I have a Lone Wolf Alpha hand climber and an Alpha hang on with 4 sticks. Both are portable and if I had to choose one, I'd choose the hang on and climbing sticks. The hand climber is lighter but it limits the trees that I can climb. If I'm scouting and hunting in the same trip, I'll take the hang on/sticks. If I have a straight tree picked out, I'll take the hand climber.