I've never been a fan of climbers, but this year I'm buying the Summit Viper. I've always been of the belief that I'd rather be in the tree, set up, sweat free, noise free, and ready to hunt in 15 seconds from a ladder stand (or hang on). I also like to hunt close to bedding areas. I could never imagine clanking up a tree for 15 minutes and the disturbance involved. It just never seemed right taking the time being as stealthy as you can be, differing your routes to your stand location, etc.... and ultimately arriving at your tree to sound likea science project climbing the tree. HOWEVER........ there are way too many times when I've said over the years that "If I had a climber........."[:-] You can't argue the versatility. I suppose with enough practice you become quiet and efficient getting up the thing. So I'm going to give it a whirl.

I'm also going to buy 2 tripod stands. I have one of "those" locations with no tree in sight for a stand. There's a couple of perfect locations for tripods. I've hunted from the ground in the area a few times, but that gets rough with a mature buck and a bow.

Other than that just the usual odds and ends........... maybe some ASAT camo?