Thank you for all the feedback…
I own Lone Wolf (LW) stand and climbing sticks and my experiences with LW is comparable to what others have said.
Prior to the season starting, I hang numerous fixed stands and use the LW climbing sticks to hang the stand, and to gain access to the stand during the hunting season. I mount the sticks on the tree in the morning darkness and my only complaint with LW sticks, are the noisy metal buckles hitting the aluminum stick tubes.
Hence, my reason for looking at the Muddy Outdoors (MO) stands and particularly the climbing sticks. The rope system looks like a better option in regards to having a quieter climbing system.
Guru,
In regards to climbing higher with three LW 32” sticks verses four MO 20” sticks. In theory, you should be able to climb slightly higher with the four 20” sticks.
I’ll explain; the average knee height for men is about 21” and most men can step as high as their knee. Now hang in here, as this might get confusing. For this discussion, let us say you can raise your foot twenty inches.
If you hang the first stick with the first step twenty inches above grade and each stick about 20” apart, the four MO sticks will get to a height of approximately 160” or 13.3’ and the LW sticks would get you to a height of approximately 150” or 12.5’
Granted, the difference is marginal…
In regards to silencing the metal climbing sticks, yesterday I read another post about Stealth Outdoors, “Stealth Strips” for silencing climbing sticks, treestands and other metal objects…looks like a great idea.
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