Tree Lounger Climbing Stand
 

Are these climbers worth the money or what do you recommend. Thanks

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MY HUNTING PARTNER HAS ONE AND LOVES IT HE GOT THE BOW PLATEFORM FOR IT BUT THE DID NOT GO OUT AND GET EVERY ACCESSORIES FOR IT BUT HE TOLD ME ITS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD ,ITS A ALL DAY STAND,SO IF YOU GOT THE EXTRA$$$ ITS WORTH IT.

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IVE GOT 2 OF THEM AND LOVE THEM. THEY ARE A BIT HEAVY BUT THE NEWER VERSION ISINT TOO BAD. FOR FAR AWAY STAND SITES I JUST HOOK UP THE WHEELS TO IT AND THROW ALL MY GEAR ON TOP AND AWAY I GO. FUNNY THING IS BECAUSE YOU CAN SLEEP IN THE THING I FIND MYSELF ALMOST NEVER DOING THAT. ALMOST LIKE REVERSE PHSYCOLOGY

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I love mine! No problem staying out all day. My only suggestion is if you get one, replace all the bolts with heavy duty ones from an auto parts store. I found that the stock bolts bent a little, nothing serious, but it made it a little difficult putting the back bar on.

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I have the newer lighter weight version and I simply love it. I have never been so comfortable while hunting it's almost like cheating. It takes a little getting used to being so far away from tree on the bowhunting adapter, but you get used to it.

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They really do look comfortable! Might have to order one.:D

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You know you hear good and bad. but just go sit in one and it'll bite right into you . you'll want one even worse. they have retail stores carrying them and the one in my town has one on a pole in the store. sometimes i stop just to sit in it.:D

also last year they had demos for sell on ebay for less. same stands just might have a few scratches. just watch ebay under tree lounge , i think last year they had them on there about sept. hmmmm i'm watching this year i'm buying one!!!

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Great stands if you don't mind hauling them in and the noise of setting them up. I sold mine for a Viper.

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Treelounges are either loved or hated! I have had one for years, and would not use any other! It is not much heavier than any others, and fold flat, so it carries really well, and if you learn how to put it together right, it is not noisy either! I have had deer under my stand within minutes of climbing a tree with the Treelounge! So either the deer were deaf, or the Treelounge is quiet!

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i bought one last year and i will never hunt from any other stand it is defanatly an all day stand and it is comfertable and safe and it is very quiet i climbed up the tree one afternoon last year and when i got up to the hight that i wanted to hunt at i looked down and there were 2 decent bucks standing within 10 yards of me but my bow was still on the ground

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where do you guys get all the noise from. i don't have hardly any noise. even in the dark. if worried about noise just set it up the night before you go out on opening day. works everytime. the stand is the sh*%

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All it takes is a little practice and you can set it up quickly and
quietly. AWesome stand!!!

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It's a phase in your life you'll get over it and finally end up getting a real treestand. If you buy one make sure you have adequate health coverage and a good life insurance policy.

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OEH, the Treelounge is the safest climbing stand I've ever hunted from! I don't know where you are comming from with safety issues on the Treelounge! It is the only climber that I have ever felt comfortable enough to fall asleep in! As I said, you either love 'em or you hate 'em! That is why I picked up mine at a bargain price!:D

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If you have one of the old ones you have a safe stand..not the new redesigned ones..I purchased one and it almost killed me and was extremely unstable on a sweet gum tree and a pine tree I climbed with it, it had the new leveler system which I see has been replaced recently..It free fell both times on me while I was turning to set the leveler. I like the old ones but they are entirely too noisy and heavy to be lugging around. Lots of better selections out there for the same money TL charges or even less. I sold my TL to someone who absolutely had to have it, they don't have it anymore and sold it to a gunsmith who doesn't have it anymore. There was a thread about this going around bout a year or so concerning their safety.

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I used one last year (it was an older version). It was very heavy, noisy and aquward to carry around. I would look at some of the Summit climbers if I were to purchase another climber.

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oeh you must be crazy. the new version tree stand i have you can hang over the side and it won't move an inch. so if all you were doing is turning around then you didn't have it fastened correctly. if you need instructions tree lounge will give you a video for free. also just shows how stupid some people are on here. if you weren't happy with it in the first place tree lounge would have refunded your money less shipping. i bet you didn't sell it for what you paid for it or you never had one and just throwing the bull. i have 2, the new and the old model and wouldn't trade them both for twenty summits. well maybe twenty but not even trade. i wouldn't even think of anyother stand for my teenage son who is just learning and doesn't know alot about stands. i fell totaly relaxed knowing he is in THE SAFEST STAND ON THE MARKET PERIOD.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT

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Ok Stupid since you don't know me. I have owned old(3) and 1 new TL treestands..I watched the video with the first one I bought many years ago and I used them all the time . The old version which was noisy and heavy but was stable in a tree. The new version is a POS just in case you didn't know that. Their customer service is nonexistant and no they wouldn't take the tree stand back in fact they denied having a problem but guess what they replaced the leveler bar a few months later with a new design. There are better makes out there just look around. Since your new here you probably didn't see the thread going around with the problems the new ones had about a year ago.

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ok oeh if i'm new here then so are you. we joined on the same day back in 2003. i am sry i only have 39 posts compared to your 2000 and some. i guess i only talk about things i know about on a personal level. i don't know everything therefor i can't answer all posts. now with 2000 and some odd posts, then you must know everything

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No unfortunately when they redid their site a year or so ago they messed up some dates. I have been on this site since 2001 I know that for a fact. I only comment on guns or equipment I actually have owned and don't depend on hearsay, no I don't like slamming manufacturers but TL's deserve it big time. That is my opinion of TL in general.

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Just as an FYI, I just went to the TreeLounge homepage and checked it out. Seems that the original owners are back and I would hope that any shortcomings that were put into place while they were gone will be fixed. I still think they are one of the best stands you can own. Just my $ .02 worth.

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Oldelkhunter new here????? he's been ticking folks off for a while here. i know i have lost probably 800 to 1000 post on the crashes and OEH has probably also.

tmiller just look at how many joined on that same date in 2003 . but i do agree with you on the tree lounge. i have only got to play with one of my friends and of course go to the local authorized T/L dealer and sit in the one on a pole but i can tell they are safe. like i say i am going to have one. i may have to work a little overtime and not tell her.:D

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Well Soark someone has to take up the slack for BeaverJack since he doesn't post here anymore. I may haffin to change my writing style if i do.:D:D

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I had a treeLounger for 3 years and I just sold the damn thing in a garage sale about 6 months ago for 150.00... Was the best thing I could of ever done... The thing is noisy, HEAVY, UGLY, and a pain in the butt to set up. and get just perfect.

I will say that once it was in the tree and it was perfect it was a joy to hunt out of. But for that kind of money I could of bought several stands that were just as comfortable.

There are much better stands on the market for 300.00.

Kevin

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On my way home this morning i stopped by a retailer for tree lounge. i sat in the thing and talked to the guy for a while. i will say from every stand i have ever been in (and i have been in alot) there is none that is more comfortable! hands down!
I will say the old style i have played with was kind of a pain to climb with but not any harder to set up then my api grand slam and especially my old api predator.
I am really thinking about spending the dough and seeing for myself if all these things said are true.

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OLD ELK HUNTER you are saying the new version tree lounge is not as safe as the old model because of the leveling bar.this is an optional item. i have never really needed the leveling bar. i always looked for trees with little taper. i didnt want to spend any more on add ons or carry the extra weight. how can you say a stand is bad when it its really just the optional leveling bar that the tree lounge people have recalled ? bottom line with the tree lounge is if you can set it up before the hunt or use the wheels its not bad at all. i think most are in a rush to get hunting and dont want to spend the time with packing the tree lounge up properly or getting to the woods early enough that they dont have to rush. i get to the woods early enough so im not rushing to my hunt sites. i have learned how to make my tree lounge more friendly by adding some tape to quiet metal against metal while walking with it and painted the knobs with white paint so they can be seen better in the dark. once in the tree if you get it set right i have no noise issues.i did put a small piece of outdoor carpet on the bow hunting platform to quiet boot scuff noise. if your gonna use a stand a couple days out of the year as i suspect most of the whiners of the tree lounge are you will never get to know the stand inside out. i dont come out of the woods for lunch so being able to hunt comfortabley all day with the ability to sleep in a stand is priceless to me.

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Okay Guys I'm back to give my two cents . I've had a old model since 1993 which proved to be a great stand.I fell for the new version a few years back. Anybody that's been here for awhile probably remembers the 4' slip I had happen.Bent the stand up and it was replaced by TL.The replacement was just as bad for slipping. I asked if anybody knew how to contact TMA.On another site where I moderate I was given names and TMA's email address.OEH is correct TL's customer service was terrible.He's had one of these exciting experiences with a New Version like I did.If nothing else it takes a couple years off your life.Things have changed at Treelounge. Bob Hice now owns it again thankfully.After contacting TMA about these issues a couple days later I received a call from Treelounge.I was asked to return it for a free replacement. Then I was asked if I wanted another new version like I had or a new revised one by Bob Hice. I have no use for the new version so I asked for the BH revised model. I was told it's a little heavier.That's not a problem. Last week I received the replacement.Basically it the same as the original Treelounges. He did keep a few of the new versions features.It's back to the squared aluminum no more of the semi rounded extrusions. The vee section which caused most if not all of the slips is back to the squared angle.I was delighted to see these changes.I think TL will go back to the company like it was when Bob Hice owned before.I personally will not use another of the New Version Rhett Spivia redesigned.If you are having problems with your new versions I would recommend contacting Treelounge.They want to make things right That was different story when Rhett Spivia owned it..I was suppose to keep a member informed when I found out anything. The problem is I can't remember who you are. I had it written down but can't find it.Send me a email and I'll get back with you. Put Treelounge in the subject box.One other thing since Jan 04 all the new Treelounges come with a 4 point full body harness.

Ruger Redhawk

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Funny you say that. I wanted to return my new version and Levelers. They wouldn't take them back. Now in all honesty that was after Bob Hice was gone.

I would have to agree with you about the safest stand on the market if we're talking about the original Treelounge. The new version is a death trap.I never had a slip with my old version. The new version with the semi rounded extrusions constantly wanted to slip.Say whatever you want but I've used the TL's for along time and know the difference.I personally think you're a little out of line with your comments to OldElkHunter.He's entitled to his opinion just like you are. I happen to agree with OEH about these Treelounges.A little respect goes along way.

Ruger Redhawk

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About the Levelers. They were an option. There is a recall on them. The bolts were pulling through the thin aluminum. I had both of mine revised and received them back last week.The revision didn't amount to much. They took a powder coated aluminum plate 1/4" thick and mounted in on the back bar of the Leveler.

Anybody interested I'm selling them. I have two for the seat section only. I'll take 25.00 ea plus shipping for both or 30.00 plus shipping for one.These were around 60.00 each.

Treelounge came out with the BITE-N-BLADES a couple years ago. These mounted on the back bar to help stop the slipping. I received a free set from TL.It helped the foot climber. It wasn't to be used with the Levelers.I'm sure it would have helped the seat section if I didn't use the Levelers.The Levelers are no more. At least I don't see them on TL's site.They now have Angle Adjusters. You have two settings. One inch or two inches. They run around 40.00 if I remember correctly.t_miller probably won't agree but Treelounge hit bottom.The new version about ruined TL. Now that Bob Hice is back I'm sure things will turn around for the best.If I hadn't had the experiences with mine I might think OEH was exaggerating. But from my experiences I know he's not.He's being honest and telling it like it is.I have read allot of complaints concerning the new versions. Here and on other sites.When I contacted TMA I didn't hold back my feelings. I told it like it was.If I had known that BH was back at TL I would have tried contacting them again first.It's pretty bad when you contact a business and can't even get a reply.That's all water under the bridge now. I'm sure it can only improve.I'm looking forward to trying my newly revised new version again. I'm sure it will be like the original TL's were.Thanks God Bob is back and we can have decent and safe Treelounges again. I still will use my Treelounges on occasions but after buying my two JRH Gunslingers last year the TL's will get used only once in awhile or I should say as a last resort.. The Gunslingers to me are allot nicer stand. Less money and easier to use.


Ruger Redhawk

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Good to see you back Ruger. I am also glad Bob Hice is back running Tree lounge their business was really run under by the previous owner. Not in the market for a treestand but if I had to buy another maybe it would be a "NEW" treelounge with the bowhunter setup but use it for gun hunting. Competition now for treestands is fierce and more and more better designs come out on seems like daily basis.

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Thanks for the welcome back OEH. I had a couple personal issues why I decided to leave for awhile.I'm back for who knows how long? Yes I was real happy to hear Bob Hice was back running the show. If I had known I would have contacted him first before going to TMA. Like we both know and mentioned how poor TL's customer service was.In fact today I sent a Thank You card to Bob Hice and a girl Sherry for getting this mess straightened out.Bob Hice had nothing to do with the new version I bought. He was already gone. He could have very well refused to do anything to help me.I always thought allot the way he ran his company. I was surprised he sold it. If you do get in the market for another climber do yourself a favor and check into the JRH Gunslingers. Buddy if it came down to using one or the other the TL's would be gone. No questions asked.Much easier to climb with,no turning around.You face the tree but you're not right on top of it.You can use the tree for a rest or the rail on the back of the seat.I would put the comfort as good as the TL's. Much easier to stand up.The tree gives you great cover.A first class climber for less then the basic TL costs.I'm sure there will be more being said here. I'll be checking for awhile.Good reading your comments.Being I've been in the same situation I know how accurate you were.


Ruger Redhawk

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from the previous statements i thought the problem was with the new leveler. ive read the last couple replies and im still confused because you havent come right out and said it. did you slip down the tree with the new style lighter version tree lounge on its own or with the new leveler in use? did you slip while climbing or descending. what type of tree was it? was it icey or raining? i have put many hours in my old style tree lounges and havent used the new style much. if your saying the newer style semi round tube model slips on its own and is a widow maker i will be looking for a replacement also. i have never herd of complaints of the new style lighter version slipping. i have only seen talk of the the leveler being the reason. please clarify so i can decide what to do.

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liquidorange actually it could be both. The new version slips on me with or without the Leveler.When I had the worst slip was when I came down approx 4 feet not sure what happened. Yes I'm talking about the new version with the semi rounded frame and in the vee section. I had just loosen up my safety belt when it broke loose.I did have the Leveler on that time. It recaught the tree luckly.When I carefully got down the Leveler was bent and the stand was pretty mangled. TL did replace both.I personally think the Leveler gave way. I'll never know for sure. I've had this same new version type stand slip ascending and decending. I'm sure the Leveler didn't have anytrhing to do with that. I only open it when I get up to my hunting height.Closed it before coming down. Like mentioned before I've had the original TL since 93 and never the slightest slip. You asked if it was icy or raining. The 4' slipped the first day of GA's BP season. It was still to warm for comfort.I remember that day well. It was one I went before daylight until dark remembering how hot it was and very clear. So weather was not a factor. I was asked to sell the new version a few time. Soark was one who asked about buying it. I refused.I couldn't in my own judgement feel comfortable selling something that was a death trap.My suggestion is if you have the semi rounded TL contact TL before using it again. They are poor design and destin to injury or kill ya. Last year I refused to use my new version. I used my two Gunslingers and the Old Model TL I have.


Ruger Redhawk

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To add more. I was afraid I would lose it like I have before.


You'll notice in the vee section they used the semi rounded extrusion. The old model and the new one I received last week have the squared angle.I'm not an engineer but common sense tells you you don't want a rounded surface to grip or bite into the tree.I see from the new one I got Bob Hice quickly changed that poor design.The new version was lighter. That possibly could account for some slipping. Not as much weight for leverage.The newly revised one is back to being heavier again like the original were.Treelounge has known for a long time there were problems. Apparently the other owner didn't care.Bob Hice does care about his customers and fellow hunters.I'm not saying TL will do anything. I can't speak for them of course.I know when I contacted TMA it worked miracles.I have the names and email addresses but I won't post them here.If you need this info email me and I'll get it to you. During hunting season I'll be in and out so it might take a little time getting them to you. Put in the subject box Treelounge. If not the Big X will come into play. I wish all of you luck this season and becareful using these new versions. No deer is worth getting severely injured of killed over.


Ruger Redhawk

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thanks for the in depth info. i will contact the t.l. people to see about getting some answers and maybe a replacement or fix. the rounded edges seem like a bad idea but i havent had a problem yet. i bought the new version because of the great track record of the company and the reliability of my old stand. i had no idea they sold the company and the revisions were part of the new company. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!

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liquidorange, You're welcome. I was contacted by the other member who I couldn't remember who he was last night. I gave him the TMA information he might need. I dealt with a young lady Sherry at Treelounge. She was who contacted me first after TMA contacted them.Not sure what her title would be there at TL.She seemed to be quite knowledgeable.By now I'm sure they all are after all these complaints.LOL. I advise if they go to replace it ask for the newly revised BH one. I was offered one of the new versions or the BH one.That was a easy question to answer.Let us know how you make out.


L.O. I reread your question. I have used all my Treelounges on Nothing but Georgia Pines.

Ruger Redhawk

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Hey i was willing to take a little risk for a deal!!:D

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HEY SOARK what's going on Ol'e buddy? LOL. I couldn't take the chance selling it to anybody I knew. I would have felt terrible hearing you were in a body cast LOL.I made it back here for awhile. So far been quiet if you know what I mean hehehe.My foot is still giving me a fit. Had a slight infection. Minor surgery out of work two weeks already. Love it. Just wanted to let you know I saw you here. Keep in touch. Good luck this season.


Ruger Redhawk

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I own an old tree lounge. In my youth (21 in 16 days) i don't mind lugging that sucker around, but it is kind of bulky, heavy, and sometimes noisy. However, once i get up in the tree, i am glad that i did all of that. I don't think i will ever sell it, because it is a quality stand, and i guess for the added comfort and safety, you have to sacrafice somethings. As I get older, hopefully i will aquire some private property to hunt on, and then I can just leave it on a certain tree for most of the season.. I do like how it folds up flat, which allowed me to rig up an easy way to strap my bow on so i can ride in somewhere on a bike to hunt.

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I keep reading allot are saying their Treelounges fold flat. Hmmm ! Mine telescopes in.That is a nice feature TL designed.Makes it allot easier to carry.

Ruger Redhawk