ladder stand second man

 

i had the oppertunity to field test the ladder stand second man from http://www.30-06outdoors.com/

this is a winch setup to raise and lower your ladderstands without the aid of an another person.

when i recieved it,it was packaged very well with everything in its place,it came with a written set of instructions and a dvd to show you how to use it
                                                                       

when i began to set it up i did have alittle problem on placeing the winch and bracket to the tree,i think between being the first time and using a fairly large tree,i wanted to keep the strap flat,and i was haveing trouble holding the winch and getting the strap flat,but i got it

 

after that i placed the spikes in,(note:the stand must be square to the tree,or it will lean while raising)

and then placed the straps on

 

then i started to raise the stand,very,very easy i might add

 

 

then once it is up from the strap,up push the stand into place,and ratchet the strap tight

once you bring the strap tight it is very stable
and you can safely start to finish putting the brackets and straps on your stand to the tree

and to bring it down,all you have to do is stand between the stand and ratchet,push the stand away from the tree and unwind the strap it brings it down nice and gentle

 

 

for the price of 79.95 i think it is well worth it,but the price of the extra spikes i think are over priced they go for 29.95