Backcountry Block and Tackle

[AvidIndoorsman]

Does anyone have an ultralight pulley system that they bring with them into the backcountry.

I'm looking for something that can be used with P-cord.

Use cases being hoist a heavy pack/30 lb food back, or possibly a small deer up into a tree... get a moose out of a marsh and on to shore, get an elk hind quarter off the ground when solo butchering, etc.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Not perfect but undeniably simple and "minimalist-friendly".

 

[Deleted member 18333]

Does anyone have an ultralight pulley system that they bring with them into the backcountry.

I'm looking for something that can be used with P-cord.

Use cases being hoist a heavy pack/30 lb food back, or possibly a small deer up into a tree... get a moose out of a marsh and on to shore, get an elk hind quarter off the ground when solo butchering, etc.

Set your purse down and lift with your legs, not your back.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Set your purse down and lift with your legs, not your back.

Legs are get'n older and it's a satchel, doctors have them... and indian jones.

 

[Deleted member 18333]

Legs are get'n older and it's a satchel, doctors have them... and indian jones.

Until you are either of those, it's a purse.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Until you are either of those, it's a purse.

Well then I'm glad that it's cute at least.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Not perfect but undeniably simple and "minimalist-friendly".

Like it... and multi use.

 

[elkduds]

Not perfect but undeniably simple and "minimalist-friendly".

Even simpler. This is in my kill kit, also gets used for other tasks:

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[MinnesotaHunter]

Are you familiar with putting a together a mechanical advantage hoist? Other than the moose, I think you could probably just buy a couple of small double pulleys and a couple of small carabiners from a hardware store and put together a 5:1 hoist with P-cord you have in your pack. If you could get your hands on some slightly stiffer paracord, it will make it easier to do this.....

If you google 4:1 Mechanical advantage hoist you will find some images that show how they go together.

 

[Festus]

We have a couple of these and they work well.

Ultralight Backcountry Gear

Block and Tackle Weighs 4 ounce and fits into the palm of your hand. With 95ft of cord it's about the size and weight of a rolled up shirt.

packapull.com

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Ok, took me too long to click submit.

So that is a 3:1 and basically the same concept. The only gain you would have from adding pulleys is they will reduce friction and make lifting a heavier load much easier.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Are you familiar with putting a together a mechanical advantage hoist? Other than the moose, I think you could probably just buy a couple of small double pulleys and a couple of small carabiners from a hardware store and put together a 5:1 hoist with P-cord you have in your pack. If you could get your hands on some slightly stiffer paracord, it will make it easier to do this.....

If you google 4:1 Mechanical advantage hoist you will find some images that show how they go together.

Yeah I've done it before but with big steel pulleys and rope... hence the question. Just trying to think smarter as I age... Jan seemed like a good month to think about this kinda random stuff.

 

[devon deer]

I use a small pulley system for hoisting up Fallow/Roe deer to gralloch them sometimes, its late here but if I remember ill post a pic tomorrow, pulleys from a chandlery store, the system was given to me by a hunter I guided many years ago.
Cheers
Richard

 

[Bigjay73]

Quite cocky of you to think you'll be getting a moose tag

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Quite cocky of you to think you'll be getting a moose tag

Dude it’s gonna be a big year I’m gonna draw 3, I’m sitting on 5 points in UT, MT, and 3 in CO... basically a slam dunk.

 

[Irrelevant]

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[Bigjay73]

Dude it’s gonna be a big year I’m gonna draw 3, I’m sitting on 5 points in UT, MT, and 3 in CO... basically a slam dunk.

If you need a guaranteed spot in Co let me know. I'm feeling kinda "A"ish today

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

If you need a guaranteed spot in Co let me know. I'm feeling kinda "A"ish today

Honestly, I'm not going to have any time to scout, my onX subscription ran out, and I've been drinking my way through the essentials list, but I'm definitely ready to put in some boot leather so if you could send me GPS and possibly let me borrow your truck that would be great.

and I definitely wont tell 4 friends, cause I voted B

 

[LuketheDog]

Legs are get'n older and it's a satchel, doctors have them... and indian jones.

...and Jack Bauer!

 

[Dsnow9]

I’m a big fan of dynaglide throwline and dmm xsre carabiners. Stronger, lighter, and more compact than anything else on the market. If interested I could post a pic tomorrow