I have had some trouble with my climber seat falling when I stand up. Last year was the first time I have ever used one, so I am not too familiar with them. I was thinking about taking 2 bungee cords and strap the front rail of the seat, to the platform. This way I will always have pressure to keep it locked to the tree. Anyone try this before or have any ideas???
Im not sure what the brand name of the climber is. I don’t have the box, no name on the stand, and I cant find it at Gander where I bought it. I remember it saying "Unconventional climber" and had a big dude hanging off the side of it, to show how ridged it was. I paid around $250.
Thanks for the help

Hmmm...it sounds like it may be a Tree Lounge from the ad description. Bungees are a good idea, I usually give my top section a bit of a wiggle/shimmy/bounce to set it in place and get the teeth good and dug into the tree. My seat bungees around the tree, so that keeps it positioned too.

My climber came with sort of a ratchet strap that keeps the seat part tight to the tree. Also, make sure you tie your seat portion to your platform... Its one thing when the seat falls down to the platform, but its totally different when your platform falls when you're sitting in the seat an no way to get down.

I have a long thin bungee cord to keep my seat back up...I also have a heavy duty pull-strap that you tighten up on the rubber coated steel cable that goes around the tree,when you get up to where your going to finally set down you put one of hooked ends over the rubber cable and the other hook on the other side and push the metal latch down and pull the strap tight to secure it tighter onto the tree.I have a Hunters View climbing stand.

im havin the same problem w/ my strong built

I think the designwould begood if it was heavier, or if there was more adjustment in the seat. My first try at fixing the problem was to let the front slope farther down. In doing this I had to level out my seat by letting one of the straps almost all the way out.....bad idea lol

They try and make the stands as light as they can to make carrying easier. The platform part is never a problem because your weight is always on it, but the seat part can be a big problem if you don't secure it to the tree. When you're sitting, no problem. When you stand up, you might move it just a little which can cause it tofall. If its secured, it won't move.

I have used 3 different climbers over the years, an ol man grand vision, a summit viper, anda gorilla silverback. all three have straps of some sort that you tighten to hold the top half (seat portion) snug against the tree. Something like that has to be used due to the mechanics of how a climber works.