Jason the lone wolf steps strap togather there self and you just use the strap that holds the stand on the tree to keep them on the stand.4 steps will get you real close to 24 ft depending on how you climb.Yeh we love to hunt hot sign and you know the spot when you see it, Just be careful when hunting sign because it can be a double edge sword beccause alot of sign is made at midnight and you get sucked in to hunting it anyway. I did this last year because of the heat and blue tonguethat hit our area hard in Illinois when we started seeinggreat sign we lost focus and we would even sit there on camera and say why are we hunting this it is made at night we knew it and still fell for it. But when you find that magical spot you will know.. Walt