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RE: Treestand Angle

papachaz — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:25:04 GMT

i bought a new summit viper sd this year. not trying to give them free advertising, but man i love this stand. ok, back on topic, it came with a video of how to set it up and climb, and their video suggests when you put your stand on the tree, the front of the stand should be 5 to 6 inches higher than the back. as you climb the tree tapers and it levels out.
now that i've said that, i've hunted with climbers since way back when, and 5 to 6 inches seemed a little 'much' to me to say the least. as already said, it depends on the tree. the more it tapers as you go up, the more tilt you need to start with. another thing is how high you climb, the farther you go up, the smaller it's gonna taper.
you're only gonna learn it by doing it. over the years i've just acquired the 'knack' of setting it right when i pick a tree, you probably will too! and yeah, if you get up there and just can't handle how you've set it, for goodness sake climb back down to adjust!

RE: Treestand Angle

gobble — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:51:29 GMT

of course!!, go back down the tree, never thought about adjusting a climber perched up in the tree lmao!!!!

RE: Treestand Angle

Blazin270 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:02:18 GMT

The easiest way is to get it set up on the tree you plan to use before hand so you know where it needs to be set. It takes an extra trip up and down sometimes, but being comfortable and safe is the main thing!

RE: Treestand Angle

pabowhunter — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:45:32 GMT

With experience you'll get better at judging the angle. Even so they'll be those times when you get it off some. Sometimes tree taper can look deceiving or have a bulge that didn't look so bad from the ground.

RE: Treestand Angle

brentru — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:33:56 GMT

You'll probably find that if the tree has a moderate taper, you start out with a pretty good angle on your platform and seat. As you go up, it will become more level. On more than 1 occasion I have had to put up with a platform that was sloping up or down because I didn't estimate things right and I didn't want to have to climb back down to fix it. Bottom line is that if it feels unsafe, you need to go back down the tree, adjust things and try again.

RE: Treestand Angle

NTYMADATER — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:17:00 GMT

The proper angle is hard to judge. You have to look at how much the tree tapers. It takes some practice to get it right. Do not try to adjust your stand after you climb up. Go back down and make the adjustment. I know 2 people that have fallen and were seriously injured trying to adjust their stand up the tree.

RE: Treestand Angle

gobble — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:29:30 GMT

depends on the tree.. set in on the tree, guesstimate the angle needed, climb the tree, make changes as necessary

Treestand Angle

kysportsman — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:36:41 GMT

I have a climbing treestand. How much of an angle should I put it on the tree? I don't want to be 15-20 feet up in a tree and it be leaning to far forward or backward. Thanks!