I use the same setup, 4sticks and the LW Alpha (sometimes tree saddle)and it is no hassle at all. I put up the 4 sticks, then put my pack on, the stand on one arm, climb up attach the stand, get in stand and attach safety line (used as flipline while putting everything up)to tree, hang pack on last stick, haul up bow and arrows, done, 20 minutes avg, sometimes a few minuteslonger. No sweating, no hassle. I don't really need to be up in the tree in 5, 10, 15 minutes. I plan my hunts so that I don't need some 10 minute window of time to get in the tree. Actually, I try to be in the tree a good hour to hour&half before I expect any deer movement.