I feel like I should be sending this to Ripley's Believe it or Not. OH well, here it goes. And yes it is true. I scouted a new spot this morning and found a place where 5 trails intersect. I decided on a treeand came back for the evening hunt. I wasup in my tree and settled at exactly 2:14pm. It felt like it was going to be a good day, you know when you have that feeling. At 3:05pm I hear the steps of deer in leaves over my left shoulder. I slowly turn my head enough that I can see 3 does browsing and scratching leaves for acorns. They are on full alert, but one of them makes it to within 2 feet of my tree and then they turn around and slowly go back out the way they came from and stopped at about 20- 25 yards. I tell myself to stand slowly and turn and I might get a shot on one. No more than I finish this thought in my head I see 4 more deer out to my 10 o'clock position at 30 yards- 2 fork horns and two shooter bucks (I don't know a point count, but there were alot of horns on two nice deer). My attention goes to them and I wait for them to step into a little grove of small cedar trees so I can stand up. They go into the trees, I check the does, I stand up.....POP!!!!!!!!! All I see is white flags going everywhere. I look down and the mesh that you stand onbroke on the right side of my tree stand. This stand is rated for 275 pounds. I weigh 220.

I have recommended this stand to many on here that ask about stands, but I will now have to take back all of those and any further recommendations. I plan on contacting the manufacturer as soon as the holidays are over. Any of you that own these stands please inspect them before you use them again. Here are pictures of what broke.

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Bummer!

www.lonewolfstands.com

What he said. You get what you pay for. Double Bull blinds, Lone Wolf treestands, Gray Wolf Woolens clothing. You can buy itmany times over or buy it once and be happy with your purchase. It took me a while in life to realize that you might as well shell out the money for the higher priced product as usually there is a reason for the higher price; IT IS CALLED QUALITY. I have everything mentioned above except for the Gray Wolf Woolens and they are on order.

I hope you got down safely.

My Hunting Buddy tore his knee up because of that stand. The buckle came undone somehow when he was getting in the stand. Thank God he had his harness on. He called me at home on my cell phone and I had to go to the woods to help him out. His whole season was lost!

Hatchet Jack

I think Wal-Mart has something like that, and they also have a hang-on I was going to buy just to have extra stands. Good to know, thanks for the heads up. I agree with the guys above -I have a lone wolf climber and the hang on. Never a problem - and replacement parts right on their website if the need comes up.

thats a new one on me. first problem i'd heard of....aww crap now the rest of this season i have to set in my stand with pre-stand failure trauma. I am gonna give mine a once over tomorrow morning after seeing this, might even take it to work and weld on it some more before i camo it.

thw walmart stand is different but not much never had any teouble out of them that is definetly interesting

First, good to know that you are ok!!
second, with all the technolgy today why would they just weld the grate platform to the top of the frame only without any additional supports. Should have 2 supports not just one in the center.
I have to go with evreyone on the LoneWolf products.

Hope the company steps up a does the right thing good luck.