Hang On Stand Hacks

[Kilboars]

I’m going to see if a smaller nut will fit inside to keep it inside the stand and not slide out when adjusting.


These are Hang-Ons I leave up and use with sticks for hunting hogs out of.

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[sconnieVLP]

I prefer ladders myself. I’m hunting Private land do they can stay up.

I add duct tape to all metal parts connecting to each other as a silencer.

This seems to kill all metal noise.


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Back home we have 20-25 presets up, most are ladders. I’ve tried some shrink tube, plastic washers, and duct tape but I think the big challenge is the cold (WI).

The day I had the issue with the ladder it was -6/-18 wind chill so there wasn’t much I could do I think. The biggest mistake I made was not sticking to my initial plan of using the ladder solely to climb then hanging my saddle platform just above the stand. The next two nights were equally cold but I sat in my saddle one night and a cast aluminum lock on the next night, no issues with noise.

We pull all stands at the end of the season so I think I’m going to go back through at some point this summer and install new hardware and add whatever I can to silence them.

 

[Kilboars]

Back home we have 20-25 presets up, most are ladders. I’ve tried some shrink tube, plastic washers, and duct tape but I think the big challenge is the cold (WI).

The day I had the issue with the ladder it was -6/-18 wind chill so there wasn’t much I could do I think. The biggest mistake I made was not sticking to my initial plan of using the ladder solely to climb then hanging my saddle platform just above the stand. The next two nights were equally cold but I sat in my saddle one night and a cast aluminum lock on the next night, no issues with noise.

We pull all stands at the end of the season so I think I’m going to go back through at some point this summer and install new hardware and add whatever I can to silence them.

I hear you. Nothing sets off game more than a metal clank during season.

I spend a lot of time trying to quiet everything on stands.

Zip-tie the clips to the metal pins down.
Duct tape on the inner square tubing before inserting into the larger square tubing to pad the metal on metal.
Tape between all metal on metal before bolting tight.
Extra padding where seat goes down on.
Any metal my bow lays on or could hit.


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[Rich M]

This is interesting to me, I have found ladders to be much noisier than lock-ons and prefer lock-ons for how much quieter I have found them to be.

What kind of lock-on were having troubles with shifting and what kind of ladder stand are you not having those problems with? My old man prefers the ease of getting into/out of ladders so if there’s something that works well for presets back home I’m intrigued. I blew two opportunities a couple weeks ago hunting from preset ladders that screeched with the tiniest movement.

I'm older too - last stick & stands setup was a Millennium stand and steel sticks of unremembered make.

Ladders are noisy if yer bowhunting. Mostly use a Summit climber these days, like how secure it feels.

 

[Kilboars]

I'm older too - last stick & stands setup was a Millennium stand and steel sticks of unremembered make.

Ladders are noisy if yer bowhunting. Mostly use a Summit climber these days, like how secure it feels.

I’m a fan of climbers myself but I use a safety line to the tree going up and down and also those third hand Archery security straps. If you don’t have them order them now, game changer.

It’s never fun, climbing up and down sticks with hang on.


Especially if the tree leans into you.

Safety lines are always a must. I make my own.


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[Swamp Fox]

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It’s never fun, climbing up and down sticks with hang on.


Especially if the tree leans into you. [...}

Guy: It's a PITA when I do this.


Dr. Groucho Marx/ Hunting Deity: Well, then don't do that.