Treestand help?
10-10-2010, 04:34 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 9
Treestand help?
Hey I am starting bow hunting this year and I was wondering what kind of treestand you guys advise getting. Climbers, ladders, etc...I will probably want to move it occasionally but not nearly every time I hunt.
10-10-2010, 04:39 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Maryland Eastern Shore
Posts: 126
I currently use a summit viper climbing treestand. I have had two and as far as comfort goes, cant beat 'em. I know a lot of people have their own preference but I have never had a problem with Summits.
10-10-2010, 04:48 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 45
I hear climbers are the most comfortable but don't you need a straight, limbless tree in order to use it? Also, how heavy/bulky are climbers to carry through the woods. I hunt public land and can't leave my stand up overnight so my hang-on stand goes in and out with me.
10-10-2010, 04:51 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chetek, WI
Posts: 2,070
Then I would buy a ladder stand. You only need to set it up and take it down once for each. Climbers are nice, but it can be a pain having to set it up and put it away every time you go into the woods. With ladders it is just a set up and leave it up until you want to take it down deal.
10-10-2010, 08:22 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
Ladderstand all the way!
have tried them all, sold all the rest, hangons, climbers, etc...all I use/have now are ladders.
I also personally believe ladders to be safer stands than the other types, if your strap/chain breaks on a hangon or climber, you're going down! on a ladder, the ladder supports much of you, plus they're much easier to climb in and out of.
With two men, moving them on occasion is not a problem at all, they install much quicker than any other stand IMO.
have tried them all, sold all the rest, hangons, climbers, etc...all I use/have now are ladders.
I also personally believe ladders to be safer stands than the other types, if your strap/chain breaks on a hangon or climber, you're going down! on a ladder, the ladder supports much of you, plus they're much easier to climb in and out of.
With two men, moving them on occasion is not a problem at all, they install much quicker than any other stand IMO.
10-11-2010, 04:26 AM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Maryland Eastern Shore
Posts: 126
I also hunt public land and I feel climbers are the way to go for that. Hang ons are nice but its a lot of equipment to carry in and out every time (stand, steps, etc). Looks like you have your own land so I guess it all depends on what you can, and will, leave out. As for as big and bulky; my summit viper is not at all. Many of them fold down almost completely on your back. Takes me no more than five minutes to pick a tree, climb it, and quietly get set up. If you have an area with good hardwoods, climber all the way IMO.
Last edited by schester14; 10-11-2010 at 04:28 AM.
