I just bought the Bullet last week at cabela's in Hamburg PA. I had never used a stand before and after reading the manual ( yes I read it ) and wathing the video , I was up a tree 15ft in about 3 mins. I'm 6'3" and weigh 230 and the stand at no time has felt shaky. I've been using it all week. Plus I like the fact it packs flat and isnt very difficult to pack in.