Climber or hangon

[stagetek]

For me, it's a hang-on and stick's. That combo works on "any" tree.

[pbr]

I meant "climber" edited post

[KAZ]

Hang-on & sticks for sure. Lone Wolf Favorite, then close second is Chippewa Wedge Lock style....

[Etter]

summit bowhunter

[tracker12]

I have both and use what ever the conditions dictate.  I use the Lone Wolf Assault with LW sticks the most.

[Orion]

I use a lone wolf climber and hang ons.  I can get up a tree faster with the climber, but I also leave a few hang-ons out in the woods.  Not a lot of hunters where I hunt, even though it's public land, and I haven't had folks move in on me.

If you're going to take the stand out with you every time you leave, a climber will be faster and easier to use.  If you pull a hang on, but leave the steps, there's always the chance that someone might steal them.

[randy grider]

I like my Lone Wolf sit and climb best, but keep a hang on and sticks for just in case I find a hot spot in a brushy area that a climber wont work.

[DanielB89]

If you only were to get 1 stand, I would get a good hang on all day.  A climber is very very convenient, but it also very limited on the trees you can climb.  If you know where you hunt you will always have that "perfect" tree that is straight with no limbs, get a climber, but if you're in doubt, I would get a hang on.  

There are several great stands out there.  I use Leverage sticks and stand.  With a little modification to the sticks, they are as good as anything out there, in my opinion.  There is a lot of great info in this thread, I accidentally deleted the photo's but you can manage without.  I have since changed my mounting rope to Amsteel rope and it is so great!

[jax]

PBR. How do you attach the umbrella to the stand?

[pbr]

I put a piece of wood in the front and screw the mounting rod in, just like you do to the tree when using umbrella for rain protection