One thing you will notice with the cable is that there is one stop on the first end and 5 stops on the opposite end. This made me feel like there was no way the cable was separating from the stand and I knew I was safe. What I really liked about the X-1 Treestand was the locking pins on the side of the stand that secured the cable in place. I found it to be quieter than my Summit Viper climber, but not as quiet as my Lone Wolf Alpha Hand Climber. The initial set up of the stand was easy. This was something I had to find out for myself though so I set up the climber and picked a not so perfect tree a climb – after all, these are the real life trees you find in the woods! The arms come in towards the tree when you put weight on the stand to ensure a solid grip on the tree and flex outwards as you ease up to allow for easier climbing according to the manufacturer. The fiberglass arms have a loop in them that the cable runs through. The first thing that caught my attention was the fiberglass arms on the stand.
The X-1 Treestand is your bare bones lightweight stand that is easy to set-up. The way I look at climbers is you have two types – your bare bones lightweight models that are super quiet and your super comfortable models that tend to be a bit bulkier and noisier to set up and climb with. I am always interested to see what’s new with treestands and was excited when I was given an X-1 Treestand to review. An additional benefit of climbing stands is the ability to be mobile and move with the game. That’s the main reason I use climbing treestands to hunt about 95% of the time.
Leave a stand in the woods for too long and it’s gone. If you hunt the suburbs like I do it doesn’t take long for you to realize it’s a carry-in/carry-out game. PROS: Lightweight at just under 12 pounds, large 31″ x 21″ platform, locking cables, cinch straps to keep the seat from moving when you stand up, cinch straps double as backpack straps, adjustable foot straps, quiet to climb with.ĬONS: Flexing arms take a bit of climbing to get used to, platform raises when you sit down and lowers when you stand up because of the flexing arms, the seat is small and the material on the arms and seat can be noisy with sudden movements.
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