No, the weather's not any different up here, but I am looking for some recomendations on a climbing tree stand. I have a 8year old "ol'man" stand that is wearing out. I love it for two reasons. First is it folds down flat! Most stands I see my friends carry look like they have giant suitcases on their backs. Second is the front rail is a built in gun rail that I can flip over when bow hinting. This means when it's up or down, there's no front rail to hit my knees! Looking for some big tall guys to give advice.