I tried both the Bushmaster and the Lone Wolf and I bought the Bushmaster. It was just my personal preference. The Lone Wolf is a nice stand but I just liked the Summit better. The seat was much more comfortable on the Summit vs the Lone Wolf. One plus for the Summit stands is that you get a Seat of The Pants safety harness when you buy the stand.

Hunker Hunter, Don't know where you got your info about the weight limit on the Lone Wolf stands, but according to their website the limit is 300...the same as the Summit Bushmaster. Summit's website does'nt state this specifically for the Bushmaster but the cable on some of their stands is rated to a whopping 8,000 pounds. They only sale one model # of replacement cables so I'm assuming that all their stands use the 8000 lb. cable. My stand came with traction strips on the floor of the stand....its not slick in the rain.

I'm 235 lbs and I can tell you that the Summit stand was as stable as the Lone Wolf Alpha climber that I tried out. The one thing that I wish the Summit's had that the Lone Wolf has is the built in bow holder. I really liked that. Either stand would be an excellent choice. Just go try them out and buy the one you like the best.


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Edited by - VAhuntr on 11/19/2002 21:25:09