Are you looking for a great Climbing Tree Stand for hunting Whitetail Deer and don’t know how much to spend, if it’s worth the price, and what qualities to look for? Mwoutdoors is here to help and has done the work for you. Each year we trial multiple Tree Stands, looking for the best with an affordable price. Here we list our Top 4 2020 Climbing Deer Stands for you.

Qualities we look for

Safety/Construction/Durability/Portability: Safety is priority, but we want it all; safety, sturdiness, comfort, and it needs to be quite

Ease of Use: Easy to assembly, carry, and attach to a tree

Platform Size: The platform must be safe, comfort and designed for everyone, including the larger and taller hunter

Seat Comfort: Must be comfortable for long hours of sitting

Weight: Less than 24 lbs

Quietness: Sound reduction with no creaking joints.

Price: $275 to $400.

So what about the Best 2020 Dual Ladder (Review), Single Ladder (Review), and the Hang-On (Review) stands.

#1 Summit Goliath SD Climbing Tree Stand Review

SU81119 Goliath SD Climbing Treestand, Mossy Oak

The Summit Goliath Tree Stand weighs in at 21 lbs and offers ultimate portability. It is designed for the larger hunter (Big Man Stand) by providing a little more room. The Closed-front Bar and ease of use also provides extra safety for the older hunter such as myself. It comes with a Suspended foam-padded seat and the stand is rated for 350 lbs. (5 Year Warranty) 

This stand is easy to assemble, easy & quick to mount on to a tree, and light for carrying & transporting. Packing the stand for carrying is a little more cumbersome than I would like

20” W x 36″ L foot platform frame size

Weighs 21 lbs. The stand is rated to hold 350 lbs

Padded camouflage seat 24.50” W x 37.50” L, seat bottom is 18” W x 12” L, and the padded back is 12” W x 20″ H. Seat must be tied back for climbing. Provides sitting comfort for long hours.

High-quality extruded aluminum and precision welds. Solid and easily portable. Heavy duty and sturdy

Deadening Technology: Areas of the platform are filled with a custom-engineered expanding foam to aid in reducing noises

Recommendation

Summit Goliath SD offers ultimate portability, is rated for the larger hunter, adds more room for comfort, and puts the older hunter to ease with the Close-front Bar. The use of rubber coated cables gives added security to the stand. The stand is very easy to assemble and is rated for 350 lbs. We have not found a better stand!  $317.86

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#2 Lone Wolf Sit & Climb Tree Stand Review

The Lone Wolf Wide Sit & Climb Combo II Climbing Tree Stand

The Lone Wolf Sit and Climb Tree Stand weighs in at 21 lbs, packs down to a 4” profile and is very comfortable when porting. This tree stand offers all day sitting comfort without sacrificing performance, durability, or strength. The pivoting sit & climb bar provides easy climbing and the platform is as solid as it gets (constructed out of one solid piece of Cast Aluminum with no welds)

Easy to assemble, quick to mount on to a tree, and comfortable when carrying. This stand packs down to 4” for porting.

The Platform is 30″L x 19.5″W with a 3-D camouflage design. Top dimension are 17.25″ W

Weighs 21 lbs. and is rated to hold up to 350 lbs

A two panel contoured foam seat pad and back, which provides comfort and allows ventilation. The seat is 21” wide and folds out-of-the-way when climbing due to its contour design. Provides all-day sitting comfort. The sit and climb bar pivots down under the front of the seat for extra comfort. The seat is secure, comfortable, and sturdy

The platform is very high quality and constructed of a one piece solid cast aluminum (no welds). Overall the stand is heavy duty, solid, sturdy, and very portable. The stand takes less than a minute to attach to the tree and the pivoting sit/climbing bar is very durable.

May be the quietest tree stand on the market. The design provides strength, durability, and exceptional quietness.

Recommendation

The Lone Wolf Sit & Climb is an excellent stand, but it rates as our number two. The stand offers ultimate portability, comfort, and quietness, so why number two? The climbing/sitting pivot bar requires you to step out of it when you’re ready to sit. This may not be an issue for the average hunter, but the larger and older hunter may find this a bit uneasy. Otherwise this is an excellent climbing deer stand and well worth the price. $392.94

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#3 Summit 180 Max Climbing Tree Stand Review

Summit 180 Max SD Climbing Tree Stand, Mossy Oak

The Summit 180 Max weighs in at 23 lbs and offers the extra room for the larger and taller hunter. The platform shares the larger Titan platform and is constructed with precision welded aluminum. What’s unique is the flexible Surround Seat, which allows the hunter to sit facing the tree in those cases where you wished you could. 

Easy to assemble, easy & quick to mount on to a tree, still light enough for carrying at 23 lbs. Packing it for carrying is a little more cumbersome than I would like to see.

21” W x 30.75″ L foot platform frame size
Fits trees up to 20” in diameter

Weight 23 pounds. The stand is rated to hold up to 350 lbs

Comfortable, reversible, foam padded camouflage seat 18” W x 12” L, padded back 12” W x 20″ H. Seat frame is 21.75” W x 32” L (includes the front bar). Seat must be tied back for climbing. Provides all day sitting comfort

High-quality extruded 6 channel aluminum platform with precision welds. Solid and easily portable. Heavy duty and sturdy. 350-pound weight limit; fits trees up to 20” in diameter. The extended top frame offers an advantage for larger or taller hunters.

QUICKDRAW CABLE RETENTION SYSTEM: Simple and quite, just wrap the rubber coated cable around your tree and lock into the retention brackets in the arms of the stand. It takes less than a minute to attach.

Sound Deadening Technology: Areas of the platform are filled with a custom-engineered expanding foam to aid in reducing noises.

Recommendation

The Summit 180 Max SD Climbing Treestand makes our top 3 for the best climbing tree stands on the market. The stand offers portability, durability, sturdiness, comes with a Close front Bar & rubber coated cables for added security, and allows the hunter to hunt facing the tree, which is a benefit I really like and take advantage of. The stand is very easy to assemble, easy to place on to your tree, and is rated for 350 lbs. $372.94

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#4 Summit Sentry Tree Stand Review

Sentry SD Closed Front Climbing Stand

For the hunter that likes to move around from tree to tree homing in on that trophy buck, or would love to be able to shoot from the sitting position, or may even prefer standing more than sitting, then this stand is for you. The Summit Sentry Tree Stand allows you to sit above the upper frame making it easy to shoot from a sitting position without interference from the upper frame. It has a mesh seat, which flips up easily for climbing and transportation

Easy to assemble, easy & quick to mount on to a tree, and still light enough to carry at 23 lbs. Available with either a closed or open front

20” W x 36”L (28.75″ L usable space)
Fits trees up to 20” in diameter

Weight 23 pounds The stand is rated to hold 300 lbs

Comfortable, contoured, mesh seat 18” W x 16” L, which flips up easily for climbing and transportation. The seat positions the hunter above the upper frame, allowing the hunter to shoot from a sitting position

High-quality aluminum platform with precision welds. Solid and easily portable. Heavy duty and sturdy. 300-pound weight limit; fits trees up 20” in diameter. The seat design offers an advantage of being able to shoot from a sitting position.

QUICKDRAW CABLE RETENTION SYSTEM: Simple and quite, just wrap the rubber coated cable around your tree and lock into the retention brackets in the arms of the stand. It takes less than a minute to attach.

Sound Deadening Technology: Areas of the platform are filled with a custom-engineered expanding foam to aid in reducing noises

Recommendation

The Summit Sentry Close-front SD Climbing Tree Stand makes our top 4 list for the best climbing tree stands on the market. The stand offers portability, durability, sturdiness, comes with the Close front Bar & rubber coated cables for added security, and Summit’s new contoured mesh flip up seat, which allows the hunter to shoot while sitting down. The stand is very easy to assemble, easy to place on to your tree, and is rated for 300 lbs. $179.99

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