ANYONE WHO STEPS FROM THE TRODDEN PATHS OF CIVILIZATION INTO THE GREAT WILD IS A LUCKY INDIVIDUAL. WHEN YOU DO SO TO ENACT YOUR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE FOOD CHAIN, SO MUCH THE BETTER. BUT THIS STEP REQUIRES PREPARATION. EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE, AS WELL. FORTUNATELY THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN A PASSIONATE HUNTER, WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A TRAINED ENGINEER, SETS OUT TO MAKE TREESTANDS. THIS IS WHAT YOU GET EVER SINCE JOHN WOLLER SR. STARTED SUMMIT TREESTANDS IN 1981.
THE COMBINATION OF HUNTING PASSION AND ENGINEERING EXPERTISE GOES A LONG WAY IN EXPLAINING WHY SUMMIT HAS LEAD THE WAY IN DEVELOPING STANDS THAT ARE SECURE, COMFORTABLE, SILENT AND CONCEALED. PROOF IS EVIDENT IN OVER A DOZEN SUMMIT PATENTS, NOT TO MENTION COUNTLESS INNOVATIONS YOU NOW FIND THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY – PADDED SEATS, BARS AND GUN RESTS, NOISELESS PLASTIC BUSHINGS, KNOBS INSTEAD OF WING-NUTS, WELDED BACK BAR BOLTS – THE LIST GOES ON. IT’S THE SAME COMBINATION THAT KEEPS SO MUCH OF THE MANUFACTURING OF SUMMIT TREESTANDS IN DECATUR, ALABAMA WHILE OTHERS MOVE THEIR OUTFITS OFFSHORE. AND IT’S WHY SUMMIT STANDS ARE BACKED BY THE BEST WARRANTY IN THE BUSINESS. IT’S WHAT MAKES A SUMMIT – WELL, A SUMMIT.
A MESSAGE FROM JOHN WOLLER SR.
When I first started making climbing stands in my garage over thirty years ago, I never dreamed Summit would grow to become the industry leader in treestand design and engineering. Safety, Comfort, Silence and Concealed – they’ve been the guiding principles of product development at Summit since I founded the company in 1981, and we’ve worked hard to apply them to all of our new products for 2009. I’m particularly excited about our all-new Raptor Series hang-on stands with the Talon Bracket System – which makes hanging a stand every morning fast and easy. Our new outfitter-quality ladder stands will set a new standard for stability and durability, too.
And, I’m especially pleased with our new line of ground blinds, which are a logical extension of our treestand business. The new Run-N-Gun blinds look great in the new digital FLX camo, and they set up so fast that you may wonder what you did before they came along. Our new layout blinds for waterfowl hunting actually make lying in a muddy cornfield comfortable, and the new digital FLX-OT will attract everyone’s attention except the geese and ducks. So, here’s to some good hunting in 2009. Just please remember to wear your safety harness so you’ll be hunting again the next season, too.
– John Woller Sr. (Labcoat Guy), Summit Founder
