Let's look at it this way.

Ladder stands weigh 50, 60, 70 pounds. Strap ons are light, but they don't come with steps to get up in them, Ya gotta buy them and they are bulky when you carry them with the stand. Climbers weigh 21-35 pounds, depending on which one you get. They range in price from $99.00 up to $300.00. Some of them feel like a "Lazyboy" recliner and some feel like a brick when ya sit on it. They are easy to climb, and hold 250 pounds with ease, and the "leg length" (height from floor to seat) is adjustable to fit you. You should wear a harness with any type of stand, so you won't fall(all the way down).

Once you get off the ground you'll never go back!

Get a Cabellas catalog and a Bass pro catalog www.basspro.com and look at the variety of stands. You will be surprised at how comfortable you will(can)be!

Just make sure that whatever type you get has an open front. That way your bow wont hit anything.

I hope that helped.

Does anyone else have any other point of view on this?

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