Looking to buy a climbing treestand. Advice?

[huntnnw]

Sorry to buck the trend but my  is to stick with a non climber. The climbers are pretty noisy and you always have to climb them down. I would suggest getting a good traditional stand and some good pegs. I've seen the kind that screw in and seem to do so pretty quickly. The attraction for me here is quiet and the ability to leave the stand or move it at will. I'd sacrifice the extra few minutes to have more options and stealth.

  Ill never own a climber ever

[Turner89]

Sorry to buck the trend but my  is to stick with a non climber. The climbers are pretty noisy and you always have to climb them down. I would suggest getting a good traditional stand and some good pegs. I've seen the kind that screw in and seem to do so pretty quickly. The attraction for me here is quiet and the ability to leave the stand or move it at will. I'd sacrifice the extra few minutes to have more options and stealth.

  Ill never own a climber ever

 
They both have pros, and cons. I prefer the climber. If possible I try to climb white fir, and cedar. They have softer bark that is quitter. Also the white fir has less limbs, and has a more consistent diameter.   

[Stickers]

I have both a climbing and a hang on. I'd rather be in my climber every time. Summit is top notch. Get a sit and climb version. The bar won't effect short ATA bows at all. It gives you the ability to hang more stuff in reach (rut time) and gives you the peace of mind to catch a few ZZZZZ on a long set. Always wear your harness, all the time!

[Special T]

Ive owned several different climbers. I have 2 summit vipers of different vintages(both have front bar), an Steel collapsable rivers edge climber, and an API bowhunter climber, my cousin has has had the same as me but his API was the grand slam (one with the front bar). I have a couple of homemade platforms  for hangons and have one set of stor bought sticks and one homemade.

By far the quietest and easiest to transport, setup and adjust was the summit viper. It takes a little work to get the system down and a couple of extra cince straps and some pipeinsulation over the front bar to quiet things down and make more comfortable but by far the best.

Climbers are great on public land or on other areas where you dont want your stand getting stolen. I have a couple of areas that i take my climber in the off season and find trees and trim lanes. "Finding the right tree" is the down side to climbers because you have to hunt for a tree. U either have to hunt for the right tree and/or go pre/post season and do some trimming... I like ot do mine post season, you can see more on the west side (im a bow hunter).

I use my ladder stands on private property in areas that shouldnt get any other hunters. they are WAY easier/quieter to sneak into in the morning than any climber. They are hard and dangerious to set up IMO, and you dont have to trim as many branches or hunt for the right tree as much.

Finding the right method to pack your climber and your daypack is the key to liking hunting from them. the summit viper is comphy and easy to sit for long periods in. Ive piced up mine for $150 used and there was one on here recently for that price... some people dont like them (tree stands) i think its because they havnt quite figured it out how to hunt from them.

All the other climbers were noisy, and or harder to adjust than the summit. I actually thought the chain on the API would be easier to use, but it was much harder to adjust in the tree than my Viper. I left my API in Kansas with my buddy for the next time i head down that way hunting. The cheek $70 steel rivers edge was noisy as hell packing and sitting. I have used it when i founda spot that i wanted to sit in the morning and just left it attached to the tree and wasnt worried about it getting leggs. it never did.

[SeaRun1]

Thanks for all of the replies.  I bought a Summit Viper SD and tricked it out a bit.  I like everything about it except the fact that I spend about $100 to make it perfect.  Loved hunting in it and it only took three days to get my first archery blacktail.

Thanks again to the guys that replied.

SR1

[Special T]