As I said to my mother tonight, “I’ll bet you never thought you’d hear someone in this family say, ‘I need to buy a new Christmas tree stand,’” we being Jewish of the non-Hannukah bush persuasion. However, my partner can’t assist with her tree this year so I’m setting it up alone. This means I need a non-mangled stand. What are your suggestions for brands or styles of tree stand for a 6-8’ Noble? Links to photos much appreciated.
(No, we’re not getting an artificial tree. Thank you. No, we’re not getting a potted live tree. Thank you.)
Frankly, every Christmas stand I’ve ever had has been one of those afterthought purchases. You know, “Well, we have the Christmas tree…damn! Can someone run up to Walmart and get a stand?” I’ve always had good luck with the cheapest metal one I could find, that fit the size of the tree I had (it says on the box what trunk diameter it fits best). This is one of those purchases that you don’t really need to overthink.
I really like my Krinner’s Click Fix tree stand. Its easy to keep the tree vertical, and best of all, its foot-operated, so you don’t have to bend over and adjust a couple of shitty little screws. It also holds a lot of water, so you don’t have to keep refilling it.
Another vote for Krinner’s! It’s extremely easy to use, and it supports a 9-foot tree with no problem. The foot pedal on the model I have can be physically locked with a padlock, or just a bent nail – either way, it’s very secure. It holds a lot more water than you would think, too. And it doesn’t take up much storage space at all compared to traditional stands.
It’s nice because the very wide base makes it harder for the beast to knock the tree all the way over. He just gets it to topple a little since we didn’t tie it off to the ceiling this year.
The stand we use is 50 years old, and rotates and plays music as well as provides power for the lights. It needs some repairs after our tree is out, but since it has no ICs or other complex electronics I can keep it in good shape. I’ve never seen anything like it. It has a fairly big hole for the tree, and three eye-bolts to tighten, and is heavy enough to not tip over. We got our tree straight first time this year, a new record.
The best stands have a broad flat pan base that touches the floor. If it’s off the floor, it will always tip, spilling water, dumping your lights into that, and electrocuting you and burning down your house. Or so I’m told.
That Krinner looks like a winner to me. For years I’ve been searching for a stand that doesn’t require any manual rotation of anything bolt-like. This should be the industry standard. Thanks for making all my future Christmases easier!
My tree stand probably uses the same design principles as the others cited above. It is absolutely the greatest thing since sliced bread. Worth every penny.
Before stand: getting the tree up involved trimming, swearing, hammering, inserting shims, cutting, more swearing, bruised knuckles, and inevitable arguments with wife.
easiest tree stand I’ve ever worked with.