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Treewalker Treestand -- Problems for Trees?
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<blockquote data-quote="Meateater" data-source="post: 708984" data-attributes="member: 1006"><p>I used a Treewalker with the optional chill pad last year and really enjoyed it. It is the most comfortable -- carrying, climbing and sitting -- treestand I have ever used, and yes I have used many; treelounge, summit, buckbuster, equilizer, doc's recliner, etc.</p><p></p><p>BUT, I have come across one issue that has not been discussed on this or any other site as far as I have noticed. The spikes, bolts or whatever it is that gives the TW it's bearlike grip on the tree appears to do about as much damage to the tree as a bear.</p><p></p><p>All of the other stands I used in the past, a few of which gripped as well as the TW did little or no damage; they only seemed to bruise the bark a little.</p><p></p><p>The TW goes through the bark, Phloem, Cambium, and penetrates into the Sapwood of most trees. After climbing the same tree once, it has done quite a bit of damage; climb the same tree three or four times and it looks like a bear has actually climbed or clawed the tree a few times. The White Oak I climbed four times last season looks pretty bad, and I feel kind of disgusted with myself for doing this to a tree, especially a mast tree the deer need every year.</p><p></p><p>The Outer Bark of a tree is what protects it from weather, disease, insects, fire and mechanical injury. Therefore, penetration clear through layers into the Sapwood can potentially kill the tree under the right circumstances.</p><p></p><p>This is bad enough on most properties, but it is illegal on a WMA to damage a tree with a stand of any kind. I am still hanging onto my last Summit just because of this. I think a WMA Officer would probably give me a pretty big ticket if I was caught using the TW on a WMA.</p><p></p><p>I am going to take a grinder to my TW spikes and flatten the points so that it will not sink in so far. I don't believe it will loose much of it's gripping ability and will probably perform more like a Summit, which has excellent gripping characteristics and doesn't penitrate the outer bark.</p><p></p><p>How Bout it? Feedback?....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Meateater, post: 708984, member: 1006"] I used a Treewalker with the optional chill pad last year and really enjoyed it. It is the most comfortable -- carrying, climbing and sitting -- treestand I have ever used, and yes I have used many; treelounge, summit, buckbuster, equilizer, doc's recliner, etc. BUT, I have come across one issue that has not been discussed on this or any other site as far as I have noticed. The spikes, bolts or whatever it is that gives the TW it's bearlike grip on the tree appears to do about as much damage to the tree as a bear. All of the other stands I used in the past, a few of which gripped as well as the TW did little or no damage; they only seemed to bruise the bark a little. The TW goes through the bark, Phloem, Cambium, and penetrates into the Sapwood of most trees. After climbing the same tree once, it has done quite a bit of damage; climb the same tree three or four times and it looks like a bear has actually climbed or clawed the tree a few times. The White Oak I climbed four times last season looks pretty bad, and I feel kind of disgusted with myself for doing this to a tree, especially a mast tree the deer need every year. The Outer Bark of a tree is what protects it from weather, disease, insects, fire and mechanical injury. Therefore, penetration clear through layers into the Sapwood can potentially kill the tree under the right circumstances. This is bad enough on most properties, but it is illegal on a WMA to damage a tree with a stand of any kind. I am still hanging onto my last Summit just because of this. I think a WMA Officer would probably give me a pretty big ticket if I was caught using the TW on a WMA. I am going to take a grinder to my TW spikes and flatten the points so that it will not sink in so far. I don't believe it will loose much of it's gripping ability and will probably perform more like a Summit, which has excellent gripping characteristics and doesn't penitrate the outer bark. How Bout it? Feedback?.... [/QUOTE]
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