Summit Treestands Steel Ladder Stands

This stand has a huge platform, is very comfortable, and rock solid. The ladder sections bolt together with strong metal flanges and the platform/seat section has 2 sets of teeth gripping the tree. It uses 2 ratchet straps up top and two long ladder straps. Was easily put up by my wife and I and is very solid and secure.I am a big guy...around 300 and I climbed up and tried my best to shake and wobble it. Feels like standing on my garage floor. The seats are very comfortable and the mesh floor is very thick, no deflection. Foot rests are great too.The bottom of the platform is only 12 feet high, but the stand blends in so well I don't think it's a problem. The ladder is a little tricky to climb the first few times but you get used to it. The grip tape doesnt stay on, don't waste your time. Get a small can of herculiner bedliner and paint a few coats on the rungs. The only other issue is that when getting in and out the mesh floor is hard on the knees, but that is a universal problem and can be solved with a small rubber mat or something.Bottom line...buy it, you won't be sorry and you won't find a better thought out or more solid stand.*Edit* I have two of these now and couldn't be happier.

I would have returned it but I already unboxed it in the woods and that would have been a pain.I am very familiar with tree stands and am quite mechanically inclined.Either I received a returned stand that had been assembled, or quality control is poor; possibly both.Many areas missing powder coat that looked like they had been previously inserted into Their counterparts. These areas and others had spots of rust as well.A couple areas of mesh on the mesh platform interfered with allowing bolt head to seat to the bar it was supposed to; mesh was attached too close to the bolt hole.One female section had been smashed or somehow deformed to the point that the male section would not insert. I used tools and a hammer to reshape it.The “V-bar” that rests against the tree at the top of the stand was wobbly even when bolted in as much as you can bolt it without deforming the metal. I don’t know if this is typical, but it was the only joined section that did this. It is also one of the most important sections for security.After setting it up it was stable enough that I will use it, but you can feel some flex in it. I weigh about 200 lbs. I would say my summit climber feels more stable than this stand.Overall I’m pretty ambivalent about it. For the price it is decent and about what I expected overall. If it had not come all dinged up with rust spots and missing powder coat I would have been much happier. If the V-bar didn’t wobble I would have more faith in the longevity of this set up.I set this up by myself, which isn’t too difficult if you are strong enough to lift it.Tools it says you need: 7/16 wrenches.Tools you should bring: 7/16 crescent wrench, drill with 7/16 bolt driver, hammer, block of wood/ 2x4 for hammering against it to seat sections, 20’ paracord for if you can’t reach around the tree to secure the top ratchet strap. Tie the paracord off at the top of the stand and throw it down, tie paracord to strap from ground, pull up strap end.I also needed to drill an additional hole in the stabilizing bar to get the length I needed for the tree I used, which was a large poplar.

Well built stand , fairly easy to assemble. It being a big stand makes its pretty heavy, especially if you are lugging it through the woods. It's pretty Roomy once all set up. I am literally sitting in this stand right now as write this review. My one gripe is the seat cushion. There is no middle Velcro strap on the top part of the cushion to keep the pad from sliding under the metal bar positioned by your lower back. Therefore as I lean back , the metal bar is digging into my lower back making it fairly uncomfortable. I'll most likely end up fortifying it some way to make sure this doesn't happen, but it is the first thing I noticed sitting in the stand for the first time today. Otherwise , I am very happy with the purchase.

Love these tree stands.. I bought 2 for the hunting season . very sturdy and comfortable. The decks on these tree stands are very nice and big unlike other ladder stands. The seats also folds up in order to stand and bow hunt. Price is a little high, but the quality is better than 95% of treestands on the market. I’ve been hunting over 25 years and I own a summit climber and ladder stands , nothing truly compares. Go get you one or two like I did.

The width and overall size of this stand is very nice. However for the price I was expecting much better quality and for a Summit stand I was expecting a product that had some thought in the design. Do NOT buy this stand if you’re a bow hunter. The fold up seat is nice, but any wracking of the stand causes the edge of the seat to rub on the armrest causing a grating noise. Since you are installing in the woods on uneven ground and against a tree, wracking is inevitable. The shooting rail prevents the drawing of a bow from many positions (unless standing with rail in the up position but even the. It prevents a shot between 4 and 8 as the rail is in your way when raised and if lowered, may conflict with the limbs of the bow. Also as I said, raising the seat so you can stand creates a significant amount of noise (it’s not like a deer will stick around to see what you are doing). As a rifle stand it would be fine, but there are better options out there for the money. I expected better quality and construction from Summit. As a result the only thing this stand has going for it is it’s size. I bought one to try it with the plan of buying 3 more if I liked it. I won’t be buying any more.

I have never been more disappointed in a product. The're should be a warning, if you are taller than 5"6 do not buy this! The gun rest is made so SMALL you can not raise or lower over you without squatting down in the seat! I can't believe they made this stand so poorly designed. I ended up removing the flimsy seat and using it just for a ladder and setting a (hang on stand ) next to it..I'm 5'11 and it wasn't even close.. I would have returned it, but it's to much trouble once it's up in the woods.