I myself use both. I have ladder stands and hang ons through out the woods that I put up in sept before season. I never overhunt any one stand and can hunt where I want depending on the wind. A stand already put up preseason is the quietest way to hunt as all you have to do is go to the woods and hunt;no setup. THE one big advantage of a climber as I see it is SAFETY. You are hooked in before you even leave the ground where a fixed stand you have to climb up your ladder,climbing sticks, or footpegs to reach your stand and then tie yourself in. I have a Summit Viper climber and I love it as I can climb as high as I want and I'm not limited to the height of my ladderstand or climbing sticks. With a climber you can position yourself on a different side of the tree if you choose to anytime during the hunt where if you have a hangon that would requirerehanging the stand and a lot of work.I don't use screw in steps. I think they are a pain to useand dangerous. If you would fall and catch one of them on the way down I am sure you would leave your manhood behind too[:@]. Between my Summit climber and a Summit swiftree climbing stick and my Summit Copperhead hang on is a toss up as far as versatility and ease of setup. The Swifttree climbing stick has enclosed footpegs and if you slip you wouldn't leave your manhood behind on any footpeg.