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Straps for my Summit

I did some searching over the summer for some carry straps to put on my summit climber. I really thought these were going to work great. After a dozen trips out to the woods I wouldn't even give them to someone I didn't like. I love my climber and I dont want to give it up but it gets heavier every year.

Suggestions???

maybe I am just backwards but I carry mine opposite than you do. That might help?

If you trip and fall those tree grippers might hit you in the back of the head. I agree, flip it upside down.

I always carried my Summits with the grippers away from my back.

Take your harness/strap off and put it on the other side of the stand and try it. Flat part of the stand against your back.

Can’t win either way I had it reversed and the damn grippers would nail me in the back of my legs. No easy way to carry a Summit. Nowadays you’re better off carting it in and leaving it at bottom of tree.

I have the XOP treestand transport system on a couple of stands and like it a lot. I do remove it (just clips in to neoprene encased clips) when I get to the tree.

Flip it and slide your seat to back of section. Where your seat is now looks like it's set so you can face the tree.

Yes carry grippers down. The straps you have also have the belt so that’s good. I do have the XOP system. Treestand gets too heavy when I strap my backpack to it. I’m changing it up next year to make lighter.

Those are nice shoulder straps with a waist belt even. If you hit the back of your legs, attach the top of the strap lower on the stand so it rides higher.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Merry Christmas!

Like Wild Bill’s pic, only higher.

I like the "claw" carrying straps. Dont move at all when I carry my stands in. My buddy just this weekend was saying summits had no perfect way to carry them.

Six, Don't give up on it yet. I have the same system for my Summit. Turn your stand upside down and keep making adjustments with the straps until you get it right. It might take a while to figure out the perfect location to attach the straps to the stand, but once you get it right it will make a world of difference. I'm 67 years old and I could probably carry an extra 20 lbs. of gear strapped to my stand with this system, with no problems. The hardest part for me at my age is putting the stand on from a crouched position, and then standing up. It helps to have a sapling in front of me to grab onto and pull myself up to a standing position. Once I'm upright it's great. The majority of the weight is on my hips instead of my shoulders.

How about a game cart to carry your stand in and your deer out

huntr4477,

I 've become 76 since that picture and find that by gripping the top strap where it connects to the stand(as the stand is to my right side) I lift the stand, and as I get it high enough I bend over and rest it on my back, only then do I put my arms through the loops and cinch them tight. I don't use a hip belt, but my hike in to my hunt isn't all that long.

I have an old API climber that I have yet to find a good way to carry, it's heavy as hell, I'd like to get a lighter one at some point.

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