One Stick Climbing Method and Rappel

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ONE STICK AND RAPPELLING GEAR:

[ahandymanishere]

I trimmed trees for a living for a long time. I recommend anyone who is planning to use this fantasy system to always use a lineman's rope as a secondary safety into they get to the final position, especially transitioning over branches. Love this video.

[ShaneSimpsonHunting]

Great video Garrett and Sam. Yall do such a great job on these DIY type videos.

[xtreme]

Hey Garrett, just want to say thanks for this very complete video man. This is the only one I've found that shows start to finish, including hauling your bow up, where you hang all your stuff, and you even shot your bow. Super solid work man. Much appreciated.

[SolutreanSpear]

Excellent video, I never realized how much effort tree climbing is even with minimal equipment. All of the smaller pieces of gear like the plastic rope clip and the adjustable orange line really make all the difference in ease of use and safety, thanks for the ideas! Love this channel, thanks for the content!

[truthstandsever]

I love how you did this video, all the info a new person needs but nothing extra. Thank you for being thorough, it's really appreciated!

[stevehayes]

Every time I think my system kicks butt, Garrett comes up with something that makes mine look like it was from the Dark Ages. Seriously though, thanks man, your videos are really helpfully thorough.

[ronmacdougall]

I am 62 years old and I just purchased some sticks, platform, and a saddle, can’t wait to practice for next year archery season.Good video

[tankleo]

I've watched so many one stick climbing methods and yours was the most thorough even a kid would understand. As a first time hunter/climber I understood it very clearly. The video detailing explanation was on point thank you.

[pensnut]

I remember your early videos and I knew you were going places. And you'll only do more and better things!!
You are 100% the real deal!!

[tjjudkins]

Just purchased a saddle setup with tethrd and this is one of the best videos out there for information on safety and getting comfortable with your gear. If you are new to saddle hunting watch this video as many times as you need to for ease of mind.

[squatchfamilyoutdoors]

This is the first one stick and rappel method video that is actually very well put together now I want to do this

[Rougaru]

Next up, DIY Sportsman builds mini spring system to propel 20 feet up a tree.

[jerrygrose]

Excellent video! If you dont mind, a few suggestions. 1. A sliding stopper knot behind your quick link takes a bit of the fiddle factor away from dealing with a gear tie. 2. I worry about your hands when moving your tether up. A pair of 7/64th amsteel/ridged tube handles keep your fingers from between the tree and rope. 3. Since your using a linemans to secure yourself in position, you can reduce the number of tether moves by "flipping" your tether up the tree.
Thanks for sharing! I will take a few things away and add to my system.

[josephtreadlightly]

Truly a nifty & safe setup. The guys who can't do this r not going to be interested in doing this in the 1st place. The guys who do this w/o a saddle or any type of linesman belt r just cruisin for a bruisin.

[MavHntr]

been following your channel since you began. I've one stick-rappel for 2 seasons. Your video is THOROUGH and will shorten learning curve for those new to saddle/1-sticking/rappelling ! Of course it seems I'm updating my saddle system after each season for the past 3 years now. Goal is to achieve lightest weight, safest system, Run-n-Gun as I'm located in the west. Often hike in mile or 2, sometimes spike camp several miles into the backcountry. BUT when those new steps on your climbing stick become available....Let us know with a video. thank you.

[Owenit]

Great demonstration and explanation of when it might be more beneficial to use the one stick method. From what I'm seeing, a saddle is a more comfortable climbing harness and the platform is just a little tree stand with no seat! The key takeaways to this method is the rappel as a rapid descent, lighter for longer hikes and ability to climb higher if needed. Thanks.

[jeremiahwilson]

This is the best one stick/rappelling video that I have seen. I always had questions about the pull up rope being attached to the repel line to get it down. Your camera angles helped me to see exactly what you were doing which is awesome! Thanks for another quality instructional video! It is greatly appreciated.

[sagewilson]

I love the way you explained side load. Super easy to understand.

[williamfox]

I have always gained solid info from your videos. I have been searching for a video that clearly shows rappelling. A lot of the videos do not really show type retrieval well. I was not necessarily looking to one stick, but I can now see certain situations where it could be advantageous and you have me thinking. I have been saddle hunting about 5 years now and have switched to the Tethrd One stick. I think that could be a good stick to one stick with. It's pretty much in the name. Lol! Not sure if that was their intent. Anyway, one well done and informative video. Thank you

[bowhuntznj]

Garret great job of presenting a well thought out system for one sticking! I use multiple sticks with the Madrock Safeguard, quick link, and climbing rope as well. I like the addition of the Nite-Ize gear tie on the quick link, never hurts to have a little back up so that doesn’t slip! Also I use a Doyle’s gear hoist to pull the bow up, I never thought to use it to get the rope down, very clever! The only thing that I was a little sketchy about was using that plastic clip instead of tying a half hitch in the rope. Other than that you are right up there with Joe on one sticking! Thanks for the video I enjoyed it.👍