OL'MAN TREESTANDS Multi-Vision Climbing Stand, Steel Construction with 21' Wide Net Seat, Gray, One Size (COM-04)

This is now my second hunting season with this climber and it's still holding up just as well as the first time I used it. The seat doesn't look like much but trust me, it's the most comfortable one on a climber I've ever sat in. It's also the most quiet stand I've ever used. Came with a pretty decent safety harness as well. The only knock against it would be it's weight and the thin shoulder straps. I love the sturdiness the steel construction provides, but if you're packing this thing more than a few hundred yards your shoulders will definitely start to feel it.Pros:Ease of useSturdy/very stable in the treeQuietComfortable seatDurabilityMulti position shooting rail or foot restComes with safety harnessCons:WeightThin shoulder straps

Great stand and great value. Several 12+ hour sits in my stand and I have zero complaints with comfort. While in the tree it makes zero noise and carrying it in is very quiet as well. I was skeptical with the mesh seating but it's great. As soon as you stand up the mesh slides backward toward the tree, giving you access to the whole lower section - no fiddling with moving the seat up. Seated to shooting in one step. While the mesh seat is comfortable, it can slide forward, not stretching itself as laterally as possible. This can cause the user to sink down in the netting a bit and the rear back of the climber can press up against your lower spine in this case. It was an issue for me initially but I remedied by using two small carabiners to hook the top layer and bottom layer of the mesh seat behind the rear horizontal brace. Easy fix for me but should also be an easy fix for Ol'Man.Construction is rock solid. Only complaint here is some of the coating near the welds has chipped off and appears to have rusted a bit. I'm sure it's just surface rust but it's there.All of the straps are cheap but they work. Back pack straps are not comfortable and adding aftermarket straps would be a good option. I'm a muscular/athletic individual and I did fine carrying it (along with a 20 pound pack) over some serious terrain for more than half mile. I probably will not add aftermarket straps.The safety straps that go from rail-to-rail in order to secure the platforms to the tree are the same thin nylon and the clips are cheap plastic. One of mine has cracked and is unusable. It's the female end so in order to replace it I will have to cut the strap off and replace the whole thing. The stirrup straps are the same nylon, but do a fine job. The bungee that you use to tie down the rails for transport doubles to strap around your heels when in the stirrups, essentially locking your feet in and leaving them feeling very secure. I don't ever use the bungee with the foot straps and do just fine.The cables are quite thick leaving the hunter very confident in their durability and grip around the tree. One thing I have noticed is that the rubber coating around the cable gets worn down as it rubs against the end of the square railing where the cable enters the rail. Not a huge deal as you can alternate which holes you use to secure the cable, but something to consider. I do not believe Ol'Man resells spare cables.The actual performance of this climber is phenomenal and the teeth are far better than a vast majority of other climbers I've been around. Many climbers use square/rectangle "teeth" that I hesitate to even call teeth. The Multi Vision actually uses pointed teeth that will legitimately dig into a tree - so much so that on occasion the foot platform will get stuck in the tree on descent and I have to reach down with my hand to help jar it loose (a good problem to have).Your performance may vary depending on what kind of trees you plan to use it on. I always target pines if available and this climber is bulletproof on them. I've also used it on hardwoods and it performs admirably. I've also used it on slick hardwoods in the rain and while it's a little sketchy, I was not worried once I was set.Things that could make it better: Heartier straps/buckles, rounded edges on ends of rails where cables are received, better backpack straps, aluminum for weight reduction (for some, not an issue for me), way to secure mesh seat to rear of climber so as not to slide forward

The design the Ol' Man "chair" section is really the best design on the market. The others require the chair to be level to be comfortable, so your forced to raise the entire section-up and disconnect strap that holds the chair to the tree and tighten it or loosen it until you get to the desired level. Some people will tell you that's really dangerous. Not sure how dangerous that really when you have a safety harness on, but it's at least annoying and time consuming. The Ol' Man design just works. Run-up the tree and sit, your done.The steel frame design is great as well. 10X stronger than aluminum, weighs twice as much, but how far are you really walking to your stand? Plus I walk mine out once and lock it up to the tree. I love that its half price and way stronger! I was in a strong wind today with the tree rockin' and it did not bother me one bit, I felt safe and secure.In the politically correct world we live in, the extra safety measures are comical, and not required. Everything is designed to have double backup. The strap connection hardware has a safety pin and a screw after you snap the pin in place! How in the world would that safety pin come off? Sheez! The seat has the netting plus straps that run under it, I guess for those, "Not so slim" fellas. But the straps are in the way going up and down, and when you have winter boots-on you don't need extra things to step over and through, so I cut all of it out, and removed it. The design is much more clean and easy to operate, and is still very safe. Look, you cannot be stupid using these things, but you also don't need double backups for everything either.The harness that came with it is not very good. Most of the harnesses that come with the stands are not, but this one is worse.The foot rest, gun rail, hand rail design is very cool as well. Most people talk about flipping the foot rest upside down to be a gun rail, but they have a replacment hand rail version as well. The gun rail is not really for using as a shooting rail, but really as a rest when your sitting in the stand. You'd have to have the deer come by a single spot to be able to use it as a gun sighting rail.The unit is very heavy duty and bites into the tree very well, and makes not noise when sitting. Very well thought-out design, comfortable, and confidence inspiring. Smaller than a ladder stand, but still comfortable and very versatile. If one day into the season you decide the stand is in the wrong spot, not a big deal to change, not a big deal at all, the hardest part is finding a good tree.