I put up a ladder stand in July for this past Archery Season, well rifle too. It is a 16 foot stand and is nice to be able to just climb and hunt like someone else said without getting all sweated up using my climber. The deer were under my stand almost every evening and I could have taken alot of does/ button bucks/ doe fawns from it, but I wasn't hunting for any does or imature deer this year. Anyway I'm a bit off topic. I like the ladder stands and will buy another one this off season. Just dont leave the seat cushions on all fall or the porcupines or squirrels (not sure which) will eat your cushion. You can only see what looks like a tear in the picture, but it was definately cheewd. The foam shows little teeth marks and foam missing.