Sniper Sentinel 13' Swivel Tripod Deer Stand

Although I haven’t used it in a hunting situation I’m gonna review it from out of the box..so when the stand arrived I noticed immediately that the box looked rough and had some holes in it and sure enough was missing a few parts..so had to call the Sniper Treestand place and have them send me parts..” customer support was great”..they sent parts quick..now on to assembly..instructions wasn’t the best but I figured it out fairly easy. I found out quick you really have to tighten the bolts down tight To eliminate noise..I was using an 18 volt drill to tighten them but that wasn’t getting them tight enough..had use ratchet and elbow grease to get them tight..my main draw back was the dang seat..they give you a long bungee cord and you have to loop it through loops almost like big shoe laces ..I don’t know why they couldn’t have done this at factory but it is what it is..overall seems like a good solid stand..look forward to hunting out of it.

I have mixed feelings on this product. It was easy enough to assemble I suppose, even though the instructions are vague. It is a little shaky climbing up and down but once perched it's pretty sturdy. The 360 seat is amazingly quiet, silent actually. The arm rest pieces came too long out of the box, a manufacturer's quality control issue. I had to use parachute 550 cord and duct tape to bind the arm rest and U shaped connector bracket together with bolts on the bottom portion. It worked and it's safe. But because of this you cannot attach the gun-rest bar which acts as a safety catch so you don't fall out. It's big and very awkward to carry. You have to be able to drive up to your staging area to unload, I wouldn't even think about attaching this two part behemoth to a quad. With all that said, it still gets 4 stars because of the super SILENT 360 seat. Although, the bungy type seat walks back and you have to re-tie it.

I assembled this stand in about 30 minutes by myself and was climbing on it shortly after pulling it up for inspection. My company useless these for remote fire camera mounts and they are awesome.

I really like mine! Worth the purchase. It took me a lot longer to put mine together, than most, but that's OK. Don't over tighten the swivel seat; I did. I do agree with a previous review: it would have been great if the seat arrived with the cord already in place, that you sit on. That was a big headache! Otherwise, I really like it.

Overall the stand is great! Met all aspects of what is advertised regarding ease of set up and functionality. One downfall is the backrest. Used the stand for a weekend of hunting and Velcro securing backrest already demonstrating wear and not properly securing backrest in place. Third day returned to stand and backrest blown off and gone. Frustrating!

its pretty flimsy, I'm 230 in gear and its a bit sketchy. plus it would have been super easy to add a platform but there is nothing to stand on, you h ave to remain seated. I'll keep it and see if I can find a place for its utility but not likely a viable option for bow season.

Easy to set up and I’ll have a video soon! Thanks guys and keep up the great work

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