Newsflash Richie, the Treelounge has been redesigned and in doing so comes in at 19lbs. THIS IS ONE POUND LIGHTER THAN THE API BOWHUNTER!!!!! If you use the leveler bracket there is no need for the bowhunting adapter as the majority of pressure is now taken off of your knees.

Yes the old model was heavy, but lock it to a tree and leave it??? Come on man!! Ex weigh lifter??? Give me a break!!! I have a friend of mine that has been carrying around a Treelounge fully loaded with chill pad, storage bag, and bowhunting adapter and weapon around the woods for over three years now and he is a far cry from being a weight lifter. Oh yeah, he lifts weights allright, the Phillip Morris type at a rate of two + packs a day. YOU may have considered yourself a weightlifter, i have seen alot of guys in the gym that thought they were weightlifters LOL!!!!!!

When i gun hunt i like to climb HIGH over things like cut overs. I'm talking 30+ feet and the TreeLounge gives me the security to do that. And i don't care what stand you have you can not get any more comfortable than the Treelounge. They have also redesigned the side rails to be friendly on your hands. Oh, and i forgot, they have included a knob and a hitchclip that keeps the stand from telescoping while your climbing thus enabling you to climb quieter.

And the thing about the bolts, let me tell you it's all in your head. The very FIRST time using the Treelounge in the woods i know i made a boatload of noise getting it set up and getting to my hunting height. Can you guess what happened? Not 15 minutes into the hunt, not 40 yards away walks....WALKS....a buck out in front of my tree. Head down, perfectly relaxed, AND I CLIMBED A PINE TREE NONE THE LESS. So the noise thing is all in your head.

Did i mention the fact that TreeLounge was able to increse the sitting area by something like 20 square inches and was still able to keep the stand at a total of 19lbs?? Look at some stand weights in your Cabela's or Bass Pro catalogue and see what you find. Yeah, some of the Summits can compare, but only in total weight. They can not compare in tree gripping ability, range of adjustment, comfort, ease of packing due to the stand telescoping.

Hey, let's not forget to mention the problem Summit had with cracking welds. I know, I know they have cleared up the problem. However, in over 40 years of business i have never heard of a cracked weld from Treelounge. I have heard of Ole Man's slipping, i have heard of API's chains breaking, i have heard of Summit's welds cracking, but nothing out of the TreeLounge.

The guy asked for a good climbing stand and i stand by what i said. Yes, the Summit's are a good climbing stand, but the TreeLounge is the best, bare none, period.

Edited by - zzvedder on 01/09/2002 08:56:43