Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

I am looking for a treestand that has been used for someone over 300lbs. I do not nor have I ever weighed 300lbs(selective weighing in-ha ha ha)but I will weigh close to or more than 300 when I have my gear on, I was wondering what people thought in reference to a stand that would work well for a heavy guy like my self. Please let me know what you think! I hunt the ground alot because I have not made up my mind on a stand, but I am willing to try if I find the right product.

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

API MAKES A GRAND SLAM CLIMBER THAT IS RATED OVER 300LBS. MY COUSIN JUST BOUGHT ONE.

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RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

LOOK INTO THE TREE LOUNGE. I DON'T RECALL WHAT IT IS RATED AT. I HAVE THEIR OLD STYLE AND IT IS HEAVY DUTY. http://www.treelounge.com/
I LOOKED IT UP AND CAPACITY IS 300 LBS

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

I believe the API climber is called the Grand Slam Super Mag. It has a 350 lb weight capacity. One of my brothers-in-law recently bought it and has used it without any problem. He weighs 330 lbs.

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

I'm 6'5" and weigh in at 319lbs I use a Remington 16foot ladder stand, a treelounge bowhunter special and a Grand Slam Climber like rome uses.

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

Read my Summit bushmasters xls artical on page three of this forum. You will see where I stand (literally).

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

Check out Buck Shots Tree stands They have several models and are great.

Brian

Edited by - 445 supermag on 01/03/2002 20:50:04

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

Climbers: API Grand Slam Super Mag rated at 350 lbs. but weighs 27 lbs.

Grand Ol' Man Grand & Grand Ol' Man Vision are both rated at 400 lbs. and weighs 26 lbs. Made of heavier steel tubing than the regular Ol' Man stands. My 2nd choice in climbing stands next to Summit and lifetime warranty.

Summit climbing stands rated at 300 lbs.

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

Screaming Eagle lock on stands are the strongest I've ever heard of.
They have been tested with over 4000 lbs. of weight.
Doc's Recliner and the Tree Lounge have both been tested with 1200 lbs. of static weight. They seem to be the strongest of the climbers.
The reason for some of the low weight ratings is insurance costs. If a manufacturer rated a climbing stand at 1000 lbs., the cost to the consumer would be too expensive.
Once the rating goes past 300 lbs. the insurance costs increase quite a bit.


Sag.

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

Keep in mind that the weight rating when it comes to "tested" for more than a thousand pounds means 1000 pounds dead weight, not live, moving weight. When a stand is rated at 300 pounds and you weigh over 250, go to a higher rated stand, again these ratings are not always consistent but are guidelines, just because they may hold 300 pounds does not mean they have been intended to be maxed.

Chris

RE: Advice on Treestand for HEAVY people?
 

Look at the Chippewa Wedge-Loc treestands. Get the phone number off the website and call the guy who builds them (he and his wife own the co.) and asked him any questions you might have. They are not cheap, but they are very solid and well made. I own the lighter models, but I know 'The Brute' has a 400 lb. wgt limit and I think they have one with a bit higher limit.

http://www.chippewawedgeloc.com/


TB