Tree stand help
12-12-2012, 10:57 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 12
Tree stand help
I'm looking to get a new tree stand I have the last model of the tree lounge made it's fairly light just a pain to pack and set up all the time I like my tree lounge but not for bowhunting I have the platform. I was thinking about getting the Summit openshot SD I used to have a comfort zone climber but didnt really like the bar in the way or weight of it so Im used to hand climbing. I was wondering if any one has the openshot SD I normaly only hunt from 6 in the morning till around 10 then pack up then im back out at 2 until sun down. So I dont usually stay in my stand all day. But if you have a Summit openshot SD I would love to hear what you think about it.
Thanks
Bdemutis
Thanks
Bdemutis
12-12-2012, 01:45 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,926
Everybody is different; there's pros; there's cons.
First, I really wanted an early tree lounge over twenty years ago. I had one big problem. Up in the air, you had to use a knee to pivot 180 degrees. If I didn't have old knee injuries I would have had a tree lounge.
The openshot is only 15 lbs, so there is no good reason to leave it in the woods. A plus in my mind.
I personally don't like stands without front or guard bars. Thinking about deer and standing on a open "diving board" never appealed to me. For some it's no bother.
Of course, I learned to use a 42 inch bow, a to a, successfully, with a front bar, so my opinion is different.
For my older back, I need something not available on the openshot. A nice cushioned back support.
Every stand has plus and minuses. And there are pluses and minuses for some and not others.
The openshot is only 15 lbs, so there is no good reason to leave it in the woods. A plus in my mind.
I personally don't like stands without front or guard bars. Thinking about deer and standing on a open "diving board" never appealed to me. For some it's no bother.
Of course, I learned to use a 42 inch bow, a to a, successfully, with a front bar, so my opinion is different.
For my older back, I need something not available on the openshot. A nice cushioned back support.
Every stand has plus and minuses. And there are pluses and minuses for some and not others.
12-13-2012, 08:57 PM
#3
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 12
First, I really wanted an early tree lounge over twenty years ago. I had one big problem. Up in the air, you had to use a knee to pivot 180 degrees. If I didn't have old knee injuries I would have had a tree lounge.
The openshot is only 15 lbs, so there is no good reason to leave it in the woods. A plus in my mind.
I personally don't like stands without front or guard bars. Thinking about deer and standing on a open "diving board" never appealed to me. For some it's no bother.
Of course, I learned to use a 42 inch bow, a to a, successfully, with a front bar, so my opinion is different.
For my older back, I need something not available on the openshot. A nice cushioned back support.
Every stand has plus and minuses. And there are pluses and minuses for some and not others.
The openshot is only 15 lbs, so there is no good reason to leave it in the woods. A plus in my mind.
I personally don't like stands without front or guard bars. Thinking about deer and standing on a open "diving board" never appealed to me. For some it's no bother.
Of course, I learned to use a 42 inch bow, a to a, successfully, with a front bar, so my opinion is different.
For my older back, I need something not available on the openshot. A nice cushioned back support.
Every stand has plus and minuses. And there are pluses and minuses for some and not others.
