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LWHC first sit impressions

Wirrex said:
You guys are throwing me off of buying one. I’ve been platform climbing (basically one sticking) all season. I can’t see how the lwhc could be harder than that but I’ve never used one.
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I use the LWHC seat sometimes to climb. It's my lightest setup by far, but there are some definite downsides.

For one, you are using it against manufacturer specifications. They are very clear that you're not supposed to stand on the seat. A lot of trees where I hunt are too large at the base for it. It's also a pain to adjust the belt as the tree narrows.

I also found that an adjustable or short bridge was a must. I'm also pretty slow with it.

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If I'm correct when you one stick you have to hang from your saddle every time you move your stick. I usually have to adjust once. To do this I sit/hang in my saddle, I pull the LWHC up with my safety rope, adjust the stand then drop it back down and stand on it. I think it's the lightest, easiest way to climb a tree. I've been messing around with a four step aider to start my stand farther up the tree but I still think hanging from the saddle and adjusting it is easier. I'm also messing with Summit cables. I've made side brackets/arms but my hole pattern is too tight so it's hard to loosen the cables. I'm making new ones now. I like this method so much I have two LWHC one is stock the other I mess with. :0)
 
sweats said:
I use the LWHC seat sometimes to climb. It's my lightest setup by far, but there are some definite downsides.

For one, you are using it against manufacturer specifications. They are very clear that you're not supposed to stand on the seat. A lot of trees where I hunt are too large at the base for it. It's also a pain to adjust the belt as the tree narrows.

I also found that an adjustable or short bridge was a must. I'm also pretty slow with it.

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If I recall, TMA only requires seats to hold 450 lbs to meet a 300 lbs rating, but platforms must hold 900 lbs. This is what Dan Infalt wrote to me when asked about his Beast stand testing. That is a hang on, so maybe the rules are different for them.
 
rutjr said:
If I'm correct when you one stick you have to hang from your saddle every time you move your stick. I usually have to adjust once. To do this I sit/hang in my saddle, I pull the LWHC up with my safety rope, adjust the stand then drop it back down and stand on it. I think it's the lightest, easiest way to climb a tree. I've been messing around with a four step aider to start my stand farther up the tree but I still think hanging from the saddle and adjusting it is easier. I'm also messing with Summit cables. I've made side brackets/arms but my hole pattern is too tight so it's hard to loosen the cables. I'm making new ones now. I like this method so much I have two LWHC one is stock the other I mess with. :0)
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When I first started using the LWHC, I decided I would use an aider and one strap on step so that I could start out higher with the LWHC and not have to adjust while climbing. Not worth it. It’s just too easy to straddle the tree, pull up the climber with your string, tighten the band, drop climber back in place and go. It took me longer to type that sequence than it does to actually do it.


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