Feeling safe from above
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Re: Feeling safe from above
I test drove the Lone Wolf a friend had with the hand climber. Gripped good, climbed good, and felt stable, I wasn't as thrilled with the comfort once there. I'm sure the sit and climb is probably more comfortable and many are totally satisfied with them. A part of feeling comfortable is feeling secure, although I'm sure it's plenty strong enough I just couldn't mentally feel safe with a belt instead of a cable or chain. Again this is just in my mind and I don't want to take anything away from one of the most popular stands out there.
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Pretty much one of my bugaboos. I've hunted many years in trees, just never felt comfortable. Restrained, slow, cautious movements; just not where I want to be when pulling a bow. Done it, but don't like it.
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CD, is there anything about the lone wolf, that makes you feel its worth the extra money over a similar Summit? I know they pack much better in a flat formation. Anything else strike you?
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They sure have a strong following, many consider them to be the top of the line. I have only tried one a few times and that was several years ago so I would not be qualified to say. I think if I had one of the Summit Viper SD Elite it would be challenging to go up from there. Just my opinion.
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I've got a Lone Wolf hand climber & love it. It's light weight for packing in & out. It doesn't make hardly any noise when going up or down & is very stable while in it. I can also make adjustments of the belt for the diameter of the tree if it's getting too skinny as I go up. I've never owned any other climber, but have seen & checked out others. A buddy of mine let me borrow his once & it was so heavy that I didn't even want to carry it into the woods. Anyway, I thought about getting the sit & climb Lone Wolf, but didn't want to spend the extra hundred bucks. Later, I had other people that had experience with them tell me that I was better off with the hand climber. That made me glad I didn't spend the extra money.
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That's something I had forgotten about the lone wolf versus the steel cable models, how much quieter it was going up & down. Thanks Gamestalker.
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Al, did they say why the LW sit n climb was inferior?
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I was trying to remember what the reason was, but can't seem to pull it out. It seems like it was something about the cost & not really being any easier to climb with. I'm not sure though.
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Sit n climb seat is a PIA.
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Hmmm. Someones gonna have to explain PIA to me.
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