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Anybody gone back to mobile stands?

TNbowhunter said:
Seeing a lot of love for the .5, but any other ideas for fellers trying to avoid spending another half-a-grand on hunting gear?…
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If you are positive you want to sit with your back to the tree, imo what you should be thinking about is...what kind of comfort do I require.

If you primarily sit, and for extended lengths, the type of seat is going to impact every hunt. Personally, I much prefer a Millennium style seat. Fortunately, more and more stands offer similar seating and this style has become available in the aftermarket too. You may or may not need or like that style, but I wouldn't consider stand hunting in anything else.

Next I would consider foot room. Are you able to hunt with your feet hanging off the end of your platform or solely resting on foot rests, or do you want your feet fully connected to the platform at a normal sitting position? That will determine what hang on options you consider.

There's a lot of talk about the .5. It's great for being a lightweight and low bulk hang on. But it may not be your best option for a hang on. Many of us commenting are using it as a saddle platform with hang on opportunity.

Personally, if I was "going back to the stand"in a traditional sense, the .75 with mesh seat is where I'd be looking in the premium stand category.

I have and use a Millenium M7, and while it lacks platform length and has the smallest mesh seat, it's where I'd spend my money in an "economy" stand. I've seen them for under $170 several times this year at Midway.
 
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Before .5...

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After .5...

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I keep talking about getting a hand climber and lock on, but in reality my solution to encountering a hunting spot that I cant hunt with a saddle or from the ground is simple.

Hunt somewhere else.

There are literally millions of places I can deer hunt. Millions more places I can hunt for fowl and small game and turkey and predators. Still millions more places where I can catch fish.

I've moved on from the scarcity mindset. I don't need more crap so I can do a thing. I need more time to do the things, and money=time. The less money I spend, the more time I have
 
Nutterbuster said:
I keep talking about getting a hand climber and lock on, but in reality my solution to encountering a hunting spot that I cant hunt with a saddle or from the ground is simple.

Hunt somewhere else.

There are literally millions of places I can deer hunt. Millions more places I can hunt for fowl and small game and turkey and predators. Still millions more places where I can catch fish.

I've moved on from the scarcity mindset. I don't need more crap so I can do a thing. I need more time to do the things, and money=time. The less money I spend, the more time I have
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Not the answer anyone wanted to here but the answer everyone needed to here.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I keep talking about getting a hand climber and lock on, but in reality my solution to encountering a hunting spot that I cant hunt with a saddle or from the ground is simple.

Hunt somewhere else.

There are literally millions of places I can deer hunt. Millions more places I can hunt for fowl and small game and turkey and predators. Still millions more places where I can catch fish.

I've moved on from the scarcity mindset. I don't need more crap so I can do a thing. I need more time to do the things, and money=time. The less money I spend, the more time I have
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How much time do you think you'd have to sacrifice to have a hand climber and lock on?
 
Plebe said:
How much time do you think you'd have to sacrifice to have a hand climber and lock on?
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To get what I'd want (lwcg hand climber, lock on, and sticks) at the current national average hourly rate for hourly and salary workers...right at 72 hours assuming the hand climber is around the price I've heard thrown around.

Too much considering I know I can kill 10 deer a year with what I have. I can do a lot of fun stuff in 72 hours.

That's not factoring in the cost of having more crap in my house.
 
Plebe said:
If you are positive you want to sit with your back to the tree, imo what you should be thinking about is...what kind of comfort do I require.

If you primarily sit, and for extended lengths, the type of seat is going to impact every hunt. Personally, I much prefer a Millennium style seat. Fortunately, more and more stands offer similar seating and this style has become available in the aftermarket too. You may or may not need or like that style, but I wouldn't consider stand hunting in anything else.
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This is THE primary reason why any curremt stand offering from Beast, LWCG or a myriad of others are out of the question for me. The last time I sat in a stand with the traditional fold down seat (excluding the Millennium M100) my lower back was in excruciating pain within a half hour. The M100 is great with its seat, however the bulk with a pack and sticks is alot. That was the primary reason why I got into saddlehunting, and why I don't see myself going to any "light weight" stand.
 
There’s nothing wrong with having nice gear or expensive gear. I’m trying to have the mindset of having nicer things but fewer things in order to simplify hunting and enjoy it more. My .5 setup lets me do that. I’ve sold off a lot of my other methods and made up a lot of the money for it.
 
TNbowhunter said:
I switched to saddle hunting 3 or 4 seasons ago because I was sick of being stuck in the “wrong” tree due to the limitations of my heavy, clunky climber. I’ll never go back to a climber, but I’ve wondered a bit about switching to a mobile tree stand. With how far mobile stands have come in the last few years in terms of weight reductions, it seems like a much smaller difference in weight and bulk than it used to be. I’ve also realized that I simply prefer sitting with my back to the tree. Any insights y’all can share about your experience switching back? What should I be thinking about here?
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Yep!
Switched back last year to hangon. Like ya said, when I switched from a 14lb hang on it made sense. No offense, to each their own but in my opinion hang on for me is the way to go.. Good luck
 
westmichigander said:
Yep!
Switched back last year to hangon. Like ya said, when I switched from a 14lb hang on it made sense. No offense, to each their own but in my opinion hang on for me is the way to go.. Good luck
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Which hang on are you using?


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Nutterbuster said:
To get what I'd want (lwcg hand climber, lock on, and sticks) at the current national average hourly rate for hourly and salary workers...right at 72 hours assuming the hand climber is around the price I've heard thrown around.

Too much considering I know I can kill 10 deer a year with what I have. I can do a lot of fun stuff in 72 hours.

That's not factoring in the cost of having more crap in my house.
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Right on. Nothing wrong with being happy with what you've got. (It's two of the most expensive ground chairs ever made after all, lol).

Just I'm sure someone of your resourcefulness could clear a way to hit up a climber and loc on without a big impact on time afield. But if they're unnecessary to you, then they aren't worth any effort at all. I get that.

I hunted from the ground for many years and did well enough. It's fun and unencumbered hunting, which is good enough reason for that approach imo.

But I've got a bunch of gear now to hunt different ways. None of those purchases impact(ed) my opportunity to be afield, it's other responsibilities in my case.

However, some of those purchases increase my time afield by affording me methods to successfully hunt locally, where it'd be difficult otherwise.

Admittedly, I could have bought lesser products that would get the job done in those nearby spots....but even you don't want to make gear concessions like that. LWCG Hand Climber. :tearsofjoy:
 
90% of my hunts are in areas where I have Hang-ons set up for the hunt. Most are in trees I have used for the last 12+ seasons. proven spots that I have had multiple successes out of. Simple, climb up the tree and hunt. I rarely sit longer than 3 hours preferring to hunter the most productive times for that particular stand. When I travel to new location or want to check out a new spot I use the saddle. I hardly ever hunt public land preferring small private land in urban areas where I. am more likely to bag a mature deer.
 
Everyone puts different priorities on stuff in life, some people take many vacations, others have $60k trucks, some like $500 tree stands, I say do whatever floats your boat, I could care less myself… I like nice hunting stuff, it’s my hobby, does it kill more deer, probably not, is it better, yes, the real secret is being proficient and seasoned on whatever method one uses, sitting on a bucket or pimped out like a LWCG stud… none of this matters if you crash into the woods uneducated to all that matters, being skilled in reading the land, having time to spend afield, making good decisions when it matters the most. Comparing what one person likes to another on a site like Saddlehunter is next to impossible given the regional differences we each encounter throughout a season, some people fight heat and mosquitoes, myself, subzero temps and driving snow storms. Having hunted from Idaho to NY and everyplace in between a hang on tree stand will always have a place in my arsenal, that being said I use a large platform the most (Ambush), if I had to pick one to only use for the rest of my life it would be the .5 tree stand, because it’s just so dang versatile, any good hang on stand is, no amount of new technology, skimpy carbon this or that will ever replace a good quality hang on tree stand, they have been around forever and always will be, and for good reasons. With all the good offerings of stands these days, the LWCG system is the clear winner in my opinion, and only for one reason, the stick integration to the stand, nothing packs flatter or more secure when using LWCG sticks, maybe that will change soon, who knows, but for now some other manufacturers have some catching up to do with stand/stick compatibility. I kill 90% of my game while still hunting/tracking on the ground with a rifle, but when I do hunt elevated, it will always be a small stand hybrid approach or large platform for me.
 
KYHunter said:
There’s nothing wrong with having nice gear or expensive gear. I’m trying to have the mindset of having nicer things but fewer things in order to simplify hunting and enjoy it more. My .5 setup lets me do that. I’ve sold off a lot of my other methods and made up a lot of the money for it.
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I don't even mind having lots of nice things, lol.

Would I trade some of them for time afield...if it were so simple, yes...but that's not a thing.

Frankly, the pinnacle of deer hunting adventure to me would entail a single lengthly stretch of tracking deer on snow on big public w/ rifle or flintlock in hand. Family and friends in camp, better still. No stand or chair necessary.

But I make the most of my current patchwork of odds and ends and weekend hunts on smaller lots, primarily bowhunting. The .5 isn't the best tool for every scenario I encounter, but it's very good almost all the time.
 
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