Favorite Ladder Stand????

[center punch]

Let's hear some pros and cons from some of you guys that have tried out a few different ones. Looking for something in the 20' range. Thanks.

[ACWMHunter]

Watching this with great interest. I want a ladder stand that gives me room to move around.

[Wudstix]

I'm going to have some welded up that will be 13' to the platform. I can sit on it or strap a seat to the tree.

[Roscoe]

I have only sat in this one for a few minutes in the backyard so far, but I really like it. I picked it up a couple of weeks ago. It appears the sale at cabelas is over now. They had it for $159 last week.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0068210418832a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=ultraview&sort=all&Go.y=7&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&Go.x=23&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23

[eradicator]

The one I'm in!

[center punch]

I have only sat in this one for a few minutes in the backyard so far, but I really like it. I picked it up a couple of weeks ago. It appears the sale at cabelas is over now. They had it for $159 last week.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...box.jsp.form23

From what I can tell in the picture, it doesn't appear to have much of a seat on it. Can you get comfortable in it?

[SPUD]

The only two we have been hunting out of is the 20' Millenium ladder stand and 20' Big Game stand

The Millenium has a trampoline material seat and is comfortable. I sat in this stand from daylight to dark 3 consecutive days and never was uncomfortable. It does have a shooting rail you can use or remove. I like leaving it attached so I can lean against it with my knee during the shot. Only draw back is the platform. It's not very much to stand up on. I have heard they are making them a little bigger this year.

http://www.millenniumstands.com/products.asp?prod=L100

The Big Game has the most comfortable ladderstand seat I've ever sat in. I would go as far to say it is more comfy than my Summit climber. The platform is large and extends all the way from the ladder to the tree. Full size platform too. Also, when you decide to stand, you can flip the seat up.

http://shop.biggametreestands.com/product.php?prod_id=135&cat_id=3

Don't pay attention to the MSRP from their sites. I believe we got the stands for less than 200 each. But we did buy 2 of each kind.

hope this helps out a little

[RedSeal]

I like the rivers edge!

[Roscoe]

From what I can tell in the picture, it doesn't appear to have much of a seat on it. Can you get comfortable in it?

I actually think it very comfortable. It will not be as comfortable as the stands that Spud listed for sure. But, I will easily be able to make shots sitting that you cannot make from those stands w/o standing up. At least I'm not flexible enough to make those shots.

I also like the fact that the seat flips up out of the way since I stand up alot in ladder style stands. A cool thing about the seat is that you pull 1 pin and the seat comes off...now more chewed up seats.

[lovemylegacy]

The best one is the one that I made.

[deer_hoyter]

I have the same one as Roscoe but I haven't taken it out of the box yet. I am anxious to use it next season.

[Dr. D]

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60121&highlight=ladder+stand

[bltiger]

I bought more of these:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/lynx-ladder-tree-stand-by-hunters-view.aspx?a=552608

and more of these this past season:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/deluxe-xl-stadium-series-ladder-tree-stand-by-big-dog-treestands.aspx?a=552602

I really like the Hunter's View stand and a half idea and the platform is nice and big on it. We take the front shooting railing off the Hunter's View (I wear harnesses so I don't really worry) and add an extra ladder extension on them so they are 21' up in the air. We leave the side railings on and cut strips of camo netting to conceal you as much as you really need.

The Big Dog stand is nice because you have a ton of room on the platform from side to side but I wish the platform went out from the tree a little further. The nice thing about this Big Dog stand is that you do not have to remove the shooting rail on the front because when you stand up you can shoot over the railing at full draw without any problems. That includes shooting almost straight down. I wear a harness in these ladder stands as well and we have a few with an extra extension on them so they are at 20'.