Lightest stand out there!

With some comfort as well. What is it….other than a Lone Wolf, I have one? There’s a good chance that I’ll be “public landing it” a good amount this year and I need to be light and mobile. I’ll be using my LW sticks, but need to find a stand to go with them. Any other suggestions??

So far what I’ve found is…

Summit rsxHawk Hang-On Stand
Weight: 13.5 lbs.
Tree Size: 8-20″ diameter
Seat Height: 22″ Off Platform
Seat Size: (base) 18″ wide by 10″ long by 3″ thick
Overall Size: 20″ wide by 33″ long
Platform Area: 20″ wide by 24 1/2″ long

Found this one at Cabelas.
Summit Hawk DLX
Seat height: 22″.
Platform size: 20″ x 28″.
Weight: 12 lbs.

Gorilla Silverback Scout HX
# Weight:10.5 lbs.
# Rating:275 lbs.
# Platform Size:18″ x 24″
# Seat Size:12.75″ x 9.25″
# Seat Height:20″

Muddy Hunter Pro
10.5 lbs
26×20 platform
*No mention of seat dimensions

Can I ask why you are not going with a climber?

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Can I ask why you are not going with a climber?

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X2 I think it would be easier to be more mobile with a climber than having to haul a stand and climbing sticks.

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Can I ask why you are not going with a climber?

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I hunted off and on with a climber for 2 yrs. I could never get into “that one tree” that I wanted to be in. Never seems to be a straight enough tree with branches higher than the 13,15-18′ that I like to be. And if you do find a tree, I feel like I stick out like a sore thumb. Plus I just don’t hunt with one enough to be good at getting in a tree with it. I bet that if timed myself, I could get setup faster with my LW and LW sticks than I would be with the Summit I have. And quieter. That damn climber….something is always scraping across bark, bark falling to the ground, cable getting caught up on something. I’m just not a fan.

I’d far rather be in a big oak with tons of back, side and front cover.

At 14 lbs it is slightly heavier, but if you leave the mounting chain in the tree, it would be lighter and quicker to remove/reinstall. Buy a couple extra mounting chains, and you only need one stand.
Plus there is not a more comfy stand anywhere.
Also comes in a climber

https://millenniumstands.com/products/portables/m100-hangon

I know the areas I hunt a climber would very difficult to use, just not the right type of trees. I also like to have lots of back cover. Probably would be easier to haul around but if you can’t get in the right spots it wouldn’t make much differance.

I knew there must be a reason. I’m getting my first climber this weekend and thought I should ask in case it swayed my opinion. Unfortunately, where I’ll using it is several miles into a public area. I need light and extremely portable!!!

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At 14 lbs it is slightly heavier, but if you leave the mounting chain in the tree, it would be lighter and quicker to remove/reinstall. Buy a couple extra mounting chains, and you only need one stand.
Plus there is not a more comfy stand anywhere.
Also comes in a climber

https://millenniumstands.com/products/portables/m100-hangon

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I’ve dealt with chains in the past and don’t want to mess with them again. Especially for the price these stands are at!

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I knew there must be a reason. I’m getting my first climber this weekend and thought I should ask in case it swayed my opinion. Unfortunately, where I’ll using it is several miles into a public area. I need light and extremely portable!!!

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4 LW sticks are 10lbs and if I find a stand around the 10.5-12lb mark(20.5-23 total), that combo is still equal to if not lighter than most of climbers out there. Plus I’ll be able to get in ANY tree that I want.

What climber are you getting?

I’m looking at these two stands:

Summit Open Shot

OR

Realtee Outfitter

I’ve got to go stand in each of them this weekend. The summit is 4″ smaller on the platform. But, it’s also 3lbs lighter.

I’m with you on this one. I am pretty sure I can set up and climb any tree as fast if not faster with my LW sticks and LW stand than setting up and climbing with my LW climber. It’s hard enough finding the right spot to ambush a deer let alone find that spot and than try locate a tree suitable for a climber. That being said, I still like using the climber every once and a while…. Oops, looks like I just pulled a Farve….

Lone Wolf Climber. You can still use sticks to get up in the tree and use the climber. If you find the right tree, which there are more than some may think, you can abandon the sticks. Another good aspect of using the climber is you can adjust the platform, seat, and any angle without having to get out of the stand. Just my two cents…Good luck in your search, and good luck this year in the woods!

I am a fan of the Gorilla Silverbacks. I use the magnums but a the scout would be very light!

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Lone Wolf Climber. You can still use sticks to get up in the tree and use the climber. If you find the right tree, which there are more than some may think, you can abandon the sticks. Another good aspect of using the climber is you can adjust the platform, seat, and any angle without having to get out of the stand. Just my two cents…Good luck in your search, and good luck this year in the woods!

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Sticks and a climber? Kind of defeats the purpose of going in light and mobile doesn’t it? lol

I’ve got a Gorilla hang on but still prefer the LW climber since its more comfortable. Worst case scenario, I always have a few of the strap on steps with me if I cant find the perfect climber tree in the area I want to hunt

Climbers have many benefits such as portability, flexibility, any time height adjustment, stand positioning and they are comfortable. However, they are also restricted because they won’t work on any tree unlike a hang on. It all depends on what type of trees you plan on hunting in.

In regard to a lightweight hang on stand – I’m currently using the Muddy Outdoors Hunter Pro – it weighs in at 10.5 lbs. but has a decent sized platform – 26×20. It also has a platform leveler and a seat leveler which helps if your tree is angled.

Brad,

Doesn’t that Muddy stand have a ratchet strap to go around the tree? If so, have you made any changes to this? I just can not see myself making all the noise of using a ratchet strap when I’m trying to be as quiet as possible getting setup in the morning or any other time.

On a stand that I intend to hang all season, I don’t care. But not on a stand I’m trying run and gun/bow with. If there’s no work around, the ratchet strap might be a deal breaker for me. The LW strap system is about as easy and quiet as it gets including 1 hand operation. It pain me and my arse to say it, but I might have to go with a LW Assault and spend ANOTHER $25 to change out the seat.

Yes – it has a ratchet strap but it also comes with another non-ratchet strap. It’s supposed to be for the bottom part of your stand but I used it once in a pinch (camera guy forgot his) and it just worked fine. It’s just like the lone wolf straps with two loops on the end and a cinch buckle.

That stands design closely mimmicks my BuckFinder that I got about 10 years ago… can’t find them anymore Does it use a J hook on the top ? What is the price on that stand Brad ??

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I am a fan of the Gorilla Silverbacks. I use the magnums but a the scout would be very light!

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X2!

G- We used to sell Buckfinder stands back in the day (killer stand and made in MN), they went out of business a while ago. Check our Twisted Timber Treestands (The new Buckfinder and still made in MN I believe).

Yeah, I used to work in Willmar and would run out to Kerkhoven, where they made them. I used to pick up 4 at a time, for my buddies, brother in laws, there buddies…etc etc etc….. They were $149 and worth every penny. I will check out the Twisted Timber line

They look alot like the Buckfinder Are they steel ??? They look like steel, the Buckfinder was Aluminum and weighed around 13 lbs. I believe. Very light stand, with a big platform

I have not seen them but I was told steel.

Was poking around…. came across this….

Jury Awards $750,000 to Hunter for Defective Hooks on Tree Stand
A hunter who was injured when his tree stand collapsed recovered against the manufacturer. A Missouri jury found $750,000 in damages, reduced to $487,500 due to his own negligence. In 1999, Mark Rarrick, a 46 year old archery shop owner, purchased the tree stand–a platform anchored by hooks to keep hunter’s elevated–and extra hooks from Buckfinder Hunting Products, Kerkhoven, Minn. Buckfinder then issued a hook recall and sent different hooks that perform better under stress. Rarrick received them but thought that the defective hooks were only those that came with the stand, not the extras, which he continued to use. In 2001, a hook broke and he fell 15 feet. He sued, claiming that the hooks were defective and the product should have come with a safety strap. (Rarrick v. Buckfinder Hunting Products Inc.)

BG,

Way before you even posted that, I thought to myself….Hmmm, not sure I trust myself in a stand held up by a hook system like that.

I have been doing it for 10 years I do remember getting new hooks, but the way it reads, I shouldn’t use them either ???? Oh boy…..

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I have been doing it for 10 years I do remember getting new hooks, but the way it reads, I shouldn’t use them either ???? Oh boy…..

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You’re a pretty light guy though so you have nothing to worry about!