Sounds like you need a tree saddle. I switched this year and I won't go back to a regular stand. You have the ability to silently move 360 degrees around the tree and shoot in any direction. And you wear it into the woodslike a climbing harness and you don't even know it's there (it weighs about 3 pounds). The best part is, nobody can steal your treestands. In fact, nobody caneven hunt your spot when you're not there so you keep your stand fresh.