RE: Does the bar on climbing stands....
I have owned a few summits and I own one now without the bar.The bar is nice if you are gunhunting.I have caught my cam on the bar before while taking a shot.But it was my fault not the treestands.While bowhunting I do not want anything toaffect my chances.I just feel the bar is a disadvantage to a bowhunter. Get a summit with a footrest and you are in heaven.