NO RAPPEL?! Descend with the Sladder!

[@jimandjeansbackyardabundan807]

Hey Kenny, I just received my Sladder by good ole USPS. It's raining lightly, but I couldn't help myself. I added a couple of amsteel extentions because the trees in Missouri can be pretty fat, went out in my back woods, and climbed three moves. I was already using repel method with one-sticking, so I tried up and down with tether (watched the videos). It worked perfectly since I'd already become proficient with an aider on the one-stick. I'm going to love this thing. Well done!

[@grayskwerel]

That's great to hear Jim, Good luck with what's left of this season!

[@tonydawson8908]

No no no! You’ve got a nice system Vinny. Please use a full length tether so you can rappel all the way down on one move. Too much trouble doing it your way. Think about darkness, heavy clothing, large gloves. All things that will complicate descending a cloth ladder. Your safety is worth the extra few ounces of a full length tether. I’m packing 40 feet of 8mm Oplux with a F4 device. I restrict myself to only going up half that footage and if I need to, I re-hang my Sladder and pull my tether down and re-attach it to complete my decent. I’ve eliminated the platform so I don’t have to stop to disconnect it on my way down. I’m new at this whole saddle hunting adventure. You’ve got the best system on the market in my opinion. I’m using it to make this whole thing easy. That means a linemen’s rope, and a full length of rappelling rope and a good descending device. With the lineman’s loop and my feet in the stirrup I can hang a ring of steps to give myself even more confidence and versatility. Congratulations Vinny. This is State of Art stuff. You da man!! 😊

[@grayskwerel]

Hey Tony, not everyone has a rappel system or even want to rappel. Lots of people are asking how you can climb down without it. I've used a rappel system for awhile so I just continued with it. However, I have climbed down with this method many times while testing and practicing and it's really quite easy. Seems like a lot of steps but it's just like anything else. Once you are familiar with it, you don't think of the steps anymore... you just go through them naturally.

[@zanetracks6592]

I just switched from 8 ft aider w 3 Wild Edge steps to the Sladder. I love it. More stable to climb, as well as lighter and more compact. Combines great w my platform and 30 ft 8mm Oplux tether/rappel/haul line. Works exactly as demonstrated in the video.👍

[@theMobileHuntersEXPO]

Great video!

[@grayskwerel]

Thank you

[@YukinagaFinn]

Could you tell me where I can purchase a Sladder online?

[@grayskwerel]

www.grayskwereloutdoors.com/

[@andrewsanders5774]

This looks sketchy in the perfect conditions shown (daylight, no bulky clothes, etc...) since you almost fell back at least twice and caught yourself just in time. I couldn't imagine how dangerous this would be in non ideal conditions. Please for the love of God, spend the few extra dollars and carry the few extra ounces to use a rappel system!

[@mikedranginis8677]

I agree. Product ties in on both top and bottom going up which is nice to see whereas typically one end freely swings but it would be more advantageous to have access to the ground with a long enough tether to then repel from instead and detach the product on the way down. It would also be a bonus if we could tie in while climbing up and had enough clearance to advance the system without relying on a lineman's/flip-line.

[@gabrielrennberger992]

I don’t think that’s a fair assessment. He was fully aware of everything he was doing every second of the video and to it looked very safe. Not sure how you climb but to me as someone who has been using WE steps with a knaider swaider this looks awesome. I’m sure it’ll take some getting used to but it doesn’t seem inherently less secure than sticks.

[@stevenl4494]

Product not mature enough yet. Missing some aspects. Good idea, not fully cooked.

[@mspahn1967]

👎 looks like an accident waiting to happen. I'd much rather pack in my sticks and leave them and not even have to use a flashlight to shimmy up my tree.

[@grayskwerel]

Thank you for watching

[@mkeller8114]

I agree. Been watching all these tree saddle videos and all I keep thinking is someone is going to get hurt and it looks like way to much effort vs tree steps or a ladder.