Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 21

Thread: Warren and Sweat

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Location
    hartsville
    Posts
    406

    Default Warren and Sweat

    So.......What happened to Warren and Sweat? Anyone know? There was a lot of meat brought to the ground out of some of their stands and I found there stands simple, light, and effective. Just a brainstorming / thought/ question.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2014
    Posts
    277

    Default

    Man, I loved my old Warren and Sweat Rifleman stand. Like you said, very simple and lightweight. Kilt a lot of game out of that thing!

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    Bonneau Beach
    Posts
    12,472

    Default

    I had the Cottonwood and loved it. Wish I still did. Not sure what actually happened to them. Was wondering the other day myself. Maybe one of the others bought them out to kill the competition.
    Quote Originally Posted by BigBrother View Post
    I can eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a thought process better than the vast majority of you clemmings.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Anderson
    Posts
    2,399

    Default

    I would imagine that, like a lot of old school stand manufacturers, they didn't change with the technology and just faded away. Belts and straps instead of metal v-bars. I climbed a lot of trees in an old rifleman.
    \"Go to Know\"

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    Southern LC
    Posts
    5,232

    Default

    My uncle still has his cottonwood. Still uses it.
    Private Land Rubberhead # 1

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Location
    hartsville
    Posts
    406

    Default

    Warren and Sweat Rifleman had a lot of positives to it. I can't think of too many negatives.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Location
    Petville Township SC
    Posts
    5,158

    Default

    I still have my rifleman. Haven't used it in years since I don't hunt with a gun anymore. I think my son still uses it though.
    Molon Labe
    HRCH Coal's Sparkleberry Cache MH

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Summerville
    Posts
    5,583

    Default

    I had one my grandma bought me for my birthday when I was 13. I don't remember what it was called but you could climb and face the tree or slide the seat up to the tree and sit facing away. It was light as hell and I could shimmy up the tree in no time. It burned up in a garage fire. If that stand could tell some stories...

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Posts
    3,316

    Default

    I remember when the first face-the-tree stands started coming out and those things were a God send over the old Baker stands. I don't remember who made them but they were aluminum square tubing painted green. My hard headed brother kept hunting out of a Baker stand for several years. I remember climbing with them was one thing but it was harder for me trying to come down.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    charleston
    Posts
    8,600

    Default

    a rifleman was my favorite stand for many years- mine was stolen out the back of my truck while in a C store one day- they were considered light duty, the rifleman had a max weight capacity of 225 lbs

  11. #11
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Posts
    167

    Default

    Still hunt out of a rifleman a lot.

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Newberry SC
    Posts
    3,522

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by ndbrown213 View Post
    My uncle still has his cottonwood. Still uses it.
    Still use mine I got for Christmas when I was 12. Killed a many of deer from it.

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Anderson, SC
    Posts
    8,403

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by TurkeyTrax View Post
    Man, I loved my old Warren and Sweat Rifleman stand. Like you said, very simple and lightweight. Kilt a lot of game out of that thing!

    Loved mine too, first stand I ever saw where you faced tree to climb and had the stand up sit down motion unlike those damn old Baker Tree stands .

    Look at how all of those were made years ago and it is a wonder ANY OF us that used them are not dead

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Wateree, South Carolina
    Posts
    48,812

    Default

    Our buddies from the mountains were building us climbers (in the style that Buckshot Cadillac made popular much later)before Warren and Sweat came along. Iirc W&S were sued out of existance when several people were hurt and killed. I bought a bunch of Cottonwood and Rifleman for Oaklawn when I started managing the place but found them to be pretty noisy and crappy compared to the round tubed style the mountain boys had been building us for years. Damn those Bakers...

  15. #15
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Hartsville
    Posts
    861

    Default

    The Warren and Sweats can indeed be noisy, especially on a thick barked scaly pine.

    Also, they have a tendency to spin on the tree with a little angle on it, and can be pretty dangerous.

    Another draw back is the metal tubing between your legs make it harder to get in and out of at times than the newer styles.

  16. #16
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Posts
    3,316

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by JABIII View Post
    Our buddies from the mountains were building us climbers (in the style that Buckshot Cadillac made popular much later)before Warren and Sweat came along. Iirc W&S were sued out of existance when several people were hurt and killed. I bought a bunch of Cottonwood and Rifleman for Oaklawn when I started managing the place but found them to be pretty noisy and crappy compared to the round tubed style the mountain boys had been building us for years. Damn those Bakers...
    Port A Climb Cadillac is my favorite of all time.

  17. #17
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Location
    hanahan
    Posts
    234

    Default

    my first climber was the face the tree version, couldnt wait to get it. hunted out of it couple of times and couldnt wait to get rid of it. sold that squeaky bastard and drove the hour to Gradys for a brent hunt.
    never looked back.

    last yr i did upgrade to a summit
    Last edited by cburns; 10-05-2016 at 03:32 AM.

  18. #18
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Summerville SC
    Posts
    865

    Default

    I found one someone was using to poach a lease I used to hunt, figured I'd use it a time or two. Was a nice stand, once deer season was over and it was the last year I had the lease before they developed it all, i went and put it back on the same tree I took it from. Should have left the guy a note, nice stand. Haha

  19. #19
    Join Date
    Jul 2014
    Location
    SC
    Posts
    535

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by thunderfoot View Post
    So.......What happened to Warren and Sweat? Anyone know? There was a lot of meat brought to the ground out of some of their stands and I found there stands simple, light, and effective. Just a brainstorming / thought/ question.

    Are you looking for one? I have Rifleman at the house I don't use anymore.

  20. #20
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Posts
    165

    Default

    I used one numerous times. I have no fondness for them. I moved on to API and Summit and never looked back.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •