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Would you rather
#2546958
08/08/18 09:09 AM
08/08/18 09:09 AM
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,782 Owens Xrds
AUwrestler
OP
10 point
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OP
10 point
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,782
Owens Xrds
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Put up multiple cheap lock on ($40 each). And have easy time getting in and out, but they are harder to set up and take down before and after season. Also the risk of noise and being uncomfortable. Or invest in one quality light weight lock on that you set up and take down each hunt? I'm thinking XOP Vanish $149 at Cabela's.
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore I believe in work, hard work. -George Petrie (1945)
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2546964
08/08/18 09:15 AM
08/08/18 09:15 AM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 19,982 Northport, AL
GomerPyle
Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
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Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 19,982
Northport, AL
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Put up multiple cheap lock on ($40 each). And have easy time getting in and out, but they are harder to set up and take down before and after season. Also the risk of noise and being uncomfortable. Or invest in one quality light weight lock on that you set up and take down each hunt? I'm thinking XOP Vanish $149 at Cabela's. Spend another $75 and buy that Summit Goliath in the classifieds and be done with it...
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: GomerPyle]
#2546966
08/08/18 09:19 AM
08/08/18 09:19 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 17,926 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 17,926
North AL
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Put up multiple cheap lock on ($40 each). And have easy time getting in and out, but they are harder to set up and take down before and after season. Also the risk of noise and being uncomfortable. Or invest in one quality light weight lock on that you set up and take down each hunt? I'm thinking XOP Vanish $149 at Cabela's. Spend another $75 and buy that Summit Goliath in the classifieds and be done with it... This. I will not hunt from a lock on.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2546983
08/08/18 09:48 AM
08/08/18 09:48 AM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 19,982 Northport, AL
GomerPyle
Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
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Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 19,982
Northport, AL
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If.............IF...........I was going to go the multiple lock-on route, it'd be that lock-on where you can buy multiple climbing sticks and "receivers" that stay on the tree, and then move the stand from tree to tree by just clipping it into the receiver. Problem is, I doubt that would be cost efficient. Granted, I can't tell you what they cost, but I doubt you'd get out much less than $100/tree. Once you buy a stand and 3 receivers/sticks, you might as well have just bought a good climber and have endless options for locations.
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2546986
08/08/18 09:50 AM
08/08/18 09:50 AM
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 21,543 Awbarn, AL
CNC
Dances With Weeds
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Dances With Weeds
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 21,543
Awbarn, AL
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I'd rather have one good comfortable stand than a dozen itty bitty ones that suck to sit in.
The Corn Crash!!!
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: GomerPyle]
#2547006
08/08/18 10:14 AM
08/08/18 10:14 AM
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,782 Owens Xrds
AUwrestler
OP
10 point
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OP
10 point
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,782
Owens Xrds
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Put up multiple cheap lock on ($40 each). And have easy time getting in and out, but they are harder to set up and take down before and after season. Also the risk of noise and being uncomfortable. Or invest in one quality light weight lock on that you set up and take down each hunt? I'm thinking XOP Vanish $149 at Cabela's. Spend another $75 and buy that Summit Goliath in the classifieds and be done with it... I have a climber, but would rather not carry it up the mountain every hunt. Also, don't have a lot of strainght limbless trees
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore I believe in work, hard work. -George Petrie (1945)
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2547039
08/08/18 10:50 AM
08/08/18 10:50 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 28,955 Fosters, Alabama, USA
Shaw
Administrator
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Administrator
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 28,955
Fosters, Alabama, USA
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Multiple loc-on’s and don’t buy cheap crappy ones.
"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." Captain Woodrow F. Call
ShawBuilt Custom Bowstrings
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2547049
08/08/18 11:01 AM
08/08/18 11:01 AM
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Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 7,941 Right behind you
Mbrock
Fancy
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Fancy
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 7,941
Right behind you
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I have hunted out of lock-ons since I was 10 years old. I love them. You can expect to pay $100 for a decent one, and $200+ for a really nice one. I’ve been known to put up several stick ladders and take a lightweight (6-8 lb lock-on) in and out when I hunt each location. Use a strap, not a chain. You won’t make any noise hanging it. If I had money to spend I’d buy one really nice lightweight stand and as many sticks as I could afford. This has worked really well for me. I’m not buying 15 lock-ons for two reasons. First, it’s too freaking expensive. Second, I might not hunt a stand but 1 or 2 times a year or even not at all. I found one I hung two years ago that I’ve yet to sit in. I forgot it was there. So now I gotta make my way up and take it down, inspect, and reinstall. It was one of the $100 variety. I wouldn’t want to risk leaving an expensive stand all summer. For those of you thinking how the heck did you forget you hung a stand, well, you ain’t hung enough of them if you’ve not forgotten a few.
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2547051
08/08/18 11:05 AM
08/08/18 11:05 AM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 19,982 Northport, AL
GomerPyle
Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
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Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 19,982
Northport, AL
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Put up multiple cheap lock on ($40 each). And have easy time getting in and out, but they are harder to set up and take down before and after season. Also the risk of noise and being uncomfortable. Or invest in one quality light weight lock on that you set up and take down each hunt? I'm thinking XOP Vanish $149 at Cabela's. Spend another $75 and buy that Summit Goliath in the classifieds and be done with it... I have a climber, but would rather not carry it up the mountain every hunt. Also, don't have a lot of strainght limbless trees I think that summit only weighs in at about 20lbs......put some decent straps on it and shouldn't be too bad. Doesn't help with the crooked, limbed tree problem though
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2547054
08/08/18 11:14 AM
08/08/18 11:14 AM
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Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 10,501 Central, Al
Bustinbeards
Booner
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Booner
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Posts: 10,501
Central, Al
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A melinnium m-25 is 80$ with a safety line. Add in 40$ sticks and you have a fine setup for 120$. This is what I have gone to with most of my stands and I use 2 vipers for mobility and move lock one accordingly
Originally Posted By: Wiley Coyote Well, the way I see it is there's just too many assholes On a good day there's a bunch of assholes in here. On a bad day there's too many assholes in here.
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2547104
08/08/18 12:25 PM
08/08/18 12:25 PM
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 8,571 Grays Creek, NC
bigcountry692001
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 8,571
Grays Creek, NC
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I went with a hang on this year. I only hunt pubic land and I don't hunt the same place more than once or twice a year. I like the hang on because I don't have to find a neat perfect tree as I did with my climber, and my lone wolf is about half the weight as my old summit. I can take 3-4 sticks and go up almost any tree I want to. However, IF... I was going to go back to a climber I'd definitely look at a tree walker, I was very impressed with them at the NC deer expo last year.
"You cant manage a deer herd with acorns."
-Dr. Craig Harper
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2547136
08/08/18 01:22 PM
08/08/18 01:22 PM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL
Out back
Grumpy Old Man
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Grumpy Old Man
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 30,910
Clanton, AL
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Eskimo270, I've got two of those lock on. They are very comfortable. Better than the millennium in my opinion.
My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2547147
08/08/18 01:36 PM
08/08/18 01:36 PM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,635 Fayetteville TN Via Selma
jawbone
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,635
Fayetteville TN Via Selma
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Not a lock on fan but if I was I wold have several of those type Eskimo is showing and have them on several trees. In fact a few years ago when I was still climbing I had three climbers I kept on trees for bow hunting and then one, my quietest, that I kept with me in case I decided to go to somewhere other than my three favorite spots. Of corse, as the season progressed I would move the three to the hot spots based on conditions.
Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.
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Re: Would you rather
[Re: AUwrestler]
#2547187
08/08/18 02:28 PM
08/08/18 02:28 PM
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Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,258 Demopolis, Al
FlyinRN
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,258
Demopolis, Al
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I agree with a lot here that has been said. I have about 15 lock ons. I started with the cheap $50 ones years ago. It’s much better on my butt and back to buy quality. I have replaced the majority of them with quality stands. It is WORK putting 15 up and taking them down, plus the storage room they take up. I bought the small lightweight Millennium last year (M7 microlite). I’m debating just putting up sticks and receivers and down sizing my stand inventory. If you’re a serious bow hunter, slipping in and out and not breaking a sweat should be high on your list, as well as concealment. You can’t do that with a climber, I don’t care what they say. So to answer your question, multiple hang on stands or stand sites.
Last edited by FlyinRN; 08/08/18 02:31 PM.
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