Clover would be a good choice. One thing to consider is do we want the deer spending all the time eating on the trail or just have them use the trail to get to the destination, food plot or stand set up areas.

Nice catch! 🤣.

Glad you can benefit from the video. I usually like to keep my bow ready most of the time but it's nice to be hands free when you need to. Thanks for watching! Tom

Thanks for watching. They seem to circle around towards you one way or the other to get a peek. If it were facing you they would probably expect to see a head also and it's not realistic then. Someone told me that a while back and they are correct. They almost always come in closer and circle around one way or the other to check it out. Plus I don't want to carry around a half turkey reaper decoy on public land also. I don't want any red or anything that resembles a turkey head for safety reasons on public land as well. So by just having the fan it's super light, safer in my opinion, and very effective. I think it actually gets some of them mad that they aren't turning around to look at them.

@@ontargetadventures4940 makes sense, do you think one with a head and possibly some breast feathers would work ?

Absolutely! The more realistic the better! I just hunt all public land so I don't want to be sneaking around with one that looks too realistic. I don't want to get accidentally shot by another hunter. But if you have private land or know no one will be around the more realistic the better! Thanks for watching. If you go to our channel on our regular videos we have a more detailed video on how I use it

I totally see your point. It is noticably lighter though. 30 percent lighter. I guess it's what you prefer. But the vanish is a great stand for sure. I like both. Thanks for watching

@@ontargetadventures4940 I like your review, but 3 pounds lighter, with less platform for an additional 250, I'm a mobile public hunter, I can buy 2 xop vanish for 10 cheaper than one cold world. That's way beyond deal breaker.

So I usually rub in borax to the flesh and let it sit for 3-6 weeks. But check periodically and you might have to reapply the borax again if it's not full dry. Thanks for watching

It was fun! Very thankful for XOP and HHA for donating the prizes!

We're thankful for XOP and HHA who donated the giveaways!

Very nice of XOP and HHA for donating the prizes

Thanks for watching. Praise God. Congrats to all the giveaway WINNERS.

Ya. Seems like a long range of time this year for dropping.

Thanks for stopping by! Good meeting you also!

Great meeting you! Thanks for stopping in at the booth!

Thank you. Please pray we can have some spiritual conversations at the expo. That we glorify God and open doors for possible spiritual conversations!

I now use the XOP cold World hang on and one X2 stick. And actually the cold World is really quiet going through brush ! Thanks for watching

And thanks for watching! Having gone on the trip, I would recommend it to anyone at least once. It’s a LOT of work and planning, but you can also see the payoff is spectacular.

Hey thanks for the feedback! You’re exactly right; it was a great experience. It’s worth mentioning that your results will greatly vary based on whether or not you are hunting a major migratory flyway. Outside of that, local birds are obviously fewer and more wary.

So the daisy chain I thought was quieter and its rated for like 4-500 lbs whereas the cam cleat was rated for less and some people said they were a little noisy?? Never used a cam cleat but just going off what others said. Once you pull up your stick the daisy chain is very easy to get off. Now using the XOP cold World hang on and one XOP X2 stick. Awesome set up. I'll be doing another full review this spring. Thanks for watching and subscribing! Tom

@ontargetadventures4940 seen a trick for the cam cleat if you put a piece of 550 tied around it where the jaws meet it quiets it down. I'm using it cause just my initial thoughts the chain wanted to slip when I put weight into it

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful!

I actually edited this one. Glad you enjoyed it! Tom

Big thanks! More to come.

The struggle is real! Better ways of doing it. Next time! Thanks for watching. Appreciate it!

That’s a good idea. On day two I was going through all the ideas of what I would have should have could have done. Didn’t think of that one. Thanks for watching.👍

It’s a Sitka flash 20. Best thing about it is how it allows your back to breathe while getting back to your spot. Too bad they don’t make this day pack anymore. Thanks for watching!

Thanks again Tom! Thanks for getting this trip going. It was a blast minus the dehydration and leg cramps. Can’t wait for you to get a slob this coming season if you don’t get one this late season first that is.

Thanks Madhunts! God Definitely blessed us with friendships built and a buck down. We’ll see where he leads us this next season.

I agree, great message at the end that many can learn from! Thanks for watching, Tom

Thanks for watching. I don’t think many people have!

3 miles is a long way to travel for sure! Thanks for watching! Tom

I got mine new on sale for 180. I originally bought it from XOP, then saw it was on sale some other place and they matched the price. Depends on how used it is. And how many times it's been used. Maybe 120-150 if it's in good shape but less money the more it's been used. If at all possible I'd buy new if you can. Thanks for watching

@@ontargetadventures4940 that's for the feedback guy offered to trade one to me for my 600$ long bow dodged that bullet

I like him better with the beard! 🤣

It gives you the most options for positioning yourself. I find it great for all day sits. Thanks for watching!

I've heard really good things about the jx3. Maybe in the future I'll try it. But for now I'm pretty content with this system. I have switched to the xop cold world hang on stand and then I just run the xop X2 stick for one sticking. So total weight is down to 15 lb. Thanks for watching

I have switched to the xop cold world hang on stand which is only 7 and 1/2 lb. And I've also switched to using one xop X2 stick which is a pound and a half. So total weight is down to 15 lb. I have tried swinging to the side and that works good as well! Thanks for watching

I really like this system as well and am planning on sticking with it. I'm now using the xop cold world stand which has five adjustments for leveling the platform. I'll have to look into the running bowline. I've heard of it but can't picture it right now. I'll have to look that up. With a bigger platform I find myself more comfortable and able to do all day sits easily. Love the rappelling down afterwards as well. Thanks for sharing your thoughts

It's been really good. With how lightweight stands are now they are getting just a few pounds heavier than saddle platforms! For me that 4 extra pounds is worth carrying to be able to hunt off a full size platform! Thanks for watching

Sounds exactly what I did. Probably get that video this spring. Thanks for watching

Thanks for your support Matt!

What Shane went through to get this shot off it's kind of a God story behind it. Neat story. Thanks for watching

For sure!

So I do not use that system to climb now. I one stick up the tree with one XOP X2 stick. Then hunt from a XOP Cold world hang on stand. But stay in my saddle , then rappel down after. Kind of a hybrid system. I like being able to use as a traditional hang on or saddle. I did a video on my hybrid system not too long ago. But now I'm using different equipment. This off-season I'll do another update video on my latest system.

Appreciate very much your quick response. Currently using a Lone Wolf Hand Climber. I’m 73 and would like to reduce my walk in weight. Saddle hunting seems like a good alternative. God bless

Thanks for watching and subscribing! I really like this system and am using the cold World hang on and one x2 stick. Total weight is only 15 lbs. I'm able to go 30 plus feet if needed. Ots great 👍. I'll be doing another video here in the off-season with my current set up but it's essentially the same as this video. Just lighter hang on and stick

I'm liking the set up and plan on keeping it the same for next year! Thanks for watching!

Kind of a hybrid system where you have the best of both worlds. You can face the tree and use as a saddle or use as a traditional hang on. With how lightweight these strands are they don't weigh much more than a saddle platform

@@ontargetadventures4940I’m in on that. Do you think the cold world is better than the retrograde for that application?

Glad it was a clean shave on the first one, nothing wounded. And glad God allowed the second shot fired on the better buck to hit the mark perfectly. Thanks for watching!

Hey Thanks! He had good mass throughout. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Larry! Thanks for watching!