Lock/hang on stand preference

[Steve Daniel]

I prefer any... hang on stand with a chain, but they're few and far between anymore.

I have converted several stands to chain on's. I take off the Nylon and drill a hole on each side , attach two S hooks. I attach a chain in one side and close the hook. The other side I hook the chain pretty tight, and wrap the chain around the stand then padlock it to the tree. Lastly I remove my ladder steps when I leave. I figure it's too much trouble to get to the stand, cut the chain, and get it back to the ground. A lot of trouble for a $50 stand.

 

[Bullwinkle]

I’ve got 27 lone wolf stands.

What’s great is I leave them up with one strap and carry a new one when I hunt. This way you always have a fresh strap. Plus they are very easy to carry in to hunt a tree you don’t have a stand.

Light, extremely quiet and I can easily sit all day with a cushion if need be

 

[Weezy]

Millennium m60u with preset sticks and chain brackets. I modified the stand with versa buttons so a lone wolf strap is a option as well.
I had m25's and while comfy they literally turned orange. I Will never buy a steel hang on again. Really wish they made aluminum 20ft. climbing sticks.
The millennium replaced a lone wolf assault that I was struggling with comfort. However, since adding a super slumper seat pad the LW stand is now tolerable.

 

[Tap]

What’s great is I leave them up with one strap and carry a new one when I hunt. This way you always have a fresh strap.

I just thought I's pass on this info about a great place to buy high quality straps. Shipper's Supply custom makes really heavy-duty straps for a decent price.
https://www.shipperssupplies.com/1-heavy-duty-ratchet-strap-w-s-hooks
I really like that the ratchet is available in stainless ($5 more) and you can get the strap in olive color. I hate black straps. They stick-out like a sore thumb. I try to conceal my stands as much as possible. Whether it's thieves, squatters, or just the curious, I don't want anyone seeing them. Olive straps hide better. I gave the stainless ratchet a quick over-spray of primer to dull them. The S hooks on these are top quality but I'd advise opting for the more open style hooks. The throat of the standard hooks are a little bit tight for hooking on to stand tubing.

And my opinion on hang-on stands...It's all I use, and the smaller the platform the better. I like to tuck it in among multi-trunk trees or other cover. There's times when a small platform barely fits where I need it. Those stands with huge platforms often just won't work.
And any type stand needs to be level. I won't own a hang-on that the platform can't be leveled. I do have some el cheapo hang-on that couldn't be leveled. I changed the cable to chain so it now can be leveled...just pick the proper link to lengthen the chain and level the stand.

 

[Kwood]

Thing I like about chains is they can’t cut or tear. Squirrels can’t chew them either.


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[Tap]

Thing I like about chains is they can’t cut or tear. Squirrels can’t chew them either.


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And once the chain stand is fully set on the tree, they're quieter than straps, too. Straps are a little easier than chains to initially hang the stand, but straps flex and creak too. I'm in a strap stand right now with the cheap straps that came with it. The straps make some noise when I shift my weight. That doesn't happen with chain.

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