High seats and some to avoid?!

[Antonyweeks]

I'm looking to get a high seat for some woods I have permission on. Had a look over the weekend and online seems the prices vary from £80 to £1000. At this stage, as I've never really used a high seat, I think a portable one would be beneficial until I work out where I'd like a permanent one. Reading a recent forum on here about Summit seats it seems they are a bit crap potentially. Bushwear offer something called a Panther for about £230 or a Decoy treestand for £210. Has anyone had experience of these? I've heard of Keith's High Seats. Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Bavarianbrit]

Go made in UK as the main retailers mainly sell chinese beer can thickness frames without any internal tube protection, think B&Q garden poles as they rust out so fast.
Or make your own out of tanalised timber.

 

[terrier1]

If you are looking for a permanent seat then you need to go for Keiths high seats very comfortably and very well made the man who makes them is a stalker.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

I looked online for plans, plenty available. Cost in the region of£100 each, double size. Nice and sturdy, generally single occupancy but two if needed,bit more difficult to steal than lightweight single ones.

 

[DVS1]

Go to Keith, he'll get you sorted, great kit, great guy, products are English made and last a lifetime. I transported a wide single seated high seat in my corsa

 

[Moray Outfitting]

I use the bushwear panther. Good seat and folds up easy and light to move around. J

 

[baguio]

If you go to Keith do not get the standard single. Get the single plus. The standard is so narrow that it's not fit for purpose.

 

[Uncle f]

Another vote for Keith’s seats very well mate and good seats

 

[sako85708]

All it take's is £30 / £40's of wood and a few screws, and with a basic understanding of woodwork you can build a few good cheap high seats. Over the last couple of years I've built 10 or so ,including another 4 this weekend for a new permission and I even got the wife to help paint them !! . I placed them all about the farm where I've seen Deer and move as and when . Being wood they are bulky and hard to move but it stops them from being nicked ! Yes ready made are strong and light but as friends have found out expensive and get nicked

 

[TomDeer]

I have a Bushwear Panther. They are easily carried but the shooting rail is flimsy. That can however be part rectified by some appropriate Heath Robinson measures.

If you go that route, think about getting the ladder extension as well and don't rely on the flimsy supplied chord to secure the seat to a tree. Get a ratchet strap. If leaving in place get a length of chain and padlock.

You are paying for the portability with the Panther and similar. A keiths highseat job will be a bit more of a job to shift around but will last longer. Unless you have to take your seat away with you every time, Keith's highseats may be a better bet.

 

[Tim.243]

I'm looking to get a high seat for some woods I have permission on. Had a look over the weekend and online seems the prices vary from £80 to £1000. At this stage, as I've never really used a high seat, I think a portable one would be beneficial until I work out where I'd like a permanent one. Reading a recent forum on here about Summit seats it seems they are a bit crap potentially. Bushwear offer something called a Panther for about £230 or a Decoy treestand for £210. Has anyone had experience of these? I've heard of Keith's High Seats. Any advice greatly appreciated.

A crack but no shot……

I bought this high seat 4 years ago for two reasons, 1 the farm like most has a number of foot paths, so I worked out areas to stand and wait on the sticks but seats do give elevated viewing so I often come down from them to go out on foot. Second was there is always room for improvement so I...

www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk

 

[Erik Hamburger]

Go for professional made, top quality. It will be cheaper in the long run.
Single+ or doubles. avoid singles.
Keith High Seats - NATO Green paint option is my choice.
Malcolm Sansam Welding: Steel, galvanised. Not sure if painted is also possible. Note their ladder is one piece, so it can't be dismantled. Could be an issue with transport. However, this also makes it stronger...

 

[jb7x57]

Huntersforge on here makes some excellent high seats

 

[Mr. Gain]

On portable seats, the Bushwear ones are the most durable. The "cub" leg enxtension is worth having. The shooting rail is a bit waggly, but an either be lived with or modified. Whatever portable seat you buy, you'll want two good ratchet straps to go with it. Secure the first one at head hight after setting the seat against the tree so as to make it safe to climb, and then attach the second one at the top to lock it solid. You can then leave both straps in place or detach the lower one for future use. A decent bike lock around the top will help prevent it going AWOL if you leave it out. For any other kind of seat, go for a double, they are so much more comfortable and they give you the chance to show non-shooting friends what it's all about.