It's funny how Equalizer makes such a great stand, but they don't get the sling seat concept as a basic, atleast for me.

Is there a reason a quiet sling seat from another stand would make noise?

Is this stand as absolutely quiet as it seems it would be?

Do you use the leveling feature much, or is it a gimic? It seems like I would use it, but I don't have it now and end up fairly level.