as im in the market for my climber, and being a fairly large individual i was concerned about the weight limits on tree stands

the stand im looking at is rated advertised at 350 lbs which i am well underneath.

while looking on youtube for videos of climbers going up and down trees.. i came across a video for a new style of hang on... the gentleman that was being interviewed stated his stand was TMA rated for 300 lbs... and quote "which is tested for 450 lbs, 1.5 times the advertised weight according to TMA standards"

i looked over the TMA's website and couldnt find any information on that..

i thought that was interesting,, i knew they had a lee way they had to advertise under their tested weight for saftey reasons.. but 1.5 times is a pretty good margin to give you a warm and fuzzy about going up!