Originally Posted by
Hoyt_shooter02
I have a LW Alpha along with the LW tree steps that I bought at the beginning of last season. I can honestly say I only hunted out of it 1 time, and I only lasted app. 2-2.5 hrs. on stand. By then my a$$ was killing me. The seat cushion provided is app. 1in. thick, and didn't do my behind justice. It has since been relegated to my practice stand behind my house. I'm going to sell it and buy another climber. as for the steps, they are nice and portable, but you have to watch the trees you put them in. I tried to hang them on a tree that was bigger around than I could reach, and fel off of the top rung of the first step. Not too high, but high enough to knock the wind out of me when I hit the ground. Good luck with the stand!!
JC-
Glad you did not get hurt. Use a linemans belt for setting stands, works great. I also went with the UCR's from a guy at AT which work great and you can get longer ropes.
To each his own. Kind of like trucks, there's a reason there are more than one out there, people like different things.
Happy Hunting all.
Oh, and as far as the tubular frame compared to the solid frame, my guess is walking through the brush and hitting sticks is where the solid excells(sp). Although I switched to a Tree Saddle and LW sticks, and that's been a great combo for me. i have not done the whole day sit in it yet, but i will soon.
Dandbuck