So late season last year I let my little brother borrow my Summit Viper and somehow he manages to run over it with his truck. Of course that means that I am gonna need a new climber, but I don't know exactly what to get. I really liked the Viper, especially with my Hazmore seat and the fact that it was quiet and I could climb a tree pretty quickly. I have been thinking about getting a Lone Wolf hand climber though. I like the fact it is one piece, lightweight, and folds down flat. I really don't know what to do. Let's hear some suggestions.
I have a summit 180. I like the extra room the curved bar gives. I can't pay the kind of money got lone wolf.
Summit switchblade. Identical to the viper except it has an extra joint basically allowing it to fold down flat.
I have a lone wolf sit and climb and I really like it. I just added the hazmore seat to it about a week ago and have yet to climb a tree and sit in it but the stand itself is very easy to set up and take down. I will be using it 90% of the time this season.
What is your total weight on that? And how quiet is that thing? I've heard nothing but good things about Lone Wolf, I would really like to try it.
How big are the trees you will be climbing? I had two beefs with the lone wolf climber. Mostly that I couldn't get into the bigger trees with it like I can with the summit. A lesser annoyance was that the belts were hard for me to adjust. Hurt my fingers. I hear the seats are uncomfortable but I don't sit down so I don't know about that.
I can get up in a tree faster with my Lone Wolf hang on and sticks than I can with my Lone Wolf climber, and don't need a straight tree with no branches in the way like I do for the climber.
Not sure on the weight but the stand its self is really quiet. You know they have bigger belts you can buy for bigger trees.
I've been looking for a replacement seat on my summit. I need a higher seat. I wonder if the Hazmore seat would do the trick?
Yeah but that's another $90-100.00. (and in years past they were darn hard to get a hold of) I paid under $200 for my summit and didn't have to replace or refit it with anything.
I love the Hazmore seat. You can push it out of the way to climb with, it doesn't hold any moisture, it's still comfortable, and it's lighter than the big padded seats.
I am 5'7" and I get 20-25 feet high with 5 sticks, I know guys that are 6' + that can get 20 + with only 4 sticks. There are other tricks to get higher. I have had a lone wolf sit and climb, I sold it and got the smaller assault hand climber (there is a trick to make that hand climber top flip up too- tie a bungee accross the top). I hunt mostly public land and follow sign when I do. Since I never know what ype of tree I will need to climb, I usually take the sticks more often then the climber. The climber is very light ( legit 13 pounds with molle should straps/kidney and accessoriesin a waist pouch) versus 22 pounds with lone wolf assault plus 4 climbing sticks and Molle shoulder straps. The straps make the whole set up so light it feels like 10 on your back hiking or pulling on a mountain bike. My first stand was a summit viper. My personal opinon ofLWversuses Summit: pro summit - comfort I could sleep all day in the summit (but as a father of 3, I only get out for sits of mostly under 5 hours). Cons Summit viper versus Lone wolf: the lone wolf packs flat and so even though the stands are relatively comparable in weight theLone wolf feels LOTS lighter, also when walking in the woods the summit will clang, even when cinched extra tight; when positioned correctly on my back with a molle straps, the summit's teeth would hit it the back of my legs when hiking tough terrrain (I hear this quite a bit from guys under 6') and if you adjust higheronyour back thecables seem tofindevery branch or limb inthe woods.........
I love my viper, but I am probably gonna get the top portion of the open shot this year I can't stand that bar on the viper.
Lone Wolf Sit and Climb is by far the top climber. Quiet, quick, and with the XL belts there aren't many tress you won't be able to tackle. And not all the trees I've climbed are straight. The teeth on a Lone Wolf dig in and don't let go. While they are on the expensive side, they well worth the money.
