THE BANDIT CLIMBER BY RACCOON RIGS | LIGHTEST CLIMBING METHOD IN HUNTING!

[@IndianaSmoke]

Thats actually pretty slick and i can visualize that evolving easily as time goes by.

[@jason6325]

The only reason i Stayed away from saddle hunting is because i ain't carrying a bunch of sticks. This is very cool. And a very good ideal. How good does it work with alot of limbs

[@pehenryjr]

If anything it is absolutely a viable piece of kit for a backup system that you can have with you to get out of the tree if you did drop your climber platform or sticks etc. I want one

[@bruceallen6377]

simple and light, always the best. One thing I would add to it though is a string attaching it to you because if it slips all the way down the tree while you're up high, you're screwed!

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

I was thinking the same thing earlier today! We all know someone whose had that happen with a climber 🤣

[@raccoonrigs]

Your feet stay in the loop of the climber the whole time! If you climb how it is intended, it won't ever fall!

[@bruceallen6377]

I see what you mean, I rewatch the video and understand what you're saying. But for the strange reason that someone loses balance or just slips it probably wouldn't hurt to have it tied to you.

[@jacobjahnke9054]

Picked one up from the show last Friday, looking forward to trying it out

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

Let us know how you like it!

[@raccoonrigs]

We appreciate you! Enjoy it! Can't wait to hear about your stealthiest hunting season ever!

[@houseatreides6683]

How’s the bandit doing for you Jacob?

[@hunterblades9129]

A very good cost efficient , effective option for mobile hunting! Great work

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@hunterblades9129 😎👍

[@CDNsportsman9]

Cool product! Very similar to 2TC I guess, maybe more stable with having both feel on the base. Some tether handles would be a nice added safety feature to your product

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

Thanks for watching and the input!

[@davidlane9724]

Nice ! I might give it a try. Thank you hunters.

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@davidlane9724 thanks for watching! Mine arrives in the mail today. I am excited to try it!

[@tomnolan2186]

Is this easier than one sticking? It looks like it may be? I'm currently one sticking but don't like sitting in the saddle dangling. Could you hang a hang on with that thing? I use the hybrid style. Saddle with a hang on

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@tomnolan2186 that’s what I am interested to try myself

[@chrisdemartino3558]

2:21 where it starts

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

Thanks Chris! And thanks for watching!

[@bulletsandbroadheads]

I assume you can use any tether. Very unique.

[@raccoonrigs]

Yes you can!

[@markblanchette1771]

What’s the rig weigh? Pretty neat set up.

[@raccoonrigs]

Thanks! It weighs in at 3.7lbs, and we didn't sacrifice any quality. It has a steel base, carbon fiber reinforced end caps, and abrasion resistance arborist rope!

[@brandonlight7682]

Are we climbing poles or trees?

[@jonah-n8l]

Looks like everything is being designed now days around telephone poles with no obstructions at all lol

[@raccoonrigs]

You'd go around branches the same way you would with any other climbing system that uses a tether! We have a video showing how on our instagram. But obviously some systems are better suited for different scenarios

[@raccoonrigs]

@@jonah-n8l This was at an expo who provided telephone poles for demo haha

[@caseysmith9275]

I seen a dude using a homemade one couple years ago on here

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@caseysmith9275 maybe it was the same guy!

[@danhoff4401]

Point of fact; title is incorrect two tether climbing with stirrups and amsteel rope is the lightest method. By far. A variety of one stick options are also kighter. If you are also carrying a platform, because this is not a true platform replacement option, then this sytem is also not lighter than a LW hand climber top or either of the climbing platform options on the market. Stirrups allow independent leg movement, each on a separate axis when using the system as a platform and can be used on one foot allowing you to leg lock the tree while adjusting your tether. You can make this yourself out of a 2x4 which Scott Adkins demo'd several years ago and be lighter as well. I've done that, played with the concept, and stirrups are head and shoulders a better option. My current 2TC setup is from CGM.

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@danhoff4401 thanks for sharing and watching! I saw the CGM setup/demo video today for the first time. It was very interesting to see

[@Patrickmetaldetecting]

Thanks for the review

[@joec33]

What if the tree is wider in diameter?. No room to get your foot in

[@raccoonrigs]

Our general rule of practice is only climb trees you can hug! Haha But the Bandit Climber will work on a wide variety of diameters, and you won't even notice if the diameter changes on the tree.

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@raccoonrigs when it doubt, hug it out! 😎👍

[@raccoonrigs]

Thanks guys! Happy to answer any questions anyone has here in the comments!

[@bulletsandbroadheads]

I assume you can use any tether. Very unique

[@mississippioutdoorsman1]

Looks like I am ordering one moving from wild edge steps

[@raccoonrigs]

@@bulletsandbroadheads Yes! We just offer ours for people who don't already have one, or want another at an affordable price

[@raccoonrigs]

@@mississippioutdoorsman1 Awesome! Can't wait for you to get it! We look forward to hearing about your stealthiest season yet!

[@DC-zp2iq]

Could be a bit of a pain once you have to cope with branches.

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@DC-zp2iq mine arrived today, so I hope to get it on the tree soon and see! Thanks for watching! Please subscribe to help us reach more people and so you don’t miss the tree demo video! 👊😎

[@randyeder5318]

I was thinking the same thing at first but you could just put a quick link on the loop and it would work no problem I would think.

[@Patrician9000]

Got mine!

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@Patrician9000 enjoy it! I climbed with it yesterday! It’s really simple.

[@Patrician9000]

@@reviveoutdoors4him Tried it out today, had some issues so I went back to this video and now its just practice practice practice!

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@Patrician9000 I watched the video a few times myself for the demo episode! Hoping to have it edited soon!

[@crustymarine86]

Nice light weight but looks like youd better lay off the twinkies to use it

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

I prefer honey buns! But will let you know how I handle it when I put it on the tree!

[@crustymarine86]

@@reviveoutdoors4him i didnt mean you personally like you look fat i meant the average hunter in general. Sorry if it came off that way

[@zanetracks6592]

Then you come to a branch 🤔.

[@thelzmovement6480]

I can hear the pine bark shredding and the heavy breathing from here 😂

[@nudsh]

For me this seems like a useless design. Why mess around with the bar? I could just put a couple small cam buckle foot straps and a tether on my platform and use that instead of the bar. This would also be mostly useless except on stripped trunk trees.

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@nudsh thanks for watching and for the input!

[@tylerparker3024]

Shouldve made sure your pole didnt have any branches before demonstrating the weak point of the system lmfao

[@stevenl4494]

Hard pass. Girth hitching a tree? There are much better options and easier to deal with branches. No path to ground as shown here, so pray you don't lose the foot bar. Better to carry 30' of rope. I'd ditch every standard prusik knot found....if at all possible.

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@stevenl4494 thanks for watching! Have you started your season yet?

[@stevenl4494]

@@reviveoutdoors4him we're a little over a month into it.

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@stevenl4494 thought so! Hope it’s going well and you have a great rest of the season!

[@stevenl4494]

@@reviveoutdoors4him yes sir, TY. Every season is great...even if you forget your release in the truck 😂😂🤬

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@stevenl4494 🤣 we’ve all been there at least once

[@andreweddy86]

Hahaha. This is clearly a spoof

[@reviveoutdoors4him]

@@andreweddy86 they are selling as fast as they can make them. More like a POOF! Here one second and “poof” sold/gone the next!

[@raccoonrigs]

Sorry you feel that way! But hunters all over the country are actively using them and loving them!

[@houseatreides6683]

@@raccoonrigs can I reserve one for myself when they are back in stock? I want one bad

[@chuckparson6712]

Unless you hunt on telephone poles this method is useless

[@jeff_8789]

Looks pretty useless unless ur hunting telephone poles

[@raccoonrigs]

Not sure how even to reply to this haha 😂 Do you say the same thing about all other climbers? We have plenty of videos on our website where we are climbing trees!

[@ADirtyRunner]

@@raccoonrigs I'm not saying I completely agree with him, but I'm on the fence about ordering due to this. I don't have the luxury of having nice, straight, limbless trees where I hunt here in the swamp. I really like the concept here but it's hard to see how this could replace my climbing sticks (which I would really love to). If there are some ways you can workaround limbs using this system, I'd love to see them. Perhaps using multiple tethers? Carry a single stick with you to help transition over a limb/rough patch on a tree? A video of that would be great.

[@ADirtyRunner]

Also is the intention to not use a saddle platform here? I think I'd still use one.

[@raccoonrigs]

@@ADirtyRunner Some people do, some people don't! I personally use it as my platform for rifle season. But for bow season I bring up a separate platform to stand on. Other people at our company always bring a platform up with them!

[@ryansullivan9413]

@@ADirtyRunner you would treat it like one sticking, so you hang in your saddle, use your feet to steady yourself against the tree and move the tether of this thing around the limb to continue. That being said I think there is a need for products in this category just disagree with the approach of this method. That sandpaper is going to wear down and it is much easier to slip off a round bar with a prusik while moving your tether up than something like a stick

[@thelzmovement6480]

Wtf has happened to hunting 😂

[@drewmcginn3422]

Social media has invaded every aspect of life that’s what.

[@raccoonrigs]

Getting lighter, faster, and quieter haha

[@thelzmovement6480]

@@raccoonrigs if you say so 😂

[@tristanrevia1321]

My whole upand down saddle setup is 12lbs​@@thelzmovement6480

[@stubbed4503]

@@drewmcginn3422wtf does social media have to do with this climbing method 😂😂😂

[@MrTseemtos]

dont waste ur money just grab a steal pipe