Love the gripper had the original one for 3 seasons before it broke . The up graded gripper feels much stronger and use two too carry 10 wild edge steps. I did add a pice of rubber shrink wrap to keep steps from sliding in gripper love the product and keep up the good work!!

I have not had a chance to field test the new gripper. I had the original that was 3d printed, it fell apart after 3 seasons. The new gripper is CNC machine out of a solid material. Looks and feels more robust.

I haven't had it in the tree yet but this is my third purchase of this product. Each version has been an improvement but this new version feels vastly improved. Hopefully it will still hold my steps after two years unlike the previous two I've had.

My only complaint is the versa button was a little rough from printing as far as having a few little tag ends stringing off of it but they rubbed right off with just my thumb and after working it in the versa hanger for a bit it broke in and works amazing and holds the steps great it even fits the muddy steps just like the wild edge steps

I ran the Wild Edge Stepps for a full season using their bag before coming across the Gripr and I wish I would have found it much sooner. The bag worked fine but I hated having it over my shoulder and then having to pack it up or awkwardly hang it somewhere while hunting. That and it was starting to get a hole in it from the bottom point of my stepps. The Gripr eliminated all of my issues right away. It kept my stepps securely on my hip when walking into the woods as well as climbing or descending my tree. The stepps go in and out of the gripr with just one hand too, a major plus in my book as I always like being as hands free as possible. If you run the wild edge stepps, this is a piece or gear you'll want to upgrade to!