jerseyhunter,I' am 6-4,215lbs...Go with the Summit Viper,you won' t be sorry.Remember this,there is a lot of stands out there,alot of good ones too,but when you check out how much they weight,thats when you going to see a big difference.All of Summits stands weight between 16-21lbs,alot of the others can go as much as 30 something lbs.That does make a difference!!...Bob