back up.

I have been thinking of trying saddle hunting. Main reason would be to pick any tree and not be limited to One I can get a climber in. If I was going to have to use a straight tree with no limbs why not just use a climber?

What happens when the bottom falls?

I've modded my viper, You've seen it on FB, and have been practicing with it. I need to get a ropeman 1 because it is a Pain in the butt without one! Anyway you can post up some closer pics of your platform? (FB maybe?) I still have the top piece of the viper that I can mess with and make smaller!

Can you fabricate your own climber for us so we can buy this style from you, hopefully soon they will make a easy perfect small climber for this style would be awesome

Man that is alsome how did u do that platform

Is this with the Summit Openshot top?

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There is a company out of Virginia that sells a system like this for way too much money and not the best design.

Why not just one stick, this makes no since.

Great, until that platform falls!

Might wanna attatch the playform to your saftey rope or yourself. You end up loosing that platform halfway up the tree youre screwed.

good luck finding a tree without branches

Get that shit patient

Noisy going up. No restraint rope to stop loss of platform,Not a good idea.....

Could have at least yelled if you were going to talk to the camera.

I can’t lie. Looks like a trap. Side loading that without securing to a tree is just asking for an accident to happen. I love climbers and used them for years and this is just silly. Some times when you se a climber they shift a little… not to mention if it falls off your feet and slides down from under you. Might want a leash to a belt top or something. Smh. This is silliness. All to do what? Save like 2 lbs? Smh b