ORIGINAL: royak

I owned one a few years back and yes it is heavy and in my opinion not a stand for a couple of hours in a tree. But is you are staying all day there isnt anything else on the market like it. I personally didnt care for the bowhunting attachment as I felt too far away from the tree but that was just me. I found it very easy to climb with but a little hard to come down in. If you have your own land where you can lock it to a tree it is wonderful. I did sell mine but I have had 2 heart attacks and am 60 years old. But if I had somewhere to leave it on a tree I would purchase another one in a minute.