bow/gear hoists

how do yall keep em from getting all tangled up??? i carry two with me, the thicker one is easier to manage (back pack), but the thinner one sucks. i use it to hoist my bow and is always a rat's nest!!!

ooops did i just answer my own question? thicker rope....

 

i use one of those self retracting jobbies. I have a nice one that my ex won at some thing. i think her hunter ed class. Its great.

 

That is the one thing that drives me nuts Isaiah. Mine gets tangled all the time.

 

I also use a retractable hoist also similiar to the following but a older model ive had for a few years and it works great.

http://www.bowhunting.com/shopping/Products/Huntin-Hoist-Camo-Gear-Hoist__C230.aspx

 

Awesome, thanks for the link T! I will be ordering one next week!

 

Pretty sweet little tool. I always just leave rope at each stand. For my climber I had small string on a spool.

 

ahhhhhhhhhhh soooooo! thx for the suggestions, i'll give em a try!

 

I leave mine tied to my stand & wrap the other end around my climbing stix.

 

I leave one with each stand that I hang. For the one that resides in my pack for climbing situations, I am cheap. I cut out a piece of cardboard in the shape of an H and wrap it up. When it's beat, I cut another.

 

ahhhhhhhhhhhh the "H" sounds like my kind of plan =-) that or leaving it hang

 

If I can get new rope to last through a couple season without being chewed on, the squirrels eventually leave them alone and the rope can last a long time left hanging. I also have the same retractable in the link for when I go to other places and hunt.

 

Don't laugh, but I've used a retractable dog leash and it works great. Cheap (like $5 on sale) and doesn't kink up and really easy to pack. It's not the strongest pulley system in the world, but it still worked great for my purposes.

Now I have a dedicated gear hoist that I picked up at BPS a while back, but the dog leash worked for me for a few seasons.

And talk about multi-tasking, now the dog leash works as the retractable anchor line for my canoe. Works like a charm!

 

i have the exact one... It works like a charm

 

i use a camo rope like a repelling rope i just fold it up and put it in my fanny pack.it does get a knot every once in a while but it works great.

 

I have the old Strapper Retriever. It doesn't self retract, but it has a handle thing that you just wind up the strap when you're done. I took mine apart, drilled a few holes in the back plate, slid some zip ties through the holes, put it back together and zip tied it fast to my climber. Never forget it, its out of the way and quiet.