Climbing Sticks...looking for new ones

[German Dog]

Ok i already have Lonewolf sticks and have used them for along time but I really don't like them and I think they are not the easiest for youth hunters to use. I also use Lonewolf stands.

What I don't like is hanging each individual stick but I do know that sometimes the individual stick is the way to go so not sure if I want to stay that way or go with a 2 or 3 piece that I clip together then stand up against tree??
Also not fond of the small, pointed steps on the Lonewolf sticks.

Most of my set-ups are only 10'-12' off the ground.

any suggestions on ones to try?

thanks,
ed

[Bud B.]

deja vu

[Fletcher]

Rapid Rails

[mb bowman]

Ladder stands might be your best option. Doubles are great for taking others.

[RodL]

If I were taking youth hunters out I would start with a ladder stand, easy for a youth to get in and out of. I like the rapid rails, the steps are enclosed and its hard for your foot to slide out, if you were going for the stick ladder type set-up I would also look for the kind with the enclosed steps so your feet don't slide off the ends. Do a little searching and you can find some pretty good deals on these types of stand set-ups.

Rodney

[Basinboy]

I have the old API aluminum sticks 16' tall 4-4' sections. I love them and wish they would build them again. Fast easy setup

[LB_hntr]

I use the gorilla steel sticks. Waht i like about them is the y have rungs on both sides for each step. I originally bought these for my wife as she hated my lonewolf ones as well. Well as luck would have it, i like the gorillas better also and thats all i use now.
the sticks that go from the ground up continuosly are great too. i have a couple of them and for kids i would recommend one that uses straps not rope. im not sure if they make any with rope anymore but i have one and it wobbles alot and can slide around on the tree. my api 16 foot alum stick with straps is rock solid and what i will use for my kids when they are ready to hunt from a stand.

Also for safetly you could also look into a tether system like fall guy or some of the other ones. nice thing about the fall guy one is it is like a seatbelt and retracts as they climb and goes out as they climb down, yet if they fell it would lock like a seatbelt. I have one and plan to use it for my kids when they hunt so thought i would mention it.

[goobersan]

I prefer the cheap sticks at the home improvement stores. Safety is the big thing with kids though. If you start them out with a harness and 100% tie off, you will be setting them up for many years of happy hunting. Mine are still using ladder stands, 16 and 14 this year.

[SELFBOW19953]

There used to be an aluminum ladder called The Centipede that had enough give in it to conform the bends in the tree. I don't think it's made anymore.  It was lightweight and the sections nestled together.

[Shawn Leonard]

I had one of the centipedes, it was garbage. Summit makes a pretty good stick ladder around $100. The best as I said for the money are those gearguide ones. I have two sets of LW ones that are excellent and use them now instad of a climber, I am quicker with them and also do not need a limbless tree to climb. The gearguide ones I use for stands I am leaving up year round and just remove the stiks after hunting season! Shawn