How to Adjust Your Lone Wolf Climber at Hunting Height 

Just an FYI … I’ve heard LW changed the design in the last couple years and this may not work any more, so don’t get frustrated if it doesn’t.

Yes … Always keep your top and bottom parts connected via the strap.

You definitely have to wiggle the bars a bit, and you can’t get one bar too far ahead of the other one or it will bind. Sometimes it’s like the knobs tighten back up if you over-loosen them; I know that sounds counter-intuitive, but it helps to tighten them a bit after running them all the way to their loosest setting. Hope that helps a little.

Use a Q-tip and add some gun oil to the slot. Works just fine after that!

You just haven’t used them enough. It’s not trick photography… but then again, I hunt more than 98% of the people in the country probably.

Not used them enough? Brother, i bought one of the very first ones years ago- 1997 i believe- radically different than the current design. And that is probably the easiest one to open/close. I am not trying to be critical of you- i am just stating that of all the lone wolf climbers i have experience with, not a one of them open/close as easy as yours. So one of two things is in play here: either you know something i dont about making them open and close; or you have an outstandingly well put together stand. If i can learn something to make them better, i am all about it.

@@myronman3 I don’t think I have any special knowledge on how to operate them than the next person. I’ve had the same experience with all three of these stands I’ve owned … the only thing I can think of that would make them easier to open and close is just continued use. Before I started using a saddle to hunt with I opened and closed those suckers over 100X a season for nearly 15 years. But maybe I’m just making it look easier on video than it is … it does require a bit of effort; I’m not saying it doesn’t.

Hi to New Zealand!! The hand climber just comes with that belt system; I didn’t add anything to it. But not a lot of guys have figured out how to adjust it at height.

That’s an Alpha hand climber, not an Assault. But I would have zero problems doing it on an Assault either. I literally did this hundreds of times over the past 30 years.

@@StaggsintheWild I think I would just have to practice thus technique often, until I could do it instinctively. I have been using an equalizer which us extremely comfortable, rock solid etc... but a pain to carry and pack and a bit noisy. Trying g to find a used LW hand climber is really difficult. Thanks for sharing your tips

@@joeinterrante7873 just make sure your top and bottom are connected via those stabilizer straps; then, nothing major can go wrong.

And that’s why I use a LW hand climber 😁😁👍