RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

redbull sometimes but the having to P thing doesn't help but normally i take a couple of stackers gets me through 4:00 am through dark with no breaks.

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

I do not fight it either, sleep with a walker game earin my ear. If one gets within 60 yds you we know it in the leaves. My snoozing time mostly is when I go back to the stand in the afternoon around 2 til about 4 or so, depends on the weather.

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

the thought of waking up to swinging from my harness is enough to keep me awake.

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

I usually don't do much of any sleeping/doozing in any of my Climbing Stands....too dangerous to be tired while being 15 to 20 some odd feet in the air.Now when I'm Still Hunting on the ground or inside my ground blind and it is a slow morning or evening I can go to sleep pretty easily. :)


One day when I was Deer Hunting during Rifle Season it was a long morning and the sun finally warmed up the tall grassalong the fence row I was leaning against...I ended up falling asleep and woke up dreaming about something and was laughing out loud....felt kinda dumb and looked around to see if I chased away any Deer? :eek:;)

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

Sleep all the time in the stand (climber with padded front rail, no way to fall out)
It's the only "good" sleep I get, At home I am always afraid I'll wake up to the nempho wife doing the "Reverse cowgirl" - with props.

Slack

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

That's my drink of choice too. At one time I was drinking 2 of those a day. But I've cut back in the past few years. I only have one or 2 per week now.

If you really want a buzz ask for a Grande Americano in the dark. ;) Instead of using hot water + espresso they will use regular brewed coffee + the espresso shots. Great for all day hunts.

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

I never really have a problem staying awake while hunting! Pretty much to fired up!!!!!!

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

Same here Froman but I can garuantee one thing, I have never seen a deer walk by me while I'm sleeping. ;)

Sleeping in the stand is part of hunting to me. I enjoy it very much.

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

Man I love my morning coffee before a hunt but I also find it rips through my intestines on the stand and forces me to come down for a break. Hey...I piss in a plastic jar, but some things I won't do in a stand.I will go from 1 hour before sunlight to 20 minutes after in the stand. I am totally committed once I get to the woods. As tired as I get I also know I only get maybe 12 days in the woods each year so I make them count.

To keep from falling asleep I'll bring a book and my phone that has a few games on it. This keeps me a little focused during that noon to 3:30 slow period.

RE: How do you guys stay awake on the stand
 

i also get to do a lot less sleeping on stand now that I take my cell phone with me and befriendfemales who cant seem to get enough of texting. [:@]