Since I am a new bow hunter(Only bow hunted a few time last year with no kills), I have never bought a treestand.

Well, today I went out and bought my first. It is an API Ultra-steel Magnum hang on. The first guy I talked to at Bass Pro said, "uh, I'm not a deer hunter, but it looks pretty good." Needless to say, I wasn't thrilled with his lack of knowledge. I walked by a few minutes later, and there was another employee who was talking to another customer. This guy really seemed to know his stuff, so I patiently waited for him to finsh, then asked his opinion on the stand.

He gave it a glowing review, and said that he wouldn't be concerned at all about using one. In fact, his dad uses and API and absolutely loves it.

So I bought the stand and brought it home. I opened it up and pulled everything out to make sure that it was in good shape. When I got everything out of the box, I noticed something that made my heart sink. "Made in China"

Should I be concerned about this?? I know that most everything comes from China these days, but also, there had been many problems lately with these imports. Does anybody have an opinion on this?