Best climber for trad hunting?

[ishiwannabe]

I have a Summit Bushmaster, and I love it. It is the one stand I own that I think I could sit all day in, if I had to. It doesnt have a bar, so it requires a little upper body strength to climb with. It has one draw back that I can think of...it doesnt fold flat, and can be cumbersome hiking in and out. At the end of a long day, I would swear I had my ruck on from my army days. It is only 17 pounds though. Lol.
The backpacker from Summit is virtually the same stand, but it folds flat.

[ilarcher]

I have a summit broadhead backpacker. I like useing this stand. It folds pretty flat(about 6 to 8 inches)it weights in at 22 lbs. I have carried it and my back pack all day a time or too when I can't find a tree worth climbing. Just like everyone else has said you can sit in it all day.

I have herd very good things about the LW climbers but they are not very comfortable to me. I have used one before but I don't own one, little to pricey for me.

I say look at as many as you can before you buy one but you won't go wrong wit a summit or LW.

[bowhunterfrompast]

 I have one of the ol Bakers laying in the corner of my basement.

I had a Loggy Bayou that I used that I liked. Do they still make those?

[Hattrick]

lone wolf with a summit seat (fits perfect)the best of both worlds

[jojotater]

I like my viper. The bar doesn't get in the way, and it is as comfortable as an easy chair at home.

I started out with a mighty might way back. I didn't have a hand climber for a while, just hugged the tree. My brothers used one, too. I've heard them called death traps on these forums, etc. We never had an accident, and we used them a lot. Climbers have come a very long way, but I'm not going to knock those old bakers. I've had my viper slip before, and it is a very stable stand.

[waknstak IL]

I started out with a Baker Prohunter. I think it weighed about 35 lbs and was the size of a half sheet of plywood. It had a hand climber. I lost the bottom once and had to shinny down the tree. I've used one of the original loggy bayous for the last 19 years. loved it. I just bought a Lone wolf with the hand climber. I found climbing difficult with the hand climber until I put a strap on it now its much better. By far the quietest climber I've ever tried. Very solid feeling in the tree too. Very light to carry and it packs thin enough I can put it behind the seat of my regular cab pickup with the seat all the way back, which is nice. Surely not the most comfortable stand but I'll trade that for nothing in the way when shooting behind the tree.

[Langhorn]

Lone Wolf hand climber, hands down for me!

[mwmwmb]

Summit Viper SS: light weight, secure, comfortable.

[razorsharptokill]

I'm leaning toward the Summit Razor SS. The bar folds out of the way and it looks more comfy than the API's. My nephew works at BassPro and gets a 40% discount on API, Redhead etc... but only 15% on the Summit. From the reviews I've read and the replys here it sounds like the Summit is the better stand. 40% off is hard to resist but when it comes to limited hunting time quality and comfort are everything to me.