columbia whitetail
10 pointer
Can anyone comment on this stand?
https://www.ruralking.com/big-game-...CWhus4TBm9tCCbIxdJ1bNeSisdHyQ2sUaAoe1EALw_wcB
https://www.ruralking.com/big-game-...CWhus4TBm9tCCbIxdJ1bNeSisdHyQ2sUaAoe1EALw_wcB
Ladder stands
- Thread starter columbia whitetail
- Start date
Good price, had two of their buddy stands didn't care for them the center bar was a pain in the ass literally, that being a single would be nice , I have one of their XL loc- ons and like it.
OLE RASPY
12 pointer
When I put up my 28 foot ladder stand and used a fiberglass extension ladder on back side of tree and climbed that. Had the bottom of it braced against another tree to keep it from sliding. But all my other 15 footers I use my four wheeler and winch and climb halfway up and cinch it to tree then climb up. After I put my stabilizer bar on.
OLE RASPY
12 pointer
Looks pretty comfy and good price. I’d buy it if I needed one. I buy buddy stands anymore though. I hunt by myself but there’s more room for my junk lol.
Ataulbe1
12 pointer
Exactly. I'm spoiled with the buddy stands.
bgkyarcher
12 pointer
That’s like the one I got this year. Very roomy and super comfy.
Anderson10
Fawn
I’ve got one and love it super comfortable I wouldn’t mind to sit in it all day
bgkyarcher
12 pointer
I know I could. Roomy and very comfy. I sat 4 hours last Thursday. Never stood up. That seat is very comfortable.
Edit.... I did stand up once when I saw that buck coming in, but sat back down after I got a good look at his hardware.
1wildcatfan
12 pointer
Roomy stand, great price.
supergoat80
10 pointer
- Aug 31, 2012
- 1,610
Yeah I have a couple of them there not bad. I got mine for 80 bucks last year before youth season.
Mainbeam
12 pointer
- Jul 7, 2012
- 7,489
Pain in the ass literally. Sortsman guide has the hawk denali 1.5 on sale for 150 . Absolutely unreal comfort.
rabbit dawg
6 pointer
- Mar 9, 2010
- 424
I use my climber to go up and attach a pulley. Run a rope through and tie one end to the platform and the other end to the winch on my 4 wheeler. Pull up platform and attach ladder one section at a time. Climb back up with climber and put on ratchet straps.
shaman
10 pointer
I've been using buddy-style ladder stands since 2001.
One of the important things to remember is those long straps that come with the stand that are supposed to go behind the tree, cross back around the trunk and tie off on the lower section of the ladder. These are to provide stability until you can get up and install the ratchet strap to firmly attach the stand to the tree.
I second the use of getting up the tree with a second ladder or climbing stand and putting in a pulley. I use a steel ring.
My latest set of erections included a homebrew widget I made from a boat winch.
You can see how I used it here:
Treestands and Girlfriends
I also have this about how I get a ladder stand up and pull an old one down:
Ladderstand Renovations
One of the important things to remember is those long straps that come with the stand that are supposed to go behind the tree, cross back around the trunk and tie off on the lower section of the ladder. These are to provide stability until you can get up and install the ratchet strap to firmly attach the stand to the tree.
I second the use of getting up the tree with a second ladder or climbing stand and putting in a pulley. I use a steel ring.
My latest set of erections included a homebrew widget I made from a boat winch.
You can see how I used it here:
Treestands and Girlfriends
I also have this about how I get a ladder stand up and pull an old one down:
Ladderstand Renovations
I back the Polaris on the backside of the tree to hand the ladder in and throw a rope up over a limb or the V of the tree. Then I hook rope to winch and winch it up or back the buggy up to pull the stand up. Then once I have the angle I want I climb up and put the ladder brace on the tree and move up from there. Sometimes I use 2 ratchets for the ladder. Then climb up and put the first strap on the bottom of the stand then the one on the top and I'm done. I have 2 new Hawk Denalis to hang this weekend. They look super nice. Based on Mainbeams statement sounds like I'll be good. Rural King had em on sale earlier thats when I got the 2.
kyoutdoorsman
12 pointer
- Jan 19, 2016
- 3,394
Great reviews on that stand.
