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Ok, I spent all day in Loggy Bayou this past Saturday and I got to tell ya, I thought I was going to need a crane to get me out of it at dark. :D I' m thinking of looking at a new stand and really have my eye on the Summit Viper. How comparable of a bow stand is it to the Loggy? The thing I like so much about the Loggy is its wide open design. Nothing to get in your way but the tree at your back.

Is the Summit Viper a good bowstand? I know it has the bar in front, but I' ve read that you can adjust the seat up to move the bar down some. I like shooting from a seated position, but can stand if need be.

Whats everyone' s thoughts?

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I BOWHUNT OUT OF MY VIPER . I KILLED A DOE OUT OF IT AWHILE BACK I WAS STANDING . I DON' T NO ABOUT SITTING SHOT. BUT THE VIPER IS GOOD STAND BUT ANOTHER STAND TO LOOK INTO IS THE SUMMIT COBRA OPEN FRONT EASY TO SIT AND SHOOT.

GO DEEP HUNT HARD.;)

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ANY of the Summit sling style seats will make your Loggy (I know I had one) feel like you just spent a few hours sitting on bumper of your car.:D
They are so comfortable its silly.
If you like the open nature of your Loggy, the Cobra XLS will be right up your alley.
The bar is a little bit of a pain for bowhunting but it makes the stand that much safer and a bit easier to climb.
You also have to find a middle ground with that bar.......its not as simple as putting the seat itself higher as you will crowd your knees then. You will have to experiment with where it should be positioned, both the entire climbing section AND the seat itself.
I have the Goliath and Cobra and love both stands.....the Goliath is more comfy because its just bigger (Like a Lazy Boy) but the Cobra is the better Bowhunting stand IMO.

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The other thing I forgot to mention was the fact that I would also like to use this stand during the bear and gun seasons. As you know, the Loggy doesn' t have any kind of gun rest, so off-hand shooting is a must with it. But I would rather have a decent rest. This is why I' m considering the Viper so much.

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go with the viper, i had the same questions a couple years ago before i bought my viper and then i went a bought a summit viper and never looked back, its a really good stand, you can reach right over the bar to shoot, however you have to be standing. some people say they can shoot out of one setting but i never could...
good luck...

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The thing I like about the bar is that you can sit on it and face the tree for awhile. It really helps you stay in the stand longer to be able to change positions.

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Muzzy, what about the summit python? It' s a great bow and gun stand. For bow hunting the front bar is put down and is out of the way. It can be used as a foot rest. You can also take the front bar off for bow season and then you have a more comfortable cobra. For gun season, it swings up and can be used for a gun rest. Also, the python is alot easier to climb with than the cobra. I' ve had the cobra, python and goliath I think the python is the most versatile.

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Can' t say enough good things about the Summit Viper. Great stand. Very easy to climb up and down...minimal noise and grips to the tree like a wife to a checkbook before you go on a hunting trip. Anyway, can' t go wrong w/ any of the Summit lines.

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I have a Cobra XLS and love mine. It does offer you the advantage of the open front so you can shoot a bow sitting down. But I haven' t heard anyone really complain about the Viper' s bar in the front. You can' t go wrong with a summit. Loggy' s used to be a good stand but they have been left in the dust and are antiquated now. Any summit you buy will be worth every penny you pay for it.

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One nice thing is you can always order a differnet seat section from summit. If you buy the viper you can order the cobra seat section right from summit. As I believe all the platform sections are the same size. Not the cheapest thing to do but then you have the best of both worlds.

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I swithced to a summit viper two seasons ago. I had a stand that looked alot like a loggy b (no-name brand) and I was seriously looking into LB for the new stand. My buddy was getting a viper and we got a deal on two and I tried anlther firiends and I really liked it. Like you, I wanted a rest for the gun season.

The viper is rock solid. I prefer to stand so the bar has to be at my knees to shoot over it with my bow. With the seat at this height, I can' t sit down. It is like squatting. If I am going to sit, it is during the gun season and then I have the rest. Climbing is a pain sometimes as the big comfy seat does not fold completely out of the way. I developed a system for that too. I really don' t think you can beat the viper. After a season of use you will have all of the kinks worked out and a super comfortable stand for all three seasons.

Greg

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I' m impressed with the Viper. Quiet set-up, quiet climbing, easy to pack. I could go on :D. The stand is as close to perfection as I' ve found.

I was very close to buying a Cobra, but I just like the security of the bar out front. My favorite use of the bar is laying my bow on it while sitting. It' s alot quicker than having it hung on a screw-in hook. The bar makes climbing alot simpler too.

The only things I' ll be adding to my Viper is the footrest kit and padded backpack straps.

Tyler

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summit stands have to be the most comfortable on the market ,not to mention they feel solid up in the tree

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Muzzy,
Sorry I didn' t get back to you via Private Message.......I tried but my computer is doing some whacky stuff tonight.
You will be absolutely fine at 160lbs + your gear in the Cobra. That' s plenty of weight to get the stand to seat fully into the bark.
The upper section CAN shift if you bump it while standing, so be sure to anchor that section with the supplied packing strap.

If you are concerned about the platform shifting, don' t be. They stick like velcro, just give it a little forceful side to side wiggle when you reach hunting height to be sure all the teeth are engaged and its not going anywhere.
I have never in 6 seasons of using the Summit cable style climbers had one shift even the tiniest bit.
I' m not wild about heights but feel about as " at ease" as I' m ever going to feel in a treestand with a Summit.

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I feel the same about heights as Matt/PA. I don' t really care to get too high. But for some reason the summit helps put my mind at ease. And it does stick like velcro to a tree. In some cases i' ve had some trouble getting it unstuck from the tree. But deffinitly invest in the footrest, I am going to buy one when I get a chance.