Don, that's too much trouble to me. Here's what I do. I strap the 1st stick on the tree and then hook the remaining 3 asthey go on the tree but after I hook the straps I throw 2 of them around my neck and have them on my back. I climb the 1st step and hand carry the 2nd one and mount it to the tree, then climb it and remove the 3rd from around my neck and mount it and then do the same for the 4th. I have 2 pull up ropes, one tired to the stand and the other to my bow. Standing atop the 4th step I pull the stand up and mount it to the tree using the hook instead of double strapping, much quicker. I then stand atop the stand and pull the bow up. I use a lineman's belt while hanging and wear a fanny pack for my essentials. Now if the tree has low hanging branch'sor if I have to set the steps going around the treeI will have to climb back down and put the stand on my back and climb back up. Whole process takes about 10 minutes once I arrive at the tree including unpacking it all.