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Climbing or spike shoes..where do u get advice
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:09 pm
Tired of sliding down trees due to wet shoes, ice, barking falling off etc. Some of the guys at camp, the serious bow hunters, have bought r getting, spiked climbing kits for their boots, we use to call them lineman shoes etc. Basically, a spike hell etc u put over your shoes. Where do u get this and what is the downside? aka why are we not all using these?
This post was edited on 8/24/16 at 1:12 pm
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Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:13 pm to TutHillTiger
wait...what?
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:19 pm to TutHillTiger
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why are we not all using these?
1. I think they are illegal on public land
2. They are not very comfortable to wear to walk to your stand
3. They are not easy for "everyone" to use... you need to be in reasonably good shape to use them efficiently and safely.
I think they are a great option for someone that practices with them and learns how to use them properly. They just aren't as safe as a climbing stick.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:24 pm to TutHillTiger
You're gonna be sweating like a son of a bitch when you finally get up in the tree.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:26 pm to Salmon
so you have just been free climbing trees to get in a stand?
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:26 pm to TutHillTiger
Dude just buy a set of climbing sticks
Posted on 8/24/16 at 1:56 pm to Salmon
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so you have just been free climbing trees to get in a stand?
This is what I'm wondering.
I don't think spikes are a great option for daily hunting. For one thing, your tree will be dead if you hunt out of it a lot. They're not especially safe either. Just get some sticks or screw in steps. Or a climbing stand.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 2:48 pm to TutHillTiger
Buddy's dad was a lineman and could climb like a cat squirrel.
He would build his stands with no ladder and shimmy up the tree using those spikes.
Needless to say no one ever hunted his stands
He would build his stands with no ladder and shimmy up the tree using those spikes.
Needless to say no one ever hunted his stands
Posted on 8/24/16 at 3:04 pm to TutHillTiger
When I used to deer hunt, I would use them with a lock on stand. You need the longer spikes for trees and not the shorter spikes for telephone poles. It takes some skill to get the hang of it. When I was younger I would strap them to my lock on, walk input my bow on the ground, attach a rope. Climb the tree with the stand hanging from my side and then hand it. I could hand a stand in any tree in less than 10 minutes. They are banned on state and federal lands.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 3:08 pm to wickowick
I would definitely kill myself if I tried to use those.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 4:18 pm to bbvdd
Never used them on a real tree, but they are fun as hell on a prepared pole.
Posted on 8/24/16 at 7:23 pm to ccard257
U guys are misunderstanding me. I wish I was that bad arse. I want some extra grip for climbing up trees in my climbing stand. Lol
Posted on 8/25/16 at 5:13 am to wickowick
That looks like something that would be worn in a human version of a cock fight. If I was required to use that to get my stand up a tree, you'd come across me hunting a lock on 3 feet off the ground 
Posted on 8/25/16 at 6:01 am to TutHillTiger
I'm not following you either. I thought you were talking about Spurs too. Why would you wear spiked shoes in a climbing stand? If you're saying you're worried about the stand slipping because the built in spikes are too dull to dig into the tree, sharpen them with a grinder. The spikes on the new summit climbers are terrible, they're not even spikes. They're squared off where they meet the tree so you have to sharpen them. Take a grinder and grind on the top and bottom of each spike a little at a time until they are sharp enough to dig into the tree. And buy a hss harness in case the stand slips while you're sitting in it.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 6:42 am to TutHillTiger
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I want some extra grip for climbing up trees in my climbing stand.
But, you're asking about shoes? How the hell are you using your stand?
I'm sure what you're saying makes sense, but I'm just not following.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 8:47 am to Teague
Same here. When I use my climber my feet stay on the bottom platform.
The stand does all the biting into the tree, I don't see how spikes or spiked shoes could help you at all.
Unless of course we are all misunderstanding your intended use.
The stand does all the biting into the tree, I don't see how spikes or spiked shoes could help you at all.
Unless of course we are all misunderstanding your intended use.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 9:31 am to Jj283
Yeah i'm not sure i'm following either so I'll recommend that you get some strap on crampons like these, shoot video, and post the results here.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 9:37 am to TutHillTiger
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I want some extra grip for climbing up trees in my climbing stand. Lol
tighten the stand
or do you have an old stand with the metal grips? those were awful about sliding down trees, but with the new stands, I never have this issue
Posted on 8/25/16 at 9:53 am to TutHillTiger
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U guys are misunderstanding me
maybe if you didn't type like 14 yr old girl we'd have a better chance of answering whatever question it is that you have
Posted on 8/25/16 at 10:16 am to bbvdd
Nah they are easy to use & you can fly up a tree but get tree gaffs not pole gaffs
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