I have the old model, (5 years old) and it is comfortable, yes, but the dang thing is too heavy to pack around from hunt to hunt. I have cabled mine to a tree permantly on my property and don't move it until seasons end. Mine is also way too loud when putting it on a tree. Just imagine bolt threads raking inside a hollow piece of aluminum, and you will get my point. I know one thing, the old model with the bow hunting adapter, weighs a heck of alot more than 26 pounds. I promised someone last year that I would weigh mine up due to the fact of this same argument, but, I have failed in doing so. I will get to it after the season.