ORIGINAL: BowHntrRick

This is a follow-up to a previous post in which I complained about the hassle of schlepping around a Summit Cobra XLS tree-stand. A number of replies ran something like this: "I have 5 Summit tree-stands andthey are all a pain to carry around but that's part of hunting so don't be such a baby!".

To those of you with this perspective I have one suggestion: sell those five Summit tree-stands and buy one Lone Wolf. I bought the hand climber: it weighs 2/3 as much as the Summit Cobra, packs down to a fraction of the bulk, carries on my back with no problem, and is no harder to climb with than the Summit.

Of course, some will say "yes, but is it as comfortable as my Summit?". The answer is "no", but then I thought being uncomfortable was part of being a real hunter! It looks to be comfortable enough for 3-4 hours at a time in the stand which is all I really plan to do.

From what I have seen Summits are quality stands with exceptional comfort, but the Lone Wolf is another level of engineering. If part of the philosophy for using a climber is to be extremely mobile, then why not design the tree-stand accordingly?