Short Sticks or Long Sticks? Lone Wolf Custom Gear and XOP Breakdown| Pros and Cons

This video shows what climbing sticks are better for certain type of hunts and what to consider when looking at climbing sticks #bowhunting #lonewolfcustomgear #saddlehunting

[@rwetmore2386]

I’ve run shorts and longs this year and one thing that you touched on is aiders. Regardless of short or long sticks, I found that the lone wolf cable aiders were a game changer! Like you said if you run 3 full length sticks with aiders you get to 18-20’ depending on how far you stretch it. If you get to the tree and only need 12’ then it’s only two sticks and take the other up the tree or leave it on the ground. I’ve never felt unprepared with three long sticks with aiders.

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

yep very true

[@justinvick1068]

Hawk helium 3 pk, long, two step with rope mod are awesome!! I love them! I use minimum hang on stand. Cheap and light weight 23lb set up. I can get 19’ to platform with 20” single loop aider on each stick.

[@craigholland2274]

I agree. I run 3 full length stick and was going to upgrade to an ewo but really didn't make sense to me. For the price , they stack decent and I sure do like 2 steps.

[@chadsyl23]

Solid info. Thanks for going over these options!

[@mattkingsley3556]

5 minis. Going to put cables on 2. Will carry 2 with aiders and 3 screw in steps for private and all 5 on public. I like the pivot stand off for crooked iowa trees. Great video as always

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

thanks man, another IOWA buddy of mine said same thing that he's gota have a pivot V bracket

[@Howlin23]

3 longs with aiders is pretty tough to beat but I do dig 4 minis with aiders so I don’t get hung up on brush for a better packing setup. Either way you can’t go wrong!

[@travismetheny894]

3:34 was a thing of beauty. Well played

[@joehorton01]

It depends on how far up you can step. You kinda have to try them all i guess. Find what you like. Thanks for posting.

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

sometimes it does depend on your stride

[@joshuabeaulieu1112]

Great video and great timing considering I’m trying to decide what lone wolf package I want to go with. Thinking the 1.0 and 4 double sticks with maybe 2 aiders. Keep up the great work!

[@outdoorsmanofmichigan3858]

I went with 4 mini’s & 3 aiders with a 1.0 debated on longs but didn’t like the idea of them catching brush when I dip my head under a limb. Hope I like them.

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

i think minis are probably the most popular ... and i don't think there is a wrong answer

[@outdoorsmanofmichigan3858]

@@thewhitetailexperience6055 what’s your take on the .5 vs 1.0 if you could only have one

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

@@outdoorsmanofmichigan3858 so unless your going to saddle hunt with it as kinda a hybrid i would lean on the 1.0. its stupid light and for longer hunts its nice. If you sit most of your hunts i would also lean toward 1.o. if over 5.11 i would lean toward 1.0

[@bownockoutdoors]

Long sticks are around 32 inches. Short sticks are around 18 step to step plus a aider at 18 gets you a 36 inch stick that gets you 54 inches high per stick. For that reason, I will always hunt with a 2 step stick. Carrying 4 is pretty light and compact

[@deerhuntingwithrickthepeas7870]

I bought a mobile setup for the first time this year and went with the 1.0 with 4 minis with two cable aiders just last moth. Still haven't tried it out. I wanted to buy USA, plus I just don't know what I'm going to do. Probably a mix of still and tree hunting.

[@deerhuntingwithrickthepeas7870]

I sat on an old wooden chair last year. :-)

[@djkilpatrick5256]

I turned into saddle hunting. Four minis for me. I get high enough to shoot a deer. People get caught up in high how you can get, when it should be how much concealment can you get

[@Sharpshoot3r5]

Which platform are you using and what minis?

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

nice man very good point on cover is key. Concealment and movement

[@djkilpatrick5256]

@@Sharpshoot3r5 trophyline platform and novix mini

[@robertwilliamson6958]

What would you suggest for a guy that currently is a saddle hunter. That is debating with getting a treestand to run some, but is more interested in overall setup speed being short as possible, and having as few things to hang up as possible, and only needing to hunt at 12-16ish feet anywhere? I currently have a 4 pack of the 18” rotating step XOP ultra’s, and I only use 3, and an XOP platform that’s real nice but kinda heavy. I carry everything I need on a Kifaru frame pack, weight isn’t a problem but I want flat pack ability. Currently the standoffs on the minis are annoying the crap out of me. Makes it hard to put anything on top of them in the frame. I like the idea of the flat folding long line wolfs, but not sure if it’s needed. As far as things sticking out, I can stick stuff off the bottom of said pack and run em even with the top if necessary. What would you run in this situation? Set up speed being #1 interest, packability second(mainly with the stand-off bracket issue-, and everything else third.

[@NeffTattoo]

great input. It's a pain to figure this out without spending a fortune! That's the worst part really.

[@bowhuntingfiend7098]

My wife would say the long one every time! 🤣

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

haha classic

[@chadsyl23]

😂😂😂😂

[@outdoorsmanofmichigan3858]

Nailed it

[@shively22]

2 doubles (20”) with a movable 3 step aider

[@johnsguideserviceandwildou5235]

Probably going with the doubles

[@lukesteele6342]

Great video, the gas can stored next to the sticks in the beginning of the video made me cringe 😬

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

hahaha why is that for the scent factor? or it should be out in the shed hahaha...

[@michaelklein3244]

So if money isn't an issue, you can't go wrong saddle hunting with 4 lwcg doubles ?

[@ChasingTalesOutdoors]

Dang it man! Got enough sticks?!

[@thewhitetailexperience6055]

don't tell my wife, but yeah i got a collection