Climbing deer stands

[Walleyehooker]

Looking at buying a Lone Wolf Hand Climber Combo II stand and it is rated for 350# and Im about 310. How stable and strong are these or am I pushing my luck?

[Siwulat]

I have a summit climber that is rated for 350. I am 230, so I've got some wiggle room, but it is very stable and I have never felt like I was stretching its limits.

[92python]

Those hand climbers like the one you are looking at are a little harder to use than the sit and climb models in my opinion. I got a good ab workout which I wasn't looking for when climbing a tree. I sold my hand climber style summit bushmaster and went with a summit viper for that reason.

[BoxMN]

Those hand climbers like the one you are looking at are a little harder to use than the sit and climb models in my opinion. I got a good ab workout which I wasn't looking for when climbing a tree. I sold my hand climber style summit bushmaster and went with a summit viper for that reason.

I have viper too, and like that I can sit and climb when needed. I am ~270 and it isn't that tight, but I think a bit more LBS and it might get tighter. I think Viper is rated at 300. But I like the rail around it for climbing.

[harvey lee]

I have a hand climber if you like close and it would be for a very fair price.

PM me if interested.

[BRULEDRIFTER]

The downfall with the Summit Viper (I own one) is you have one small area (approx your 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock, if shooting right-handed)to shoot a bow from while sitting down, otherwise you need to be standing to take any other shots. For me, that means I'm standing for the vast majority of the time I'm on stand.

If I were to buy one, I'd go with a model that has a rail that can be moved, or bulk up your upper body and get a hand climber.

[Walleyehooker]

I have a hand climber if you like close and it would be for a very fair price.

PM me if interested.

Interested sent you a PM

[huntnfish]

The first climber I used was a hand climber and it worked ok. It definitely give the abs a workout though. I have a summit sit and climb now and it's much easier. I mainly use the climber for bow and like drifter said it is more difficult to draw with the rail. I try to set mine so the seat half is tilted slightly down and that seems to help a little. I also tightened the seat straps all the way so I sit a little higher. I'm not sure how it would be for size though. Late season when I'm later up it does seems a little tight.