Lone Wolf Alpha Hand Climber

[singlecoyote]

Seen a lot lately about LW hang-ons. What about their climbers? Do many of you use them? I bought mine before last season and ended up using it regularly.
Does anyone have experience with both LW's? Advantages/Disadvantages?

 

[ironwood]

After using several climbers over the years I can honestly say that the only reason I would use one now is because I still own a couple. The LW Hang On has all the advantages of the climber and many pluses. If you want to exit the tree breafly for what ever reason it's a fast up and down, <font color="red">THEY GO ON ALMOST ANY TREE </font> , let hang if you want and just take your sticks with you adds some security for your equipment. The possible draw backs might be the fact that your sticks remain at ground level while you hunt causing a deer to pay attention to them or possibly smell scent on them. I always wear glove during setup and have never had any problem with either of these issues but I have heard other talk about them.

 

[singlecoyote]

Thanks. So what is a realistic amount of time for set-up?

 

[mphenk5]

check out the other post about the lone wolf hang on in this forum. typical setup from the time you reach your tree to the time your ready to draw an arrow is in the neighborhood of 7 - 10 minutes, depending on quality of the tree, amount of practice you've had, tolerance for noise, and above all else - safety.