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A good friend has several Lone Wolfs, that's all he uses. Recently, one of the "rivets" broke and disabled the stand while he was climbing about 20 feet up, he had to tree hug all the way down. That would have been the end of LW stands for me but he still uses them and he likes go up about 30'.

I hunted all last weekend, 3.5 hours in the rain on Saturday, in my Summit Titan with this belt about 25' up a swaying pine tree. I got this stand a couple years ago, still have my old one but don't remember the name. I'm never comfortable sitting, chronic back pain, but this stand, with added foot rest, is really great. I do spend a good bit of time standing in it too and it has a pretty sold feel Shot a doe Friday standing, off hand, at about 115 yards in it. The climbing belt is a game-changer for me, I used to tie myself in with 2" webbing. The belt if comfortable and I use 1" webbing rope and a locking carabiner to secure to the tree. Once set, I believe if the stand failed or I fell out, I'd be in a position to recover and get down (hopefully I'll never have to find out!). When climbing in the dark, I usually strap-in about half way up for added security and just move the strap as I climb.

Rifle as pictures now disassembled at home, was soaked to the core. Was probable close to 30', photo looks like 10.


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I have 3 Summits. The Viper I think was my first, it is an open front and excellent for bow hunting. Then I have a Titan and a 180 Max. All three have been awesome stands when I need or wanna get up a tree. I carry a Corona limb saw in my pack and I can usually get up a tree that works for my areas I hunt.

That may have been a "Cobra", basically an open front Viper. I used the older version (with the aluminum flip tabs for the cable) of the Cobra for years.

Could be, I got that one after I returned back from Iraq in 2004, so I have gotten my monies worth from that stand. Still in excellent condition.

Summit viper for me.

I still use a Warren and Sweatt Rifleman climber. I sit facing the tree and the tree becomes a rifle rest. I have had to replace the wooden seat and footrest once, otherwise still like new.

I have some but hunt more out of hang ons. I’ve always been concerned about the noise made climbing alarming deer. Any opinions on that? Do you feel that it takes an hour or so before things settle and you’ve got a chance of seeing one or do you think the noise isn’t really a big deal?

Thanks.

Frank

I wish I had a dollar for every deer I've seen while climbing/descending. Sometimes they know I'm there and are curious, sometimes they act like they have no idea I'm there.

Yep, going up or coming down either way, my bow is already on the ground and I'm unable to make a shot. I have had deer, turkey, coyotes, coons, and hogs, all walk up on me as I am mid-tree somewhere without a care in the world of getting zapped. It's like they know somehow.

Killed two with the .348 out of the popup. Had a herd out front at about 50 yards and knew someone wanting a couple of does so I got him fixed . One standing shot double lung ran 30 yards and and opened the gap between wires on my 5 wire fence before she dropped. Second one waited just a little too long to run but did so I did something I never do and took a running shot. She was bouncing and I caught her at the top of a bounce with a shot just under the spine and right over the lungs. Knocked her down but she got up and ran about ten more steps . Must have been 15 does in that bunch , usually 6-8 to the herd around this area . On to the buck hunt for the remainder of the season. Happy that the .348 got blooded the first time it went out. Shes a 1936 with the bolt peep and I was shooting some 1940's vintage Remington Core Lokt ammo.

Very cool Eddie. The old 348 is a beast.

I’d make you an offer if I were closer 😊

IME Summit was the best I ever used. Mine got molten in AZ’s Madera Fire (if I have the name right). Sometimes a climber is unbeatable. I feel pretty safe in them with a safety strap all the way. Slow, I know.

Skeen, I’d make an offer if closer 😊

I still have my original Tree Lounge and a newer Tree Walker ( no longer in business) Both are great stands and very comfortable. For the last several years I’ve hunted either out of ladder stands or lock-ons and use a safety harness.

This year I’m hunting out of a Doghouse ground blind which I set up on a trailer. The trailer gets the blind up off the ground, keeps the cows from trampling it and I can easily move it. I also put an old piece of carpet on the floor and added a shooting rest.

I positioned the trailer/blind on a hill in the pasture overlooking a creek bottom a couple months ago so the deer would get used to seeing it. I killed an 8 point out of it on Saturday.

I hunt out of a Summit a bunch.

You jumped on that buck, didn't you?

Ha!! I could have given him the “Tim Wells” spear treatment.