Its a 1500 crew cab ltz. There's some kind of squeeking noise in the steering column when I turn. After 2 failed attempts they think they have it figured out this time. The service guy said he found a bulletin from Chevy about the steering hub/boot. He ordered one yesterday and he's gonna call me when it comes in. Hopefully this will fix the problem.

YooperMike...any luck?? Watchya seeing? One more question...how do you like your Summit Goliath? I'm 6'5" and I'm leaning towards that stand. Help a brother out.

Finally got out to the hunting ground yesterday to scout a little. Looks really nice, good sign, lots of deer around according to the sign. Can hunt on Saturday finally. I jumped up a 120" 8 yesterday, not sure if will get an arrow not, have to get a closer look.

Hey Dave, i LOVE my Goliath. I'm 6'10" and 350 and it fits me just fine. This is my third season with it, and it is the first climber i've ever used. You will definitely be happy with it. I bought the side bags for it, and that has eliminated the need for a backpack too. I mounted a bowholder onto the top section last year, and just last week I mounted a camera armbracket to it. After I hunt on Saturday, I'll see how the arm works in real-life situations.

You're 6'10" and 350?!!? Holy crap! I'm 6'5" 200 and I'm bigger than most! I'm not sure I want to drop that kind of money though. I can get a Gorilla Pro Series Greyback Deluxe hunter for a steal. Retail is $340 but I can get it for a helluva lot cheaper than that.

You won't be happy until you get a Summit, trust me. The number one feature that many people overlook is that they are ALL welded. This means there absolutely parts to rattle when you are climbing. I can climb up a tree like a ring-tailed lemur, only quieter! And for comfort, Summit is undoubtedly number one, there is no one that will tell you otherwise, even die hard Lone Wolf people can admit summit is more comfortable. I know I sound like a Summit salesman, but this is the one product that I will defend to the death!

Being that the Summit's are welded, that makes a big difference. That was my first choice. After thinking about it, I'm kinda leaning towards the 180 SS. The bar in the front sticks out farther than the viper so it should give more leg room. Do your feet hang off the platform when you're sitting down in the Goliath?

The 180 is pretty sweet, its a giant stand. The only concern, if you could call it that, would be climbing with that bar so far out there. I find it easier to climb with as little ass as possible on the bar, and the 180's bar being farther out, I think it may be a little tougher to climb, especially when getting started up the tree. If you want to use it as more of a hand climber, as opposed to a sit and climb, then I think you will be fine, but I am not nearly monkey-like enough for that. You may want to look at the new Titan, which is bigger than the goliath, and the platform of the Titan is the biggest there is with any climber out there. I am probably going to buy a titan platform for my goliath. My feet only hang over if I am stretching, otherwise there is plenty of room for them. I usually sit at like barstool height, in terms of distance between platform and base, and at that height, my feet are usually in the middle of the platform, but definetely a couply rungs from the end.

That's great info Mike. I really do appreciate it. I'm very interested in the Titan. I was actually looking at it on another web browser right now. I'm looking at some new one's on ebay. It looks like it's gonna run me about $300...unless you know of a place that's cheaper?

Hey guys, I went out on opening morning here in IL.

1) I managed get up at 3am. 2) Drive the 60 miles to the park without hitting any deer. 3) Find a tree and get up it in my climber in the dark without killing myself. These things alone would make for a good morning for me.

I did however walk into somebody's hitch-haul as I walked through the parking lot in the dark. (ouch.) Then I noticed my release wasn't with me while I was on the trail. Then my flashlight died. So I went back to the parking lot (walking like a zombie with my arms straight out in front of me to feel for trees.. dang, it was dark) got a functional flashlight, found my release and I was off to the woods again.

At 8:30 amthis doe made the mistake of offering me a 15 yard, slightly quartering away shot.








It's an earn-a-buck property so as soon as I can make it back down there... I'll be buck huntin' baby!

(not that I'll be passin up does... Freezer's a long way from being full)

BTW, I have a summit open shot. It's a great littlehandclimber. Prolly too small for you big guys, tho'.