XOP RUBICON Tree Stand Review: 23 Straight Hunting Days And 50 Set Ups
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- Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024
- XOP RUBICON Tree Stand Review: 23 Straight Hunting Days And 50 Set Ups
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Just ordered on of these last night. Total cost with the black Friday deal was like $175. XOP is killing it with the design and the price points. Say what you want about where it's made but I'm excited to try this out for late season and next fall. Thanks for the videos and the inspiration 👍
@@MrTumorHumor you are gonna love it
You rave about novix sticks how about there stands ,don't think i have herd you mention them,i have a echo that's a good stand no squeks or creaks dead silent, but the seat really sucks big time, i bought a Rubicon on sale, this company will probably put hurting on lwcg wish i could support them just not in my budget. @SamkoTradBow
@w.glennrobbins1799 novix makes great stands. Same quality as the amazing assault stands. Only reason I don't use or talk about novix stands much it's they don't make a platform size thst interest me. The helo is smaller than I want and the echo is a little bigger than I want. But absolutely amazing stands
Haven't tried mine yet but your review has given me a head start before I do. Thanks again!
You will love it. Thw seat is amazing
Bought this stand because of your first video on it and the price. After saddle hunting for several years I may never go back. Great videos!
@@Mike-ls9ok glad you are loving the stand too
Glad to hear you still like it! I ordered this stand with their sticks on black friday after watching your earlier videos and figured I'd give it a try. Never hunted from a hang on before but I'm not exactly over the moon with using a climber. I've tried 3 different climbers over the years and just haven't been overly impressed with any of them. I'll pretty much be copying your entire setup/process to see how it goes. Thanks for making all the videos!
@@barret_n7863 i bet you are gonna love the set up. Any questions just ask
I greatly appreciate your attention to the small details on your reviews whether it’s tree stands or packs. Keep up the great work!
@@chuckcapps7325 thank you
I have an antique aluminum hang on stand that is pure sketch. I spent several all day hunts in it this season. Coming from a Summit climbing stand. You had me sold on this stand in the last video. Anyway, the comment section said they got it Black Friday for $175. I looked around online everywhere it was $229. XOP website said sold-out at first, but when I went back I was able to add to cart with $60 Black Friday discount. Got it For $172. Thanks a lot Samko.
@justingreen4450 you are going to love this stand
I get to use mine Saturday for the first time. I’m so pumped
@@jnewell712 you will love it
I love this stand and got it after your first initial review, after doing the chamfer on the teeth it locks in so solidly. XOP killed it on this one.
@@jamesseed1752 agrew. Amazing stand
I have been waiting for this video! Great stuff. I purchased a cold world and the seat was terrible. I looked into the Meshcon seat but unavailable still. I sold my cold world and purchased the rubicon and couldn’t be happier. Was also $160 cheaper than the cold world plus Meshcon seat.
@@robertdane1212 love this rubicon stand
I like my setup this year but I think I'm gonna have to get that rubicon stand and sticks for next year.
Awesome video brother!!!
I have an assault, lwcg .5,and just purchased a XOP rubicon off a guy that never used it for $100. Rubicon came with box and all original stuff never used. So far I’m really impressed with it.
SCORE!
@@joshlasure3384 smokin deal on a great stand
Just got mine. In the box is a white piece of foam for packing. I put it inside my seat cushion to add extra cushion.
Great stand I love it I ordered one ❤
@@FergusonJoseph-zu7bl you will be very happy
Jason - Thanks for this video as well as the initial Rubicon review video. I have chased the weight and packability thing for a few years now and, your 1.0 and double steps quirks match my observations. If I were to go back in time I would have kept my Assault 2 and single steps and turned off the internet. 😂 I have a Rubicon and Novix sticks delivering this week.
@shawnhahn6911 you are going to love the rubicon. Thay and the novix sticks is a amazing combo. And agree. I fell for the same stuff. Wish I just system with my original lw assault and sticks and never went down the rabbit hole as I just came right back to where I was.
Great review as always!
@@kevinanderson4610 rhanks
I love how the sticks fit in the bracket too. Cody D'Aquisto did a video on the xop lm04 sticks and how they were indeed designed to fit into the bracket on the xop vanish. I would suspect this is a little "easter egg" of everything that the D'Aquisto's have had any part in designing.
Hi,Jason Black Friday sale X0P Rubicon 182.84 out the door free S&H. I just heard from some one on saddle hunter that X0P is unloading everything they have! They have a whole new line coming out next year of machined stands!! May need to get a Rubicon now they may not keep making them.
Interesting! I'll have to keep an eye out! I have the air rade, Rubicon, and an invader. The air rade is for semi permanent spots and Rubicon/invader are for saddle hunting.
Randall ordered one while we were at deer camp. I’m gonna have to try it out.
@@gunghobows you are gonna love it
Great review. Nice added bonus that the batwing bracket compliments running the sticks Samko style. 2 Questions please: 1. Do you think my original lonewolf sticks wrapped in camo hockey tape will still fit in the pockets of the batwing bracket of the rubicon ? 2. Will the long xop sticks with the folding steps fit in the pockets of the batwing bracket as well ? Thanks
@markfaria1684 yes and yes. Both fit in there perfect and I bet they still fit good and snug with the hokey tape
@@SamkoTradBow Thanks Jason
Thank you for the video. The stand looks great. How is the Pacseat going? Been hoping to see some updates on it.
@@alekart781 love the pack seats. More vids coming out on them soon too
I'd like to try one. The millllinium monster is my favorite like you said the mesh seat is amazing not wet and super comfortable. I need one these for my hiking places
@@mattd8411 love the mesh seat
Great review. Run some xop straps on my lone wolf alpha. Going to replace the remaining ones with xop. The extra length is so nice. Wish i had that mesh seat on my alpha never thought the original lone wolf seats felt good.
The xop straps are amazing and so is the mesh seat! Xop is doing awesome right now
I’d like to see you review the XOP retrograde which is their ultralight stand. You’d have a good perspective having used so many other brands. The rubicon is quite a bit heavier than the beast, LWCG etc.
I chamfered the top of the bat wing too because the first time I had it on the tree it bit so hard that I could hardly pull it off the tree enough to let slack into the strap.
@paulcrave3112 that chamfer sure lets it slide and lock tight!
Is that stand compatible with the tree bracket XOP sells? I have a couple of XOP Vanish stands and I have their bracket that you put in the tree first and the stand then just slides into the bracket. It makes hanging the stand soooo easy!
@@jimowens381 not sure on that
I have the Cold World and I don’t care for the normal seat cushion on it. I’m going to check to see if I can swap it out with the mesh seat.
you can
Hey Jason, as far as the top strap button goes, do you think it would be worth drilling a new hole about an inch or 2 inches down for the versa button to make it not contact the grips on the back top of the stand
@bqoutdoors2334 i don't think it's worth doing. On most trees the bracket slide down between the straps. It's on on small trees the bracket rest on the strap and it doesn't bother me as it's edgessharpnot sharp
@ perfect good to know thanks
Awesome review your a mcguiver when it comes to coming up with ideas on how to pack your stand, do you leave your hanging straps on your stand for transport or just put them in your pack
@jessenoble1399 i leave the straps on the stand and on the sticks. It's faster and less chance of loosing them
@SamkoTradBow Thanks!!
I wonder if that seat could be adapted to the Vanish. XOP is killin it!
@jimowens381 not sure if the seat will transfer. But xop nailed it with the rubicon
Are those the XOP sticks or the old LW sticks? Interested to know if the old LW sticks would fit in that bracket? Reason I’m asking is I just ordered the Cold World stand but not the sticks. Thanks!
@@brentbandy3566 both fit in the bracket great. I have both. But I use the lw (novix) sticks like you see here
Finally switched it up atta boy 👍 RIP lone wolf 😢😂😂
Hi jason, glad to see this video from you as I just bought the Novix sticks you use and also the xop Rubicon stand which I should be receiving all this stuff within the next two to three days. Definitely going to modify a few things on the stand and get it ready for next season!
Perfect set up. You are gonna love it
For the price, this stand is hard to beat. Not once this season did I have a complaint about this stand.
@@silentassassin1108 agree
I use hockey tape on all of my noise making areas. It sticks forever and very plyable to install on tight areas!
@@Bowhunter5 perfect
What about novix stands ,don't think I have seen any reviews from you about them, I have the echo it's a good stand
@w.glennrobbins1799 they make amazing stands. Just not a size or shape that fits what I want. Wish they would bring back the assault. But they make amazing stands and sticks
Deja vu
The button is too high and rests on the top cam buckle strap. Poor design and doesn’t lock into the tree. A hang on stand shouldn’t rely on the bottom strap at all which this stand needs.
Only good thing is the seat.
In my opinion a POS and needs redesigned.
@@kirkloos8141 beat stand available today for me and my money
229 now but its still a deal.
Swap the seat cushion to the bottom, flip it up in a hybrid saddle system and you have knee cushion.
why would you want to carry a tree stand to hunt out of a saddle?
@ works great for me, best of both worlds,, I’m older and have been saddle hunting 15 years, the bigger platform is great and sometimes I have to sit, saddles put a strain on my knees these days
I wonder if this isn't something the treestand mfgs came up with to try and compete with the saddle makers ?? I hunt from a saddle also but haven't committed 100% still like my hang on.@jeremylong6229
Its too bad they didnt cast in a bow holder like the assault