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Lone Wolf Custom Gear Crossover Climber Review [Crazy Light!]

Have you ever been lugging a heavy tree climbing stand through the woods and wondered, “is all this sweat and being out of breath really worth it?”

If you’re like me, you’re often wanting to know, “what’s the lightest climbing stand I can get?”

Thankfully, in the mid-2000s, I discovered the Lone Wolf Hand Climber and my days of struggling through the woods with a heavy (and loud) stand on my back were over.

But then, in late 2023, Lone Wolf Custom Gear announced the new Crossover Climber and I just had to find out how they possibly could have improved on what I felt was likely the best and most innovating climbing stand ever for deer hunting.

Lone Wolf Custom Gear’s Crossover Climber (The Details)

Talk about light!

The Crossover Climber from Lone Wolf Custom Gear weighs in at only 11.5 pounds, which is really amazing for a climbing stand. In addition, has a packed profile thickness of only 1-7/8 inches!

Lone wolf Crossover Climber unboxing
Crossover Climber logo built into platform

Key Features

So, let’s take a look at some of the features of this Lone Wolf Custom Gear Crossover Climber…

Crossover Climber packed profile


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Razor Sharp Teeth (WOW!)

Crossover Cimber cover for teeth

I made the above cover for the teeth because a couple of different times over the years, using the old Lone Wolf Hand Climber, I fell down in the woods while walking with the stand on my back. And, if I didn’t have those shoulder straps cinched all the way tight down on my shoulders, when I fell, that stand slid up my back and those teeth hit me in the back of the head. With the pad, if I were to fall, I wouldn’t be injured by those sharp teeth!

walking through the woods with crossover climber
Lone Wolf Custom Gear Crossover Climber packed thickness


The Seat

Crossover Climber Crescent shaped seat
Crossover Climber locking knob


Lone Wolf crossover climber locking key

Now, when I am approaching my stand location or where I’m going to climb, I’m always trying to get there as quietly as possible. So, I will mention that the key sometimes it gets stuck and when you pull the two pieces apart, it can make a little bit of noise. I don’t love that. But, I think that’s something that will probably get better as I get used to using it more.

So, if I had to just mention one little con of the key, that would probably be it. But again, it’s not something I can’t work around. And so, as I use this more, I’ll figure out a way to be better at that.



Using The Crossover Climber

Once you separate your platform using the knob and key, you will loosen the knobs on the platforms and raise the arms to their furthest point and tighten the knobs back. And to break it back down, you loosen your knobs, flatten it back down and tighten your knobs.


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Then, take one side of the cable out (you want to be sure that you don’t go past the orange warning markings on the cables). Wrap the cable around the tree and insert the other end into the other tube and lock down the lever.

Once the stand is secured by the cables to the tree, you’re ready to start climbing. Insert your feet into the openings in the foot platform.

crossover climber straps

Be sure to connect the straps to the knobs on the seat portion of the stand. You can loosen them to give you the proper slack so that you can climb. Once you reach your desired height on the tree, tighten those straps down. It will cinch the two parts of the stand down very snugly against the tree and you’ll feel very secure up there.



climbing in the crossover climber

You will slowly advance up the tree using the hand and foot portions of the stand. Remember, the object is not to get to your desired height there super fast. The object is to get there safely!

When you reach your desired height, snug down the straps. You can then fold the climbing bar under the seat if desired. You can then sit down (you can sit on the strap seat or you can sit on the seat pad. Or, you can flip the pad up and use it as pad to lean against the tree.



crossover climber sitting down


When you’re ready to climb down, loosen the straps, flip the bar back up and start your descent in the same way you climbed.

Well, we hope you’ve enjoyed our review of the Lone Wolf Custom Gear Crossover Climber. Best of luck in your hunting adventures!

Check out the full review of the Crossover Climber on the N1 Outdoors YouTube channel!

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The Bowhunter’s Anthem | The Struggle Is Real!

If you’ve bowhunted long enough, you’ve certainly experienced your share of frustration and heartbreak.

We wanted to see if we could capture some of those feelings in our music video, The Bowhunter’s Anthem.

We hope you enjoy!

The Bowhunter’s Anthem Music Video

If you bowhunt, you understand!



Bowhunter’s Anthem Lyrics

You’re counting down the days until the Fall

You got big plans to hang a big buck on your wall

Trailcam pics have got your blood a pumpin’

for bowhuntin’

Vacation days are all reserved

You’ll be all smiles when you get back to work

‘Cause you told them all your big success is comin’

Bowhuntin’

The bow is tuned

Your arrows wrapped

You’re shootin every day out back

There’s no doubt this is gonna be your year

So, you draw up your plan of attack

Then the wind direction stabs you in the back

and you get busted texting her sweet somethings

Bowhuntin’

Late October you get another crack

You let one fly and it sails over his back

And you think, “man, I shoulda stayed home carvin’ pumpkins

Instead of bowhuntin’”

And you call all your huntin’ friends

‘Cause no one else would understand

The kind of pain that eats you up inside

Then you sell everything you own

to buy yourself a brand new bow

And pray that he’ll just walk by one more time

Then he’ll bed down when you think he should be ruttin’…

It breaks your heart

But man there just ain’t nothing…

Like bowhuntin’

You’re counting down the days until next Fall…

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