Jeepnut

Of the two, I think I'd lean toward the Viper. But check it out first like Slicendice mentioned. I just bought a Viper last night so maybe I'm a little biased. Last year, a friend of mine tagged out early so I borrowed his API for the rest of the season. While it was very comfortable it was a little on the heavy side. I also found it to be noisy to set up (trying to fit the pins in the holes in the dark. And what a pain when you drop one in the dark...) and it took longer than I liked to set it up. The newer Summit stands don't have any pins and are a lot quicker and quieter to set up. The weight is comparable to other brands, depending on the model. A friend of mine just purchased one of those stands from Wal Mart. It looks like a good quality stand for the price but it reminds me a lot of the API (pins, noise, etc.) so I opted to spend a little extra for the Summit (probably should've shopped around more. I paid $239).