I have heard of people turningtheir climbers into a semi perm. stand. How do you do this? I have an extra 15 feet of climbing sicks from a stand I will no longer be using and would like to put the sticks to use. I know a climber can get pretty lose on a tree if theres no weight on the platform and was wondering if theres a way to keep the plat form solid to the tree. The reason Im thinking of doing this is, the stands not the quietest when climbing and decending and it seems I get pretty over worked when climbing and find it easier to shimmy up sticks than it is to sit, climb, sit climb. Id like to purchase a lighter climber but I really cant afford to buy a new one.