The worst Treestand you ever had?

[joebuck]

That's good stuff Randy!  Ole Fox Squirrel....DD still hunts from his.. Dan swore up and down that Loggy Bayou knocked him off.  Which brings me to my worst stand.

Loggy Bayou original climber...  I called it the "Elevator".. That band would slip on a damp pine tree in a heart beat..  I fell 12 feet one time so fast I thought I was in an elevator watching the bark pass in front of me.....it's still in a tree in Geneva Ga

[DennyK]

Baker climbing treestand, tried to kill me twice in the same day. I used the stand once and that was it.

[SELFBOW19953]

A totally homemade hangon.  I was wearing my waist belt, about 15 feet up an gnarly old maple tree.  I was dozing and woke up when I suddenly hit the end of my belt.  Seems the cable clamp had cut through the plastic covered cable but had not gripped the cable.  I was lucky-as I dangled, I threw my bow and my arrow as far as I could, worked my way to the tree, climbed down, and went home and cleaned my drawers!!!!  No more home made stands and no more waist belts!

[JimB]

Originally posted by Roger Norris:
What was the treestand (70's) that you pushed up the tree with a pole, and then climbed up a rope ladder? Was that the Baker?

Roger,that one was actually sold by Bear Archery.I used to have one.That was a pretty crazy system.

[no]

old tss kit was my worst, slipped several times, Mike

[Chris Steele]

This has been a lot of fun reading and a lot of laughs remebering back when.My worst was a home made climber,it had to wiegh 50 lbs.I carried it through some of the worst swamps in Fl,untill one day i left it at the bottom of a tree about a half mile out in the swamp.The things we do?

[sswv]

oh the memories. the 'Baker Slide' was pretty common in the late 70's and early 80's.  I thought I had hit the jackpot when I got mine but, until I got a ratchet strap tight I was on pins & needles. I drilled holes in the bar and carried a ratchet strap and as soon as I was up I secured it to the tree. looking back at some of the places I carried that thing and hunted by myself from daylight to dark I wonder why I'm still alive.

oh well' live and learn.

[wapiti792]

The cheap POS I fell out of...change your rachets or end up in one of these great hats    Seriously, though. I have found the cheaper the stand the thinner the rachet. All of mine end up with a chain on them this year and replaced rachets and cables are a must!
 
 

[Stone Knife]

Baker Slim Jim!

[RkyMtn Joe]

I stated that you must keep weight to the front of the stand (Bakers) and the reason of course is entirely about mechanics.  Forward weight pulls the rear bar against the tree and pushes the bottom v-bar against the tree from the front.  When you step too far to the rear, that pressure is lost and slides can occur, especially on slickm hard barked trees.

I have almost had a slide occur a few times on hard barked trees, but I haven't climbed an Oak or a Hickory with mine in years.  I prefer about a 10 or 12 inch soft barked pine and I've never had the slightest problem with my old Baker.  

My biggest complaint with it was that having an Accessory seat while using it was next to impossible, and also, even with the handclimber, it can be noisy.

I do think there are much better and safer stands available now though.  However I will continue to use my Baker for the time being but as I am in my 70's, it ain't as easy to get up in the tree as it used to be.  Everyone be safe and use a safety belt/harness no matter what kind of stand you're using.

Joe

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

I always wonder about they guys who did the baker slide "twice"

Either tougher than nails or dumb as a stump.. Maybe a mix of both          

[RkyMtn Joe]

Before the Bakers came along, I spent lots of time building stands in different places in the areas I hunted. Of course, the big deer immediately began to use different routes to and from bedding and feeding areas.  

The day mine arrived on UPS truck, I took it to the woods and climbed a tall pine tree with about a 10 foot cedar growing right alongside.  This was in an area where I had seen lots of buck sign.  I turned that stand so that I was in effect standing on top of the cedar and within an hour, I killed my first really nice buck.

Yep, when one continues to have the same problem, one wonders why that is so.

Joe