RE: Ladder sticks
Cant really help you there. I just mix n match all the sets i have accumulated and leave them out all season. They are all the cheaper tube steel type which are no good for packing. The lone wolf sticks are probably the lightest but you will need 2 sets($$$$) to hit 30 feet. Somebody needs to come up with a 2 piece set of sticks that you an take off and move up the tree as you go.