Has anyone used the Treelounge tree stand?
Chuck
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Huntfish25
Mark Wilson
Don't own one myself but I do have an uncle who swears by his. I
climbed with it once last year and couldn't have been more comfortable. My
only concern was that it felt a little flimsy, but that could have been due
to my size (6'4", 290lbs).
dba...@mindspring.com
up on the rails to get turned around and seated also you must stand on the
rails to get turned around to climb down . I wouldn't choose this stand
again.
Chuck wrote in message <1999101600...@listserv.tamu.edu>...
>Has anyone used the Treelounge tree stand and what did you think?
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JCBDC
their kids. They are heavy but you can sit in them all day. I always use the
bow adapter stand on mine as I like to stand at times to rest my butt. We love
them.
Joe
scotty
but how many can you stay in all day? The platform option is a must for bow
shooters and good for gun hunters as well, the ability to stand and stretch
your muscles is key. It may take a little practice to be able to use
efficently but the payoff is more time in the woods with the deer.
sparkie
Huntfish25 wrote in message
<19991019190811...@ng-ch1.aol.com>...
>yes they great but they are heavery
>
Todd Austin Skinner
> Has anyone used the Treelounge tree stand and what did you think?
Comfortable, but too heavy.
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Todd Austin Skinner
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
Email: gte...@prism.gatech.edu
Charlie Martin
adapter platform on it. I tried to use it two years ago...and had a
miserable experience. It's not that it's a bad stand...it just has a
steeper learning curve than most treestands. Here are the problems that I
noticed...and what I think may be a reasonable solution...
1) The early models had a foot climber that didn't extend very far from the
tree. This causes the stand to be difficult to balance ,especially with the
bowhunting adapter, because you're standing too close to the tree.
Make sure you get the extended foot climber...
2) Noisy putting the bars on and off...
No quick solution comes to mind...
3) Heavy
4) C.G. of seat portion of the tree lounge makes it difficult to let down
the tree...
This again may be in part due to the short foot climber. But, unless you do
something to keep the foot extensions/ bow hunting adapter up close to your
butt when you're climbing...the C. G. is way out. It's no problem lifting
to climb the tree...but to let it down you have to have strong wrists to
lift the stand so that the top bar comes away from the tree enough to let
the stand down. This may be one of the reasons they demo it on a steel
pole. It makes it a lot easier to descend down a slick steel pole than a
rough barked pine tree with vines growing on it.
I think it's an excellent stand, once you're up in the tree. It's very
comfortable and you feel very secure sitting in it. I wouldn't hesitate to
fall asleep in it...and it's the ONLY stand that I can say that about. If I
were to set the stand up on a tree the day before...w/ access by 4-wheeler
so I don't have to lug the thing... and I were going to spend the best part
of the whole day in the stand...It's the one I'd want. But for moving
around from location to location...I'd say a climber like the Buckshot Big
Shot, or the Summit Viper, or the Ol' Man series...would be a better option.
I hope to add to my arsenal of treestands... I use a bunch of my dad's tree
stands ( 2- treelounges, 1- strongbuilt titan, assorted homemade stands)
I've got a Loc-On Contender...It's one of the lightest stands I've ever
used. They didn't market it this year? I'm looking to buy a Summit Viper
and an extra climber (Cobra style) and one of the Summit hang-on stands with
the pole ladder. With a climber and a hang-on...you can use the stand which
will allow you to pick the optimum tree overlooking a promising area.
I'd definitely recommend you hunt with a borrowed Tree Lounger before buying
one...
Charlie