I have 3 rivers edge 15' action ladders that I bought on sale for $75 and I really like them for stands for safety and ease of getting into; they are heavy though as all ladder stands are, but once up they are sure nice.For my hangons I love the Summit copperhead and the Millenium. Both of these stands have a hanger that is 1st mounted to the tree and than the stand is attached to the hanger. I like this feature in a hangon instead of trying to hold the entire stand and mount it.The millenium being the most comfortable hangon I have ever used.. For a climber I have a Summit Viper which is extremely comfortable but as noted by others the cables are a little noisy installing and it is not a super compact backpacker. The quietest climber to install to a tree appears to me to be a lone wolf. The equalizer is also apparantly very quiet to install onn a tree and it has the benefit of being tightened as you climb the tree.