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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
[Re: Atoler]
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09/18/17 01:55 AM
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How much of a difference is there in time as far as setting up a light weight hang on compared to a climber? None, with practice. Also, just as quiet when using screw in steps for me. 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. I sweat a lot when it's hot, anyway. However, I don't sweat anymore with a lock on than I do with a climber. Just have to find what works for you and go with it.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
[Re: TGbow]
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09/18/17 02:52 AM
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My experience over a span of about 25 years:
Loc-on- 1. Lots of work. Anybody that says they can do it quick is being dishonest. Lots of work. Did I say lots of work? LOL Why anyone would take in a loc-on and steps/ladder the morning of the hunt is beyond me. 2. Tiny platform. If you can't pull your bow back from a seated position, or stand totally erect and pull it back without fear of losing your balance, do NOT use a loc on. 3. Absolutely limited. I don't hunt anywhere that the deer ALWAYS come within bow range of that tree, or at least where they do it for very long. Acorns go away, seasonal patterns move the deer, etc. Lots of work for a small window. 4. In the end I've just never had enough reward for the labor involved. I quit hanging them years and years ago. 5. There will ALWAYS be a huge hairy spider in a funnel web inside the tube against the tree. Good luck when you climb up there in the dark and see him crawl back down that tube, then you know you gotta sit on him all morning. 6. You WILL forget your seat cushion every time. 7. Lastly, they are lots of work.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
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09/18/17 03:31 AM
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I've only used lock-on's a couple of times. Once I was in them, they were fine, but I absolutely HATE having to climb up climbing sticks. Being completely vertical instead of angled like a ladder....just don't care for it. Plus ever set I've ever used, the steps were way too far apart. If lock-on and climber are my only 2 choices, I'd say climber, especially if you're having to put it up/take it down every time.
I still prefer ladders over everything else though. 15' is about as high as I care to go.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
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09/18/17 04:21 AM
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My experience over a span of about 25 years:
Loc-on- 1. Lots of work. Anybody that says they can do it quick is being dishonest. I can unpack a set of lone wolf sticks, get them up a tree about 20-22', hang my stand, and be pulling my bow up in under 5 minutes... I've timed it multiple times. Are you saying I'm a liar? I use a climber for mobility, because it's lighter, and less physically demanding. It's tit for tat on time up the tree.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
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09/18/17 04:27 AM
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My experience over a span of about 25 years:
Loc-on- 1. Lots of work. Anybody that says they can do it quick is being dishonest. I can unpack a set of lone wolf sticks, get them up a tree about 20-22', hang my stand, and be pulling my bow up in under 5 minutes... I've timed it multiple times. Are you saying I'm a liar? I use a climber for mobility, because it's lighter, and less physically demanding. It's tit for tat on time up the tree. I use to hang them with screw in steps the morning of my hunts. Once I left the ground, I didn't come down until my hunt was over. It wasn't enough difference in time to cuss a cat over. I guess he's calling me a liar, as well. I believe you Austin.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
[Re: TGbow]
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09/18/17 12:18 PM
09/18/17 12:18 PM
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I've seen it done pretty quick. But it takes practice and athleticism. It's not for everyone.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
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09/18/17 02:46 PM
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Im personally all about loc ons and ladders. I hate using climbers and have sold any I owned.
I used to carry a pack with 10 strap on steps and an alumi lite loc on stand when I was younger.
5 minutes strapping on 8 steps to 10 steps and a stand. maybe 7 minutes tops.
Now days I set em up on active runs in funnels and pinch points, as well as on my food plots at home. But keep em there...with a lifeline attached.
I prefer ladders to loc ons, but loc ons to climbers.
I stalk into my sets..sneak up like a cat.
I hate the racket of those dang climbers..even my old summit which was the quietest I owned.
Heck Ive caught a few trespassers outfitting by HEARING them climb up in a climber near one of my sets when I snuck in and was sitting in it.
Just a matter of which works best for each individual I feel. and the older you get..the less likely youll want to pack in a climber. I sure dont.
Heck, I aint packing an alumi lite either. I set up me stands and leave em as Im too old to mess around like that in the dark now.
If I have to adjust due to movement I make my correction after a hunt and leave em at the new spot as well.
Last edited by outdoorobsession; 09/18/17 02:52 PM.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
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09/18/17 03:21 PM
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I love hunting out of my summit titan and I hate hunting out of loc-ons much less packing one into the woods with me as a mobile setup. To each their own.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
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09/18/17 03:51 PM
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If I had my own land or was in a club I'd have ladderstands in the hot spots. But hunting by myself most of the time ladders might be a booger to move if I need to relocate them, sure dont want to pack on one in and out..lol
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
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09/19/17 04:38 AM
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Im personally all about loc ons and ladders. I hate using climbers and have sold any I owned. +1
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
[Re: TGbow]
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09/19/17 04:09 PM
09/19/17 04:09 PM
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I'm like a cross between a cat and a monkey in a tree, and y'all crazy as bat@#$#@ about taking in steps (or dang sure sticks) and a loc-on on the day of your hunt!!!! CAN I put one up in a fast time?...I suppose. But why? The point of a loc-on is to not have to carry a stand and climb the tree every time. (Or in rare cases because there isn't a tree to climb) I ain't saying y'all is lyin', just crazy as heck! I reckon I don't like to work like a jobu just to sit low to the ground on a plate-sized platform. If I was purposefully working fast, in the DAYLIGHT mind you, just simply to be timed on hanging a stand, I'd say 20/30 minutes tops. But I guess some folks think I'm nuts for putting the climber on my back and walking a mile up and down ridges. Oh, and of my list of reasons against loc-ons, THAT'S the one y'all took notice of???? Not the spider????
Last edited by ikillbux; 09/19/17 04:13 PM.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
[Re: ikillbux]
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09/19/17 04:34 PM
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Oh, and of my list of reasons against loc-ons, THAT'S the one y'all took notice of???? Not the spider???? I'm not a female, so I wasn't worried about the spider.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
[Re: N2TRKYS]
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09/20/17 01:54 AM
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Oh, and of my list of reasons against loc-ons, THAT'S the one y'all took notice of???? Not the spider???? I'm not a female, so I wasn't worried about the spider. Yeah, you crazy! I'll hurt everybody in the room over a spider.
We were on the edge of Eternia, when the power of Greyskull began to take hold.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
[Re: ikillbux]
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09/20/17 02:07 AM
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Oh, and of my list of reasons against loc-ons, THAT'S the one y'all took notice of???? Not the spider???? I'm not a female, so I wasn't worried about the spider. Yeah, you crazy! I'll hurt everybody in the room over a spider. Lol. I've got a buddy that feels the same way about midgets.
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Re: Climber VS Hang on Stand
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09/20/17 03:40 PM
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I've prolly hunted 90% out of loc-ons over the years. I have climbed into a loc-on and seen deer as I reached the stand that are undisturbed by my silent climb. You cannot do that with ANY climber. And a loc-on will go in a heck of a lot more trees than any climber will.
I use a climber when hunting a new area to decide where to put a loc-on. I rarely move a loc-on in season, just put another one up. I've prollly got 30+ loc-ons and three climbers.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
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