I have and do use them, but usually use NOTHING. I'm quite handy when it comes to see holes in the canopy to guide me. I make mental notes of stumps, leaningtrees, creeks, ditches ...whatever to guide me to my spot. I rarely if ever use a light. I also have a GPS. There is no stand you have to be in an hour before daylight... really. Sometimes you're better off waiting until the first grey gloom of daylight to quickly and quietly walk in when you can see where you're going and not stomping on sticks etc. I used to think I had to be there an hour to two before daylight. All you do is waist time and energy and valuable tree time. At the most, 15-20 minutes before light is plenty.