I did not read this entire thread. HCH I thought you knew I had one. I've had one for 4 or 5 years now. Love it. Lighter than my LW with 4 sticks. Very, very comfortable. Use it for the rut when all day sits are in order. Customer service is 1st rate bar none. I have broken 2 crank handles in the time I have owned it, most recently this year and they shipped new ones to me free of charge. Wish they were made out of alumium instead of plastic. I now remove the cranks and install them at the base of the tree and I put them on so they crank from the outside of the stand, much easier to work them then from the inside. I had an extra Summit sling seat and modified that to fit the stand. Equalizer's sling seat was too hard. One of the best climbers if not the best.
I just saw how old this thread was and that I replied to it a few years ago. LOL. Pretty much said the same thing then as I just did above.