Platform adjustments: Poll and thoughts

[Samcirrus]

Those with a LWCG platform know it is currently the most easily adjustable platform. But what if you could have one that adjusts from 45° to 90°(flat) with minimal movements! Would such a platform(with other attractive features) be a "game changer" or an unnecessary function no one would use?
Thanks for your participation!

 

[phatkaw]

I'm pretty sure I would only adjust it ONCE.

I'd get busted screwing around with it by a big doe that won't stop blowing at me and won't give me a decent shot so I can shut her up...

 

[Horn]

I might use it if I had it, the adjustability, but I can't think of a time I adjusted the angle of my platform after the initial set up. Definitely have moved it up/ down or around the tree though

 

[Chrighton]

The only times I have felt necessary to adjust after initial setup is when getting extremely uncomfortable due to a leaning tree... this would be after multiple hours. Sometimes you just have to embrace the suck on those severe leaners.

 

[kyler1945]

Never. I sit in a hybrid. Which means I have significantly less discomfort overall, and less weight on my feet/ankles/knees. Which means there really isn’t a platform or step angle that isn’t comfortable.

The answer for me doesn’t lie within what to do with my feet to make me comfortable. It’s get comfortable, and then what I do with my feet really doesn’t matter.

 

[Jefferson10940]

For me once the platform is set, I rarely mess with it. There have been times when I realize to is not level or the tree I am in leans to one side and after a while the knee that takes that pressure gets annoying so I have climbed back down to top step to adjust. If we are talking about the angle I never adjust that. I use the wingman from time to time and I find that angled front is a nice touch.

 

[Tknapp]

Once when i set up, I use the seeker so i have free angle adjustments just by stepping onto the angle or flat

 

[Samcirrus]

Thanks for your great points and opinions so far! Might I add another caveat of
"How much adjustability would be good to counteract leaning/oddly shaped trees?" Even if you only set it once.
I will say that I agree that having an angled edge is a huge benefit as the more surface your feet can rest on the more comfortable it'll be.

 

[Samcirrus]

Also all current platforms, including the LWHC ambush and fix have a 15° max degree of angle adjustment. Would more be something attractive, needed, or just a feature that would go unused?