Hey, if you're into wild rides down a tree, I still have an old Baker stand out in the shed you can have!

Yea Kirk a short film of me yesterday might have ranked on "America's most funny videos"

QuoteOriginally posted by South MS Bowhunter:
Looper      :eek:                    :D     sounds like my story was the making of a sequel          

My wildest tree stand ride involved one of the old plywood Baker stands back in the 70s.My chest was sore for days after sliding down that wet bark trying to cling to the tree.Needless to say I was more careful after that.It was a memorable day for two reasons--the wild ride and I also took my first archery killed buck later that day.

One thing for sure about the Bakers was I spent less time snoozing!

thanks a good reminder to be safe out there.

wow! live and learn!

as someone said:

"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger."

That's what that stand was, a Baker, not an Amacker. Mine had an slick aluminum base and no teeth to dig into the tree. I didn't have the hand climber portion either, so I'd hug the tree to work myself up. After zipping down too many trees at the speed of sound, which I think came to be known as the "Baker Slide", I started using a rope for the hand climber portion. If you haven't experienced the thrill of hanging by your wrist 25 feet in the air, while your stand clatters to the ground, you haven't lived.

Lord, the memories! My first stands was a Baker climbing stand although it never did climb it was all me       How long is a flash ? That long, the time it took to read the word and there I was holding on to just that "Safety Strap".

Oh the painful memories of digging pine bark and sap out of my wrist, forearms, and unmentionables        I for one am glad those death traps are not marketed anymore!

I hate double post  

That's why I sold my climber, By the time I got enough start angle on the platform I needed steps to get onto it..
Tried the climb adjust at about 3 feet in the back yard and was scared enough..

Not sure why this confounded computer keeps double posting  

Yeah, I was thinking Baker too!  O

Actually, one of my favorite stands ever was the old Amaker I had.  I think I killed several pine trees with the monster spikes it had, but that thing was NOT moving when you had it set.

Funny you should mention that!  I had pretty much the same experience last fall (first year I used a climber).  While sitting on the seat I "nudged the platform over to the right about an inch.  Down it went!  I am glad I remembered to hook up the straps that secure the seat to the platform! I had my safety harness on but you are right about how small that seat suddenly gets!
Mike

Yikes, with my API Bowhunter, I've done platform adjustments at height more times than I care to admit! And not that long ago !

No mishaps, but hey..I was trained well in my old Baker. Boy I well remember those bear hug climbs, then sitting up there crosslegged, with my butt & back close to the tree, putting all the weight there, instead of away from the tree.
Its a wonder I never slipped down.

Keep a strap on or screw in step or two in your pocket and when you get part way upstand on those to adjust the climber then off oyu go.

I have done the exact same thing as the OP in my old lone wolf climber.  That stand is sense gone because the trees in my area prevent a climber most days.  I use a lone wolk alpha and 3 lone wolf sticks.  After struggling all year hanging the sticks on each hunt, i finally upgraded my safety harness to one with a lineman's strap.  I can say now it's 10X easier and probably 100x safer than doing the old 'one hand reach around the tree while hanging on with the other'.  I'd scared myself 1X too many and decided it was time to spend the $.

When you catch yourself saying "self, this is probably not a good idea" it's worth listening. Speaking from experience