I like my JX3 for comfort like I'm sitting in a stand, and I can carry my buck out with it. 2TC doesn't work well with it that I've found. Maybe if I did something like this video, it could work, but I still want something to stand on, so the JX3 stick/platform serves the purpose. I can't see how 2TC would make it better. If I didn't have to worry about comfort or packing a deer out without going back to the truck first, I might would gravitate to 2TC.
TLDR: Let's consider the impact of platform/ROS choice on this comparison, and the resulting mobility/comfort balance.
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Mostly with you here. Don't carry deer with it, but love the Hybrid for comfort. Never tried 2TC with it but doesn't seem like it would pair well. The wide top stick platform is a must IMO so why am I not going to just climb with it also?
The above is just specific to me and maybe other JX3 users. To the OP's question I think there is a missing piece in this discussion so far and that is your choice for your feet at height.
In my soft saddle days, I never tried 2TC cause I couldn't make it make sense. I'm never gonna use just an ROS (I have a 99.9% tree climb rate...not 20%). I'm using some kind of platform and therefore I want my platform to pull double duty (climb & stand). 2TC'ing only to slap a 3+ lb platform on the tree seemed silly.
I don't think 2TC seems hard at all. It reminds me of the hand climber days. I'm just not going that minimalist so what's the point? If I lived in Oregon, I can see going that route.
1-sticking hits the sweet-spot of combining mobility, comfort at height, and ease of use for eastern whitetail woods hunting, even if safety concerns are valid. I think that's why it has taken off among saddle hunters.
Even as new multi stick and platform weights improve and roughly equalize total weight I don't think 1-sticking will yield. Unpacking, removing from tree, and repacking all those sticks and platform is a lot more fiddle factor than 1-stick and a rope. It's just a highly efficient system assuming you accept the risks and want to use more than a ROS to hunt off of.
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