Well, Ol' Man tree stands is still there. They have come back from financial troubles in 2006 and are making and shipping stands again. And more to your question, Ol'Man also made a lighter weight Carbon fiber stand at one time, and it was light and strong, the only problem is there are not a lot of hunters willing to shell out the BIG BUCKS for the technology. They couldn't sell enough of them and production stopped. There is a threshold, where most hunters stop, concerning how much they are willing to pay for a stand, and because of that, manufacturers feel limited on what they can and are willing to try to design.