jayuu

so now that it freezing cold out, my treestand is making alot of creaking noises. i think of i lube up where the noise is coming from i should be fine. my only question is what do i use that wouldnt stink and spook them away? butter maybe?

vc1111

Thats a tough one. There is an oil available that supposedly has no scent to it; its made for you bow. It should work but I'm not sure how long it would last. It seems to me that the rain might wash it away in a few days.

I've got a stand doing the same thing, and I'm considering saving some of the fat from inside the body cavity of the next doe kill to use as a lubricant. It should work and it should not wash off.

TeeJay

Its called winter fellas. They all do it

Zingnut

Something I do to my stands after season is over is to take them all apart and place old scent wafers in between all the contact point and then wrench them down hard.(You will have to drillholes in the wafers so they fit like washers) I have never had any of my stands sqeak or mak any noise at all. I also drill pilot holes into all the tubes and fill them with spray in expanding insulation. makes the stands super quiet in all climates and conditions. Just thought I would add that. ~Jeff

jayuu

sounds like a good idea. im going to try butter today, but when i take my stands down after the season is closed ill do that.

vc1111

Great idea, zingnut

kevin1

Anything animal based such as butter or deer fat will soon go rancid and stink like crazy to the deer .
Try melting some unscented paraffin wax into the joints , it's waterproof and should last for a few outings at least .

jayuu

well i used butter already. and it fixed the noises. it quiet now. the temps will be below freezing for a good few months, andseasons over in12 daysso im not worried about it going rancid.

Jack Ryan

I use Pam

RIStrutStopper

Read an article in Bowhunting World where the auther normally uses vaseline to quiet his stands down. Maybe that would work for cold conditions as well.