climber+backpack?
 

i just thought of a minor detail..i have a summit viper ss climber...before i left for school yesteday i got alot of my gear ready to go. got the harness all laid out..camo laid out..arrows all ready etc. but then i packed my backpack with the treestand accessories...pegs to hold my pack..pull up rope...gutting knife..tie off rope for the harness etc. im at school so i cant test it out and see how it will work..the backpack is small..i only carry what i need+water and lunch and a lighter and such...but can i pack the climber AND backpack?? how do you guys carry your gear?? i guess i could put it on first then the stand...i dont know..figured id ask you guys...we all carry alot of the same stuff id think....gota have the basics..

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Mauser,
I have an equalizer stand so it's a bit different from yours. However, the same method should work. I simply use the backpack shoulder straps and put them over the frame of the treestand...on the opposite side of the stands shoulder straps. So as it turns out...the stand is on my back and the pack is last...attached to the stand by the straps. Works out well for me, but my not for you depending on your pack and frame style of your climber.
Good Luck.

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Tie the pack to the back of the climber so that you can carry both , be sure to tie the pack as low on the frame as you can . If the pack is small enough you could also just stuff it inside the two halves of the climber and secure it with some cord .

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I guess I'm different. The only thing I take to stand with me, typically, is my bow. I've got my binoculars on one of those bino straps.....but that's be it. Knife's on my belt.

I walk to some of my hunting land.....and other places I'm not more than 1/2 mile fom my truck. I keep all the necessities in the truck tool box.

In this early season heat.......I'm walking in light......and typically trying to get to a hang-on.....to keep from MELTING.

Jeff

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thanx guys...never thought of tying it off to the stand..that would work great..i have a waist strap and top strap(it was a hydration pack..but that froze in rifle season or flintlock season..yes it was that cold! and broke to beans...i cant find a replacment in stores..)so ill carry bottles and my gear..i dont need 2 liters of water lol...it was nice though.

SB...must be nice;) lol....when i hunt around home my walking wont be too far or hard. but when im up here in the big woods my favorite spot is atleast a 30minute power walk...thats with a turkey vest and shotgun which is minimal gear compared to deer season. gota have it all....and i aint walkin all that ways without a couple sandwhiches and water!..plus the hunting gear....great thing about hunting up here at school is ive never seen another bowhunter. granted the first 2 weeks ive never been up there....but after the 2 weeks is small game..im there alot..then fall turkey im there alot..rarely see anyone except grouse hunters..occassional fall turkey hunters......they will bust the thickets and push em right by me with any luck....i gota get ALL my gear 100% ready this weekend. next weekend starts the show..not being home to play with the gear makes it important to get it out and ready early...thanx guys

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I do the same as Navy. I usually use an API and carry it inverted with the chains up. I stand the stand in an upright position like it would be on my backand just hook the backpack straps over the metal points that bite the tree when you're climbing. It rides comfy and stays there riding inside the stand. If you carry it the other end up just hooke the straps over the front corners of the stand. If I'm wearing my fanny pack for a short hunt, I just put it around my waist and swing it around to the front.

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I was confronted with this same dilema when I got my climber this year. My pack fits nicely in between the two secctions and the I just use the backpack straps to secure it to the stand. Works very well and still keeps the weight up on your back so it isn't too bad to walk with. I think if it is hot though, I'm going to have put my pack on a diet as it is getting pretty heavy. The easiest way I stil think is strapping them together!

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I do what alot of you guys do i have a loggy bayou stand and my backback,i have 2 straps on the top of my back backjust sattach them to my climber,wish i can get away from backpack but i carry alot of stuff first aid kit 2 harness you can never be to safe food water space blanket ,and abunch of other goodies:)

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I use the side bags for my summit... early season i can get most of my gear in those, as i carry more gear i just strap the backpack to the stand and wear it up the tree... The side bags are great, allow easy access and they hold alot of stuff...

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I put the shoulder straps of my backpack over the ends of the treestand. On an Ol'man climber it holds them. That is when I use a climber. I sometimes add a bungee strap to keep it quiet.

Using ladder sticks and loc ons in my honey hole makes it simple and quick.

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I also have the sidebags on my summit and you can get quite a bit of stuff in them.

http://www.summitstands.com/productDetail.aspx?id=85056

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I do the same as everyone that has replied, just strap it to the back of my stand.
What surprises me is that so many people carry a backpack into the woods. I thought I was one of the few that carried too much. [8D]

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I have an Ol Man climber...I wear the climber on my back and strap the backpack to the climber...

I have my climber strapped to me and the backpack strapped to the climber. It's how I pack in stuff now...it's the easiest way.

Actually, now that I think about it, I've worn my climber in on my back...and stuck my backpack on me but done the "pregnant lady" approace, with the stand on my back and the pack on my stomach. That'll work too...though it's awkward.

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I have a summit as well, and i always carry my stand upside down with the cables and teeth of the stand facing the sky, and then i hang my backpack straps over the teeth of the stand.

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I used to use a backpack, then a fanny pack....

I bought a Primos bow vest about 3 years ago...I like that system best...It has enough storage for what I take and doesn't add extra weight to the stand.

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well right now I have a small back pack but don't really move my stand. It's a cheap wally world climber, it sucks and I hate it, It's too loud climbing muchless moving. I'm getting a new climber this weekend and I'm gonna buy a fanny pack to go with it I think they are easier to get stuff out of and better suited for what I need. I hate trying to get somthing out of the bottom of my backpack in the woods, I like to be able to pick up and go immediately, this isn't really possible with most backpacks, cause half your pack is on the ground and off of your back. I just want somthing a lot of pockets, and they never seem to make 'em with enough, anybody else have that problem?

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thanx guys should be an easy fix to my little situation i thought of.

brirute...them packs look nice...i may invest in those. that way all my gear is ON my stand....no taking stuff out of the backpack..forgetting the backpack etc.

G2 shooter...cant go into the woods without the bare needs. pull up rope, attachment rope for harness, food and water(depending how long youll hunt) knives, saw, flagging tape, TP for them times of need, drag rope, flashlight, CAMERA, batteries, lighter, etc...none of it is overly large or heavy....but all pretty much needed IMO...i used to stuff all i could in pockets of pants and jackets but went to the backpack and like that. i used a fanny pack at one time..just needed more room. when dad and i hunted together alot we had a whole pack one of us would carry JUST for food and water! it wasnt huge..but it was a military pack..i think a medic pack he got at a surplus store..worked nice. i just cant sit still too long without eating and drinking.

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I just use the bungee cord that came with my Lone Wolf and wrap it around my day pack and it keeps it secure for the walk in.;)

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I wear my backpack backwards of normal and have it over my shoulders but on my chest, with the climber on my back and bow in my hand. Looks weird I'm sure but it balances the weight and makes the stand easier to carry long distances I think.

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i do like WhitBri said. ive tried putting my backpack on the back of my climber before, but that was to much weight on the back. my climber is an API grandslam thats maybe 22-24 pounds and then ive got who knows how much stuff in my pack thats at least 20 pounds. i can keep my balance a lot better with the pack on my chest,i look like an idiot in the woods but it works! just my $.02, but its a lot better to wear it backwards because ive busted my butt in the woods when i had my pack on my climber

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I carry the back pack on my chest, then put the stand on my back. that way the load is ballanced on my shouders and I dont lean forward so much and it takes allot of weight off my lower back.

Another trick I have done more of is wear my turkey vest and pack all of my crap in all the pockets. Then I just have the tree stand only on my back. The pillow of the turkey vest keeps the stand from digging into my back too.