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A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby briar » Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:54 am

Got a chance to hunt out of my Hand Climber yesterday and for the record I just wanted to say how much I love that little stand. I have been a dedicated stick and stand hunter for about 4 years now since my wife can't or won't climb a climber so I do about 30-40 setups a year with the sticks and stand. I think I am pretty good at it especially with a cooperative tree, but I just gotta say, my goodness the hand climber so much nicer to carry in, set up, get in and break down.

I know the sticks are so much more versatile, but if you live in an area you can utilize a climber on most trees, this stand is not something to sneeze at. Its a great tool for any hunter.


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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby headgear » Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:16 am

They are nice little units, I still break mine out a few times a year when I know I have a tree and a long way to walk in. I have a summit too and it is nice and comfortable but pales in comparison in the packability and silent setup department.
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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby Hatchet Jack » Sat Oct 15, 2016 1:19 am

you know I sold my summit climber and bought a set of sticks and assault 2. I like the sticks in certain situations but I hunt a lot of mature mountain woods and I end up in a tree that my climber would've been nice to have on. gets more and more a pain to use sticks to set up in limbless trees that I can only get 25' up with sticks and rope extensions when I need to be about 35' to be at 25' up from the top third trail, if that makes any sense. one of the reasons why I sold the summit was it was really loud setting up no matter how careful I was. how's that lone wolf holding up regarding noise and the durability of the tree straps?
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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby briar » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:44 am

My hand climber is pretty hold and it works great and the belts look like new. I am pretty gentle on my stuff though and its always stored inside and not beat on in the season. Its just such a nice little efficient unit. I have the flip top and its great but just bigger and heavier. For short 2-3 hour sits, Ill take the hand climber all day long
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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby Dewey » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:47 am

This reminds me to throw my much lighter Hand Climber top in my truck. I converted mine over to a Wide Sit & Climb and the added weight is very noticeable on long hikes. Don't use a climber much but the Hand Climber is a great tool to have. I added the Hunt Comfort seat pad made specifically as a replacement seat and cannot stress how good of an upgrade that was along with Third Hand Archery stabilizer straps.
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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby justdirtyfun » Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:50 am

Hey jack add a rock climbing harness and you can use your top stick up to any height.

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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby wickedbruiser » Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:48 am

Absolute best compact climber on the market. Love mine

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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby JakeB » Tue Oct 18, 2016 3:13 pm

This thread got me thinking so I got to searching ebay and just had a $250 offer on a NIB assault hand climber accepted. Not that I needed another stand by any means but i'm a sucker for a deal. Pretty excited to add this tool to my aresonal.

Any must do mods to the climber? From what I understand I can use the bungee around the belt to let the seat flip up? But then how do I use the stabalizing straps? Or is it one or the other?

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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby Stanley » Tue Oct 18, 2016 3:49 pm

I had one and didn't like it. Went to stand & sticks/steps.
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Re: A little shout out to the LW hand climber

Unread postby JakeB » Tue Oct 18, 2016 5:17 pm

Stanley wrote:I had one and didn't like it. Went to stand & sticks/steps.


Yea, no way am I getting rid of my stand and sticks! I have several places and trees that are perfectly straight that I believe the climber will be great on. Curious what it was that you didn't like about it?


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