climber advice???

[Bullfrog 1]

Looking to go back to try a climber. What do you guys like. I hear good things about Lone Wolf or Summit? Thanks.   BILL

[Tim]

Hey Bill,

I've got an extra lone wolf you can borrow.  

Tim

[Gordon Jabben]

Borrow the lone wolf.  They are great to carry but just fair in the way of comfort.  They're not for everyone but I could not do without mine.

[JMG]

I prefer the Summit over my Lone Wolf for comfort, but prefer my Lone Wolf for being more compact when walking in and for short hunts. My Summit can be some what cumbersome when going through the thickets versus my Lone Wolf. Best of luck with your choice. Nice gesture Tim!!  

[Biggamefish]

I agree with JMG if yu are going to be hiking a long ways you might want to invest in the long wolf.  I have the summit open shot and love it it is comfortable for long sits.  The only thing that I don't like is the way the cables hang down they tend to catch on things.

[mec lineman]

I don't know about the new design, but I love my API Bowhunter extreme. A little heavy compared to the lone wolf, but a very comfortable stand. This stand packs better than summits for me.

[RAU]

Take Tim up on his offer and borrow the lone wolf! Im willing to bet you'll be buying your own! I have the hand climber and it is about perfect!

[Caughtandhobble]

I much prefer the Summit over all of the others. I did have a Lone Wolf for one season. I decided that I would rather carry a little more weight and be comfortable.

[reddogge]

I'm in Finksburg, MD and just bought a used Lone Wolf hand climber so if you want to try it out contact me. I also have a LW hang on and sticks. You can try both.
Richard

[stagetek]

If you move around a lot, the LW might be a better choice. But, if you're into long sits and comfort, get a Summit.

[stickem1]

I also like Summit for comfort. Best thing I did to mine was add a footrest, Hazmore net seat and Thirdhand stabilizer straps. The straps work wonders locking the stand to the tree.

[Bullfrog 1]

What summit do you guys like?

[Jake Scott]

It is my experience with climbers that you can either have one that is comfortable, or one that packs easy, but not both.  The summit openshot is my preferred climber these days, but for longer trips to the tree I use an old loggy bayou, it sits surprisingly well, and packs like a daypack, but be ready to lose some hide and chest hair on the way up.  No experience with the lonewolf.  If I could only have one, the summit easily gets the nod.  Hope I could help.

Jake

[babs]

I like my summit. I bought mine at cabelas it has a open front but it has sides on it. Kind of nice in away if you fall asleep u don't have to worry about falling out and its fairly lite I think it weighs 16 or 17 lbs. Its only sold through cabelas from summit. I took the seat off mine and put a hazmore net seat on way more comfortable and lighter and quiet. When u stand up to shoot the seat just pushes back against tree and u can kind of hide yourself behind tree more too. The seat only cost 20 dollars, best 20dollars I spent on any hunting item. I have the lone wolf too but its harder to climb with and not as comfortable but its lighter and packs flatter. So my summit gets used a lot more and I love the climbing stirups makes climbing a breeze.

[brbowhunter]

For my tradbow hunting I use the summit clearshot...Sits like a hang on but is a climber.. No interference at all.  Triangle style seat is not the most comfortable though..

[NBK]

I would rather have to switch up bows than give up my lone wolf alpha hand climber.   I most appreciate the fact that it is dead silent at all times, regardless of temperature.  When you have to stand or move "right now" to get in position for the shot you never have to worry about a pop or creak coming from your stand.
I've had mine for 15 years and other than tooth marks in the foam seat from a bear its as good as the day I got it.

[johnnyk71]

I have had several version of Summits (since you can buy just the tops). The open shot is a hand climber, and my back won't let me do that any more. Very wide open for long bows. I mostly use the Cobra (now replaced by the Razor, I think) with the bar you sit on while climbing and then move out of the way. I like the open front, but it does not have complete clearance on the sides if you are sitting while shooting. I also have the Viper, which I have mostly only used when gun hunting. You CAN use the Viper if you set the top and bottom close together and stand up to shoot. The bar across the front does make it impossible to fall out. Summit seats are tops for comfort!

[bamboo]

there is only .3 lbs difference between the two stands--I used both models this last season and they are both nice--BUT ...IMO the summit was a lot easier to climb with and the fold up seat suited me better

[Jerry Jeffer]

If you really want to be a tree climber, go with Lone Wolf Assault hand climber. I can't believe how much they cost now. I had one I bought for 75$, but that was years ago. I keep my feet on the ground now days.

[babs]

I don't see my model at cabelas anymore but its basically the specialist sd now, just a different seat now. The lone wolf is a little quieter too once in awhile ill get a creak from my summit. But the lone wolf has limitations too if you wear size 12 shoes like I do I couldn't fit my feet in the climbing bar with my winter boots on. The one thing I forgot to mention is I have the goliath model too and I use the platform off of that treestand because its larger. You can order different tops and bottoms from summit that's what nice. So many options to choose everybody likes something different from the next guy.