Hawk Helium Climbing Sticks, 20-in, 4-Pk

Sticks seem to be quality and I really like the new rope attachment method. Sticks nest together pretty decent and secure. Stable on the tree. I will be buying more

Rise up productions president here, I have no complaints about my entire hawk saddle hunting lineup, in my honesty review I have well over 10 years of experience with hunting and chasing mature whitetails, the saddle hunting lineup that hawk sells too consumers is nothing shy of perfect, I have tried a bunch of different saddle and climbing sticks, hawk has top notch products that work %100 with no issues, if your a expert or a beginners this will get you going! Not to mention the price is way better, trust me you will not regret buying this setup, no one is perfect and everything has its flaws but you won’t be disappointed and this company will make it right with you! We will also be doing a review on our hawk setup on YouTube with rise up productions, we are sponsored by asio hunting gear and hytek stands! So I will be looking forward too show my expertise with the hawk lineup!

These were great first sticks. I bought them, modified them to something that made sense, sold them, then bought what I actually wanted. Stock, they stack terrible, weigh so much more than necessary, create a billion pinch points, make noise and avoid any sense of efficiency and mobility. That said, they let me learn what I needed in a modern stick. I made a ton of modifications, made them usable, enjoyed them and sold them. Great memories. These are average, but very modifiable. Makes me wonder why they don't have people in house making them right in the first place. I can't imagine a world where anyone loads these stock in a bag and thinks, "yeah, let's sell these just like this". Still, these are wonderful for modification. The world is your oyster. Buy these, make them right, you're good to go.

I bought these because I wanted to have more options of trees to climb than a climbing tree stand allowed. I got these after reading reviews about the stacking buttons breaking off hoping I could figure out a way to prevent it from happening to mine. The first time out none broke but the second time out several broke. Unfortunately I didn't figure out that there is a lip inside the hard cup that holds on to the button to keep the sticks together. After shaving off this lip, they came apart easily. Hopefully, Hawk will replace the plastic buttons that broke... IF ANYONE GETS THESE, SHAVE THE INSIDE LIP OFF THE CUP AND YOU WILL BE GOOD TO GO! The sticks will not stay together without a bungee or strap holding them together, but you will have to anyway when the buttons break off. With the lip shaved off and unbroken buttons, the sticks are more stable when stacked than with broken buttons. I'm 6'1" 255# and these steps are stable for me. After snugging up the strap, you have to pull out and down on the bottom step of the stick to get it set in place before putting all your weight on it.

I bought these sticks not to long ago and I put them together and stacked all of them and the very first time I went to use them all of the suction cups broke that holds them together