dito what High country said....

for all the options id want for the tree lounge i would have to save for a year...and i have no patience at all...it just doesnt run in the family...if i dont see anything by 9 with dad we are moving or hes driving or something....and if nothing by 8 we are both asleep anyways...the tree lounge looks like id be too leaned back...if i can fall asleep on the froze ground being comfy in a stand will be toooo easy...i want to sit up i think....and the tree lounge is just too expensive being i need to set up a bow and need a truck by next fall..and currently dont work and dont plan to till the summer....ahhh i duno maybe the tree lounge its only 330 for the one i want...the summit i want is 270...i duno...going to have too look at them both...my friend has a summit or one like a summit nad the guy that let me borrow the one stand has a tree lounge i can look at...maybe a new great stand will come out by next fall...i just looked at the hawk cabel climber and died when i seen the price...130 bux!...but its made of steel and weighs 31 lbs...i walk 2 miles to my favorite spot...with a 31lb stand and a 10 lb rifle and a 10 lb pack i will have to be in the shape of a marine to make it alive!...even a 20 lb stand will be a work out..but the lighter the better but dont want to give up comfort for lightness..the stand i used the other day weighs 15 at the most...but is tiny!...i duno...

mauser06

Edited by - mauser06 on 10/14/2002 18:27:37

I've used the summit viper for the last couple years, and am very pleased with it. Like others have said, can't go wrong with the summit.

Hey Mauser, I dont know exactly about how much you want to spend, but save some money and gut it out this year with what you got right now. I totally recomend the Treelounge!!!!!! I think it is TOP NOTCH! The new ones are a lot lighter than the old ones. Some people say they sway when your up in the tree, but I have never experinced it. You just have to set it up right. I just got mine a couple of months ago and I have been practicing setting it up. I will be using it in a few weeks when I head up north in MN. You can also buy additional pads for the rails for not a bad price. Something that I do recommend is buying if you did go with a treelounge is the additional lever adapters for getting higher in the tree because as you get higher the width of the tree gets more narrow of corase, but you can get by just fine without it. You cannot beat the comfort though! No way. I think it was the best thing I ever got for hunting. Comfort is the main thing. If your not comfortable, you wont want to stay out there that long. It also has a lifetime garantee I believe, but I have to check on that. It likes sitting in a nice recliner in front of the TV. I love it. Hell I just love going to set it up in the woods every other day almost just to look at everything because I am getting the itch. Anyways Mauser, do what you have to but if you can save, or ask your family maybe to chip in for christmas or something, do it! The weight is not too bad with the bow hunter stand adapter either. Maybe 23-24 pounds. Anyways. I recomend the treelounge.

Starrman

Ron Starr

i have a viper and i would never sit in anything else so if you want a stand that is comfrotable and easy to set up go with a viper

James Jedlicka

The Viper got my vote. My friend had a tree lounge and I actually saw a doe make him. the tree lounge sits to far out from the tree and can be easily spotted by deer. You really have to get up in the tree 25ft or more so not to be noticed. They are also big and clumsey, but they look comfortable.

My Viper is comfotable........You have described the Viper pretty good..I don't think you will go wrong getting a Viper....It works good for bow or gun hunting.....It is light and easy to set up...It comes with a good safety harness too!

Edited by - W. Dale on 10/15/2002 21:20:18