Reckon I'll: Make A Full Bury Amsteel Rope Mod for Attaching a Climbing Stick To A Tree

Learn how I fully bury amsteel into itself for increased strength for numerous uses while saddle hunting, including attaching my new Big B.O.B. One Stick to the tree.
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Warning: climbing trees is a dangerous activity. This post is to give insight into how I hunt out of a treestand, but be sure to consult an expert prior attempting on your own.

[@reallywow6755]

Rubber coated work gloves make a huge difference.

[@zachheindl8619]

How long is the rope finished? Trying to make my own bridge using this method but im pretty sure 18" will be too much offset

[@benjaminbunny99]

How does the rope attach to a he stick? Is it just the loop or does something hold it in place

[@reckonill]

@benjamin....my new stick arrives tomorrow and I'll post up how it connects

[@michaelauskings1352]

Whats the point of the full bury? If strength is the concern, couldn't you step up to a larger Amsteel? You could then get away with almost half the material, and likley a lower overall cost. What am I missing?

[@andrewsanders5774]

The point of a full bury is not strength. In fact, I believe that a full bury is slightly weaker than a section of Amsteel with no bury in it. The main reason to do this is because Amsteel is a hollow core rope when the cam cleat is locking onto the rope it flattens it to a smaller diameter than the cam cleat is rated for and you risk slipping out of the cleat (happened to me once before). Therefore, by running the bury the full length it adds thickness to the rope to keep the diameter larger. Stepping up to a larger diameter Amsteel will not really help if you do not also full bury it because it will still flatten out without anything inside of it

[@michaelauskings1352]

@@andrewsanders5774 Got it. Thanks for the clarification!! 😁

[@dichotomousblue]

Full bury is stronger. The outer section (shearh) may be weaker due to less optimal load angles, but its just adding to the core sections' strength. Otherwise all sheathed ropes with amsteel core would be weaker than raw amsteel, which is wrong.

[@michaelauskings1352]

​@@dichotomousblueRoger that, thank you! 😊