I'm 54 and I've never hunted from a steel pole, I weigh 230 and I have a concreted dressing area with winches and walk in cooler.

The conceptof climbing a steel pole is that if it does not slip on a steel pole, you know it will not slip on a tree of any kind. I also have the facilities to butcher, but athome.I'm 66 and weigh 225 and climb 30ft. with ease. I have had these stands for 12 years and Iam very happy with them. To each his own!

One uses what he feels comfortable with, and I can understand that.

Well put Rebel.

I wonder if they would work well for tall people (6'4") and how easily you can stand-up in them?

I own two of the older model and love them.

i also am considering a tree lounge but rebel tell me about getting to your feet and the feeling of being away from the tree is it all that bad?
these two things have kept me away from getting one,seeing you have hunted from one for years you would be the one i want hear from.

Buck, if you watch the video I posted you will see that 1,755 lbs of construction blocks are hung on the end of the Lounge with no problems. Like I mentioned above, I'm 225 lbs and climb 30ft with ease. Been doing it for 12yrswith out any incidents what so ever.

Buck you can order an Instruction Video before you decide on buying one.

Buck, the ones I have are the older style. I haven't seen the newer style yet. The principle is the same on both, but I don't know about the quality on the newer style.

Give them a call and see if they havegone back to the Old Style of manufacturing.The company was solda few years back and the new owner made some material and labor costs changes, but Bob Brice bought it back. He is the inventor of the Tree Lounge. I went tothe manufacturing facility in Cummings, Georgia back in 1994.

If I remember and have the time, I will stopand visit the plant again in October. I pass it going to and coming from NW North Carolina. If it is Saturday or Sunday.....No Luck!

reb i hunted with a older style tree lounge but the only problem i had with it is i fell asleep all the time [&o]woke up one time and it was 8:30 at night they are real good stands though

Yep, its happen to me once or twice!

Something I would like to know is, the new ones have a self leveler once you get up the tree. The back bar has a screw in and screw out adjustment to level the stand, I wonder if they make this option available for the older model.