Thats what i was thinking too....i looked and laughed at their hang on today, 180 bucks and absolute junk quality....the employees must have ZERO pride in their work or it isn't made in the USA which i didnt look to see.....
Normally I wouldn't result to this, but how you can compare a Lone Wolf cast platform to a cheap platform made of aluminum tubing being welded together is beyond me. While I agree the cost of a Lone Wolf is high, it doesn't take an engineering degree to see the quality of parts used along with that platform design makes for part of the higher cost. I too have owned both a Summit and Lone Wolf climbing stands. The Summit is a good stand featuring excellent comfort in its seat
while the Lone Wolf suffered in the seating area for years in comparison(don't know about the new seat). Personally I want more than a comfy seat. I prefer a safe design along with quiet and packability. I also much prefer the traction belts with the locking cams over knobs on a cable. The cable designs used on most modern stands are stiff........thats another reason I love the flexible traction belts........less chance for slipping down a tree. Though its not recommended by any tree stand manufacturer to climb wet trees, its readily apparent the design and quality of those belts/cam design should make it much safer to do so if the user is so inclined.
My 2 cents.