climbing stand
08-19-2005, 12:26 PM
#13
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location:
Posts: 356
RE: climbing stand
My Summit stand is rock solid and as long as I set the cables correctly and choose the appropriate tree/bark, I can almost do jumping jacks on my stand. I would not recommend this, just exaggerating a bit. Seriously, if you follow the directions, choose the right tree, use the full body harness, etc....you will think you are standing on solid ground no matter how high up you are!
08-19-2005, 12:57 PM
#14
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 493
RE: climbing stand
I tried a friends Summit Viper 2-pc climber one day.
I thought "How in hell would I get this thing all set up, climb a tree in the dark and while doing that inch up the safety belt as well?" It was the scariest thing I ever did - and carrying that thing on my back was like toting my living room Lazy Boy with me - not to mention my bow as well.
Screw that I said! I use ground blinds. Like I said - cost me a whopping $16 for my ground blind material.
I thought "How in hell would I get this thing all set up, climb a tree in the dark and while doing that inch up the safety belt as well?" It was the scariest thing I ever did - and carrying that thing on my back was like toting my living room Lazy Boy with me - not to mention my bow as well.
Screw that I said! I use ground blinds. Like I said - cost me a whopping $16 for my ground blind material.
08-19-2005, 04:13 PM
#15
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Posts: 689
RE: climbing stand
I think the most important part of being comfortable and feeling safe in the standis having a saftey harness you trust. I have tested my harness (a few times on purpose anda few times on accident) and I know that now matter what happens as long as I am properly using my harness I will be fine. That makes climbing 30ft up in a tree a lot more comfortable and it puts your mind at ease so all you have to worry about is shooting deer, not falling out of your stand. As for particular stands I own a SummitBushmaster and have tried a few other Summit models, they are all great stands in my opinion and I believe there is more thanone model that you can attatch the optional footrest to.
08-19-2005, 06:01 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Leesburg Fl
Posts: 3,245
RE: climbing stand
ORIGINAL: Scoobiedoo
Hunter06,
Where the heck cna one hunt in FLA? I have been there many times scuba diving and next year spearfishing - but where can one hope to hunt? Any state land down there?
ORIGINAL: Hunter06FlKy
i have a summit viper x4 and actually hunted out of it this past sunday for 3-4 hours. it was great. but my legs have grown a bit since i bought the stand but that was my only complaint. the rapid climb stirrups worked great and depending on the hieght in the tree you are at and what kind of angle of shot you take it didn't seem that the bar would get in the way too much. then next time i go i think i'm going to try bowhunting from it.
i have a summit viper x4 and actually hunted out of it this past sunday for 3-4 hours. it was great. but my legs have grown a bit since i bought the stand but that was my only complaint. the rapid climb stirrups worked great and depending on the hieght in the tree you are at and what kind of angle of shot you take it didn't seem that the bar would get in the way too much. then next time i go i think i'm going to try bowhunting from it.
Where the heck cna one hunt in FLA? I have been there many times scuba diving and next year spearfishing - but where can one hope to hunt? Any state land down there?
08-19-2005, 06:03 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Leesburg Fl
Posts: 3,245
RE: climbing stand
ORIGINAL: Scoobiedoo
I'm just curious what a guys supposed to do when he's hanging off a tree at 30 ft in the dark?
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I'm just curious what a guys supposed to do when he's hanging off a tree at 30 ft in the dark?
???
08-19-2005, 06:10 PM
#19
RE: climbing stand
ORIGINAL: Scoobiedoo
- and carrying that thing on my back was like toting my living room Lazy Boy with me...
- and carrying that thing on my back was like toting my living room Lazy Boy with me...
Are you sure it was a Summit? They are the most lightest, most easiest, climbers to pack in and out with. Maybe it was one of the older model Summits when they were all heavy gauge steel and weighed probably 35 pounds at max. The new model Summit stands are only like 21 pounds and honest, you don't even mind it - even after a 1 mile hike in.