NEW CLIMBING STAND
Please help! I am in the market for a new climber. First a little about me I am 5'8" 260lbs.(no short fat jokes please). This will be my 2nd year in the woods. I currently have a supermag(buckshot) which is really easy to climb and very strong. But it is a pain to pack and set up also the platform seat is hard on the rearend after a couple of hours. I borrowed a buddy's viper last year(never hunted with it). I did climb itin the yard. It was more difficult to climb and I personally did not like the cable "trigger" system they use. But I really can not judge the viper real well because I have only climbed it once.
So what to do... I plan on keeping the supermag and mostly leaving it in the woods. But I also want a new portable climber.
My list of specs. not in any particular order.
1. comfort(I have never made it longer than 3 hours on the supermag)
2. strength
3. stable(I have slipped down an oak tree with the supermag(thank God for safety harness)
4. easy to set up
5. easy to climb
6. light weight, easy to pack
7. quiet
... and pretty much every thing else we all want out of our stands
List of what I have been looking at also not in any particular order
1. Equalizer( I like the leveling system and cable system
2. Summit Goliath(roomy and very popular)
3. Treewalker
4. Summit 180
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I am sorry about the lengthy post, but I have literally drove myself research crazy on this.
So I have decided to turn it over to you all.