Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

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I need to know from experienced bowhunters with climbers what they consider to be the best all around climber. Especially when it comes to weight, sound and ease of use.

Thanks

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

I'm a Summit fan. My latest, greatest is the Revolution. It weighs about 22 lbs. and is very easy to use... quietly if you take your time and watch what you are doing. It is slicker than snake feces! Very comfortable. You'll find alot of Summit fans on here along with Ol' Man, API and some Lone Wolf supporters.

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

For bowhuntin, you can't beat the summit cobra. it's open at the front so no bar in the way. weighs-17 lbs, sets up very quick with
the snake cable, climbs easy , and is very comfy!

daytona 500 winner- Ward Burton
go Cat-22

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

i'm a summit fan myself. i have a bushwacker. it so easy. no moving parts...screws, wing nuts, etc. it uses a cable. all welded. it's so light and so comfortable. i used to use a API climber but it made so much noise and all those moving parts just made it rattle.

gotto go Summit!

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

i'm content with my high-point

If I ain't huntin',I'm trappin',If I ain't trappin',I'm fishin'
If I ain't fishin',I'm wishin'!

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

I use a Summit Bushmaster and love it. The front is open, so no bars to hit your limbs or string or arrows on....it's light (I think around 16 lbs.) and is quiet. I've used some stands that spook every deer in the county when putting it on the tree...the cables on the Bushmaster slide in and out easily..so there are no wing nuts to worry about. And it comes with a full body harness....

Only thing you might want to get in addition is a bungee to hold it together in transport more securely than the straps it comes with.

Summit makes a great stand...good luck finding the right one for you!

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

hey springgobbler, on my bushmaster i use the black rope to tie off the back near the teeth. i also use the green strap to hold it tight while i carry it. it's nice and tight with no noise.

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

Any stand made by Summit. I was on a week long hunt in West Virgina, spending a lot of time in the stand, I can honestly say the only way I could spend all those hours in the tree was due to the safe comfortable feeling I get when In my Summit golitath. It is the most comfortable tree stand that is still practical for the bowhunter that I have ever used!

TAKE YOUR KIDS HUNTING AND YOU WON'T BE HUNTING FOR YOUR KIDS

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The Api Grandslam Bowhunter is the best climbing stand for bowhunters. Buy that and a set of 15" rubber bungee cords and its endless. I love it

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

Summit Bushmaster

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A vote here for the API grand slam shooting star. It's great to hunt out of and allows me to sit from sun up till I get overly board. The longest I made it this year was sun up to 1:30 pm.

I've only tried one summit and it was before the cable system so I can't jusge which is better, but the Summits sure seem to have a lot of fans on this site. There must be a good reason for that.

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I think the Summit stands are the most comfortable but I won't trade my Lone Wolf climber for any other. It absolutely is easy to carry and is the quietest climbing stand made. It also grips the tree great, due to the traction belt. Add footstraps and its great and easy to use.

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

I use an API Grand Slam Lite.
I really appreciate it's light weight when I'm walking to
my spot.

JPM

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Summit Cobra. I've used a Summit Viper for bowhunting the last two years. I'd rather have an "open face". I then bought an API Grand Slam Bowhunter, and while it is okay, Summit's are easier to use. I wish I'd got a Cobra, but was wanting to "try something different". Shoulda stuck with what I know.

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I like my Summit Viper. I tried the Summit Cobra & BM, but noticed I could climb much quieter with the front bar. I'm in excellent shape, but just noticed it was easier to control the bottom platform if I was in a sitting position, rather than "hand climbing".

I also really liked the Warren & Sweat climber, the belt system I thought was actually better than the Summitt's cable. However, it also weighed about 6 pounds more than the Summit, a little on the heavy side if you hunt hillsides.

I have a friend with a Lone Wolf, and it also is a high-quality, quiet and superlite stand. It will just cost you ~$100 more than a Summit.

As for quieting your Summit, I contacted them direct about the stand making noise during transport. Run the green strap vertically (instead of horizontally as directed per instructions) around the platforms, and slide the cables ALL the way into the platforms, almost jamming them inside---and the noise will be gone.

S&R

RE: Best Climbing Stand for Bowhunting
 

I hunt mostly out of lock on stands
for bowhunting but i do use
an old (10yrs) summit hand
climber. I also bought an APi
bowhunter this year and it worked
very well. #1 feature QUIET, #2COMFORT,
#3 MANUEVERABILITY.

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I love my Summit Cobra...it's light, quiet, easy to set-up, and its very comfortable.....If I plan on spending the whole day in a tree, I take the cobra every time. You wont be dissapointed. I've even taken the the seat part and used it with some of our permanent stands. It's so comfy!!

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Summit Viper. Smooth, quiet, and extremely comfortable. I like the front bar on the Viper, even for bowhunting, because it just gives me a little extra feeling of security. I know I'll step into the bar before I step off the stand. I tried an API last year but didn't like messing with the pins. They were noisy & a pain to find when you drop one in the dark. No pins with the Summit.

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Previous owner of older API Alum Lite, did the job, but was noisy, and heavy. Plus I hated those pin clips still using today. Now own Summit Viper, used for 3yrs now, and its my favorite stand in the bowhunting woods.

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Warren and Sweat Monarch is great. Belt system is much easier to attach and grips better than Summits cable. Closer adjustment compared to other stands. Seat is the best I have tried has a built in stave which prevents seat sagging around you. Extremely comfortable . This is absolutley the quickest and quietest system I have tried. Stand packs good together. Cut a few pounds off of the weight and this will be the best stand ever made as far as performance goes. This is a climbing dream for bowhunters who want to be quiet.

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I love my summit Goliath. It is the heavy duty version of the viper.

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Looks like I'm the only one here who uses the Myles Keller Climber by Bear River. It isn' too heavy, very very quiet, has a hugh platform with a built in footrest...makes long days more comfortable, and a very nice foam seat. All for under 200 bucks.