Bowhunting Setup

Ole Man Tree Stand and a full harness

My brother uses the LWCG 0.5 and loves it. He climbs with a single stick and rappels down in a kildeer dryad harness.


I use a saddle, a platform, a rappel rope, and a single stick with aiders. Tempted to try out a true one stick setup but it's a pricey one to try.

On private, combination of ladder stands and preset sticks with lock on stands.

On public, sladder climbing system and a platform while wearing the saddle. I’m adding a ring of steps this year also.

My favorite is my Millennium M150 lock on w/ Hunter Safety System harness. I have 2 other ladders on the property and will be setting a new Hawk Denali 2 man ladder this evening that I assembled Sunday afternoon and yesterday. I tried to winch it up yesterday but could not clear some limbs on a Chestnut Oak. Taking my chain saw and pole saw to clean up another tree to allow setting it up.

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Still using my two piece Lone Wolf climber. Not the most comfortable thing but light and easy to carry

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I switched out the seat on mine to a hunt comfort and I’m still always surprised at how long I can sit in it. I can honestly say that I’ve never decided to get down because I was uncomfortable.

Latitude saddle
Tethrd platform

Typically set up some trees and leave the sticks up all season.

Just got an email latitude is coming out with the method 3

I ended up failing on my 2nd attempt on the hackberry that I chose. I will try again this afternoon on a large cedar tree about 150 feet to the west. It will be more limbs to cut but should get it done!

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Tested out the saddle for the first time last year and I am not 100% sold. Any experience with the mobile sets like LWCG .5/.75?

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I bought a saddle set up about 4 years ago when they were becoming popular. Cheaper, basic stuff, not terrible but not the best either. I hated it and sold everything after that season. Went back to the climber the following season, but caught myself looking at trees thinking “that’d be a perfect spot in a saddle”. So the following year I went all out and bought a latitude method 2, 4 tethrd one sticks and the original hunt arsenal RZR platform. I love that set up. Once I was comfortable, I added a 2 step aider to each stick, so I can get up there a good ways.
I just bought the new arsenal RZR sub 2 platform, and their cloud infinity saddle. If I wear my saddle in, between sticks and platform I’ll be packing less than 6lbs.
I bought the lwcg hybrid last year, but I don’t really care for “hybrid hunting”. If I wasn’t so mobile, it would be nice, but I’m always moving and having to set up and break down a lock-on slows me down and makes more noise than a platform.

If your style is mobile hunting, which it sounds like, I’d give the saddle another chance. Some guys like 1-sticking and repelling. I don’t care for it. Some guys like a single panel saddle, but I prefer a 2 panel… what I’m getting at is you may have tried out a set up that wasn’t suited to you, but if you dial it in to what you like, it’s a game changer for sure.

Finally finished getting it up! Strapped and chained and locked! Ready for September!