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Swamp public land-climber vs lock on?
Posted on 10/20/17 at 11:37 am
Posted on 10/20/17 at 11:37 am
What do y'all prefer, a climber or a lock on with pole ladder? The terrain really sucks. Trying to figure out the easiest unit to pack in.
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Posted on 10/20/17 at 11:41 am to indytiger
Climber. I just hated dealing with all the stuff you need with a lock on. The only times I would choose a lock on were hunts in areas with no trees that I could climb at all.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 11:47 am to indytiger
Plenty of pine trees?
Why do you need a pole ladder? Why not get some muzzy or lone wolf sticks? Price?
If it's truly a thick swamp and you have plenty of cover with no reason to get super high, I would prefer a loc on. But if you need to get higher with less cover I'd go climber.
Why do you need a pole ladder? Why not get some muzzy or lone wolf sticks? Price?
If it's truly a thick swamp and you have plenty of cover with no reason to get super high, I would prefer a loc on. But if you need to get higher with less cover I'd go climber.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 11:52 am to indytiger
Ditto what alx said. But if you have to climb a cypress or tupelo a lock on will be better. Very hard to get a climber set up on one
Posted on 10/20/17 at 12:09 pm to Ron Cheramie
Tupelo are much easier to climb than cypress. You may have to put the top as high as you can reach and pull yourself up into the climber
Posted on 10/20/17 at 2:10 pm to upgrade
It's pretty much straight cypress trees, so looks like a lock on. What's the best ladder system? Stick ladder? Stagger steps?
Posted on 10/20/17 at 2:23 pm to indytiger
The Helium sticks are really awesome and inexpensive. I'd use a Millennium with 3 Helium Sticks. Should pack as easy as a climber.
Helium Sticks
Lock On
Helium Sticks
Lock On
This post was edited on 10/20/17 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 10/20/17 at 2:26 pm to indytiger
Posted on 10/20/17 at 2:30 pm to wickowick
Posted on 10/20/17 at 2:31 pm to AlxTgr
Why are you laughing? I used one of these for work all the time...
Posted on 10/20/17 at 2:33 pm to tigereye58
How long does it take you guys to hang a lock on?
I've never tried, always used a climber. But I hate the climber due to having to hunt for perfect trees, rather than going up anything.
Always figured it'd take a lot longer to hang a lock on/take it down for pack in/out hunting.
I've never tried, always used a climber. But I hate the climber due to having to hunt for perfect trees, rather than going up anything.
Always figured it'd take a lot longer to hang a lock on/take it down for pack in/out hunting.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 2:37 pm to wickowick
Because it's such a great idea.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 2:59 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Any of yall leave a climber in the woods? Don't wanna leave my viper in the woods overnight, but thought about buying a cheap climber and leave it chained up to the tree in my spot so I don't have to backpack a climber a mile in and out of the woods every time I go out there.
How would it hold up to the weather being left out there all season? I'm more worried about that than thieves since the spot is a good ways off the beaten path
How would it hold up to the weather being left out there all season? I'm more worried about that than thieves since the spot is a good ways off the beaten path
Posted on 10/20/17 at 3:04 pm to Tiger Prawn
I used to leave my ol' man climber out for weeks. But that was on private land. I'd never leave a stand out on public land.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 3:06 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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How long does it take you guys to hang a lock on?
There's guys that can set up a loc on in basically the same amount of time it takes you to use a climber. The better stands are made to be portable.
Depending on the terrain, the nice thing about a loc on is you often don't need to get super high. I mean you can use 3 sticks and hunt at 12 feet and be perfectly fine in a tree with a ton of cover.
Where as if you are using a climber you likely want to be up higher as your tree likely is bare.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 3:07 pm to baldona
Yeah, I may bite the bullet. I want a setup like the other guy posted, millenium lock on and some sticks. so much more comfy than a climber too
This post was edited on 10/20/17 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 10/20/17 at 3:10 pm to Tiger Prawn
Not a climber, but I used to leave a lock on in BCNWR. You were allowed to if you attached a card with identifying information. I probably left my climber in there too, but only overnight when I knew I'd be going back in the morning.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 3:29 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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How long does it take you guys to hang a lock on?
With my set up about the same as my climber. I use 3 lone wolf sticks with the rope modification and tubular webbing aider to get an extra 15" on each one. With a linemans belt and the stand on my back, I can have all three sticks up in maybe 5 minutes. Wrap the ez hook around the tree for my lone wolf assault, attach the stand and bottom strap and done. Pull bow up and hunt.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 3:34 pm to indytiger
Can't do it on public land, but when I used to deer hunt, I had a 6.5lb lock on and a pair of climbing spurs that I would strap to the stand. Added backpack straps and hike to wherever I was hunting. Climb the tree with the spurs, attach a rope to bow or gun, climb the tree with the stand hanging from my side, hang the stand in 3 minutes, pull up the weapon and hunt.
Posted on 10/20/17 at 4:57 pm to arbe25
Same here. The EZ Hang hook is my hero
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