Guest bigalt78 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Ok im a big guy. Im 6'3 360 and i usually use a grand ol man treestand rated for about my weight but i also use some hang ons rated for 250 pounds im really not worried about it because i seen the tree lounge video and they had it on a medal pole with a thousand pounds of bricks on it and it didnt do a thing. Im sure it wont break on me because they do these numbers to be safe but i was wandering what you guys think. Do you think that its unsafe? I think im fine because all the numbers are there for is to be SAFE and they probably exagerate the numbers really low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOYTnMUZZYboy Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I would say your prolly ok. Now I say prolly cuz i would feel horrible if somthin happend. They put those numbers on there to protect themselves from being sued and other things. But I guess with anything, if somthing is faulty it could fail under its own weight. I would wear a safetybelt reguardless what the weight limit is tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVdeerhunter Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 API as a stand for big guys my brother-in-law has one and it is nice he loves it he is a big guy to. It is a little heavy but a big stand.Hope this helps and Hunt hard be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimPic Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 A buddy of mine is a bigger fella than you and he uses API stands with no concerns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie65 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 my take is-- treestand manufacturers have to put a weight rating on their stands for liability purposes. My OPINION is that the stands will hold alot more weight than their rating says. I weighed 300 pounds & used lots of stands that had 250 pound ratings on them. No doubt in my mind that they would be ok for a extra 50 pounds. I now weigh 265 pounds so I am getting closer to their rating, woohoo. My Goliath is rated at 300 or 350 don't remember which one. I suspect they will hold substantially more weight than what it says BUT if a failure occurs & something happens & it is by overloading then they are protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 my take is-- treestand manufacturers have to put a weight rating on their stands for liability purposes. My OPINION is that the stands will hold alot more weight than their rating says. I weighed 300 pounds & used lots of stands that had 250 pound ratings on them. No doubt in my mind that they would be ok for a extra 50 pounds. I now weigh 265 pounds so I am getting closer to their rating, woohoo. My Goliath is rated at 300 or 350 don't remember which one. I suspect they will hold substantially more weight than what it says BUT if a failure occurs & something happens & it is by overloading then they are protected. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 I think it may not hurt to go a little over the weight limmit just allways wear your safety harness.I would recomend the lone wolf stands,they are light weight and extremely mobil and quiet to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldblue Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 I agree with almost everything everyone has said except the premise that you should keep doing what you are doing. I would not trust what appears to be guys guessing that the tree stand will hold you as word enough to use it. IMHO I would get one rated for your weight. Just my opinion and happy hunting. Be safe. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigalt78 Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 yeah i usually dont use a saftey harness though. And my grand ol man is made for my size and i love it i hardly ever use anything else and ill never wear a saftey harness in that thing you have to be pretty dumb to figure out how to fall out of that thing. But i have fell out of hang ons twice from about twenty feet and it sucked im just glad i only weighed about 220 then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 You fell out of stands twice and still dont use a safety harness,if this happens again you may not be as lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldblue Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Bigalt78 you really need to revisit the use of a safety harness. I agree with HUNTINGMAN you have been real lucky so far and may not be as lucky the next time. Get that harness on and happy hunting. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubie Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Ouch...I've never fallen out of a stand and I still use a harness... Besides, just because its hard to fall out of the stand, doesn't mean something won't happen to make the stand fall out from under you. I've never flown through a windshield either, but I still wear a seatbelt in the car. I keep life jackets in my boat too, even though I've never fallen out or flipped it over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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