Originally Posted by NorthAlabama
For those who use tree stand climbers. Ever find a new tree to climb, unpack, and then the stand did not fit the tree because the tree was a hair too big for the cable to wrap around?...... I use a short rope (or the one that ties your foot climber to the seat climber) with knots to measure around the tree before unpacking to see if the stand will fit the tree......In the summer, I went around in the yard finding the biggest tree that my stand(s) will hang around, the max size tree, and then adjusted the knots in the rope as max indications. No more guessing the tree size limit in the dark woods.


For my climber I’ve just always bear hugged a tree if I think it’s too big before I unpack. For me if I can touch my fingers I know it’s not too big. I’m sure that doesn’t work for everyone though