Thanks for the information. I was going to eventually ask how the Equalizer packed. What was awkward about it? And how is the LW better (what model is that again?)

i like my summit razor ss very comfortable and you can swing the bar out of the way if you want

I've never used an equalizer tree stand but I've used the lone wolf hand climber. The lone wolf is quiet and packs flat. It's a great stand.

The summit I have is the open shot hand climber. It's light (14lbs) and much less expensive than the lone wolf. So, when it comes to climbers, I'll buy the summit.

Lone wolf is where it's at for climbing sticks and hang ons tho'. You can get up into a tree with a set of Lone wolf sticks and a stand almost as fast as you can climb with a climber... and you don't have to find a climber friendly tree.

summit 100% for me... I stand by them....I own like 5 of them now lol.....

I say Summit. I have had a lot of climber stands and summit are the most comfortable and stable in the tree

I used several types of fixed stands over the years until 5 years ago when I purchased an API climber. I seldom use a fixed stand now.

The API Shooting Star has serves me well. It is much more comfortable than my fixed stands, quite to put up and take down and I can hang and remove it from my peferred tree without the use of a light.

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I like my summit open shot! Great stand and very stable!

Summit gets my vote, bought one this season based upon the advise of this board. Comfortable enough to sit in as long as you want without wiggling around and extremely quiet. It'll be going with me this weekend to whack some slick heads.

i've had a summit which was acceptable until i bought a lone wolf sit n climb this year which i would not replace for anything...its a bit pricey but to me its worth the money