Summit 180 Treestand
 

For those who have used this stand how do you like it compared to the Viper, Titan Etc?
I have the Viper and am 6'4" and need more leg room when sitting down.

Well son
 

I think a lot of modern tree stands are made for people up to 280 pounds with unusually short arms and legs.
It seems there are more hunters with corpulent bodies, than long legs.

For sure!!!!!!!!!!!

I ended up buying the Titan and love it!! Only bad thing is I can't use the seat or padding this year due to the odor in the cloth. I called Summit and they said I could wash it in a bathtub so I did and it helped somewhat. I've got the seat and padding hanging outdoors.
I purchase a web type seat made by Hazmore and its sweet and gets the job done and has no odor but not near as comfy as the Summit seat.

seat odor should not be problem,only HUMAN ODOR.put seat in SUN for a few days.........

180 max is made so you can sit facing tree.the bar on front is longer than titan and round.you have to use seat to climb ,then reverse the seat if you want to face away from tree.
i like facing tree in gun season and away in archery season.
both TITAN/180 MAX have same floor and top width.

i would not buy any stand other than GOLIATH,TITAN,180 MAX.
GOLIATH has smaller floor but weights 21 pds.
TITAN/180 MAX has big floor but weights 25 pds.i like more room so titan/ 180 max is what i have.but replace the carrying straps with better straps as they are awful from factory.

180 MAX is one i use most do to better seat.

A comfortable seat doesn't mean a lot to me. I bowhunt only and probably stand 90% of the time.

you are right. i got rid of all my ladderstands and bought a summit 180 max JUST FOR REASON YOU SAID.

at 56 yrs i have to have comfort and having my legs just right while sitting.cant sit in ladderstand anymore .....

take seat, in fact take whole stand, get coffee can and fill with pine needles and oak leaves.light it and let smoke hit your seat and stand.

i have been doing it for 46 yrs, dad taught us long ago.we used to smoke our clothes before each hunt.

it lasts for longtime also.you dont need to do it daily.wish i could staND LIKE YOU. BACK PROBLEMS AND 56 YRS YOUNG AND I HAVE TO HAVE BEST SEAT.summit surround seat is best i have found.

For those who leave their Summit's in the woods do you remove the seat in case it rains? I hunted for the first time yesterday with the Hazmore seat and wasn't that impressed with it.

yes, i leave it there BUT you are leaving a scent behind.with my ladderstand i used a garbage bag on it and it worked fine.

but to cover the summit seat you have to take it off to put it in bag.if you are doing that ,it may be good idea to take it out with you.
it may be warmer too being at home or camp.
but, i like to leave it ,i just have not come up with idea how to wrap it WITHOUT taking it off the stand.the more you dont have to do it mornings in dark the BETTER.i would like to stick the seat in a zip lock bag, big one BUT you would have to remove seat to do that.
i am thinking of way to do that.
leaving the seat for a few days is not good idea because a possum may eat it.
but a day or 2 is no problem.its no problem for me to carry it out but i like idea of getting to woods and up tree, no hassles in COLD etc.

The seat
 

so I just picked up a summit 180max sd and was wondering about why the set must be used to climb and not the front bar. And also how hard is it to move the seat around up in the tree.

This may sound crazy, but could you get a 55 gal. liner and put the whole stand in it and just leave it at the base of the tree overnight?