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Anybody use Lone Wolf stands?

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I already have a set of the Lone Wolf climbing sticks and I just ordered an Alpha Assault stand. Anybody use the set-up like this. I believe I can hit smaller trees in areas where a climber is not suited because there are no good trees. Does your set-up make you more mobile in your opinions?
 
Hunting from a hangon with climbing sticks probably opens up some different setup opportunities. BUT - if you need to put your setup up and take it down due to not wanting to get it stolen - it makes for a 100X harder way of putting a stand up - unless you're a freakin' monkey!
 
I have two lock on type stands. I put those up where I know I will be hunting for the season. I also have a couple of ladder stands I use in the same manner. I have one climbing stand that I use when I am mobile, hunt different areas or someone invites me over for a hunt ;)
 
PMC� said:
It works Tony. I use a summit headhunter with lone wolf sticks to get into places a climber doesn't work and leaving a lock isn't an option.

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I'm gonna see. I got the Alpha assault today!
 
I had a Lone Wolf hang on stolen years ago when I lived in Illinois. Light weight,but not as good as a Loc-On.
 
The lone wolf with screw in treesteps is a deadly combination. I've gotten away from climbers just because they are too heavy to tote in.

Personally, I use a gorilla silverback (8 lbs), and carry 8-10 screw in steps in the back pack of my seat of the pants climbing harness (probably another 3 lbs) I can screw in the steps on the way up the tree with the stand on my back, set the stand, climb in it, pull all my gear up, and be ready to hunt in half the time it took with a climber. It's also a LOT quieter using treesteps. And you get the versatilty of being able to hunt smaller diameter trees, not having to trim out limbs, etc. I just unscrew the steps out on the way down.

Once you use this system, you'll never go back to a climber.

I know several guys who use crampons and a climbing belt instead of the tree steps and that works as well. I'm just not proficient at using crampons, though.
 
megalomaniac said:
I can screw in the steps on the way up the tree with the stand on my back, set the stand, climb in it, pull all my gear up, and be ready to hunt in half the time it took with a climber. Once you use this system, you'll never go back to a climber.
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Really! I have always used a climber just because I assumed the screw-on steps was too big of a hassle. I assumed it took much longer. It seems like it would to me, but I've never tried it the other way. Maybe I will.
 
gil1 said:
megalomaniac said:
I can screw in the steps on the way up the tree with the stand on my back, set the stand, climb in it, pull all my gear up, and be ready to hunt in half the time it took with a climber. Once you use this system, you'll never go back to a climber.
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Really! I have always used a climber just because I assumed the screw-on steps was too big of a hassle. I assumed it took much longer. It seems like it would to me, but I've never tried it the other way. Maybe I will.
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I'm with you Gil1. There's no way I can put steps in a tree and hang a lock-on before I could get set up with a climber. Personally I prefer a lock-on or ladder in places where I can leave them. I sweat so bad with a climber and would do it worse trying to put steps into a tree. That's why if I hunt somewhere without a lock-on or ladder in place, I'll sit on the ground a lot of the time. I'm very hot natured and I'll sweat like a pig really quick.
 
Seriously, you should try the screw in steps. Once you get used to them, they are a snap to put in, especially in soft wood trees. With a climbing belt on, you are completely stable with both hands free if needed.

Another option if you've got a great tree and you're not worried about someone stealing the steps is to just leave them in the tree and take the stand with you. I've done that as well. The only stands I leave in the woods are my ladder stands, and that's just because I buy them fairly cheap ($50 bucks for a single and $90 for a 2-man)
 
Gravey, They have a tool now that helps screw the tree steps in place quickly. The only draw back is you can't use the screw-in- tree-steps on public land/trees. Thats the major reason I went with the sticks. I will consider those strap on steps in the future if the sticks prove unwieldy.
 
Aw come on now BZ911, the lone wolf that I you traded with me works great! Did you use the Ol'Man last year?
Personally I like the Lone Wolf loc-on's. I don't have any data togive on their climbers.
 
I have the Lone Wolf tree steps and they are a nice combination with a good lock-on stand . But , I still think a climber is much quicker and easier to setup and climb for a day hunt .
I leave my lock-ons in the same spot on private land and transport my sticks between each stand when I hunt them .
 
Ive always used climbers but have been considering a hang on. How high do yall hunt using the lone wolf climbing sticks?
 
I've got a 4 stick set. They're three feet long so with about two foot at the bottom and a foot or so between each its about 18 feet or so.
 

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