I was wondering how/if people are cam locking their stands when in close proximity to bedded deer without them hearing? Every time I do it, it seems pretty noisy to me and I don't think I'm doing anything drastically out of the ordinary but I very well could be!
Once I have the stand hung and snugged, I flip the platform up and do a minor cam lock. Once I'm attached to the tree I rest my right knee on the seat, hug the tree and use my left foot to flip the platform up and fully set/lock it.
I hunted out of an XOP Air Raid this season if that matters.
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Re: Cam locking....silently?
I cam lock mine the same way and it does make a little noise. If you lift the platform up slow till it just starts to slip, it cuts some noise down. Some tree species are noisier than others also.
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Re: Cam locking....silently?
Hawthorne wrote:I cam lock mine the same way and it does make a little noise. If you lift the platform up slow till it just starts to slip, it cuts some noise down. Some tree species are noisier than others also.
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Yep...
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dan wrote:Hawthorne wrote:I cam lock mine the same way and it does make a little noise. If you lift the platform up slow till it just starts to slip, it cuts some noise down. Some tree species are noisier than others also.
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Yep...
I'll try slowing down more. Thanks fellas!
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Re: Cam locking....silently?
I have this problem too sometimes. Alot of the time i think its because of the bark on the tree.
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Re: Cam locking....silently?
It will make some noise. Just gotta do the best you can, to minimize the noise.
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I often wondered how Uncle Lou's Bark Silencer would work for that on certain noisy trees. Strap it on the tree and attach your stand over the fabric.
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I imagine it would wear the fabric out rather quickly.
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Bayshorebuck8 wrote:I imagine it would wear the fabric out rather quickly.
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Maybe. It's pretty tough material so I'm gonna give it a try and see what happens.
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Dewey wrote:Bayshorebuck8 wrote:I imagine it would wear the fabric out rather quickly.
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Maybe. It's pretty tough material so I'm gonna give it a try and see what happens.
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Let me know how it goes dewey im curious.
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Re: Cam locking....silently?
I find that if you have your knee on the seat closer to the tree as opposed to on the edge of the seat - this helps too.
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