Guide Gear 12' Hunting Climbing Tree Stand Tower with Ladder, 2 Person Treestand, Hunting Gear, Equipment, and Accessories

This stand is the real deal. Very heavy and sturdy. I will definitely be buying another. Took me and a buddy about 4-5 hours. Give yourself plenty of time and separate the bolts prior to starting and label each bag you put them in. We learned on the first page to hand screw each nut with each page of instructions before tightening down so it'll fit together correctly. We cut a piece of treated plywood and put on the top to stop the up draft as well as make it quieter when walking on top. Used zip ties to secure it down to the mesh floor. Could not be happier with the purchase.

Just received this tower, and I'm overall impressed. It took my buddy and I about 2 hours to assemble. Important to take everything out and organize all the parts. A measuring tape helps with the bolts. We got stuck when it came time to install the support struts that criss-cross between the legs, until we realized that if we had glanced up and to the right of the installation diagram, there were pictures describing each bar (There are 3 different types of bars that are distinguished by where the center hole is drilled.) This helped to determine which went where. So in this case, RTFM.... The tower itself is sturdy once assembled and staked down. The number of bolts/nuts and other parts were exact. No Spares...so don't lose anything. We did have to expand 2 holes by 1/4 inch that we could not get bolts lined up from the main frame members connecting to the actual floor. 3 out of 4 on each bar lined up perfectly. We also had to clear the holes of 2 support strut brackets, as they seem to have a bit of slag in them from manufacturing. All the nuts are Nyloks, which are nice, but we noticed that the nuts that used 13mm wrench were tougher to get started on the bolts. Recommend the use of an small impact drill, if you're light on the trigger. You can collapse the metal bar ends if you aren't careful. Also note that if you are installing the optional hunting blind, you may want to ensure that the all bolts insert from out to in, so as to not cause issues with tears in the fabric. I'm still working out the chair placement, as there are 4 different places to mount them. The chairs aren't horrible, and seem plenty sturdy, but then I haven't sat in them for hours yet.

I use this to get my satellite above the trees and keep it off the ground. Worked great all winter. (300 inches of snow) It is great to have a ladder for the rare occasion that we have to de-ice.

Overall the stand is not bad was just very disappointed when there was some damaged parts when I began setting it up and one of the gun rail’s cross braces could not connect due to a pre-drilled hole that was missing and a few parts that were bent/damaged. If it wasn’t for these occurrences I would have rated it better. Maybe if the damaged parts were replaced I’d change my opinion and review.

I bought this for my dad for his birthday. We were impressed by how sturdy is. The seat covers aren't the most comfortable, but will suffice for a little while. Overall very satisfied with this stand.

Stand seems to be sturdy enough. Platform extra roomy but seats not overly comfortable.2 things I was unhappy with were the directions for assembling cross supports hard to follow. Ended up just figuring them out without directions.Also one of the bolts that was affixed to seat pole support had flag in threads. Made impossible to start nut on. Tried cleaning threads but still no good. I had to order a set of dies to chase the threads. Would probably purchase again but assembly could have been made much easier.

Set up the stand without any problems. As others have recommended, a floor of some kind is very nice, especially if you add the top! Didn't use the chair options as they seemed to uncomfortable for long term sitting, but it's possible to mount a more comfortable seat to the base. Very happy with it so far.

There isn’t anything that’s great about this about this but it’s not really bad. The seats are pretty small. Im not an huge guy. Roughly 6’ 215lbs let’s just say I fit but… Its not real comfortable or uncomfortable but I’ll be switching out for a folding camping chair. If I even get to use it.The base platform and shooting rail are pretty flimsy. Could see this only lasting this year.Rungs in the ladder are pretty far apart, not terrible going up but it’s worse trying to come down, its extremely too far a ten year old to climb up with a rifle.With the shooting rail not moving and being an unreliable brace to use while climbing in and out it’s pretty much just an obstruction that makes getting in and out even more of an issue.I’d would be nice to get a refund for this and the blind that didn’t even last a week.