If your wanting a Climbing Stand and you have a long ways to haul it through the woods go with any brand that has an aluminum stand....Summit,Gorilla,Hunters View are all good stands.If you want a ladder stand the Big Dog tree stands are pretty good...I have the "Fow Hound" 1-man ladder stand that is fairly easy to haul in the woods to set up.These are made of steel and I can't think off-hand if anyone makes a ladder stand out of aluminum?