After becoming a dad for the first time I realized I can't be a cowboy anymore when it comes to hanging tree stands. You know, hanging on to the tree with one arm and trying to do everything else with the other. I want to come home and play around with my daughter. I've been looking at buying a ratched hoist ($14.99 at Menard's) to somehow strap to the tree & hoist my stand up to it's desired height. I've seen products out there for $30+ but they all seem to be glorified hoists with a brand name slapped on them. How does eveyone else hang their stands?
The best thing you can do is get a safety harness! I use a safety harness for the whole process. Most harnesses should have a lineman's belt so you can be tied to the tree and have both hands to use freely. It really come in handy when putting steps on. Once I'm at the spot I want the stand, I just tie a rop to the stand and throw it over a limb and pull it up and tie the rope to the tree so the stand stays in place so I can secure it to the tree. As far as getting the treestand up, there are devices made to help get them up but I just do it simple with a rope. Just remember whatever way you do it, use a harness.
i put my ladder sticks on climb up with my linesman belt and harness i have a rope and pully i tie the pully up higher and pull the stand up tie it off put straps on untie pully and i am done
Get yourself a Treehopper linemans belt. Easiest and safest way to do it. I hang my sticks wearing the belt and if I'm using permanent lock ins then I'll tie a rope to the stand, climb to the top of my sticks, and haul my stand up. Then I'll tie off my rope/stand so my stand hangs there, then using both hands, strap the stand in. It's easy. Get yourself a belt.
I don't know if you can see it, behind the Rhino, there is a LW Alpha hang on in the pine tree. Since I own the land I started swapping out my screw in steps for these ladders. They are Rivers Edge (I think) and come as four 5' sections for 20' ladders. You can add more sections for more height. These are accessories. These are a very secure climbing tool. I install the ladder, climb up with stand, harness myself in and install the stand. It's nice when the ladder extends up past the stand. Then you can step over to the stand while still fully holding on to the ladder. The stand in the pic is 23' high and I used 5 sections of ladder to make 25'. I don't know what kind of shape you're in, but I'll be 56 this year and this method works pretty well for me. I have 6 done and 2 to go and I'll be ready for the start of the season. BTW, I'm an empty nester, just a wife to play with.
I used to use a Treehopper belt, and still think it's a good product, but since I started using my HSS harness with the included Lineman's strap I like it much better. The strap itself is much easier to adjust while in the tree using only one hand, and the harness is more comfortable when using it for long periods of time. Plus, once I get in the stand I can strap in and feel safe. I never felt with with just the waist belt of the Treehopper, although I do strongly believe it's better than nothing. Anyways, I either carry my stand up with me on my back using backpack straps, or I hook a pull rope to it and then hoist it up once I get to the desired height I want to hang it. Using the lineman's belt allows me to have both hands free to hang the stand, which is not only safer than the "one armed monkey" move, but it makes things MUCH easier. When it's 90 degrees and and you're sweating to death, the last thing you want to be doing is fighting with a stand while hanging on for dear life.
That's a good question. This is my first year using a lock-on stand. I've seen it done before by my buddies while out helping them but never actually had to do it myself. Since this will be a permanent stand location for me this year, I am going to hang a HSS life line. I figured I would use my climber to get up to the right height and attach the life line. Then climb back up using a set of sticks and attach them as I go up. The life line will be attached to me as I work my way up. It seems a little repetitive, however being my first time (and as Justin mentioned 90 degrees out) I'd rather be safe then sorry. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
Yep! This is what I do,I built me a little bracket that secures to the tree with a cinch strap that holds my pulley anywhere i put it.I seen it in a picture and to tell the truth I could have bought one cheaper than making my own.By the time I bought the pulley,rope,and strap I had about $25.00 in it and could have bought it for $19.00 If I remember right.
On a good straight tree i use my climber as a platform and put the steps in as i come down the tree or use my sticks and linemans belt setup.
Use a handline! Climb up and hang dolly on pole with rope. Hook to stand and pull up from ground. Tie rope to tree then climb up and your stand is already there.
Most of my stands are in trees with lots of branches.Mostly for cover but also to sit on and help me hang my stands.
I do pretty much the same thing except I use a 20' ladder and use the ratchet straps they come with and extra ones so to make sure they are very secure. I too am a father and safety is everything when you have a professional career and a family to think of. Then I bought a Pine Ridge Archery EZ Up Tree Stand Pulley System and I have to admit it makes hanging your tree stand a snap. Good luck this season!! Be safe!
i throw my harness on and use the linemans belt tie a rope from my stand to my harness and screw in my steps when i get to the height i wantpull up the stand hook it up do some trimming and im done
I put up my sticks and secure them as I go up, or put in screw in steps, whichever works best for that location. I wear my HSS vest with lineman's belt. Once at the height I want my stand, I put in a screw-in step above head and run rope attached to stand over it and start pulling it up. Once it's up I tie off the rope and start to secure the stand. I put in a few stands hugging the tree andbasically doing things one-handed. Never again! Lineman's belt is the only way to go. MUCH better to be able to kinda lean back against it and have stability and be able to use both hands. Invest in a harness with a linemans belt and you'll never regret it :D
http://vimeo.com/15407410 5:25 I set them up just like this. Set sticks to height I want, grab rope that is attached to stand, start climbing to the top and then tighten the linemens belt snug up to the tree then pull up the stand and hang it. Part 2 kind of shows it better. One thing with the Muddy sticks is I can hang 2 while on the ground and the harness holds the other two sticks so my hands are free to climb.
I go up with stand strung over my back like a backpack, tie in with the lineman's belt on my HSS vest, then lounge back and strap in the stand.
