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I would just get a lone wolf hang on stand and a set of there climbing sticks. I have 14 stands two of which are summit climbers, and my lone wolf hang on and climbing stick are lighter, quicker to install, and have more flexability than my climbers. It is my go to stand if I am going to changing locations or just hiking in for an afternoon sit. And they don't damage trees so there public land friendly.

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ArcheryChick,
If you only have one stand a climber is the way to go. If you only have one hang on stand you will either hang it once and over hunt it or constantly be trying to move it. A climber will let you move around more in the woods with out having to put in steps and lock on a stand. Lone Wolfs are nice but beware of sticker shock on the price.

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As a bowhunter, I really prefer a hang-on treestand. The system I use the majority of the time is the Lone Wolf Alpha hang-on with the Lone Wolf climbing sticks. I like this system because the hang-on stand offers plenty of shooting freedom and the climbing sticks enable me to climb crooked and branchy trees. I find it's such an advantage when I can hang my stand amongst some branches to really break up my outline.

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api grandslam supreme the best there is

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Where I hunt I have a 16ft. ladder stand that I set up in a spot that deer are moving thru to bed and feed. I don' t go near it except for once or twice during the rut, then I hunt out of it late in the season. For early season bowhunting I use my API Grand Slam Supreme, it is very comfortable and secure, plus it is easy to climb with. They list for anywhere from $219.00 to $259.00 but I went to a deer and turkey show and got it for $189.00. Worth every penny.

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Climbing stand.I use a Old Man,light and easy to sit in.

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I use a climber occasionally, but you risk spooking deer virtually every time you use it!

I use the climber for new-found stand locations throughout the season, that I feel I can get into relatively safely without spooking deer, either near their beds in the afternoon, or close to feeding areas in the morning. Also be concerned about your exit out of the woods in the evening. If you have to walk through lots of brush and makes lots of noise, you make spook deer and ruin the area for sometime, even the rest of the season.

Climbers deffinately have their place, my largest buck ever was shot from one last year, but use them cautiously and conservatively, if you like to be careful and quiet with your approaches. I have hardly ever hunted a spot more than 1 time, with my climber.

That being said, my partner and I have 10 hanging stands in WI right now at our lease, and I have over 20 around my house. I sit over 200 hours a year(around 60 sits a year), and really appreciate a cofortable, quiet, safes stand.

I have 16 Blackwater creek stands, and I have not found a more comfortable, safe stand out there. They are a chain-on with a binder, very safe, they have square-steel tubing to hold the platform up, instead of cables-much safer, and have a 20" wide Web-style seat that countours to your rear-end-same as the comfort level of most climbers. I also have API' s, Loc-ons, River' s Edge, and Gametracker, and have sat on every model of tree stand made several times at the Bowhunter Trade show.

It' s bad, but I end up favoring my Blackwater stands, even if another might be a slightly better spot, because I can' t stand not being comfortable.

You defenately need a climber in your arsenal, but the only stand?.........

Jeff...U.P. of Michigan