I got my first hang-on stand for Christmas after years of using a climber. The only trouble I can see is positioning the stand on the tree and getting the straps around to secure it. Has anyone heard of the Treestand Buddy or have experience with one? Seems like it would make hanging the stand easier and safer. Otherwise, got any tips for hanging the stand other than practice? https://treestandbuddy.com/ https://treestandbuddy.com/how-it-works/
I've never seen the need for a product like this. Using a lineman's belt so you have both hands free, and a decent quality stand, putting a treestand on most trees isn't a very difficult thing to do. I guess like anything you get better with practice, but I can perform the physical act of hanging a stand on a tree and sinching the strap down in a few seconds in most cases. The exception being a tree that's abnormally large and difficult to get your arms around.
I’ve owned Amacker and API treestands. They both utilized a t-screw which you could screw into the tree and hang the stand on the screw. That would free up your hands to tighten the chain-belt around the tree. It made it so easy to hang the stand. Perhaps you could modify your stand if needed for this? Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
I do need to practice more before hunting with it, hopefully that will resolve the struggle. I am only 5'8" and have T-Rex arms so that makes it a bit of a challenge. It seemed a little gimmicky to me so I was wondering if it actually worked. I checked the prices, for the cost, I will just practice until I can do it confidently.
Yeah, that will do it. Not sure what stand you're using but if it happens to be a Lone Wolf just make sure the end of the strap WITHOUT the buckle stays on the stand, then you use the weight of the end WITH the buckle to toss it around the tree to yourself. It takes a little practice but once you get the hang of it, it's super easy. And of course always make sure you have your Lineman's belt on. Not only is it safer but having both hands free makes things 100x easier.
Thanks for the suggestion. I would have loved to try a Lone Wolf set up but it was out of my price range. I picked a Hawk Mega Combat combo. It was cheaper than the Summit Climber I had stolen and with a new baby in the house and my wife not currently working, I couldn't justify spending more.
Same principle really - try to make sure the hook without the buckle close to it stays on the stand and toss the other one around to yourself. I generally like to make sure the buckle is on the near side to me as I'm installing the stand so I have more leverage to tighten it down. If you get the buckle on the opposite side it makes things a lot more difficult.
Just practice with it im 5'6" and I can hang on any tree the straps allow; with or without the linemans. Although I do not recommend without a belt.
When I was younger I felt the need to "horse" everything just to prove I could, not sure why now. Now that I'm older I always look for the easy way. I went to lowes and bought a pulley and attached it to a ratchet strap. Now I just pull the stand up with a rope through the pulley and secure it where I want it until I'm ready to strap the stand onto the tree. It makes it so easy I can't believe I didn't always do it that way. As has been stated, always make sure to use a linemen's belt so you have both hands free. Blessings..........Pastorjim
I have this product and absolutely love it. If it is in your budget and you have one tree stand that you want to use every hunt then go for it. I bought a lone wolf so I could pull it and be mobile every hunt. I hunt some large oak trees and having the tree stand buddy is helpful there so I don't have to fiddle with straps every hunt with a large tree. I do agree with Justin though if you are looking to be mobile while pulling stands every hunt then practice hanging your stand with a lineman belt.
