Climbing Stands

[Rubi513]

W

... I hang loc on. 20-25’.... 1 minute. Hang stand... another minute. Done

I ain’t hunting in hooks. No way

Are y’all hunting spots easy to get a buggy to?
Maybe that’s where the misconception is...
I don’t want nobody to know where my spot is. You ain’t carrying a lock on and 20-25’ of climbing sticks through the brush easily to where I hunt.
I will say again. I prefer a lock on. But only after I have determined I have found a good spot.

[Sleepy]

Are y’all hunting spots easy to get a buggy to?

Maybe that’s where the misconception is...

I don’t want nobody to know where my spot is. You ain’t carrying a lock on and 20-25’ of climbing sticks through the brush easily to where I hunt.

I will say again. I prefer a lock on. But only after I have determined I have found a good spot.

I hike a 1/2 mile or so sometimes on our place. (About as far as I can go before reaching property lines) but this packs with ease and I walk through some thick stuff at times and never have an issue. This set up will get me 20’ in the tree. Total weight is around 20lbs.




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[Low Fence]

Lone wolf and spikes walk 300 yards to 2+ miles of needed

I use lone wolf sticks too and climbers

Like all. Loc on more options. Climber more comfortable... spikes lighter and faster

[Rubi513]

I hike a 1/2 mile or so sometimes on our place. (About as far as I can go before reaching property lines) but this packs with ease and I walk through some thick stuff at times and never have an issue. This set up will get me 20’ in the tree.




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Not quite as mobile as my climber, but that setup doesn’t look too bad...
Do you strap off every section?.

[Sleepy]

Not quite as mobile as my climber, but that setup doesn’t look too bad...
Do you strap off every section?.

It took some practice and it wasn’t as fast as my climber at first, but after practicing with it in the backyard, it got pretty dang quick.

I removed the cambuckle straps and went with a rope modification. The rope essentially wraps around the tree, around the versa button, behind the loop in the rope, and then a quick half hitch. It creates a Chinese finger effect. TKes about 10 seconds per stick. I pull my sticks off at the base of the tree and keep my stand on my back. I have a small loop on each side of my harness that I slip two sticks in to hold them as I go up. I attach the first stick from the ground, then just work my way up. Like a climber, I never go back to the ground once I leave the ground. The stand is so light, it is easily removed from my back and strapped to the tree in no time.

[Blitz]

I see so many people talking about how much or how little time it takes to setup. Why does that matter? You can just start a little earlier to setup. It's like driving around a parking lot to get a front spot because you don't want to walk farther when all your doing is walking around in the store anyways. Your gonna be sitting in the stand for a few hours. Does the extra few minutes to setup a stand really matter?

For the record. If your trying to determine a tree to put your stand on in the dark, you didn't do your homework before arriving and its just gonna be blind luck anyways. I know some of you like to just go in blind, but that seems to be the lowest percentage of hunting. I like to know what tree im gonna be on before I walk into the woods.

[Sleepy]

I see so many people talking about how much or how little time it takes to setup. Why does that matter? You can just start a little earlier to setup. It's like driving around a parking lot to get a front spot because you don't want to walk farther when all your doing is walking around in the store anyways. Your gonna be sitting in the stand for a few hours. Does the extra few minutes to setup a stand really matter?

For the record. If your trying to determine a tree to put your stand on in the dark, you didn't do your homework before arriving and its just gonna be blind luck anyways. I know some of you like to just go in blind, but that seems to be the lowest percentage of hunting. I like to know what tree im gonna be on before I walk into the woods.

I’d rather make noise for 5 minutes than 20 minutes, regardless of what time it is.

I do get your point though. For me, I just like to be in and out as quickly and quietly as possible.

[Rubi513]

It took some practice and it wasn’t as fast as my climber at first, but after practicing with it in the backyard, it got pretty dang quick.

I removed the cambuckle straps and went with a rope modification. The rope essentially wraps around the tree, around the versa button, behind the loop in the rope, and then a quick half hitch. It creates a Chinese finger effect. TKes about 10 seconds per stick. I pull my sticks off at the base of the tree and keep my stand on my back. I have a small loop on each side of my harness that I slip two sticks in to hold them as I go up. I attach the first stick from the ground, then just work my way up. Like a climber, I never go back to the ground once I leave the ground. The stand is so light, it is easily removed from my back and strapped to the tree in no time.

Interesting. Not sure how I would feel with just a half hitch though.

[Rubi513]

I’d rather make noise for 5 minutes than 20 minutes, regardless of what time it is.

I do get your point though. For me, I just like to be in and out as quickly and quietly as possible.

Yep.

[Sleepy]

Interesting. Not sure how I would feel with just a half hitch though.

You’d have to see it to understand how it works. The half hitch doesn’t support anything. It’s more of a get the tag out of the way and a secondary knot. It’s a rock solid tie off

[FLASH_OUTDOORS]

Never knew this was such an opinionated subject! This is almost as bad as, bow or gun, or bow or crossbow discussion. Do what’s best for you. If you hunt east Texas or other areas with a lot of trees I see no reason to even consider a hang on.

FOR ME my whole setup is 21lbs and very light
FOR ME it’s as easy as putting on a back pack
FOR ME I can be to the top of chosen tree in under 5min
FOR ME it’s super easy to jack down, slide my bottom into my top and throw it in my back and go.
FOR ME you could buy the most expensive hang-on on the market and it still couldn’t compare to the comfort offered by a climber.
FOR ME I never search for trees (I even climb oaks)
FOR ME hang-ons are a pain in the butt.

I have no need to practice with one in order to like it. I often spend more than 6hrs in the stand and have no desire to sit in a hang-on. If I’m hunting an area with a lot of oaks, there still is a pine 10’ away at the very least.

There is one way for sure a hang on is faster FOR ME. Once it is setup, it’s literally as easy as climbing a ladder once you get to your tree. But once you get up there it’s like sitting in the bleachers of a Lille league baseball game for 6 hours.

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[Boone44]

never knew this was such an opinionated subject! This is almost as bad as, bow or gun, or bow or crossbow discussion. Do what’s best for you. If you hunt east texas or other areas with a lot of trees i see no reason to even consider a hang on.

For me my whole setup is 21lbs and very light
for me it’s as easy as putting on a back pack
for me i can be to the top of chosen tree in under 5min
for me it’s super easy to jack down, slide my bottom into my top and throw it in my back and go.
For me you could buy the most expensive hang-on on the market and it still couldn’t compare to the comfort offered by a climber.
For me i never search for trees (i even climb oaks)
for me hang-ons are a pain in the butt.

I have no need to practice with one in order to like it. I often spend more than 6hrs in the stand and have no desire to sit in a hang-on. If i’m hunting an area with a lot of oaks, there still is a pine 10’ away at the very least.

There is one way for sure a hang on is faster for me. Once it is setup, it’s literally as easy as climbing a ladder once you get to your tree. But once you get up there it’s like sitting in the bleachers of a lille league baseball game for 6 hours.

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100% agree

[kdm015]

So any recommendations for something in the under 20lbs range for climbers? I walk about a mile to my spots. Need something with the 300lbs+ weight limit though. Those aluminum ones with 250lbs limits are a little too close for comfort

[Hogmauler]

You may wanna watch climbing on pine trees as well. The last time I tried it, and I’m sure climbers had come a long way by now, the climber would loosen up because the pine was shedding bark so badly.

[Blitz]

I use to worry about the weight aspect the first few years I was taking my climber in to the woods. This year, I have a Hawk Crawler game cart. I ratchet strap all my gear (stand and all) on this thing and away I go. Talk about making getting in far a lot easier on the shoulders.