Been useing one for the last 2 seasons , they are nice , stable , and lite weight `. Their adjustable cabel is so/so, hard to adjust while up the tree .That was one reason I bought the stand , and while it does work , it is very dificult to adjust the bottom half . I replaced the seat with a summit seat , did so on all my climbers , as their cusion is the best . If I had to buy one now Id look at the summit . Another nice feature of the timbertall is the way they pack for carry , the bottom half is small enough to fit in the top half and I use a ratchet strap on all my climbers when putting them together for carry . Most other stands are the same size bottom ,and top and require work to put together for carry . The cable that goes around the tree is kind of skimpy . with plastic wraped arround it and they dont bite into the tree bark nearly as well as a summit , not quite as stable . The advantage is their weight , but summit is makeing their stands liter now so thats why I would chose one of those if I were in the market today .