is it me or am i a wimp
#4
RE: is it me or am i a wimp
ORIGINAL: deerhunter1224
Was out trying my climber stand today. I dont know if is me but it takes some work to get that thing up the tree.
Was out trying my climber stand today. I dont know if is me but it takes some work to get that thing up the tree.
#6
RE: is it me or am i a wimp
it will get easier, but some climber are simply easier to use. the sit and stand climb of my ole man stands is no trouble at all, some of the other like with the hand climber were you have to pull the rest of your body up are very tuff... and like hawgnman said always and i mean always tie the two parts together. cause if you think its tuff now try it w/o the platform[:-]
#7
Join Date: Jul 2004
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RE: is it me or am i a wimp
i think it is cause your a wimp lol
it gets a lot easyier as you do it more.
one day i was about 14-16 feet up a tree when the bottom fell to the ground . i was screwed!!!!! took me about and hour to get down....i always tie the two together now!. i wish someone would have told me about that before that day..[&:]
it gets a lot easyier as you do it more.
cause if you think its tuff now try it w/o the platform
#8
RE: is it me or am i a wimp
its kinda funny, it seems everybody that has ever used a climber can tell that kind of story. i could also tell some about scaley(sp) bark hickory trees and pine tree's. the main thing with a climber is to be careful and take your time.....
#9
RE: is it me or am i a wimp
i know what your talking about.....i never used one in my life....but went to film my buddy bowhunt and he let me use one....and we had trees side by side.....they were cherry trees....well not real cherry trees...little berrys grow on it.....maybe choke cherrys...the berries look like cherries but are small and have a big pit.....but the bark is the scaliest tehre is.....when i did this i was a pretty strong kid for my age....i could outlift any normal man out in the woods.....and my legs were my strongest point.....but MAN.......i tohught iwas gunna die climbing a tree....but it just took practice...angle you hold the foot thingy and the way you stand up and just they way you do everything makes all the diffrence....expecially on a scally tree.....keep practicin ull get used to it.......
#10
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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RE: is it me or am i a wimp
ORIGINAL: deerhunter1224
Was out trying my climber stand today. I dont know if is me but it takes some work to get that thing up the tree.
Was out trying my climber stand today. I dont know if is me but it takes some work to get that thing up the tree.
Remember that trees get skinnier as they go up. Adjust your seat and floor so they are on an upward angle. As you go up they level off some, but should still be slightly angled up, even at your chosen height. Don't try to take too much of a bite, if you are stretching alot you will start to sweat and that aint good. When I used a climber I would take a couple bites, then rest for 2 minutes and so on. The part about angling the platform is probably most important because it will lock in place alot easier and sink much less. What brand do you have?