Millennium T-100 offers compromise

Most hunters seem to prefer the heightened advantage of an elevated stand, which offers a better view of the terrain and can aid in scent control. That’s simple enough, right?

Yeah, but …

Some hunters just aren’t that crazy about sitting so high in a stand up that it seems like they’re in the clouds, half expecting flocks of geese to fly by at eye level.

There is an option for a compromise situation, the Millennium T-100 mini-tripod.

This stand is a three-legged, lightweight, portable tripod stand with a Millennium Comfortech® seat that spins 360 degrees. It comes with a built-in footrest that can be repositioned and used as a fold-down rifle rest.

I used the rifle rest option, covering it in foam pipe insulation tubing for a silent cushion. I could still spin the seat around to where my feet could rest on the upper built-in step.

The T-100 is all-aluminum construction but weighs in at a manageable 36 pounds. It is easy to tote in the woods once the seat is balanced across your shoulder or in your arms.

It can be lashed up with bolted on straps in under a minute and easily moved to a new location. It is also simple and sturdy to set up. Just prop out the legs until the inside stability strap is tight between each leg.

This mini-tripod sits a modest 10 feet high. The steps are welded on one of the legs as each higher step can be used to grab onto for safe climbing. A pull in and out lock under the seat can be enabled to keep the seat from rotating as the hunter gets into the seat. (It actually takes more time to describe it than to do it). This seat is extremely comfortable.

Some hunters may look at this stand askance, thinking its shorter stature could lead the hunter to be easily spotted by deer. But that can be managed.

The T-100 is designed to be set back into the edge of the woods or brush line out of sight. I cut fresh fall leafy limbs and piled them all around the base of the three legs to camouflage the whole stand.

It worked pretty darn well for me. I shot a doe out of the stand on opening weekend that never knew I was there.