I need a new climbing stand. There are just so many out there and I would like to know what everyone else is using. I would like to get one under 20lbs. or so.
I'm not really a big guy at 6' and 210lbs. and sometime i'll be in it for 4 to 6 hrs.
I'd like to keep it under $200.

hmmmm, let's see...ummm
you've got the Tree Lounge....and then there's everything else. 17 lbs, stay in it all day, go to sleep if you like. Under $200 for a safe comfortable climbing stand.....yeah right :-) that's like buying 1/2 MOA Contender barrels for $50. Might be a few, but it's rare.

Jules
I just bought the tree lounge second hand & paid a little more than you were looking to spend but, got all the extras with it.
Rich Jake

I checked out there site. They didn't list any with a bathroom or kitchen though
But they do look very nice and Tree Lounge
without a doubt is the correct name for them.

Jules
This year will be my first to use it. I just had the luck of a freind selling their old one to get the newer model, so I got a couple of the extras that he had added. It worked out good for me because I probably wouldn't have bought one new.

Rich Jake

Jules,

I'm a ladder stand kind of guy, but I have a friend in Indiana who loves his tree lounge. They have a video they send with their catalog, you may want to check it out.
Greg

Greg,
We have alot of ladder stands we made in the cut overs but none in the hard woods. We have a couple of really nice Beaver ponds and guts that I need a climbing stand for. It's just to far and too thick to try to get lumber to, to build a stand, about a mile or so from the closest dirt road.

Rich,
I see a couple on ebay. I'll look into them.

I've used a treelounge for 5 years. My first was the older heavy model.....and I *do* mean heavy. By the time you put the chill pad and a backpack with binoc, water, gloves, boot blankets, etc. on your back it would be well past 35 lbs. That doesn't include a 44 mag Ruger sidearm or an Encore carbine. Probably not much for a 20 year old, but for a guy who will be double nickel next month it's quite an excercise when you combine it with a long climb up several steep Tennessee hills.

The thing is, once you're there and get the damn thing in place, you're mighty glad you did. It's no problem at all to spend 5-6 hours at a time without much discomfort. You can fall asleep without a worry of falling out or dropping you gun, provided you thought to secure it.

When I saw that they now have a new 17lb model, I sold mine to a fella in California and got the lightweight. I've used several of the others just to compare and believe me, there's no comparison. Get one, you won't be sorry.

Rick

The Tree Lounge certainly is comfortable, perhaps too comfortable.

I'll be the first voice of dissent and suggest the Loggy Bayou. With the hand climber attached, it is around 18-19 lbs. Perhaps not as comfortable as the Tree Lounge, but still pretty comfortable.

Can be had from Cabela's for right at $200, not including shipping.

Get yourself a Old Man tree stand, nothing better....
The Vison is under $200 (on sale down here for $159).
Bulldog...

Jules, I'm going to muddy the water further and mention a stand no one else has yet mentioned--the API Grand Slam. I found myself suddenly in the market for a new climbing tree stand 3-4 years ago, just before the season opened. I looked at the Tree Lounge, but thought it was too heavy (might would have to reconsider now w/ the newer,lighter model) and rather pricey by the time you got it completely outfitted. I really liked Bulldog's 'Ol Man stands, but the lighter version that really caught my fancy cost a little more than I wanted to spend. Ended up w/ the API Grand Slam Supreme. I really like it. It's comfortable, easy to set up, climbs very well, and offers a support to shoot from at all angles (something that was important for this handgun hunter; I wasn't sure this was the case w/ the Tree Lounge). It's a stand I highly commend, but you're not going to find it for $200, execept for a used model. The only drawback w/ the GS stand is the covering over the power/climbing chains is not very durable; they may have corrected this w/ later models. My cousin really likes his stand by River's Edge. It's very stable and much less than $200, but rather heavy. Gary T.

Thanks guys. I don't know witch one i'll get. This was my first choise> http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0004789414994a&navAction=push&navCount=6&indexId=cat20047&podId=0004789&catalogCode=QN&parentId=cat20047& parentType=index&rid=
But now i'll look at the ones ya'll spoke of.