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climbers - 5/25/2008 11:58:22 PM   
HardCore Fisher


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From: Scenery Hill
Status: offline 		I wanna get 1, anybody got any good feedback on any they have ? I been checkin out Summits and Buckshots like my dad has but its honestly pretty heavy to be carrying for a good distance, its more of a leave in 1 spot an use for a couple days as compared to a go out, set up, come home type of stand. I would prefer 1 that i would be able to carry in everyday an set up wherever i can quick, easy an lightweight and also be able to use for archery and rifle. Any reviews on what you have are appreciated.

Ronnie
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RE: climbers - 5/26/2008 12:00:37 AM   
HardCore Fisher


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Status: offline 		And to add in real quick i wanna have a safe an reliable stand, not climb off of the ground 5 feet an coward back down to the ground cause it didn't just feel right haha.

Ronnie

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RE: climbers - 5/26/2008 12:36:28 AM   
parker31

 

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Status: offline 		own 2 summits and like them and i also own a stand called a timber tall and it is the best in my mind

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RE: climbers - 5/26/2008 10:43:32 PM   
Maga2120

 

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Status: offline 		I love the summit ss, little bulky but its very nice, the summit makes a bullet backpaper i believe that has no front bars on it and its really light. Ive used the new loggys summits and lonewolfs and i believe summit is the best.

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RE: climbers - 5/27/2008 12:58:31 AM   
HardCore Fisher


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Status: offline 		Bought a Summit 08 Viper SS today off of Ebay for $250, seems pretty decent and at least good enough to fall asleep in if things are boring.

Ronnie

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RE: climbers - 5/27/2008 8:46:10 PM   
Maga2120

 

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Status: offline 		i think u will be happy, i think when i baught my 06 ss it was 245.

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RE: climbers - 5/27/2008 9:13:37 PM   
MuskyMastr


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From: 20' up a 100 year old white oak
Status: offline 		Get a gorilla silverback and set of Gorilla climbing sticks, my whole setup weighs less than 15 lbs and I can climb any tree I want much more quietly than with a climber. 

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RE: climbers - 5/27/2008 11:25:12 PM   
HardCore Fisher


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Status: offline 		It was $10 cheaper than what it was priced for in Cabelas, shipping included, i don't think it was too bad of a deal to pass up.

Ronnie

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RE: climbers - 5/28/2008 6:36:38 AM   
jlh42581


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ORIGINAL: HardCore Fisher

Bought a Summit 08 Viper SS today off of Ebay for $250, seems pretty decent and at least good enough to fall asleep in if things are boring.

Ronnie


Is the SS the open front? I have the "open shot" and I wouldnt trade that stand for a skid of other stands, its rock solid!


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RE: climbers - 5/28/2008 8:56:44 AM   
thedrake

 

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Status: online 		The summit climbers are hard to beat. I dont own one, but have used them.

I have an API grand slam that I have used for the past 5 years, and gotta say, I dont plan of replacing it anytime soon. I dont see how a stand could be more comfortable. I own newer stands, but none of them are near as comfortable.

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RE: climbers - 5/28/2008 1:36:58 PM   
HardCore Fisher


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Status: offline 		This is the 1 i got =

Ronnie

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RE: climbers - 5/28/2008 5:14:16 PM   
MuskyMastr


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From: 20' up a 100 year old white oak
Status: offline 		KliMers SuK DuDeS!

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RE: climbers - 5/29/2008 1:27:29 AM   
gobyking

 

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Status: offline 		Duud,I wish I had my old(1992)Loggy Bayou climber,I wood shmash it ovur ure head!!!!

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RE: climbers - 5/29/2008 1:35:58 AM   
HardCore Fisher


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Status: offline 		Got it in the mail today an already tried it out, its a champ, lightweight, comfy, easy to use and so on, can't wait for archery.

Ronnie

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RE: climbers - 5/29/2008 1:29:35 PM   
MuskyMastr


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Status: offline 		Duud, glad to see you are learning that smashing it would be the best thing you could do with it.

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RE: climbers - 5/29/2008 11:21:59 PM   
gobyking

 

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RE: climbers - 6/1/2008 12:50:44 AM   
Maga2120

 

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Status: offline 		I suggest you to put nail poshlish or lock tight on the threads of the wingnutts that are on ur feet stirrups, if not you will be climbing and they will pop off and fall to the ground, I removed the wingnutts and put regular nutts on mine with nail polish and let me tell you its tricky climbing without stirrups expecialy in the dark

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RE: climbers - 6/2/2008 12:10:32 AM   
DanesDad

 

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Status: offline 		You probably wont be disappointed.

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RE: climbers - 6/2/2008 8:43:25 AM   
SilverKype

 

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From: State
Status: online 		I've been throwing around the idea of getting the openshot by summit for years.   The new design allows a bit more leg room while standing up although it added a pound.  But I've yet to determine why I would want to add 5 lbs to my shoulders!!(despite them being 15).  I like to set them up and give them a nice kick under the platform for a test of stability.  The old loggy's are the lightest, most solid treestands I've ever been in.  Not to mention they are not bulky.   I feel like the goodyear blimp in these newer treestands, and that is if I'm not sleeping!  The new cable design is nice for being quiet, which is my number two concern next to safety.  Maybe someday.

Parker -- timbertalls are nice.  But they gotta get rid of plastic tube covering the belt!

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RE: climbers - 7/8/2008 9:06:22 AM   
fishenfool46


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Status: online 		buy a lone wolf summits suck

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RE: climbers - 7/9/2008 6:28:08 PM   
boolywugger


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Status: offline 		I have an old Loggy and it is very light. Just have to be careful. I also use a Bowhunter and that is okay as well but you always have the risk of slashing your fingers on the teeth.  I use mostly lock on stands that I set up before season. If I need to, I will put on the climber and go. Usually the Loggy is for shooting at home or trimming tree branches. I have never felt really safe in it. This one has a belt not the rope. The problem is the contact with the tree is too narrow and when it is wet, it can be a real problem slipping while on the way up. After you are cammed in, I think it is not too bad. I'm waiting for the recall...

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RE: climbers - 7/12/2008 11:36:18 PM   
DanesDad

 

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buy a lone wolf summits suck


Summits dont really suck, but Lone Wolf stands are really good too.

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RE: climbers - 7/13/2008 2:30:00 PM   
treesparrow

 

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Status: offline 		As a Forester landowner, I have given more hunters the boot over climbers than for any other reason. Most with warnings before they climb. The last one gave me quite a bit of lip. My partner on a few properties had a couple real doosies. A State Trooper and an out of state hunter. The out of state hunter was told not to return, not because he was from out of state but because he was allready warned. The State Trooper claimed his stand wouldn't hurt the trees. However the next year sap was oozing out from all the cuts through the bark.
I have no humer when it comes to climbers that have sharp teeth blades or spikes. Screw in steps are the worst, and those screw in equipment hangers are just as bad. The strap ons that cut I don't tollerate either. I use a Loggy myself.

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RE: climbers - 7/14/2008 8:02:24 AM   
SilverKype

 

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From: State
Status: online 		I like the loggy lite's too. 

I was looking at a summit open shot deluxe over the weekend; pretty nice.  The welds look like "creakers" in frozen air temps though. 

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RE: climbers - 7/29/2008 2:18:15 PM   
citysticker

 

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Status: offline 		wow, guess ya hate when the gun hunters bullets rip through a deer and end up in one of your trees. guess no gun hunting should be allowed there either

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RE: climbers - 7/31/2008 2:24:00 PM   
griffon

 

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Status: online 		I am about to start selling off some inventory.  Two of the items I will be getting rid of  are Loc On LEM's.  They are both platform climbers without seats.  These were the old "grip the tree" and pull yourself up climbers, but they are extremely light and dependable.  They use a band and do not dig up the tree.  I will look to get $20 each or $30 combined.  I will also be selling a Summit Cobra Extreme Climber (first generation) that I would like to get $50 for.  If interested, PM me... Griffon

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RE: climbers - 8/2/2008 5:52:35 AM   
BIGHEAD


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Status: offline 		Treesparrow I have been hunting out the same tree for over ten years. I have a rivers edge climber it has blades on both sides on both parts and there is very little sap from year to year and this tree grows quite well !!!!!!  As a matter in fact much more and my stand will not fit around it. Same for a buddy of mine hunts out of a pine tree.BUT It saps up real bad  BUT IT GROWS  BIGGER every year too and the sap works great for cover scent.  AND YES WE BOTH HAVE PERRMISSION TO US THESE KINDS OF CLIMBERS FROM LAND OWNER

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