The Huntin' Hoist
By Keith Dewars*

It never fails. It seems like every time I go hunting out of a tree stand I end up spending precious minutes un-kinking and untying knots in my haul rope. You know, the rope you use to haul your gun or bow up into the stand. Sometimes it seems like they have a mind of their own. Well, I think I've found a solution to that problem.

The solution I've found is called the Huntin' Hoist, manufactured by Doyle's Deer Gear out of North Vernon, IN. This handy little gadget has a rope that self-retracts as a pre-tensioned spring in the housing reels the rope back in.

All you have to do is attach the rope to your gun, bow or pack, clip the unit onto your belt or tree stand and the rope will automatically unwind for you. When you are positioned in your stand and start bringing your equipment up towards you the rope goes right back into the unit. No muss, no fuss and more importantly... no tangles.

The Huntin' Hoist is ruggedly constructed and will handle the day-to-day rigors of tree stand hunting. The housing is made of black plastic and the unit comes preloaded with 30 feet of high strength braided rope. One feature I really liked is the belt clip. The clip is heavy duty and won't come off your belt if the unit happens to get caught on a branch. The belt clip can also be used to attach the unit onto the webbing of your tree stand to make it even more hands-free.

Lastly, I feel I can't finish off without mentioning the new Doyle's Gear Cinch. The Gear Cinch does away with the old plastic or metal clip you see on every other haul rope. The design is ingenious and extremely simple to use. All you have to do is pull the cinch out of it's little "holster" (for lack of a better name), wrap the rope around your gun or bow and put the cinch back in place. Quite a handy little feature.

The Huntin' Hoist can be found online at www.HuntinHoist.com or contact Doyle's Deer Gear Inc., P.O. Box 466, North Vernon, IN 47265. You can also reach them by phone at 1-866-346-3620.

*Keith Dewars is a freelance writer, avid outdoorsman and owner/webmaster of Malum Internet Properties. He can be contacted at keithd@maluminternet.com.

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