FOR THE RECORD......

API is/was owned by Outland Sports, who bought out Paul Meeks the org. inventor of API. Outland also owned Lohman, Fealther Flex, Blueridge, Big River calls and another company or two. Outland went out of business and took all those companies down the tube. Right now they are in the process of being bought out.

Bass Pro and Cabelas got together and leased the name and patents for API and THEY started having the stands made over seas. So if you have a gripe, blame those two companies for selling out to cheap labor. At this point Outland nor the now defunct API can be blamed for the quality of their stands since Bass Pro and Cabelas are the companies that are actually maketing the stands. If Outland is bought out as they are supposed to be, this could all change in the near future.