I know that my climber was rated for 200 lbs andmy weight is 190 and iwas the same way is this ok and i have a loggy biou climber and i called them and aske them if it was o.k and they said that most tree stands weight limits canm be exceded by more then 50 lbs and the weight is something to save there butts incase u were to fall, all it is is a sales ploy.

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