I with Roughrider...

Dan, The problem with that set-up is that with the sticks stacked like that, where would you put a #20 pack?  

Over the top of the sticks in the middle and it's so far from your back the pack feels like #40....

Off to the side and the weight is so far off center it doesn't ride or feel very good carrying.

If not carrying a pack full of gear and clothing, then stacking at they are intended isn't bad.

At least that's what I've found.....

Guru, I suppose that would be a problem with that heavy of a pack.  I don't know what the pack I normally take hunting weighs, but I would guess 15 - 20 pounds, and it hasn't been a problem hooked over the top of the climbing sticks and nestled in beside them against the stand.  I often strap it tight so it doesn't move as I walk.  I haven't noticed that it feels that off balance, though I probably haven't packed one that way for over two miles.  If there were large, bulky items in the pack, perhaps they could be removed from the pack and lashed onto the stand on the "other side" of the climbing sticks from the pack itself.

That is a good set up and I have thought about getting a set but to be honest the woodpecker system works great with less stuff to carry. High point is you can hunt the same tree again by just slipping in the bolts the next time. Tree fills in every year. Chris Spikes is an expert with the system.RC

My experien ce Dan isthat the sticks come loose and shift during walking while "nested" as designed. This way keep them flat for a lower profile and seems to Balance  better a d easier to travel when comfortable. As my pastor say "eat the chicken spit  the bones" if may not be for everyone.
RC we can't use  screw in step on public land in MS.

Good reason not then.lol. Did`nt mean to say a bad thing. The sticks work great. My Friend Keith Bruner has used them a couple of years and loves them. I will probably get some for use around here during the live oak drop.Happy Holidays,RC.

QuoteOriginally posted by Warren Cowen:
I with Roughrider...

+1 here... The only other thing I may do is a bungee cord over the sticks to hold down a jacket along with one of Teresa's wool haversacks...

South MS- I do have my sticks lower so they are at my neck line.  Where my shoulders and head go, the stand goes with no noise or hang up.

Rough (and others)- I don't like the sticks stacked as the profile is farther out and I found it made noise when going through brush. Further, I never want any metal to "clank" when I am setting up.  When I arrive at the site, the sticks never touch each other. Further, the foam blocks actually make the pack up much quicker for me.

Guru- I never use a pack for my stand hunting. Tried it but gave it up.  A good turkey vest is awesome.  Everything has its appropriate pocket where I can grab it. . .pruners, a saw, a screw in holder/step, etc. with ease as I climb. Boned out meat can be easily placed in the vest.  The profile and distribution of essential equipment on my body puts no wt. on my shoulders- with the added hip belt on the stand- I can easily shoot my bow as I scout/hunt.

When I arrive, all I do is take off the stand, remove the sticks, throw the blocks under the leaves, put the stand back on my back and start climbing- one time up.  All I need for my hunt is in the vest.

I am sure there are other systems. . . but this has really worked for me as I have refined it over the last 18 years.    

Merry Christmas
Dan

Everyone has choices and specific needs, that's why we have such a variety of everything.  I seldom "run & gun", usually hunt a stand at least a few times once it's up.   Some stands go in the same tree year after year, some are up in August, come down in January.  

When I do need to set up a stand and hunt t immediately, I've had little problem with doing it quietly with the stands/sticks stacked as designed.  Once I get to the bottom of the tree, I usually take the stand off, take the sticks off the stand, put the stand back on my back.  I tie the rope to my bow and pack (if I have one), then put the first two sticks on the tree.  The other 2 or 3 sticks are either hung from the branches, the second stick, or slid under the belt of my safety harness.  As I climb, with the safety harness attached "lineman's style", I attach the remaining sticks, hang the stand, climb in, pull up my bow, and hunt.  If I'm going to return to the spot, I'll tie the rope around the tree above my head and clip my safety harness into the prusic knot I have on the rope so I can safely descend and ascend the tree each time.  

That works for me. We each develop our own styles as we prefer.

Dan,

My sticks would be lower if not for me shortening the seat rod by 4". To keep the sticks resting on the seat as you have it make mine stick up higher. Anyway appreciate your advice.

RC, were good you said nothing wrong, it's just a legallity issue here on public land.  I have the woodpecker system and yes it is alot litgher but the sticks set up quicker and with less sweat lol.

South MS-  Oh- I see what you recognize.  My stand is modified with a higher seat than normal (I am 6'4") [other mods too!].  So, it will lay out a little different.  But I have set this up for probably dozen guys- even different types of stands.  Never worried much about the seat. The blocks hold the sticks. Notice too how the top of the sticks and stand bracket are directly behind my head.

Also- my profile is about 3"(3-4 sticks does not matter) compared to 8" (4 sticks) when you stock stack them.  

   

Modern technology lol while answering the last post had a. Doe and yearling come in. They had me busted but couldn't locate me I got off a rushed shhot and missed!    :(

The preferred method of carrying the LW on your back is with the toothed tree gripper pointed up.

Let me tell you it is not fun to stumble and have those teeth hit you in the back of the head! I saw more stars than deer that day.

Please do yourself a big favor and flip it around to point the teeth toward the ground.