I have 2 of the older. One is now a deer cart.

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My summit is sure comfortable, I've sit in it all day many times

 

I always liked the older heavier ones

 

summit mite be lighter but an original Treelounge is a comfy beyond others. the kingstand is a spin on the old treelounge. dont think its any lighter. about 25 pounds.Treelounger is the company that is making the real ones again only better and stronger is what i hear. https://treelounger.com/collections/stands

 

I'm happy to see them in aluminum and it looks like two companies are making versions. I've used the original and it's comfortable but it's a tank. I do prefer the larger Summit climbers. I feel safer when sitting because of the rail and for me, they are every bit as comfortable and cooler in warm temps. I go almost 30' at times and the Summit is just better at going that high and being safe.

 

sorry but after i read about weld fails with the summits i will pass.

 

I have been climbing in my Summit for lots of years with no problems. One of my friends had a Summit Viper that was almost 7 years old and had a weld go out. He took a picture and sent it to Summit and they replaced his stand. I am pretty sure the warranty had expired.

 

i tried one years ago seem to have to much bounce for me.

 

I've got alot of trust in my summit viper, I replace the cables every couple of years cause the rubber get chewed up from use and tree bark I love the padded rail and I love the seat, hard to believe a weld broke under normal use but hell anything is possible, any American made product deserves our support

 

I’m too old for that diving board. I owned them in the past

 

I had 2 of them over the years, after I had my Timber Tall Super Brute, there was no other stand worth using, most comfortable stand ever made, and safe to nap in, only 17 lbs. the brute was 14 lbs. That tree lounge was a royal pain to drag around, nut I was young and,,,, well we will just say, uneducated back then!

That Super Brute I still have and will never part with!

 

I had 2 of them over the years, after I had my Timber Tall Super Brute, there was no other stand worth using, most comfortable stand ever made, and safe to nap in, only 17 lbs. the brute was 14 lbs. That tree lounge was a royal pain to drag around, nut I was young and,,,, well we will just say, uneducated back then!

That Super Brute I still have and will never part with!

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I'm with you catter. I have a bruit light. I used that stand hard. It's a little tight now though.

I carried a tree lounge once in and once out. The first one I had still hangs on the tree my dad hunted before he passed. I picked up a second one for $25 to use as a cart for him a few years before he past away.

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It looks like the Ol’ Tree Lounge stands are being built again.
Looks to be much lighter than the original one. They were like carrying a sofa

on your back!

https://king-stand.com/

Great post! Thanks for posting, I like their R&G Stand.

 

Looks like a docs recliner stand i had basically same as treelounge.

 

forgot about the Docs stand. always wondered. i pulled my Treelounge out last year and hauled it up the mountain. as long as you strapped high on your back its no worse suck than most and way more comfortable once up. there not for everyone. at 53 i can still haul one and if you stay in one spot sun up to sun down then its well worth it. i almost never shoot off the platform. its a bit springy as some call it a diving board. i only use it to pee off of or stretch once in a while. the anchor points on other climbers dont seam as solid to me as the V and back bar of a TreeLounge. think id rather drag in a ladder stand than sit on a tiny web or mesh seat. those seats dont compare to the lounge chair type. ive tried a bunch.