RE: 1st stand, buy it or no way.
Do whatever you have to do to get in a stand. EVEN, if it means buying this heavy piece of crap.[8D] Really, if you're a bowhunter you need to have a stand. I'd personnally figure out a way to get into a lighter one, but I would have one along with a safety harness. If all you can afford is this one, then get it.