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 2023 Climbing Deer Stands.

Qualities we look for

Safety/Construction/Durability/Portability: Safety is priority, but we want it all; safety, sturdiness, comfort, and quite
Ease of Use: Easy to assembly, carry, and attach to a tree
Platform Size: Must be safe, comfort and designed for everyone, including the larger and taller hunter
Seat Comfort: Must be comfortable for long hours of sitting
Quietness: Sound reduction with no creaking joints.
Price: Best price.

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Summit Goliath SD

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

Guide Gear Deluxe XL Climber

Tree Stand Chair for Hunting Cushion Seat, Hunting Gear Equipment Accessories, Camo

The Guide Gear Deluxe XL Climber Tree Stand has a suspension-style padded hunting seat, allowing you to sit comfortably while you wait for that big buck. The oversized foot platform, padded armrests, and padded seat allow you to maintain comfort over a long day hunt. The stand is constructed with a durable Steel Frame.


EASILY PORTABLE

20″W. x 34.5”D
Weighs 35 lbs. and is rated to hold up to 300 lbs
A two panel contoured padded seat

Steel Frame, durable and sturdy

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

Summit 180 Max

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.

Summit Viper SD

Aluminum Construction, Concealed, Silent, Comfortable, and Safe

The Viper SD is comfort engineered to keep you concealed, quiet, comfortable, and safe. The full perimeter frame allows the Viper SD to be a sit-down/stand-up climber, which makes it an easy climbing tree stand. The suspended foam padded seat provides all day comfort, yet remains quiet and easy to move out of the way. Weighing in at just 20 pounds., the Viper SD is engineered to be lightweight and easily portable. It is no wonder why the Viper SD is our most popular model.

Easy to assemble, easy & quick to mount on to a tree, and still light enough to carry at 20 lbs. Available in SD or Mini-SD.

18” W x 12” D seat size, 20” W x 26.5″ D platform size

Weight 20 lbs. The stand is rated to hold 300 lbs

Suspended foam-padded seat with backrest in Mossy Oak Break-Up Infinity camo

High-quality aluminum and SummitLokt Technology with precision welds for absolute rigidity and maximum strength

Summit’s QuickDraw cable retention system is an important innovation in climbing treestands. It is the fastest and quietest cable attachment system ever invented.

Summit’s DeadMetal Sound Deadening Technology keeps the noise down by filling in critical parts of your stand with custom-engineered expanding foam