Hang on stands with chains?

[stagetek]

I convert the ones with straps to chain as well. Easy to do. I heard Chippewa went out of business.

[JL]

Thanks for all the good info! I prefer to buy a stand that comes standard with a chain but that seems to be harder to find these days. I understand that straps are lighter and cheaper to produce and that is probably why most companys have gone that way but if Im going to leave a stand in a tree for any amount of time, I want to be sure it will not give when I go to use it.

Likewise, I dont want anyone talking down anyone elses choise while pushing another brand. State what you like and why and leave it at that...

Thanks again!

[xtrema312]

I have only chain on stands, but now restrict them to private land and then  still us a lock just in case, For anywhere questionable, I have started to hunt a lot more from my Lone Wolf Assault.  I just pack it in and hang it to hunt then take it out.  I keep my stick ladders on the tree.  That way no issue with the stand from any varmints and no one can hunt my stands when I am not there unless they bring their own.  I use two straps and inspect each day I hunt.  I can get my stand in and be on it in under 5 minutes unless I goof up and strap down my harness, run a strap over cable or something like that.  Love the bat wing bracket and leveling options.  Very quiet and really snug on the tree when you leverage down the platform once it is strapped in.  Light to carry so not a problem there. No issue with it getting stolen or with squirrels eating the strap or the seat.  I have a lot more problems with seats than straps.

[Kevin Dill]

I like chains just fine, but they're going the way of the dinosaur on commercially-produced treestands. I reconciled a good while back that manufacturers wouldn't be using straps if they were more prone to failure than a chain. Given the costs of litigation secondary to injuries, it only makes logical sense that a manufacturer (and TMA member) is using the safest stuff they can. Still...a piece of steel seems to look so much safer than a piece of nylon.

Some stand designs don't lend themselves to an easy swap-over to a chain. Some designs depend on the strap to ratchet the stand in tight to the tree for stability, and may be less stable with a chain. I don't have the answer, but I've learned that a chain isn't automatically safer. It is obviously more resistant to theft, but every stand I've had stolen was wearing a chain and padlock. Sigh....

As pointed out, Chippewa Wedgeloc is closing their doors, and confirmed this to me in an email a few days ago. I can't even think of a major treestand manufacturer using a good chain these days. Sign of the times.

[SERGIO VENNERI]

Six Screaming Eagles ! I love them, real easy to install with the Brackets.