Similar weight as 3 stock sticks, but way higher in tree by 10.5 feet. If a person does add a 4th cut down stick they are simply adding another 6' of climb against 2.x lbs of weight. Given that Hawk sells them in threes, 3 cut down 24" sticks with a 48" CAYGA (top step) gets you 6' per stick, or 18' plus platform, weighs 6.x lbs, and is much less bulky to pack in.Ĭonversely three stock sticks with no aider gets you 3 x (30" + 24") = 162"/12 = 13.5', weighs 9 lbs, and is significantly harder to pack through the brush. If they are it is because they want to go higher of course (than 3 cut sticks).įor my math I'm going to assume a 24" step between aider or stick since that is a common goal and makes the conversion from inches to feet easier. Plus, I doubt many people are using 4 sticks with an aider. If I decide to use an aider (which adds another level of risk in my opinion) with my 4 cut down sticks why not use an aider with 3 of the full length sticks? What am I missing?Ĭlick to expand.Aiders definitely add risk, but you are missing people's willingness to trade risk off against weight & bulk. So adding another step removes most if not all the weight savings of the cut sticks. To achieve the same height as 4 full length steps I have to add another step or resort to using an aider. With my first step again starting at 20" from the ground and 20" between sticks, 4 steps will only get me 160" or just a little over 13'. If I cut my sticks down to 20" (again to keep the math simple). If I decide to use an aider (which adds another level of risk in my opinion) with my 4 cut down sticks why not use an aider with 3 of the full length sticks? What am I missing? To achieve the same height as 4 full length sticks I have to add another step or resort to using an aider. With my first step again starting at 20" from the ground and 20" between sticks, 4 sticks will only get me 160" or just a little over 13'. Using simple math and 4 steps, the top step would be at 200" or about 16.5 ft. I place the first step 20" off of the ground (I'm using round numbers for easy math) and 20" between sticks. Let's suppose my full length sticks are 30" long. I understand that shorter sticks will be lighter and easier to pack but to me the math doesn't add up. Maybe I'm a little slow on the uptake, but I don't really understand the motive behind cutting down sticks.
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