I've hunted for years with the old style Treelounge. The one drawback that I have with the bowhunting platform is that you are out, away from the tree. That said, I would not trade mine for any other! One thing about the Treelounge is that people either love'em, or hate 'em! Keep an eye out and you might find a good deal on a used one from someone who hates 'em!