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Dude.. i hunt animals and chicks... you should try either... put down the fly rod n dicks.

Saw them up close and personal at an outdoor show. There is no way a couple of guys could tote one of those in the woods and prop it up in a tree. Heaviest stand I’ve ever seen.

+another for the millenniums.

I like the older (original) dual rail ladders.


Those seats are comfy. 20’ is just right.

Watch some of their videos online. If you can get a Polaris ranger to where you want the stand, one man can hang it safely and with minimal effort. That’s the 2 man ladder. Their hang on stand is easily carried in and hung by one person

No more laughable in my opinion than a $2500 scope when a $300 one will work

I don’t know why we skimp on some things and not others

I do not own any HT products but I’m sure I will some day

Their prices are insane. It doesn’t even look like their $3200 double ladder stand is made in the USA.

It’s a pretty good looking stand but definitely more than I’m planning on spending right now.

Family Traditions ladder stands are the best ones I’ve hunted out of. Not light or cheap, but comfortable and sturdy. Happy Trails

I've not yet encountered a double stand that I can sit down in without having to have my legs straight out in front of me, seats are all too low to the platform (I suspect since they're designed to hunt out of with a kid). Single stands I'd rather have a deeper platform than a wider one. I much prefer seats that are able to flip up against the tree so that standing with back against the tree is an option without the seat digging into the back of your legs. Shooting rails are generally worthless so a non factor for me. In my experience if you find one you fall in love with it is going to be discontinued next season so by multiples as soon as you know you like it. Stock ratchet straps are generally garbage, buy at least one decent one and I try to make it a habit to rig up a safety chain since I tend to leave ladder stands out year round if they are in a proven spot and the webbing winds up getting dry rotted or chewed on. Riding ladder stands down the quick way when the strap lets go is gay.

I always bought my tree stands off season when the price went down, and I never bought the expensive ones. I made modifications as necessary, replaced bolts , with stainless steel ones, used a backup ratchet strap on em. I set all up myself, which can be risky unless you really know your ropes and safeties.

I have two Rivers Edge, a double and a wide single. Folding mesh seats and shooting rail. Both have enough room that you can set your rifle on the seat beside you (upside down) with the barrel resting on the rail. That makes sitting all day a lot easier, glassing too. The double is really roomy; worth the extra weight and expense. You will need help putting either up.

In 2018 I bough my first hang-on, also a RE. Used their enclosed strap-on ladder sections too. Works great and no more futzing around with uneven ground.

Buying offseason is the way we got most of the stands on the property where I hunt. The property owner would approach the manger of hunting department in large outdoor stores and offer to buy all the stands they had on display. Most stores don't like the task of taking down the treestand displays and are happy to have someone purchase and take down the displays so they don't have to store them during the offseason nor worry about missing parts etc..

And if you have 40-some treestands scattered in the woods with some in reserve, one should cull most and just get one or two good ones?

A $2500 scope is actually worth it. Esp when you are hunting vs just shooting targets on the range.

That’s entirely subjective

Plenty of folks on this site have 40+ rifles with many in reserve.

Others focus on quality over quantity

Still others have a few premium rifles that they use the most while dozens of others are of varying quality

Why should tree stands be any different?

While replacing wood ladder stands, I have purchased Sportsman's Guide - Guide Gear single and double ladder stands.

I build wood ladder stands, no assembly required in the woods. I shoulder carry them or trailer them.

That's funny to see this ^ ^ ^
I built and used I don't know how many of
these just exactly like that when I was much
younger and lumber was way more reasonably
priced than it is now.
Thanks for posting that

Muddy and hawk have some 1.5 man, mesh seat stands that are doing pretty good for us over the last few years....and aren’t too pricey.