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Any favorites? Safest, most comfortable? Looking to buy, need some direction.

Screaming Eagle hang on stands

Made in the USA

Love API with Summit as a 2nd choice, not super close tho.

I'm a big fan of the Lone Wolf hangons. Light, exceptionally quiet and the easiest hanging stand that I know of.

Using this also. Not light, but works well when you get there ...

Properly spaced, upper and lower, and with a good wedging in there, I'll sleep in an API.

Summit Viper for me, but climbers only work with specific tree types unless you're cutting a lot of branches.

They're not for everyone, and seem to be love/hate kinda things, so try before you drop $300+ on a climber.

If you own the land, ladders make a lot of sense, especially the two-man models, which can be very comfortable and let you put your rifle or bow down while you glass or pee. I like the Rivers Edge ones, and also their hang-ons.

Get a good vest-type safety harness. The ones that come with the stands are safe, but not as convenient to put on.

Pappy's suggestion on ladders is good, and I also have a Summit climber which is reliable, quiet and as safe as these devices can be.

I've never been convinced that mature deer aren't "on" to ladder stands

I shot my first archery deer from a 10 foot ladder
stand I'd put up right at daylight.
Wherever you hunt from you need to be still and
quiet and forgo the aftershave. Pretend the deer
can spit deadly poison at you if they notice you first.
Leave the gameboy and cellphone at camp or
better yet at home
stealth stealth stealth

When I used stands it was ladder stands with rail or the tree lounge climber

I liked the chain on stands Remington sold
from another company who I can't recall the
name of at this time.
That and a good stick ladder.
All steel and heavy yes, but solid and quiet
during use

The Doc's Recliner for a climber.
Heavy yes, but a solid stand that has
all day comfort.
I previously had one of the tree lounges, but it
shifted too much for my taste, and was bouncy
at times.

Any elevated stand I use has to be steady
and solid enough to be like it was carved out
of rock.
If it shifts around on you, it's useless to me

I am convinced ladder stands set up in the farmlands I hunt don't bother mature deer.

Do you see a lot of deer after peeing off your tree stand?

I've never had deer spook at human urine. Literally walked thru it 10 minutes after it hit the ground.

I prefer a climbing tree stand because I like being more than 14/16 feet off the ground.

Killed the only one I got last year after zipping
up and turning around to pick up my rifle.
Decent buck. Watched me the whole time
I guess. I'd already given up for the AM and
was fixing to head back and eat and poop and
get ready to go back out

Was that in a low or high fence situation?

How often are you around mature deer? 🙃


Erickg- climber, hang-on/steps or ladder?

are you going to put the tree inside a house or outside.. inside you are limited by your ceiling... but are easier to decorate.