ol man roost armrest problems

hillbilly archer · 09-10-2010, 09:21 PM

Does anyone know if the armrest on the ol man roost hang on are supposed to be real loose. These things flop around and have a lot of side to side play.

Thanks.

hillbilly archer · 09-12-2010, 06:25 PM

anyone? Surely someone else has one.

hillbilly archer · 09-16-2010, 06:32 PM

Hmm, thats odd.

kole22 · 09-17-2010, 11:19 AM

yeh they are real sloppy. Apparently the chi-coms dont hunt.

hillbilly archer · 09-17-2010, 04:36 PM

Well, I called ol man and they said they have some movement,but I could send it back and if they determined it was defective, they'd replace it. But if not they would return it with a restocking fee or they'd send it back to me if I prefered.

So, I could spend another $20 on this thing shipping it and have them tell me its normal and then I've just wasted another $20 and a few weeks.

Just wondering if anyone else thought they were bad loose.

Thanks.

Valentine · 09-19-2010, 08:26 AM

At least mine wasn't. So I rehabed it myself. I remember soft foaming some hollow metal parts; using new solid foam for seating and back, when needed. I put on two inexpensive carry straps that improved the carry of the stand in the woods; quieted some moving parts with tape. All were improvements; did them myself.

Even though my stand wasn't perfect, I consider it an heirloom now. Wouldn't give it up for $400 and a new one. It's over 16 years old; great overall design; and was totally paid for the day I got it. The depreciation time keeps getting longer. I sure like it; only has a top weight limit of 250 lbs. Saves weight on the back.

Kind of glad I never looked for perfection.

hillbilly archer · 09-19-2010, 04:39 PM

I dunno, they say they are suppossed to move some but I cannot get a straight answer how much. I'll just have to wait till bow season and hunt out of it some and see I guess. Kinda wishing I'd have bought another lone wolf hang on but I figured this one would be more comfy.

I guess time will tell.