While I admit $500 is to steep for me to upgrade my LW for a new one.. The comment below sounds like someone who bought a$79 stand from WallyWorld.
ORIGINAL: Ken/WV
Anyone dumb enough to pay that deserves to get ripped off....never understand the prices on the lone wolfs to start with.
Did you ever carry one? Climb a tree in one? Get off the trail far enough that you had to pack a stand in more than 50ft ?
Maybe then you'ld understand. [:-]But then again maybe not

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