I would appreciate some of you fella's opinion about treestands.
I've hunted 90% on the ground all my life but I have used climbers and ladderstands a little.
I sold my climber about 10 years ago but I'm considering buying a light weight setup.
I have never used a hang on but I have read where some folks can set up a hang on as quick as a climber.
I like the idea of a light weight hang on like the Millenium M7 for a versatile treestand.
I don't want to climb in a hurry and be unsafe but I don't want to spend too much time setting up.
This will be an in and out setup every hunt.
I would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks

If you have trees you can use a climber with, use a climber. I only use hang-ons when trees have limbs in the way.

If you know the property and generally where your go to spots are I would say a loc on/ Millenium stands for quietness and easiness. Now a climber would be much more versatile and probably be the best option for newer property

If you going to use it in and out every hunt I say climber but if I leave it in woods then lock on. I use both. I use lock on at my best spots to be quiet entry and exit l use climber to try new spots.

I was considering that option too.
Use a climber and put up a hang on in the hot spots.
My son has an XOP Strike Force but I haven't had a chance to try it out yet.

How much of a difference is there in time as far as setting up a light weight hang on compared to a climber?

Takes practice, I'm horrible at it without sweating to death and scaring everything out of the woods.

If did the Millenium brackets it's simple just have to pre hang them all so I don't sweat to death, at least I do

Thanks everyone for the info. That's one reason I was considering the Millenium, preset the recievers in my hot spots and just use the climber the rest of the time.

I bought a Millenium and sold all my other loc ons except 2 cause of comfort and other people can't sit your spots if they don't have one

I have a lower back issue that doesn't bother me much unless I'm sitting on a seat that's not comfortable. The Millenium would be good for me.
mauvilla, do you use the Millenium along with a climber for other areas?

I have been using this technique for years. Hated hanging lock on in non productive areas then having to move.Plus keeps climber free to hang with any wind direction.

For some reason i always feel like i stick out like a sore thumb in a lock on. Maybe its becauase i get higher in a climber.

None, with practice. Also, just as quiet when using screw in steps for me.

From what I'm gathering from reading what folks say that hunt with hang on a lot is..having a system and lightweight stands is the key.

Not much of a time difference, but you will dang sure be sweating your azz off with the lockon route.

I tried the light weight lockon route with lonewolf sticks. Ended up going to the x stand. Way way better for in and out bow hunting, unless you're somewhere that doesn't have straight trees (the Midwest). X stand beats any lockon and sticks combo by 7 pounds or more, and it takes a heck of a lot less physical exertion. I prefer to bow hunt out of lockons, but I've finally realized that unless I'm headed to Kentucky, I need to just set them on pinch points and chase the acorns with a climber.

My son got in a new hunting club this year, that's his plan...use the climber and set up hang on in spots that he knows he will hunt a lot.
I hunt public land so I'm not crazy about leaving a stand in the woods unless it's a cheap one.

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

Yes i do I have a old API grand slam I've had forever I will hunt new places with and if I consistently see deer there I will move a set of sticks and a bracket in and hang it if it's towards the end of the year sometimes just keep using the climber and hand a new set summer or fall

I'm using a lone wolf alpha 2 with 4 xop sticks. I've used climbers since I started hunting but going to try the "hang and hunt" method this year. Whatever you get practice with it