What kind of stand do you prefer?
03-31-2006, 10:12 AM
#11
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Posts: 157
RE: What kind of stand do you prefer?
The most comfortable stand I have ever sat in is my dad's Summit Viper X5. It has a footrest, and that makes it 10 times more comfortable. My dad uses a Gorilla Ladder Treestand that he thinks is comfortable so he lets me use the Summit.
04-12-2006, 08:03 PM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sussex WI
Posts: 381
RE: What kind of stand do you prefer?
I have really developed a liking to ladder stands, especially the Northstarr SUPER STARR LADDER STAND. It is all aluminum, with the extension it is 17' tall, and comfortable. Being aluminum, it weighs something like a whopping 30 pounds. Easy to put up! They are pricey, but I think well worth it.
04-13-2006, 08:11 PM
#15
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 29
RE: What kind of stand do you prefer?
I have about7 tree stands2 ladders , 4 lock on, 1 climber. I perfer Summit tree stands, they are comfortable and easy to set up.I bought a Summit Goliath(Ladder stand) and love it. I do perfer ladder stand overall others.Since I hunt my own land I leave all my stands out most of the season. I try not to hunt a stand more than a few times a season. I will proably buy an extension for my Goliath to get at least 19-20' high. The problem with most Ladder stands, they are not high enough.Ladder stands are the way to go if you can set them up and leave them.
04-21-2006, 11:10 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,933
RE: What kind of stand do you prefer?
Lone Wolf Hand Climber (for runnin' and gunnin'), Lone Wolf Hang-on and sticks for everything else. No easier way to get up the nastiest of trees! After 40+ set-up's last year alone, I wouldn't use anything else if someone paid me!
04-27-2006, 10:45 AM
#17
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: IOWA/25' UP
Posts: 7,145
RE: What kind of stand do you prefer?
ORIGINAL: Sharp Shooter
What kind of tree stand do you guys like? I like ladder stands. I hunt on private land though. They feel more secure, they have arms and stuff like that to make it more comfortable. I have a Rivers Edge deluxe 15" in the regular size (not XL). How about all you?
What kind of tree stand do you guys like? I like ladder stands. I hunt on private land though. They feel more secure, they have arms and stuff like that to make it more comfortable. I have a Rivers Edge deluxe 15" in the regular size (not XL). How about all you?
05-13-2006, 07:29 AM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 2,820
RE: What kind of stand do you prefer?
I use all three types: Ladders, hang-on's, and a Summit climber. Of these three, ladder stands are the heaviest stands to lug around in the woods!! We use themonly onprivate land, because since they are too heavy to move around a lot, and make a lot of noise in the process, you want to have these type of stands set-up way ahead of time!! The hang-on stands are very good as well, but you work up a nice sweat in the process of hanging them!! Again, these stands should be set-up way ahead of time. Problem with doing that, is stand theft!! That's where the climber's shine!!They arelighter compared to a hang-on stand with all the treesteps, and climbing beltsrequired to get up to 15-18' off theground, and they are much lighter than a ladder stand!! The only downfall, if you want to call it that, is that you have to leave the stand at the bottom of the tree, if your going to hunt the same spot. So getting there early the next morning is a must or by-by stand!! Each has it's plus's and minus's.My cousin is deathly afraid of heights, so he only hunts out of ladder stands that have a railing.
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