Originally Posted by sgt0004
Looking at purchasing a new climber. All I have ever hunted out of was an Ol' Man. I have been looking at he Summit Viper Classic and the Api Crusader. The biggest difference I have found between the two are the summit has the cables and the api has chains and also the api is 22 lbs and the summit is 29 lbs. Can anyone give me their opinion on the two and which one they would choose. Thanks in advance!


when you go looking at stands, look at the teeth that dig into the tree. API has teeth, Summit has a bar that will not grip the tree, Also, the chains seem to hug the tree better.