I've had aGrand Slam climber forat least8 years now and I love it. I've never had a problem with it, not one complaint. No cracks in the welds, no creaks or squeaks, not even any tears or holes in the seat or pad-cover. I just replaced the heat-shrink tubing on the chains a couple weeks ago. It's not too heavy at all, and I do some hiking when I'm hunting. It was a little noisy at first, with something rattling a little when I walked but with a couple small bungies and a small piece of line I keep every thing from moving too much. I don't know what could be better about it, for a climber anyways. Some of the ones that are open oin the front look pretty cool and I'm gonna give one of them a try this year, but the API is just fine.

If you're shopping for one, check out Craig's List first for a used one. A guy up here has a climber just like mine for sale for $175. I know I paid well over $220.0 for mine new.